Friday, March 9, 2012
I want to go on a raw food diet but I'm scared that I am going to lose a lot of weight. I am 5'3 and 115 pounds and I would like to stay that way. Is there a way I can maintain this weight on a raw diet?|||It's not a diet - it's more a way of life. If you eat a raw food diet only then you will be taking in a lot of nuts and to be quite honest the food I've eaten at raw food dinners has been amazing and nutrient packed! We have a restaurant by us who does raw food theme nights - Complete mexican nights and chinese food nights...it's insane! So there is a lot of food that you can eat on a raw food diet plus a lot of dessert you can eat as well. Plus you can eat more because you are digesting everything easier and you will be more hungry because the food goes through you so quickly.
Just learn how to do it right. Check out the guy at the site below - he doesn't look undernourished eh?|||Hi Liz-- When i was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago I immediately changed my diet to all raw foods. I hadn't expected to lose weight but I immediately lost 10 pounds. I didn't want to lose any more at 110 pounds so I started eating more raw foods -- more calories and that did it. i still maintain the same weight today after these 11 years on raw foods at 108 pounds which is perfect for me at 5'5 1/2". BTW I'm in perfect health also from my raw food diet. Never sick, sleep 5 hours a night never have to worry about weight gian or loss, tons of energy and lots more. I eat greens, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Not a lot of nuts but occasionally in a nut crust from a raw apple pie and a handful of raw cashews now and then for example. I think it's all about the total calories as far as weight loss and gain goes. Nurse Sue|||A raw vegan diet is the most healthy diet that one can consume! When we are eating how nature intended us to eat (raw fruits, veggies, nuts.....), our bodies will balance itself out. You may lose some weight in the beginning especially if you are not used to eating that kind of food but as long as you are consuming enough calories and a variety of foods, you should be just fine. Good luck --- you are on your way to feeling the most amazing then you can imagine!|||it depends on what type of raw food like if you mean fruits and vegetables and cold cuts than you may lose a little bit of weight but raw meat is unhealthy and nasty i don't recommend it
The Raw Food Diet includes fruit, vegtables, cheese and meat. And run 5 miles everyday. I'm 5'2 and I weigh 150 pounds.
Please tell me a number not what I can do.|||It really depends on your calorie intake. You will most likely loose 2-3 pounds per week if you limit your calories by eating 100% raw foods, with a big emphasis on raw fruits and vegetables. In six weeks you could expect to lose between 12 and 18 pounds. Best of luck to you!
I'm looking to buy whole sale chicken wings for a company just making bone and raw food for dogs. Where can I get this either on the internet or locally in NJ?|||COSCO, sam's club or smart and final!!!|||omg COSCO! Wow I have never seen such a big back a chips in my life..|||well at nebraska we get that stuff at our local hy-vee|||costco or sam's club|||Smart and Final|||I'm sure your phone book has a bunch of wholesale food distributors in your area|||I think you just have to check in your phone book under wholesale meats. You would have to buy a large amount. That's how they give the discounts, based on the amount of your order. Talk to some of your local restaurant owners. They might help you out. They have nothing to lose in divulging their wholesalers.
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I would like imput from someone who has tried the vegan raw food diet....
I currently weigh 124 lbs 5' 2'' and I am wondering how fast OR how much can you lose weight with the vegan raw food diet?|||you need proteins you need proper food or you will be full of stretch marks|||That is up to your body metabolism as to how much and how quickly you can reduce weight.
Concentrate on How much and how to reduce weight. The time frame will automatically get answered once you focus your action plan.Include as much salad and fruits in your diet.
Drink lots of water throughout the day, especially before meal. Do not drink water in during meals. Always sit and have water.
If for any reason you have to eat outside, always have a glass full of water so that you are left with little space to eat. Order some soup and salad first and then some low calorie diet.
Take a small plate so that it looks full when filled with food and gives a psychological impression that you are having plenty of food.
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I'm looking at travel safety tips. I know these places are dangerous, especially cause of malaria, but "Avoid raw salads or unpeeled fruit". what for? e. coli?|||Probably more based on pest control chemicals, so even if it's the same fruits, the ones being exported are probably washed and cleaned more I'd assume.
A good clean is all they need I believe, but it's often faster and easier to peel than clean.|||My experience is : depends on what water it was washed with|||Actually, you are always supposed to wash your fruit before eating it if you plan to eat it unpeeled. Even in America, you should wash your fruit, because there are pesticides on it.
Keep in mind that safety tips tend to operate on the side of caution, so they'll tell you to "avoid eating x" to eliminate the possibility of getting ill from it, but the warnings are not always as urgent as they seem.
I am trying to switch to a raw diet but every recipe i find has lots of things in it that I don't know what are, and probably will not be able to find in my small town. I need tasty recipes using common food items.|||There's a book by Jennifer Cornbleet on easy raw recipes for one or two. Many vegan shopping sites do have raw items, and there's also a raw foods website, www.naturalzing.com. There's also a website called From Sad to Raw that has fairly simple raw recipes.|||This is a brand new Vegan book I think you'd really enjoy.
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|||buy a book called raw food, real world.
I have found the recioes to be easy and pronouncable!
good luck!|||here is a yummy dessert
Raw- Date Nut Torte
Base of Torte:
2 cups raisins
2 cups walnuts
Frosting:
1 cup dates, pitted and soaked
1/2 lemon, juiced
For Base:
In food processor, combine raisins and walnuts and blend until well blended and moist. (this will take a few min and you may see it forming a ball. Just make sure the raisins come out looking like a fudgey mixture and are not still grainy)
Remove from processor and mold onto a plate in a round circle about 1 1/2 in thick.
For Frosting:
In a food processor, combine dates and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
Spread the frosting on top of the torte
Raw- Fudge Balls- These are to die for! They taste like fudge!
2 cups dates, pitted and soaked
2 cups almond butter
1/2 cup carob powder or raw carob powder
1. IN a food processor, blend the dates to a smooth paste.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and process until smooth.
3. Remove from processor and form into round balls.
Raw- Spicy Cucumber Peppadew Salad
serves 4 Active time:10min
my store has peppadews in the salad bar as well as in jars by the pickles.
1/2 cucumber, cut in 1/4 in dice
1/4 cup peppadews, cut into thin match like strips
1/2 of 10oz pkg matchstix carrots
2 Tbs basting oil
juice of 1 lemon (2-3 Tbs)
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine cucumber, peppadews, and carrots in medium bowl.
Add basting oil and lemon juice, toss to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Raw- Strawberry - Banana Pie
ngredients:
1-1.5 cups soaked almonds
0.5 cups dates
1 tsp. cinnamon
0.5 tsp. nutmeg
0.25 cup orange juice
3 pints strawberries
4 bananas
0.125 cup fresh shredded coconut
Instructions
1. Freeze 2 pints of the strawberries and 2 bananas
2. Blend almonds, dates, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange juice in a food processor.
3. Form the blended mixture into a pie crust in a 9 inch pie dish.
4. Process the frozen fruit to a sorbet consistency in a Champion juicer using the blank plate.
5. Slice up the remaining strawberries and bananas.
6. Layer the sorbet and fruit slices over the pie crust.
7. Decorate with coconut.
Remarks on the recipe:
1) It's an excellent pie - I had a chance to eat some at an earlier meeting.
2) In step 4, you can use a blender instead of a Champion juicer. Just let the fruit thaw some before putting it in blender.
Raw Sweet Corn Salad w Avacado Dressing
1 large ear of raw sweet corn
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1 large ripe tomato, diced
3 Tbs. parsley, minced (45 mil.)
1 celery stalk, diced
1/4 cup sweet red onion, chopped (60 mil.)
1 head leaf lettuce
1 ripe avocado
1 lemon, juiced
Wash all vegetables. Remove kernels of corn from cob, dice tomato,
dice celery, chop red pepper and onion, and mince the parsley.
Combine in a bowl, cover and set in refrigerator while preparing
avocado dressing.
Mash the avocado until smooth, add the lemon juice until a creamy
consistency is obtained.
Place leaf lettuce on a plate, spread with avocado mixture, top
with raw sweet corn salad.
Raw Tacos I call them Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1/2 of an avocado
3 slices green pepper
2 slices each red and yellow pepper
1 full slice of an onion
1/2 cup broccoli and cauliflower florets
pico de gallo
salsa
lemon juice
garlic powder
salt
3 pieces romaine, green leaf, or red leaf lettuce
Directions:
Mash the avocado in a bowl. Chop 1 slice of green pepper and half the onion slice and add these to the avocado. Season to taste with lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt, thus making raw guacamole. Cut the remaining peppers into long pieces.
