Raw Food?

theartistformerlyknownas

abbyj700 said:

MagicInk said:

Cheese isn't raw? I mean you don't have to cook cheese to eat it...

Clearly I am not good at advice in this arena. I tried to give up caffiene for a week once. Lasted a day.

It's not usually the process of making cheese that involves cooking - but most commercial milk is raw. You can find raw cheeses - you just have to put in the effort to find them.

Is there a word missing? Most commercial milk is definitely not raw, it's pasteurized and homogenized. Raw milk is actually illegal for retail sale in many states.

levioosa

lolo883 said:

abbyj700 said:

MagicInk said:

Cheese isn't raw? I mean you don't have to cook cheese to eat it...

Clearly I am not good at advice in this arena. I tried to give up caffiene for a week once. Lasted a day.

It's not usually the process of making cheese that involves cooking - but most commercial milk is raw. You can find raw cheeses - you just have to put in the effort to find them.

Is there a word missing? Most commercial milk is definitely not raw, it's pasteurized and homogenized. Raw milk is actually illegal for retail sale in many states.

Also, raw cheese isn't actually cheese....it's made from nuts.  So there's that...

ETA: To be officially "raw" there are no animal products or bi-products involved.  It's a sad, heartless diet.  

abbyj700

lolo883 said:

abbyj700 said:

MagicInk said:

Cheese isn't raw? I mean you don't have to cook cheese to eat it...

Clearly I am not good at advice in this arena. I tried to give up caffiene for a week once. Lasted a day.

It's not usually the process of making cheese that involves cooking - but most commercial milk is raw. You can find raw cheeses - you just have to put in the effort to find them.

Is there a word missing? Most commercial milk is definitely not raw, it's pasteurized and homogenized. Raw milk is actually illegal for retail sale in many states.

Yep - word missing! NOT raw. 

Proof reading shit at work gets in the way of proof reading shit here :-)

abbyj700

levioosa said:

lolo883 said:

abbyj700 said:

MagicInk said:

Cheese isn't raw? I mean you don't have to cook cheese to eat it...

Clearly I am not good at advice in this arena. I tried to give up caffiene for a week once. Lasted a day.

It's not usually the process of making cheese that involves cooking - but most commercial milk is raw. You can find raw cheeses - you just have to put in the effort to find them.

Is there a word missing? Most commercial milk is definitely not raw, it's pasteurized and homogenized. Raw milk is actually illegal for retail sale in many states.

Also, raw cheese isn't actually cheese....it's made from nuts.  So there's that...

ETA: To be officially "raw" there are no animal products or bi-products involved.  It's a sad, heartless diet.  

Wouldn't that be raw veganism? Isn't the only rule for raw is that it's not cooked above a certain temperature? Yeah - that means most animal byproducts are out, but not all. 

I get the cheese of the month at Trader Joe's a lot and the one month it was specifically a raw cheese which kinda scared me until I read up on it and found out raw cheese isn't as strange or uncommon as we think it is.

There are plenty of cheeses made from unpasturized raw milk. 

lyndausvi

I loved the cheese in Anguilla because it was unpasteurized.  So amazing.

My  idea of a raw diet is sushi.

VulgarGirl

Is alcohol raw? I'm guessing depends on what kind?

ETA: I googled this information and found a super preachy thing that said yes you can but it's POISON. Yeah well it's the most delicious poision I've ever had.

themosthappy91

Last January FI and I did an all vegan/no caffeine/no alcohol diet for the whole month- that was tough!  But I love the idea of starting off the year with some sort of cleanse and just detoxing my system from all the rich eating of the holidays.  Plus it was fun getting more creative with our cooking!  I don't think we'll do the same this year though... our diet has been restricted long enough with trying to lose weight for the wedding so I just want to go back to eating normally for a while.

I've never looked into raw but I've known some people who've been really into it.  I guess I kind of don't see the point, like what exactly is that supposed to be detoxing your body of?  It sounds hard on the digestive system as well.

theartistformerlyknownas

themosthappy91 said:

Last January FI and I did an all vegan/no caffeine/no alcohol diet for the whole month- that was tough!  But I love the idea of starting off the year with some sort of cleanse and just detoxing my system from all the rich eating of the holidays.  Plus it was fun getting more creative with our cooking!  I don't think we'll do the same this year though... our diet has been restricted long enough with trying to lose weight for the wedding so I just want to go back to eating normally for a while.

I've never looked into raw but I've known some people who've been really into it.  I guess I kind of don't see the point, like what exactly is that supposed to be detoxing your body of?  It sounds hard on the digestive system as well.

This should make January easier on you.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/24/the-detox-myth-trust-your-body-and-stop-wasting-money-on-juices-4675501/

KatieinBkln

MagicInk said:

Is alcohol raw? I'm guessing depends on what kind?

ETA: I googled this information and found a super preachy thing that said yes you can but it's POISON. Yeah well it's the most delicious poision I've ever had.

