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

What is raw food?

A healthy raw food diet consists of whole-food whole foods that:

• Fruit [sweet, fatty, or starchy]
• Vegetables
• Nuts and seeds
• Legumes [usually germination]
• Cereal [normal germination]
• Sea vegetables
• Raw seasoning
• Edible algae [Spirulina and Nori]

Like most things in life [especially meals], the best approach to eating a raw food diet has different perspectives. It's purely individualistic and the only way to determine the best approach for you is to do a little research and try different dietary styles. Many people can never get started, engulfed by the chaos and online politics surrounding the best approach to eating and prospering a raw food diet. Do not let politics or lack of direction disturb your experience of unusual health with simple food.

Popular types of raw food diet

Low GI raw food diet: Also called low-sweet fruit diet. Those who eat this diet avoid sweet fruits as much as possible while eating tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, lemons and limes. The main nutritional focus is green, germinated grains, sea vegetables, nuts, seeds and avocado. This is often considered “gourmet”. Approach to raw food.

High Sweet Fruit Diet: High fruit diet eaters aim to get most of their daily caloric intake from sweet fruits such as pineapples, bananas, mangoes, dates, oranges, melons, apples, and fruits. Their diet often includes leafy vegetables, starchy vegetables and sometimes small amounts of nuts and seeds.

80/20: 80% raw and 20% cooked. This is often known as a high-food diet where people eat raw food [mainly fruits and vegetables] during the day and low-fat cooked vegetables and legumes in the evening.

Smoothies, especially green smoothies, are a new topic term in the mainstream health world these days. Blends and juices are the easiest way to ensure maximum nutrition for yourself and your family. Simply adding fresh green juice or raw vegan smoothie to your diet every day can have a significant health impact.

Finding a fresh juice and smoothie bar locally is now much easier than before, so instead of grabbing coffee next time, grab the fresh juice or green smoothie and feel the cells alive!