To assemble, put a layer of guacamole down, followed by the pico, peppers, onion, broccoli, and cauliflower. Top with salsa and fold in the back and roll up sides.
Serves: 3
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Raw Tuna Fish
3 Cups Raw Walnuts
3 Tbsp Lemon Juice
3 Tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Tsp Tamari
2 Cloves Garlic
Soak walnuts for at least 6 hours (you can put in the fridge in a jar overnite)
Drain walnuts completely
Put all into a Food Process - with the S-blade.
Scape sides down a few times
Until you get to the consistency you want
Add Parsley & Onions to it after it is done
Raw-Eggplant and Avocado Salad
(serves 4)
鈥?1 Large Eggplant
鈥?2 or 3 Ripe-But-Firm Ripe Avocados
鈥?2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
鈥?1/2 Red Onion, chopped finely
鈥?Juice of 3 Lemons
鈥?4 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
鈥?Dulse Flakes and Pepper to Taste
鈥?2 Tsp. Raw Honey
1. Pare and dice eggplant. Place in a deep bowl and immediately cover with cold water acidulated with juice of 1 lemon.
2. Whisk together: oil, garlic, dulse flakes, pepper and juice of 1 lemon. Set aside.
3. Peel and dice avocados. Place in bowl and toss immediately with juice of 1 lemon.
4. Drain eggplant and combine with avocados. Add chopped onion.
5. Whisk dressing again and add to mixture. Toss gently.
6. Set aside for about 15 minutes. Chill if desired.
7. Before serving, toss gently again and sprinkle with honey.|||I can pronounce carrots and green peppers pretty easily. Do you have a lisp or something?
You don't need weird foods or even recipes. Raw food means uncooked. Your basic salad without additives. My brother did a raw food diet for about 3 weeks to clear out his system while they tried to determine what he was allergic to. Everything came from his personal garden. His allergy turns out to be an additive that they spray on many grocery store foods to retain color.
it is known that "all raw-food" diets change eye color gradually over a few months.
but i dont think i can eat all raw food.
especially since im only a teen still living at home, its not exactly easy to make your parents change what they buy and cook [or not cook for that matter!]. and i just dont think i would be able to do it... i love cooked food! like chicken and pasta.. i could never become a vegetarian [which is basically what this diet is..] so how many raw things would i have to eat along with my meals [normal cooked ones like usual] in order for this eye color change to take affect?
i only want those who know about this to answer. i dont want to bother reading those who say "its impossible to change your eyecolor" because it isnt..
please can someone give me the answer i am looking for?
i would love to have more information on this!!
it is very interesting.
thank you all!!!!! :]|||Everything2.com said it takes a few months for the effects. But that you can get clarity in your vision within weeks. Hope this answers it for you. I enjoyed your question. I learned something new by researching this for you!|||Eats as much raw meat as you desire...all youre doing is making yourself sick...your eye color cannot be changed. No food you eat, no pill you take, no disease you catch can change it. Its part of your genetic structure. Only way to alter that is to completely destroy the structure and rebuild it, something which is impossible to do...|||I just read that in most cases the color of your eyes become "clearer", not a different color. I wouldn't go on an all raw food diet if you like a lot of cooked food.
why would you want to change your eye color anyways....stick to colored contacts|||Eating an all raw food diet will NOT change your eye color. Eye color is determined by your genetic makeup and pre determined upon conception. You can eat all the raw food you want and will never see your eye color change. Sorry to dissapoint you.|||Eye colour is determined by your genetic make up and not by what you eat. You could eat raw food for ever but it will not affect your eye colour at all. You're wasting your time with this one. Eat what you enjoy,.|||raw food vegan rite ere love, my eyes avent changed colour and even if it was possible ,i'm pretty sure you'd need to stick to raw foods without any cooked meals.....................ya|||TEN MINUTE
I enjoy (and prefer) raw nuts in my diet....do any of you out there know of a good website - perhaps that YOU have used - that offers raw nuts in many varieties?|||http://www.rawganique.com/Food-organic-n鈥?/a>
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I had a site that I remember having awesome prices, but I can't think of it.. i'll come back and edit if I happen to remember it.|||If you want to just go to the grocery store, they have them there. Trader Joe's has a large variety of raw nuts.|||Amazon|||www.naturalzing.com also has raw nuts. But you can also get raw nuts at most grocery stores, unless you are a strict raw foodist.
I am vegan. Previously life time vegetarian. lately I have been interested in the raw way of eating. I am thinking I eat majority of foods raw, and for dinner have cooked meal.
What was understanding/experience with eating raw foods.|||Raw food, especially fruit are a staple although I eat meat . My breakfast invariably includes a 5-fruit smoothie. A salad usually for lunch if at all and I normally don't eat dinner. Obviously I can't eat rice or wheat raw but most of the foods I eat are raw or lightly cooked. I am also fond of sashimi and other raw seafood though of course you are "excused" from that.
The food, especially fresh salad greens and fruits are better tasting because they retain all their natural flavor and texture often lost in cooking They are not soggy from being over boiled/steamed nor are they abnormally crisp from being fried. Try it, you'll like it.
Caveat: some plants can be toxic or can cause digestion problems when eaten raw. I don't know your personal taste preference so just do your own research. Good luck|||I had a hard time digesting raw veggies and fruits...I became bloated among other things. it was not pleasant.
I was always hungry! I didn't actually lose any weight either.
Edit: Just being honest. why rate me down for that?|||Do you mean raw meat or raw eggs. but i wouldnt eat anything raw really. but it just depends on what it is that is raw. i love cookie dough is that raw. well thanks . bye.
I would like to start them on a raw meat, raw vegetable, and oat diet that I make at home. How much should I feed my 12 wk springer spaniel pup and my 83 pound senior German shepherd. If you have other suggestions you would like to add that would be great!|||Any diet that gets a dog eating foods that are not filled with preservatives and other chemicals found in most commercial dog food is considered by most canine nutritionists as a step in the right direction. But the raw meat diets which are on the market today fall into the same trap as the all-breed/any-breed kibble and are being sold as "one diet GOOD for all dogs." Even though, in the National Research Council's book, Nutrient Requirements of Dogs,they show how one breed can have a different reaction to a single food source than another breed. There are breeds that have genetic predisposed allergies to beef. Some dog breeds have inherent allergies to fish or chicken. We know that the amino acid content of various meat sources are different and must be in the correct balance for the animal being fed so that the protein is bio-nutritive for that animal and not cause an allergenic reaction. Raw or cooked, you should not use a meat source that will cause the breed of dog you are feeding nutritional distress. It has been PROVEN that the differences in per kilogram nutritional requirements of the different breeds makes it impossible for any one diet, including a raw meat diet, to be nutritionally correct for all dogs.
The meat that we can buy at the store (the same meat you and I buy and cook before eating) is NOT the same as the meat that a wild animal eats from a natural kill. Commercial meat has been processed and exposed to many factors that make feeding it to our companion pets potentially harmful. If we could provide the same fresh raw meat that the ancestors of today's dog had access to 600,000 years ago, including the hot fresh guts - what wild animals still go for first in a kill - then it might be OK to feed them with that food source. Unfortunately, today's pet owners can't. Meat that is processed and sold through retailers has been exposed to a number of chemical agents. There are 72,00 chemicals now in use in the USA. Commercial meat, even "Organic meat", can be (and most likely is) exposed to most of these 72,00 chemicals. These MUST be destroyed by using heat to generate temperatures that will break them down.
Most companies selling their raw meat diets are promoting this type of diet with the claim that all domesticated dogs descended from the wolf. For years, scholars have debated the origins of today's domesticated dog. In 1787 John Hunter proposed: that since the dog produces fertile hybrids with both the wolf and the jackal, these three canids should be considered a single species. A different view on this was written about by Linnaeus in 1758. He concluded the dog to be a separate species based on the fact that it had physical characteristics unique to the Canis familiaris (domesticated dog).
|||Personally I wouldn't, there haven't been enough studies as the to appropriateness and health benefits vs risks of raw food diets. There has been a ton of controversy regarding these diets. I tried a raw food diet on my first border collie about 10+ years ago and her stomach couldn't handle it, I'm assuming that 's what you'll see with your older dog. My biggest concern currently would be possible health risks from bacteria that doesn't get cooked out. The natural argument imo assumes the dog is eating "fresh" heart still beating unprocessed meat. I would recommend a fresh grain fed/ free range cooked diet with lots of fresh non-toxic fruits and vegetables. We would cook a whole chicken weekly and toss in a wide assortment of veggies and make a stew then portion it out into storage containers then bulk cook rice and portion in out per dog and freeze wrap em in saran wrap every other week then heat it up when it was time to feed the dogs. Ask yourself, would I eat it? When I did the weekly cooking of the chicken, veggie rice stew we occasionally stole the dogs food when we were too lazy to cook for ourselves.|||For the raw meat I feed 2 to 3 percent of the ideal body weight.