Ugh, jeez. The dose makes the poison, people! You can, in fact, die of ingesting too much of anything, even water.

themosthappy91

lolo883 said:

themosthappy91 said:

Last January FI and I did an all vegan/no caffeine/no alcohol diet for the whole month- that was tough!  But I love the idea of starting off the year with some sort of cleanse and just detoxing my system from all the rich eating of the holidays.  Plus it was fun getting more creative with our cooking!  I don't think we'll do the same this year though... our diet has been restricted long enough with trying to lose weight for the wedding so I just want to go back to eating normally for a while.

I've never looked into raw but I've known some people who've been really into it.  I guess I kind of don't see the point, like what exactly is that supposed to be detoxing your body of?  It sounds hard on the digestive system as well.

This should make January easier on you.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/24/the-detox-myth-trust-your-body-and-stop-wasting-money-on-juices-4675501/

I agree with this to a certain extent.  When I talk about detoxing, it's not really in the sense that this article is referring to, so maybe I need to come up to a different word.  I mean less of a detox and more of a "digestive rest".  Basically when you give your body a break from processing certain types of food, when you reintroduce them your body is better able to digest them more efficiently for a time.  I have a lot of digestive issues so I find this to be helpful- for example, when I eliminate meat for a period of time, I have less issues eating meat when I reintroduce it for the most part (unless I eat like a ton all at once, which is obviously a recipe for disaster).  

Caffeine is my real vice and the only thing I believe in actively detoxing in the traditional sense.  Alcohol I cut from time to time honestly to keep my tolerance low so a little keeps going a longer way :P.

That being said, to me this kind of thing is about a mental cleanse as much as a physical one.  It's very cathartic (for me at least) to exercise self-discipline and restraint with a good cleanse.  

levioosa

abbyj700 said:

levioosa said:

lolo883 said:

abbyj700 said:

MagicInk said:

Cheese isn't raw? I mean you don't have to cook cheese to eat it...

Clearly I am not good at advice in this arena. I tried to give up caffiene for a week once. Lasted a day.

It's not usually the process of making cheese that involves cooking - but most commercial milk is raw. You can find raw cheeses - you just have to put in the effort to find them.

Is there a word missing? Most commercial milk is definitely not raw, it's pasteurized and homogenized. Raw milk is actually illegal for retail sale in many states.

Also, raw cheese isn't actually cheese....it's made from nuts.  So there's that...

ETA: To be officially "raw" there are no animal products or bi-products involved.  It's a sad, heartless diet.  

Wouldn't that be raw veganism? Isn't the only rule for raw is that it's not cooked above a certain temperature? Yeah - that means most animal byproducts are out, but not all. 

I get the cheese of the month at Trader Joe's a lot and the one month it was specifically a raw cheese which kinda scared me until I read up on it and found out raw cheese isn't as strange or uncommon as we think it is.

There are plenty of cheeses made from unpasturized raw milk. 

The true "raw" lifestyle is no animal products or bi-products, no cooking your veggies or fruits or a certain temperature (apparently it's 118 degrees) and the food must be unprocessed.  It's a sad, sad, lifestyle.  lol. Some people do eat animal products, but they wouldn't be considered "raw" by those who are die-hard fanatics of the lifestyle.  Kind of like a hard core vegetarian getting upset at a pescetarian for saying that they are a vegetarian who eats fish *sometimes.*

At least wine is "raw."  

Now I'm kind of tempted to go to TJ's and buy some of that cheese.  Does it taste different from normal cheese?  I love fresh, unpasteurized milk.  

sundevil17

I'm currently in college studying nutrition with a concentration in dietetics. I think that a month of eating "raw" food sounds like a  healthy "cleanse" for January as long as you make sure you eat as balanced as possible. Make sure you eat a varied amount of fruits, veggies, and nuts in all colors.  I'll list a few foods that I highly recommend for their nutrient-rich qualities.

- Quinoa: a seed that is cooked as a grain and actually a complete protein containing all the amino acids that our body doesn't naturally make. I know you can't technically cook foods for a raw diet, but the raw diet police won't arrest you for cooking things here and there.

(Quick side note: I don't completely recommend the restrictions on not heating foods because there are several foods that are more easily absorbed for their nutritional contents when cooked)

- Sweet potatoes: richer in potassium than the ever-popular banana, good fiber, beta-carotene

- Dark leafy greens: rich in an abundance of vitamins and folate

- Fruits and veggies of a various colors are a great way to consume phytochemicals that act as antioxidants and are proven to have a great impact on health and can even reduce the risk for cancer

sundevil17

Oh and check out FullyRawKristina on youtube. I don't fully support extreme diets as I believe they can sometimes be orthorexia in disguise (and they are led by a lot of misinformation), but she posts some pretty cool "raw" recipes.

hellohkb

sundevil17 said:

Oh and check out FullyRawKristina on youtube. I don't fully support extreme diets as I believe they can sometimes be orthorexia in disguise (and they are led by a lot of misinformation), but she posts some pretty cool "raw" recipes.

I totally forgot to suggest her. Freelee the banana girl is good to watch but she's extreme and a little controversial I her behavior. It seems like she's gotten into some youtube fight with every single "famous" youtuber.