The Fuss About The Raw Food Diet

What's All The Fuss About The Raw Food Diet?

What's All The Fuss About The Raw Food Diet?

What's Raw Food?

A wholesome raw food diet comprises of whole foods in their natural state, such as:

fruits (sweet, fatty or starchy)
vegetables
nuts and seeds
legumes (usually sprouted)
grains (usually sprouted)
sea vegetables
raw condiments
edible algae (spirulina and nori)

As with the majority of things in life (especially dietary), there are many viewpoints on the best approach to eating a raw food diet. It's purely individualistic and the only path to look for the best approach for you is by doing somewhat of research and by checking out the many eating styles. Many people get swept up in the confusion and online politics surrounding the best approach to eating and thriving on the raw food diet and they never begin. Don't allow politics or insufficient direction stand on the right path of experiencing extraordinary health via simple food.
Popular Types of Raw DIETS

Low GI raw food diet: Or elsewhere known as the low-sweet fruit diet. A person eating this diet would avoid sweet fruits whenever you can while eating tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, bell peppers, lemons, and limes. Their main nutritional focus is on greens, sprouted grains, sea vegetables, nuts, seeds, and avocados. This is regarded as a 'gourmet' approach to raw foods.

High-sweet fruit diet: Individuals who eat a higher fruit diet try to get almost all of their daily calorie consumption from sweet fruit, such as pineapples, bananas, mangoes, dates, oranges, melons, apples and stone fruits. Their diet often includes leafy greens, starchy vegetables, and sometimes smaller amounts of nuts and seeds.

80/20: meaning 80% raw and 20% cooked. Often this is actually a high raw diet where people eat raw food (mostly fruits and vegetables) throughout the day and then will consume low-fat cooked vegetables and legumes in the evenings.

Smoothies and specifically green smoothies have been the new buzz term in mainstream health circles lately. Blending and juicing is the simplest way to ensure maximum nutrition for ourselves and our families. Simply by adding a brand new green juice or raw vegan smoothie to your diet, every day can have an enormous impact on your wellbeing.