For a 12 week pup it is a little different.
I would skip the unneeded grains and veggies. If you still want to feed veggies, then feed them in small amounts because they offer no nutritional value to the dog. If you want proof, feed a carrot and watch the poo for it. You will see carrot chunks in the poo.
Dont forget raw bones. You have to keep the calcium:phosporous ratio balanced.
This site can help you more with raw diets. www.bigdogsporch.com
I really want to do a raw food diet to help cleanse my body and shed about 10-15 pounds, but I don't know if it is safe to do this as I am on a high dose anti-depressant and a mood stabilizer. I am 5' 4" and about 145 lbs so 10-15 pounds is reasonable.|||My personal answer, having ate raw food for sometime now, is to always consult a doctor (one that has experience with raw food lifestyle), and take things slowly. I found that eating a wide variety of raw food has improved all sorts of health problems i've had- asthma, depression, and allergies. I would recommend a book called "Raw Food Detox Diet" by Natalia Rose. It is extremely informative, gives detailed information without being complicated, and tells you exactly what to do. Raw food is always going to be healthier and more nutritious than processed food because it is 100% real food. Best of luck to you on your quest for health!|||cleansing diets are, in general, kind of dangerous, although i'm not sure specifically about your meds. personally, i'd just work to exercise more (which will help mood anyway) and eliminate refined sugars and white breads/pastas from your diet. that should help with the 10 to 15 lbs, and you're less likely to gain it back.|||I doubt it, eating well shouldn't have bad effects on your mood even if you are on medication.
For example salmon, mackerel, pilchard?
Do dogs need any fruit or vegetables to be healthy when feeding a raw food diet?
|||Fruits and veggies are useless...I used to feed them, I cut them out, no noticeable difference except less gas. In my opinion, plant matter in a dog's diet is simply a filler. Fish is a great source of nutrients and Omegas. I don't feed raw fish though because of the risk of different intestinal parasites. I do feed canned salmon and mackerel occasionally, and I supplement with Salmon Oil daily for it's Omega 3 and 6. I wish there wasn't such a concern for parasites or I'd feed a lot more pork and fresh Salmon would probably be on the menu daily.
-edit- Some people feed raw fish anyway and make sure to have the vet test fecal exams on their checkup dates....that's fine I suppose...if you decide on raw fish? Make sure they don't have any spines, this may include you having to shear their fins off before feeding them to your dogs.
And to the person above me: That's a myth, dogs nor wolves eat the stomach contents of their prey items. The stomach wall is torn open and the contents shaken loose. The stomach itself is eaten, not the contents.|||Yes, fish can be included as part of a raw diet. Here's additional information on feeding raw fish: http://www.rawlearning.com/fish.html
As far as the fruits and vegetables, it depends on who you ask. Many people do not think they are necessary and do not feed them. Their dogs seem to do well. Many people do think they are necessary in smaller amounts and do feed them. Their dogs also seem to do well. I do add some cooked vegetables to my dogs' diets, but not large quantities.|||Yes, definitely, they are very healthy. Just start off a little bit at a time. When they get used to it a couple of times a week is ideal. Feed the fish whole, and don't worry about the bones, they should be fine as long as they are not cooked. However check with your local fish monger that the types of fish you are buying are all safe to eat raw, some aren't.
In regard to the answer above, I am sure that wolves do actually eat the whole carcass, including the stomach content and bones. In any case, feeding vegetables, as long as they're pureed, adds vitamins and nutrients to your dogs diet.|||Yes! They are excellent sources of omega 3 fatty acids!
just introduce them slowly. my dogs have been raw fed since June and they will still throw up fish. (so currently I give can mack or salmon)
Smelt is another good fish to try.
Dogs can not digest vegetables unless theyre cooked and pureed, so biologically, since they don't have the bodies made to eat veggies, they don't need to have them.
And fruit can upset the acid balance in a dog's stomach.
I have completely based my dog's diets off of what a dog or wolf in the wild would eat, and what their stomachs do best on. dogs have a fast digestive tract, so the veggies will go right through without the body absorbing any of the nutrients. In the wild, wolves disregard the stomach content (the partially digested vegetation) of their prey.
there is something called green tripe, which are the raw intestines. dogs love it. it's not needed to have a nutritionally complete raw diet, but including it is what a dog in nature would eat. some people opt to feed that instead of vegetables.
Tomorrow I begin my raw food diet (for medical reasons) but even though there is a wealth of information on the net, and tons of recipes, I still cannot grasp what I should eat on a daily basis.
Some of the recipes require many ingrediants (many of which I can't get in the UK) and ideally I would like simple, small meals and nothing complicated.
Can any raw foodist lend me a few tips on how to get started?
Thanks.. :-)|||Hi Peace! I cured myself of breast cancer more than 10 years ago when i started a raw food diet! Arthritis, fibromyalgia and a long list of everything else went away and I'm still in perfect health today and still eat all raw foods. You don't have to make a lot of recipes you can eat mostly a lot of fruits, veggies and huge salads. You can make applesauce in a food processor with 2 Fresh apples and there are a lot of simple things you can make. too hard to go into everything here but raw recipe books would help and you can pick out the raw recipes that are basic and don't require a lot of ingredients. many of the raw recipe books have simple recipes. The expensive books with the color photos are more complicated and have more ingredients but you can get simple easy raw recipes in many other books. Nurse Sue|||i wish i knew where to start too, i also think i would benefit more from raw food, i think you may get more luck by asking this same question in the vegetarian and vegans section, there are a few vegans who eat only raw vegetables and fruit.
What component of raw food kills bacteria?|||Enzymes. ( I'm referring to fruit and veggies.) They go after protein and bacteria are essentially protein. Unfortunately, enzymes seem to ignore mold. But that doesn't account for things like ground meat. Apparently no enzymes are present.
Cooking breaks down the enzymes and bacteria. That's good for the time being, but the minute the food has been exposed to serving plates, forks, etc, more bacteria are introduced.
Almost sounds like y' can't win!
PS: (Colon cleansing is a gimmick.)|||Eating certain raw mushrooms will kill bacteria, but normally you don't want to kill bacteria. That's a concept introduced and repeated by mass media advertising. You need to consume and retain some healthy bacteria in your body to maintain your own health.
You simply rise vegetables and fruits and sprouted beans and grains and eat the food whole. Humans ate that way for thousands of years without the need for an antibiotic spray or cooking everything. The anaerobic bacteria smells bad and you instinctively will avoid spoiled food.|||Not clear what you mean and am not a scientist.
Raw foods cleanse the body of toxins and helps loosen all old buildup in the colon to prevent disease.
Yogurt builds up the good bacteria in your stomach.
Chili peppers work as antibiotics & various foods have properties to kill bacteria.
The idea behind raw foods is to grow a strong immune system to fight off disease.
Hope this helps somehow
I want to feed raw but we have large dogs and can't afford for them to eat raw 7 days a week.
So I was wondering if I can give them a raw meal once or twice a week and their regular dry food for the rest of the week. Or will this mess up their digestive system?|||Yes that's absolutely fine. Don't listen to other posters about no raw meat. Dogs have stronger stomach acid than humans and also have different bacteria lining their intestines, so they're much less likely to suffer from salmonella, e coli, etc like humans do.
If you can afford it, try adding in a little bit of raw to their kibble each day so that their system stays used to it and it isn't such a shock when they suddenly have a raw meal one day out of seven. My dogs are fed kibble for all meals, but get some raw diet ingredients (meat, bones, etc) mixed in with their regular food so it doesn't upset their tummy. That way it's affordable but they're also getting the added benefit of a raw diet.
Note that feeding raw means you'll have to get your dogs dewormed more often than if they were just eating kibble.|||raw beef is good for your dog, although you should be careful about picking up their droppings, since you can still pick up the same illnesses, like E. Coli.
If you're not comfortable giving your dogs raw beef, you can cook it. you can keep the grease with it, or not, since it'll only change fat content and flavor, but nothing else really.
the nutritional values don't change between cooked and uncooked beef.|||It should be fine if they don't get the runs--a common side effect of diet changes. I had a large lab that lived 16 years on Purina. She wasn't fat, and ate 50# a month. I didn't give her much raw food except "healthy" table scraps.
Go to dogfoodadvisor.com. Foods are rated in 1-5 star levels. I'm now feeding my dog a 4 star food. She eats about 20# a month at around $1 a pound. She weighs about 40#. I still think she eats less of this better quality food than she would Purina or other 1-star foods.
I think you'll find that site interesting.|||If it's raw meat, DEFINITELY NO. But as for the other things, I'm not so sure. You could try asking your vet, or Google-ing the answer. I wish you the best of luck in your research!|||NEVER give a dog raw meat . But there is nothing wrong with giving him leftovers or that dry dog food that will set for about 10 minutes. _|||I feed my pugs raw in the morning then good quality kibble at night. My vet thinks they are just amazing, so I guess you can mix without problems.|||It depends what kind of raw food your gonna feed in your dog, some are bad/good for them.|||That's fine.|||I'm pretty sure that will be fine :)
I've just switched to raw - will nutritional yeast still be ok?|||well, foods that are grown in a home garden should be plentiful with b12, assuming that you don't wash the plants a lot before you eat them. as long as you eat them while they are still fairly 'dirty', you will be getting adequate amounts of vitamin b12. b12 doesn't actually come form animal products, it comes from most places where it is dirty and not sanitary. and the human body needs basically minute amounts anyway, in the course of a lifetime, you only need the equivalent of four grains of rice worth of b12. you should be able to get adequate amounts this way, but i guess the yeast would be ok as an alternative.|||My doctor told me that I had to take Vitamin B12 vitamins every day to supplement my diet. So nutritional yeast should be ok.|||I take an injection of B 12 once a month. You can purchase it in pill form at the store in the vitamin section. You should speak with a doctor before starting a raw diet. Also can do a web search to see which foods are highest in this.|||You could get it as a supplement or from more natural sources. I personally don't take any B12. I feel great so I guess I don't need it.
Maybe not now though lol|||It is true, dirt is the only way except pills or injections. You may call it micro-organisms if this sounds better.|||nutritional yeast isn't raw. The only raw food with B12 in it would be raw eggs from your own hen, but that's not vegan.
Vegetarian Society Info. Sheet - Vitamin B12
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/b12.html
I bought a book on raw food recipes, and it calls for raw almonds. Where do you buy raw almonds at?|||You can buy raw almonds at most health food stores. The difference is, if you planted a raw almond, it would sprout and grow, because it contains live enzymes. If you planted a roasted almond, it would do nothing, as the enzymes would have been killed off by the roasting (any temp over 107 degrees will destroy enzymes. Raw food is awesome-has everything needed to digest itself-makes it easier on the body|||they taste different
u buy them at the supermarket|||Raw nuts are shelled but not processed. Roasted nuts are baked and usually salted.
A decent health food store has raw nuts. Raw peanuts are canned by Planters.|||like any nuts, roasted generally liberates a really good flavor. i am pretty sure you can get raw almond slivers at wall mart...close to the baking supplys.|||Please don't buy into the "raw" food fad. They try to claim that you get all these enzymes and food hormones from the raw food, but that's just bogus. By the time the food goes through the acid bath that exists in your stomach, all the proteins (which is what enzymes and hormones are) are denatured, which is also what happens during cooking. The only thing that cooking destroys that your body doesn't are a few vitamins that are heat labile (destroyed by heat).
They have been fed kibble their whole life (started them off on Whiska's and as I looked up cat nutrition now have them on Innova EVO for the last year). They will not touch uncooked meat or the frozen raw you can buy at the petstore. Not even wet canned food. I had heard that raw was better for them so how do I make them eat it?|||Why do you think raw food is better for your cats? Is it better for you? Are there any board certified veterinary nutritionists telling you this is a good idea?
Have you heard of salmonella, trichinosis, toxoplasmosis, or any other of the nasty bacterial and parasitic infections you and your cat can get?
Look at the cats living outdoors eating raw meat as thier main diet? How long do they live? Now look at the cats living indoors eating a healthy, balanced veterinary approved diet. How long do they live?
Maybe your cat is turning his nose up at the raw meatn for a good reason. His instincts tell him raw meat can be dangerous. You should listen to him, even if you won't listen to professional advice.|||Start by cooking some chicken breast and shredding that and giving it to them for treats or on top of their food. When they are eating that, then just lightly pre-cook some (where its cooked on the outside but raw in the middle).
Then cut up some very small bites of raw and offer it and by that time they should be taking it.
Do the same with hamburger.|||There's different types of wet food.
There's the one that comes in chunky pieces of meat.
& theres the one that comes very soft and easy to chew.
If none of those work, try mixing a little bit with the kibble and see if they eat it.
Also, try different brands of food:
-Fancy Feast
-9 lives
-Meow Mix
Etc...|||Why would you want to do that? There are bacteria and parasites in raw food. If you want to get away from comercialy prepared food at least cook their food first.|||How old are your cats?
You'll first need to switch them to eating canned food. You cannot mix raw with dry as they digest at different rates and can cause infection.
This info is from this website: http://www.homevet.com/petcare/feedingyo…
* If your cat has been eating dry food on a free-choice basis, take up the food and establish a schedule of twice a day feedings. Leave the food down for 30 minutes. Once your cat is on a schedule you will notice that he is more enthusiastic about food.
* Cats prefer their food at “body temperature”, but do not warm the food more than once or twice as this will promote bacterial growth.
* Sprinkle a very small amount of tuna – or any other favorite treat (some cats do not like fish) - on the top of the canned food and then once they are eating this, start pressing it into the top of the new food. (The “light” tuna is better than the fancy white tuna because it has a stronger smell. Or, Trader Joe's makes a Cat Tuna that is very stinky!)
* Pour a small amount of the water from the tuna over the top of the canned food.
* Crush some dry food and sprinkle it on the top of the new food.
* If you have a multiple cat household, some cats like to eat alone so you may need to take these cats into a separate room and feed them canned food/tuna ‘meatballs' by hand. This worked for one of my stubborn, timid cats. In a quiet setting, he would eat from my hand and then, finally, from a bowl. I'm not sure who was being trained.
You want to completely eliminate dry food. Stick to canned and raw. Once cat is eating canned food with no problems, start to incorporate small bits of raw. Transition slowly by mixing in more raw and less canned. Eventually cat will be on completely raw food. I give canned as a treat to my cats about once or twice per week. My raw is purchased from http://mypetcarnivore.com Their food has only muscle meat, organ, bone and blood. This is all the cat needs except for 1 pill of 1000 mg Omega 3 fish oil for 1 feeding everyday.
Added info: I've been feeding raw since Jan '09. My cats aren't dead and I'm obviously not dead from handling raw meat. I am not a vegetarian/vegan. I eat meat. When I purchase meat from the store, it is not cooked, therefore it is raw. I am not sure why people think raw feeders all of a sudden become dumb and don't know how to wash their hands, the area the raw food touched and the cat's bowls everyday. You handle their raw food the same as you would handle your own raw food.
Cats in the wild die from natural predators, cars, antifreeze, humans, etc.; not raw food (that's just silly). Cats (and dogs) should be eating raw food as they are carnivores. Dogs are not omnivores, they are carnivores. Carnivores eat meat; raw meat. Cats and dogs digestive systems are shorter than humans, so even if there is bacteria in the raw food, it is not in their body long enough to do any damage or cause infection.
Also, do not cook the meat as you are cooking out all of the nutrients the cat needs. Raw bone is safe for cats (and dogs) to eat. Cooked bone is not safe for them to eat.|||I think that you ask the clerk that you can't fine any raw meat or food. implus they might like fish instad of meat.|||i am sure they won't resist to raw fish
I don't think that will be good idea unless you wish to visit toilet more often.
Only with a realistic weight loss plan, you will be able to achieve it easily.
In order to have ideal weight. few things to take note.
Calories and Weight
A pound of fat equals 3500 calories. To lose 1 pound a week you will need to expend 3500 more calories than you eat that week, whether through increased activity or
decreased eating or both. Losing 1-2 pounds of fat a week is a sensible goal
Healthy diet
- Take the stairs instead of the lift
- Keep walking whilst the escalator caries you up
- Walk or cycle instead of driving short distances
Diet
- Little salt - always read the label
- Aim to have five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables daily
5 Top Tips
1. Keep an accurate food diary
2. Set healthy and manageable goals
3. Ensure you make healthy choices within your routine
4. Be proud about your progress
5. Make a strong commitment towards lifelong changes
You might want to try Cactus Diet Plan, get more info from http://www.lossweight-zone.com|||bad idea.....
go to the gym and train hard and heavy|||good diet the rule is you can eat anythink u want as long as its not cooked but be carfel if u just slip back to ur old ways ull gain it back.dont freeze or cook foods just eat it raw good luck!|||Just another ridiculous fad. Losing weight is not rocket science -- it takes a well-balanced diet and exercise.|||I do a 80% raw foods diet (mostly because it's hard to get enough protein on a raw foods diet, unless you are really fond of dairy or nuts)...I like it a lot. It'd be tough to go totally raw, kooky things start to happen...I bought a book about it before trying it, so I suggest doing that too. Make sure you look at the recipes inside and that there are some you like! (for instance, if the author is, say, tahini-crazy and you hate tahini, then don't buy that book!)|||While I see the good in a raw foods diet, it's not something I would do. There is certainly more good in it than, say, some of the junk companies peddle as diet food and healthy. (Like Jell-o, 100 calorie packs, Lean Cuisine, stuff with corn syrup, and/or high fructose corn syrup, and/or high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, artificial and natural flavors of unknown sources and long words that look like chemicals.) I like warm food. To keep as many nutrients as possible in my frozen veggies, I steam them just until they're warm, sometimes, they're just thawed, which is fine.
I'm sure, though, that to those who eat nothing but raw foods it's not a "diet", but a lifestyle. (I'm vegan, which means it's a large part of whom I am, it's not a "diet" in the pop culture definition.)|||I would not go on a complete raw food diet to lose weight alone. It is good for cleansing the body, but not for a long term length of time. If you need to cleanse your body of toxins, you need to do some research of which foods to eat first, some are better than others. Then only stay on the complete raw food for only three months, then start having some broiled (not boiled) salmon. That is very good for protien.
Don't just start eating raw foods for the heck of it, find out what each is good for.
as most raw meat proteins have some degree of bacteria/virus or parasite how do you best prevent them from getting these infections from their diet? ie. Trichanosis from pork, parasite worms from fish etc.|||As Akitagrl said, human grade meat and freezing the meat is the best bet to ward off parasites. Freezing kills the bacteria and viruses. My vet said she has seen more studies showing cases for food born bacteria and viruses from processed dog foods than from people who feed raw. Granted, there is more research that could be done and this is by no means definative. The fact that YOU handle the food the dog eats directly from the butcher to your fridge to the dog I think is great.
I wish I could commit to feeding my dogs raw, but I am realistic with myself. I just don't have the time at this point in my life to buy, prepare, measure, etc with a raw diet. My dogs LOVE raw meaty bones when I give them.|||You freeze the meat rock hard for 30days and it kills parasites.
Dogs are not susceptible to salmonella and most of the other bugs they are likely to encounter in human grade meat. I rarely feed anything else, although occasionally my dog catches her own rabbit, and eats it up, every bit.
There is almost no risk of trichinosis in human grade pork these days; you need only be concerned if you are feeding wild pig or bear.|||Most meat don't have parasites, that's what the USDA inspection is supposed to eliminate. Getting human food grade meats that are FRESH, not sitting in the grocery meat section for 5 days, is key.
You can cook the meat, especially fish, and still get the full food value for the dog.|||If you are using human grade meats, that isn't really an issue. For fish and some wild game, I know people usually freeze for 3 months to kill any parasites in the meat.|||give him natural yoghurt may be twice a week or three times and with no suggar, i read that dogs dont get sick with raw food because its what they are supposed to eat|||Honestly, I don't do anything. Most of the meat I get is human grade so there's no concern there.
I am hopefully getting a cat (or two) in a few weeks, and I've been reading about raw food diets for cats. It seems like a great idea but I'm not sure I'll be able to afford it. Is it expensive to keep cats on a raw food diet? Also, is it necessary to shop at a butcher, or is supermarket meat okay for cats?|||Supermarket meat is perfectly fine.
As long as you have a freezer feeding raw is far, far less expensive than feeding the premium cat foods.
Watch for sales. Most grocery stores mail out sale flyers every week. Watch the flyers for good sales and stock up when meat is cheap. Stash it in the freezer and you're set.
Talk to the people in the meat department at your grocery store. They can get you deals and specials on things.
Meow Mix is one of the most disgustingly awful things you could ever feed a cat. Don't waste your money. If you're thinking kibble, go with Felidae, Natura, or Wellness.|||The most important thing is balance. I good balance is fresh meat (something like hamburger mince is good - just make sure it is not lean meat), tinned food and good quality dry food. Cats DO need to have roughage (ie. dry food) in their diet and the tinned food gives them something different as they like variety in their food. Our cats get a small handful of dry food in the morning and either mince or tinned food at night (they also like these two mixed together). Just be sure that they dry food and tinned food as no colouring added and minimal preservatives (preferable natural ones).
As far as the quality of the meat - it need to have around a 30% fat content which is why hamburger or pet mince is good) - it doesn't actually matte where you buy it as long as it fresh!|||Be sure to feed your kitties small enough cuts so that they won't choke on it. We like the Kirkland brand, which is sold at Costco, our cats thrive on it. Raw food for cats is basically meat, which doesn't need to be purchased as cat food. If it costs a lot I don't think you would be spending wisely. We also feed our kitties Whiskas pouch food, which is the same as canned but with less landfill. Treats for tartar control is also recommended.|||hold it. there are two types of raw food. prepared, and the one you make yourself. make it yourself and you may have to add taurine. depends on the meat you use.
I assume you are aware a raw diet is not just buy a hamburger and throw it at the cat.
as far as I know, raw is a lot more expensive.|||raw food diet is the best way to go but if you cannot afford it, try the best bet, meow mix. its not canned and disgusting like most cat foods. and its affordable.
My beautiful young fiancee has Leukemia. I take care of her all day. She's very frail and doesn't have much appetite right now. So I started making her a lot of fresh smoothies and vegetable juices. Should I put her on a completely Vegan or Raw Food diet to help treat her? Will it help? I need to do anything possible to nourish her body back to health so I'm considering anything to help treat her.|||I'd go with the cultural insight here, you don't want to deprive her of types of food, she needs all the nutrients she can get so her body can recover and maintain itself if she is vegetarian respect her wishes it might be manageable, but going all out vegan is extreme like a fundamentalist of vegetarianism. i don't see it helping unless you have magic vegan food, which there is none of sorry.|||I answered your question in AltMed, but you've asked more specific questions here so I'll answer again.
I was diagnosed with cancer almost seven years ago; I had, at the time, been a vegan for over 8 years (and a vegetarian for most of my life - an 'almost-vegan' for decades). Not only that, I was a juicing enthusiast - I had (have) three juicers, each more sophisticated than the last, and I started most days with green juice. My diet always included plenty of raw food.
None of this prevented a diagnosis sf aggressive cancer, none of it cured me, and I'm certainly not relying on it to prevent recurrence (I am still vegan).
I trust and hope that your fiancee is receiving treatment for her cancer. If she's having chemo, then whatever she feels she can eat and feels will make her feel better is the way to go.
Don't attempt to 'put her on' any kind of diet at all. Feeling under pressure to eat and drink things she doesn't want will make her feel worse.
Food does not cure or treat cancer. Encourage your fiancee to eat as healthy a diet as possible by preparing and offering tempting healthy meals, but she must make the choices about what she wants and will eat.
And as I said before, a healthy diet for a cancer patient is the same as a healthy diet for anyone else - there are no special 'cancer foods'.
My best wishes to you both|||Foods do not cause or cure cancer. A vegitarian diet will have no impact whatsoever on cancer cells.
Cancer patients need a well balanced diet that includes sufficient protein and calories. Vegetarian diets are notorious for causing problems through inadequate nutrition. Your finacee should consult with her doctor before making any significant changes to her diet. You don't want to put her life at risk.
Some friends have been advising me to avoid raw food because of the outbreak. But is it safe to eat salads and Subway sandwiches?|||The e coli outbreak hasn't been found in north america yet so you should be safe so long as you practice good hygiene.|||Its completly safe to eat raw vegtables just when your buying fruits or vegetables from the supermarket make sure you wash them off before eating them. You should only be worried about eating raw eggs and raw meat, only raw fish is semi safe to eat. The ecoli in food is not what you should be worried about, theres thousands of bacteria and viruses you could get from food but mainly raw meat. So salads and subway are 100% safe.
I would appreciate any type of store, juice bar, or restaurant that sells any type of 100% raw organic food.|||Whole Foods Market
5815 Wyoming Blvd Ne,
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 856-0474
www.wholefoods.com
Whole Foods Market
11015 Menaul Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
505.275.6660
Wild Oats Market
2103 Carlisle Blvd Ne,
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 260-1366
www.wildoats.com
Keller's Farm Stores
6100 Coors Blvd Nw, #H,
Albuquerque, NM 87120
(505) 898-6121
www.kellersfarmstores.com|||Sunflower Market on Lomas and on the westside
Trader Joes on Paseo Del Norte
Whole Foods on Wyoming and Carlisle
you might want to google organic foods in ABQ and see what pops up.
I know that freezing, as with any process, alters molecular structure.
Obviously you couldn't heat it in the microwave but a raw food soup could be defrosted in the fridge, although it might take a couple of days to defrost.
Does anyone do this?
Is it advisable?|||It's ok to freeze raw food. For example, frozen bananas are excellent to use for smoothies and home-made ice-creams, without any dairy. I cut them into small chunks, freeze them and put them in the blender or food processor. Smoothies and ice-creams turn out very smoothly that way.
If you make raw soups and make a few portions at a time, you could freeze the soup for a few weeks. Take it out the night before the next day you'd like to eat it. Either in the fridge for a refreshing summer meal or let it defrost at room temperature.
Here is a great raw soup recipe: 1 avocado, 3-4 carrots, fresh cilantro, fresh or ground ginger, 2 cups of water.
Blend everything together and split into portions. Store in containers and put in the freezer.
Or try this raw dessert: Mix 1 Avocado, lemon or lime juice and for the crust, use 1-2 cups ground almonds and same amount of grated coconut. Place in food processor, spread on round tray and put avocado cream on top. Pre-cut into slices and store in freezer. Put slices out to defrost in advance, but ideally in the fridge and enjoy!
All the best!|||Raw food is fine to defrost in the fridge - just don't leave it for days and days. You know it is off when little bubbles start popping up :)|||...................NO!|||I think you don't Use freeze food this food not good taste.|||Yes freezing raw food is okay, good luck :)|||I freeze all my greens for my green smoothies and I'm a raw foodist.
Tuna fish, cottage cheese and salsa. I know it sounds gross but it is excellent. I thought the same thing til I tried it. The cottage cheese is more like a tofu it takes on the flavor of the salsa. Have a great day.|||how about turkey on whole wheat bread,low fat yogurt .low fat cottage cheese with fruit.|||A bowl of low sodium soup with half of a deli sandwich on wheat bread. For dessert have jello or pudding|||Many people ask me how they can slim down. I recommend that people eat right and exercise. However, if they would like a little "help", I suggest using natural Hoodia (it's important to note that not all Hoodia works well, even if the bottle says "pure" or "standard").
The Hoodia sold at http://tinyurl.com/y389on is in my opinion the best Hoodia on the market. It's pure, has no side effects, and they give you a free 15 day sample (there is a $7.99 shipping and handling charge, but they also give you free recipe and diet guides). Fantastic results have been seen with this particular Hoodia.
Is it the most healthy diet due to the fact that its based solely on fresh fruits and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed? I consume these things already, I don't follow the raw food diet, but I enhance my healthy diet with its elements. I enjoy non-fat yogurt, milk, kefir, cheeses, and free-range meats (beef, poultry, lamb, etc) in my diet. Is this best, or would it actually be more beneficial to go completely raw (health wise)?|||The raw food diet reverses disease....sounds healthy to me :)
Raw food diet cures type 2 diabetes in 30 days documentary>>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSUw9SaPL鈥?/a>|||It must cost you a fortune.
Many raw foods are very toxic. Potatoes have been mentioned already, how do you feel about beans? Don't forget the red queen paradox, you need to run twice as fast to stay in the same place. This also goes for plants and many plants have developed poisons to stop themselves being eaten - these are destroyed by cooking properly. Also cooking breaks down things like cellulose and makes the energy available to humans. This is one of the biggest advantages humans have over other animals.
What makes you think that non-fat yogurt is in any way natural? Along with the rest of your list. The only reason you can eat this diet is because you are wealthy and middle class. If you had to live on $1/day you would really be eating properly on veggies only.|||i wouldnt eat raw meat if this is what you mean if i have got this bit wrong then im sorry for misleading my self for not reading it properly but everything else you have listed is fine plus plenty of you can eat almost any thing raw wish i had you i wouldnt have to cook and you would be so cheap to look after im glad you are not faddy like some people are also liver is another good sorse for iron raw eggs are very good as i eat quite a lot hope this as helped you take care|||It's just another trendy diet. It's definitely better than the atkins diet, but that's as far as i am willing to go.
A good indication of how silly it is, is the fact that no legitimate currently active athlete follows an all raw food diet.|||I don't think so. Thats my opinion anyway.
How exactly do you eat raw dried beans???
Yuck?
Raw potatoes, ditto.
And some nutrients are not released until the food is cooked. Lycopene is a good example.
Tomatoes have a lot of it but only in the cooked tomato products.|||Ignore faddy 'fashion' diets; they spring up every few years just to sell a few books.
You seem to have a good, balanced diet already, I can't see why you need to change it.|||You're smart for trying to be proactive about your health. It looks like you're eating enough raw elements to be of great value. If you're eating other elements and they're not causing any problems then there's no reason to change.|||A mixed diet is the best. 70% of your diet should be raw.
I've be transitioning to Primal Dog Food patties. So far there have been no problems but I'm not convinced that raw is the right diet.|||when I fed raw, it was at home raw, not commercial raw. But I never had a problem, and i've never heard of anyone i know that feeds either having a problem. Raw's always been the best to go, even though vets love to say otherwise. Mostly because they don't trust people to do it right. That and they get loads of kickbacks from the dog food companies to fund their businesses and schools.|||Why not do regular raw food, instead of processed stuff?|||Raw food increases the risk of E. Coli, Salmonella, and other bacteria...
looking at their website. stay away from food that take care of all life stages.... this is one of those diets.
Your puppy has a different nutritional need than a dog that is 10yrs old.
Would you feed your 5 month old baby burger king or steak... or pop (soda?)|||Actually, a raw diet is the best thing you can do for your dog. It is disgusting, yes, but it is still the most natural.
When I trained a German Shepherd to be a Seeing Eye dog, they made her be on a raw food diet. This is because it is just what they need. Dogs were wild animals at one point. When they lived in the wild, they would hunt and this gave them everything they need.
Many dog foods have the a same ingredient that is found in AntiFreeze--another reason why raw food is the best. It is unprocessed and all natural.
Also, a raw food diet actually gives the dog smaller and firmer stools (which any pooper scooper would appreciate!).
You need to make sure that the Primal Dog Food patties are quality meat. I fed my dog turkey necks and other totally natural and unprocessed meat.
Again, it is disgusting, which is why the dog I own now is on a kibble diet, but in the long run it is better for your dog. Just make sure to do your research!|||I don't raw feed. But have read alot about it and it's very good. I'll stick with wellness food with raw bones, fruits a veggies for now. Good luck.|||Why go to all that expense? That stuff is incredibly expensive! I feed my dog from the grocery store and it's much easier.
I feed raw/prey model; my 50-pound shar-pei mix gets about 12oz a day, but when I have a gorge meal for her, like a turkey carcass that will take her 4-5 hours to eat, she won't be hungry or interested in food for 2-3 days.
In general, a dog is fed 2-3% of the ideal body weight each day. A puppy gets 2-3% of the ideal anticipated adult weight each day, divided into 4 meals.
The ideal diet should consist of approximately 80% raw meat, 10% raw edible bone, 5% raw liver, 5% other raw organs, the occasional egg, shell and all, raw.
NO veggies, NO fruit. Dogs cannot digest vegetables or fruits; they lack the enzyme necessary to break down cellulose. Look at cows: they have the enzyme, and they still need four stomachs and they have to eat the cellulose twice. Dogs have one stomach and a straight-and-simple digestive tract.
They also don't have flat-topped grinding molars: the dog's back teeth are carnassials, designed to scissor through meat and bone, to break up prey animal carcasses into chunks small enough to swallow.
NO grains; again, dogs can't digest cellulose, and the other ingredients are the primary cause of allergies and diabetes in dogs.
NO dairy; dogs are lactose intolerant: another digestive enzyme they don't have.
NO supplements other than a spoonful of deepsea fish body oil for the Omega-3 that corn-finished meat does not contain.
Chewing up raw meat takes work, as does chomping through the incidental bones. The exercise involved in handling Big Complicated Food (several days' worth), and in breaking up bones into swallowable chunks, keeps dogs teeth clean and satisfies a part of their brain that nothing else touches. These dogs are less hyper, friendlier... and a bit more inclined to protect their food: after all, this food is worth protecting!
I don't have a juicer or dehydrator. But any easy, tasty recipes would be appreciated. I'm getting quite bored of salad and celery.
What is your experience with raw food fasting? Anything in particular I should be looking out for?|||Carrots, celery, bananas, grapefruit,oranges, and salad. U can mix all these up in. Salad or eat them raw by themselves|||Make Gapacho. I eat this everyday, along with hummus. http://vegetarian.about.com/od/soupssala鈥?/a>
Here are some articles about raw and living foods - http://vegetarian.about.com/lr/raw_and_l鈥?/a>
Easy raw foods recipes -
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/beverage1鈥?/a>
I heard that some nuts are poisonous if unroasted. Is this true? Are there any raw foods that are dangerous or should avoid??|||I only purchase unroasted nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, Brazil nuts etc.) and have never had a problem.
Roasting nuts destroys the enzymes required to digest them.
What I assume you are referring to are cashews. The shell surrounding the raw cashew contains urushiol, a resin that can create significant skin rashes, and can be toxic when ingested.
Urushiol is the same chemical found in poison ivy, and it is present on the leaves of the cashew tree as well as in the raw cashew shell. It is removed during processing.|||The poison in unroasted nuts (e.g., cashews) is negligible compared to the destruction of nutritional value that occurs on heating food above 116 degrees F. Surely you must have noted the millions of people who have eaten cooked food and are dying on the streets.|||I think June has some serious issues. Anyways, I love your posts and I have no life either and I'm trying to kiss *** to get 10 points. I'm guessing chicken would be a raw food to avoid.
Some of the Raw Food diets for dogs are conflicting.
B.A.R.F. Suggests:
Garlic is nature's antibiotic and often called nature鈥檚 wonder drug. There is no doubt that garlic does confer some health advantages. Garlic has been found to have effective antimicrobial properties, inhibiting the growth of both bacteria and fungi. Garlic helps stabilize blood pressure and gives a good solid boost to the immune system, keeping at bay infections of various sorts particularly upper respiratory tract infections. Much of it's success is due to various compounds of sulfur. Garlic is a health building and disease preventing herb. It is rich in potassium, zinc, vitamins A and C, and selenium. It also contains calcium, manganese, copper, vitamin B1 and some iron.
Where as Raw Meaty Bones says:
Things to avoid:
Onions, garlic and chocolate 鈥?toxic to pets.
So my question is: Has anyone had any problems giving their dog/pet garlic? All of my dogs have eaten garlic and never experienced any problems.|||Garlic & onion contain sulfoxides and disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia. Cats are more susceptible than dogs. Garlic is less toxic than onions. Dogs can be anemic and unless they get regular vet check ups & blood work owners would not even realize.
That said, many dog foods contain garlic. I do not know how much garlic a dog would have to eat for it to have an adverse affect.|||Garlic in moderation is fine, too much thins the blood and may cause anaemia.|||i asked the same question an its fine in moderation make sure you boil the garlic before you put it in the food. good luck.
ADD- i forgot to say i've been using it for a while now and no harm has come to my dogs they are very healthy.|||Garlic is like grapes/raisins, we don't know the toxic dose and you won't know they are toxic until the anemia is severe enough to cause symptoms or if screening blood work is ran at a wellness exam.
I want to try and incorporate more raw food into my eating. Does anyone know any good raw recipes that you have tried or heard of? Any websites would be helpful also! Thanks so much!|||Cucumber and Avocado Sushi
* 1 1/4 cups water
* 1 cup uncooked glutinous white rice (sushi rice)
* 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
* 1 pinch salt
* 4 sheets nori (dry seaweed)
* 1/2 cucumber, sliced into thin strips
* 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and sliced
1. Combine the water and rice in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender and water has been absorbed. Remove from the heat and stir in the vinegar and a pinch of salt. Set aside to cool.
2. Cover a bamboo sushi mat with plastic wrap to keep the rice from sticking. Place a sheet of seaweed over the plastic. Use your hands to spread the rice evenly onto the sheet, leaving about 1/2 inch of seaweed empty at the bottom. Arrange strips of cucumber and avocado across the center of the rice. Lift the mat and roll over the vegetables once and press down. Unroll, then roll again towards the exposed end of the seaweed sheet to make a long roll. You may moisten with a little water to help seal. Set aside and continue with remaining nori sheets, rice and fillings.
3. Use a sharp wet knife to slice the rolls into 5 or 6 slices. Serve cut side up with your favorite sushi condiments.|||This is a brand new Vegan book I think you'd really enjoy.
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What do you mean by raw? As in fruits and veggies? Or grains? Or uncooked, healthy cereals mixed with other stuff like fruits and veggies?
Please, I will come back and check.
Just checked again after something reminded me of it. Okay, grains are good. There are plenty of grains besides wheat that are pretty healthy. I have a website about it. I, personally, love dried cherries, so you can put some grains and dried fruits into a bowl of grains. There are a few healthy cereals like cheerios and rice chex that you might like that you can put in a bowl. And there are nuts that are really tasty such as pecans, walnuts, um . . . there might be others that you like, too. Cashews are tasty, even lightly salted cashews. I am allergic so I didn't mention it right away. You could put some of those in. Make sure to only put a little cereal in if you even want to put any cereal in as they are loaded with carbs. I don't have any special mixes to tell you about. Just put in a lot of grains, throw in a little dried or fresh fruit, maybe some carrots or something, a handful or half a handful of cereal, and some nuts. It doesn't always have to be all together. You could go without the nuts or grains or something else.
My boyfriend and I were discussing the raw food diet (which he is on and I am not), he says there are so many benefits and hardly any side effects. I decided to look that up online, while I found thousands of sites saying what a wonderful diet this was, I did not find anything about side effects or people that should or should not be on it. In fact I found nothing negative at all!!! This is really hard for me to believe, so if you have been on this diet and had something negative, could you tell me your experience so I don't feel like I'm going crazy! Nothing works 100% of the time, right?|||If anything, ease into it. You have to give your immune system time to adjust to your new diet. Otherwise it will cause havok on your body.|||are you talking about the 'do not eat anything that has died' type of diet? The owner of my shop was on a diet like that and he said he has never had more energy than when he was on that diet...
personally, I like dead stuff! lol
that sounds exactly like the diet he was on....and I have to tell you we had an interesting argument about that because he calls it a form of a 'Vegan diet' where he eats nothing that has died...well you chop that poor broccolis head off of its stalk as it is growing and by gawd...you just killed it! (I just felt the need to voice that HA...not saying anything derogatory about your choice of diets :)
I mean like if you are bring a brown bag raw food or vegan lunch to work. And not just obvious things like whole apples, carrots and what not.|||Hummous and your fave veggies (celery, carrots, carrots, mushrooms, peppers, cucumber) and/or pita bread
Really fresh bread cucumber and tomato sandwiches w. mayo, salt and pepper
Tortilla chips, salsa and cheese to be microwaved (and other toppings of choice)
Soup, bread and butter
Caesar salad and garlic bread|||Flatbread ( pita, roti, chapati) rolled up with hummous, corn, and apple slices inside.
Brazil nuts and chickpea salad with garlic lemon and vinaegrette.
Brown rice and raw peas, raw papaya, tomatoes, cilantro and avocado.
Raw cashew and walnut granola- add oats, grated apple, raisins, and some water or juice, til lunchtime- it's supposed to soak overnight- this is a traditional raw BircherMuesli.
Nori rolls- take one piece of nori and fill pureed walnuts ( blend in a processor), miso paste and soaked chickpeas- to get a nice rich paste.
Spread into the nori, and add strip of cucumber, raw corn niblets, pepper, and roll the nori up, and cut into sushi.|||celery and nut butter/(almond,cashew----
almonds and kefir
bananas and p. butter
Not talking about raw-meat or anything, but like vegetables and fruits.
How effective is this diet? Will it last? Is it healthy? Would you recommend it?|||VERY AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE!!!!!
Plus drink 12-15 glasses of water a day. NO CARBONATED DRINKS, COFFEE, TEA and SWEETS. Try this for 3 months only to see the result. For I lose weight from 75 kilos to 62 kilos. I am on my 4th year and 5 months and I am maintaining my weight from 56kilos to 59 kilos nowadays.
Cheers!!!!!!
Take care and GOD BLESS!!!!!|||If you have the money and time to go to your local farmers market...it is an extremely healthy way to eat. You will continue to need quality protein in your diet.
It will likely be difficult to eat only raw uncooked fruits and vegetables for every meal...but what ever you can eat is a bonus over processed foods and the like.
Locally grown organic seasonal foods are very healthy for everyone.
PS Buy a bottle of vegetable soap (available in most grocery stores in the veggie isle) and clean your food when you bring it home. Don't use dish soap.|||I cured my breast cancer, fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic sinus infections and a long lost of other ailments back in 1999 by going on a raw food diet. After all these years, I still eat 100% raw foods. I'm in perfect health still today. There is plenty of protein in raw foods. All plant foods have protein. I'm never sick, sleep a restful 5 hours a night and play lots of tennis, hike, work out, power walk etc., and still run a business 10-12 hours a day. Raw foods-- also called living foods are the healthiest foods on the planet -fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.They are loaded with phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals and enzymes whereas cooked food that has reached temperatures of 108 or more - damages a lot of the nutrients, not leaving a lot of nutrition left.I highly recommend eating raw foods - no matter if you eat 25% or 100% you will find a new energized, healthy life. The more the better though. Nurse Kindheart
I'm trying to become a raw foodist, but every time I eat raw for a couple days, my body starts to detoxify and I get headaches and feel like throwing up! I really want to become at least 70% raw, but don't want to always feel sick! Should I just tough it out?|||The fact that you're feeling sick isn't a good thing, and signifies that you're probably doing something wrong, like not eating a varied enough diet. I'm about 50-70% raw and have never, ever had this problem. |||Yes and drink water.|||You must make sure that you have enough fluids, juices and/or water.|||Ask your doctor first!
i've recently gone on this diet, and i know sushi is raw fish, but how an i make a certain one withought maybe the rice?|||Sashimi is sushi that is just raw fish. Some of the items commonly used in sashimi are tuna, salmon, mackerel or any other good fresh sushi grade fish. The most important thing about sushi is to find a good fish monger who will provide you with sushi grade fish. If you can't find that, I would stick with take out from your local sushi bar.
Is there a supplier in Tucson that caters to people feeding raw diets? Or should I just buy the stuff from my local grocery store? Anyone else in Tucson doing raw diet?|||Here you go-
The Tucson Raw Feeders Co-op
http://www.tucsonraw.com/
cathy@tucsonraw.com
Tucson Raw was founded in September of 2002 by less than a dozen members.
We worked together to make feeding raw foods to our animals cost efficient and convenient.
Since then we have grown to over 200 members and have access to 27 different items on a monthly basis.|||Here's a Yahoo Group for raw feeders in Phoenix & Tucson. If you apply to join the group, they probably can point you towards suppliers, feeding info. etc.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/RedAn鈥?/a>|||Look on the Natures Variety web site for a store that stocks their food. It's a great food and very easy to feed raw with it.
How do you get all of your proper vitamins and nutrients if you only eat certain foods and you don't eat meats?|||First we only eat meat of vegetarian animals not meat eating animals like lion, tigers and jackels. So a cow gets all her nutrition from plant foods. See site below on why a raw food diet is healthy and nobody on it will be overweight.
Below explains how Americans eat too much protein and it is killing them. Then go to page on NATURAL HEALING and see how all sorts of problems like depression have been cured with an 85% raw diet (15% cooked foods).
http://www.phifoundation.org|||Raw food diets are by far the more popular diets now with great results. There are many plans which may be suitable.
http://www.detox-diet-plan.com
http://www.antioxidantvitaminsite.com/
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYrCd6wgd鈥?/a>
I read somewhere that a raw carrot was easier for us to digest than
a cooked carrot. Is this true?
Has anyone read up on this?|||Cooked foods are easier to digest than raw foods.
Some people have digestion problems with raw foods that give them stomach cramps and a lot of bloating and gas but cooked foods give them no problems at all.
Cooked carrots are easier to digest and absorb than raw carrots.
I have a 9 year old dog with skin problems (been to every vet...all I get is ointment and shampoo that only provides temporary relief) and I heard a raw diet might be good.
Anyone who can tell me more about this diet and if it's safe to introduce to an older dog? Thanks!|||Yes. The good thing is they like it and it seems to be good for them. The bad part is the expense, the amount of time making it up almost daily, and it is hard to travel with. If your dog is having skin problems, check with the vet and make sure it isn't a food allergy. The raw diet has whole foods and allergies can occur. Many are meat based and that is the main allergen. Consult a vet first to rule that out. Then research a good diet that works for you and the dog. It is a commitment.|||I feed a raw diet, and raise a breed that can be prone to skin problems, allergies and vaccinosis/immune problems.
Advantages:
Better nutrition, complete control of the ingredients, amazing health, coat, muscle tone, etc, provides some sort of mental exercise they seem to need, better dental health, and so many more things.
Disadvantages:
Time and expense and you need to do some research.
I feel the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages in the long run. Although you see immediate effects, I know of breeders that are on their third generation of raw fed dogs, and they just keep getting healthier, not to mention increasing length and quality of life of their first and second generation dogs.|||Raw is the healthiest food you can feed your dogs. Dogs digestive systems are not designed to eat grains. dogs are carnivores.
Email me your email address and ill send you my diet.
My brothers girlfriend feeds her dogs only raw meat and they say that its best for dogs but her dogs are big hunting dogs and i have chihuahuas is it still good for the small breeds?
What is the best thing to feed chihuahuas?|||Of course you can feed a Chihuahua raw! I feed both my Siberian Huskies and my Chihuahua "Prey Model Raw". You have to know what you're doing though. It's not just as simple as tossing raw meat in a dish. You have to make it balanced. When feeding Prey Model Raw, you feed 80% muscle meat, 10% bone, and 10% organs, 5% of the organs need to be liver. You can balance this out over a week.
All of my dogs are thriving on this diet and are healthier than ever. I believe it's the best diet for any dog, unless of course the dog has a weak immune system.
You can feed any raw meats. My dogs get lamb, pork, venison, goat, bison, rabbit, etc. A few tips I have is you can always use supplements if you're worried about your dog missing out on vital vitamins and minerals. I use the brand Nupro and they have a supplement specifically for small dogs. It's most likely not needed because prey model raw is balanced but it just makes me feel better to use it. I also give my dogs salmon oil a couple times a week just to help with skin and coat. I only use Nupro a few times a week too.
Here's a site that has everything posted about Prey Model Raw.
https://www.dogster.com/forums/Raw_Food_鈥?/a>
It's a lot easier than it looks once you get the hang of it and how much to feed.|||I mostly do chicken wings (raw), for my dog and my daughters chihuahua. I cook for my dogs too-which is pretty cheap since I make up quite a bit and freeze it in containers.
mutton,cooked rice can you please help me something healthy food for him please i hace 2 tortoise one is male n one female both small|||High protein foods like chicken and fish can cause growth problems that deform its shell. If they are raw, these foods introduce and encourage the growth of food poisoning bacteria in the tortoise's quarters.
The right foods for your tortoise depends on its species since these animals are often specialists and you have to know what kind you have to feed it properly. The link below will show you how to identify what kind of tortoise you have and then how to feed and care for it.|||I wanna buy t tortoise. frm where did u got that?
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Okay, so I'm looking into becoming a rawist, or a raw foodist, however you want to say it. And I'm wondering, what can I eat for protein? Can I eat tofu? Are there any raw foods that are naturally low in carbs and high in protein?|||Bean sprouts , avocado , hemp seed,nuts , gojie berries,figs ,green veggies,sprouted nuts and seeds,spirulian/blue green algae,mushrooms and maca.This raw foods are very high source of protein.|||Mostly nuts and seeds, (uncooked or sun-cooked) beans and whole grains, and vegetables. You can't eat tofu, because it has been processed and cooked. |||Raw foodists get plenty of protein from plants.I should know, I am one and am currently training for a marathon. Science shows that the benefits of additional protein stop when you're consuming more than eight percent of your calories from protein. Most people recommend that you get at least 10 percent for a margin of safety, which is fine.
For information on raw food and plant protein, check out:
http://www.raw-food-health.net/Vegetable鈥?/a>|||Starred because it is useful, going to check the website posted above. Thanks!
Okay ive been on a raw food diet and taking an herb for a medical condition that I have for 2 days, let me just say I feel amazing, my question is, are unsalted peanuts considered a raw food, I can eat tuna but is eating tuna out of the can okay even tho it has a bit of salt in eat, im kinda confused on that part.. please help|||The raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed.
Tuna is not part of this diet. It depends on the peanuts are they processed?
Good luck!|||A raw food diet consists of foods not heated above 110 F. The peanuts are OK as long as they are not roasted. Canned tuna is cooked. What KIND of raw foods diet are you on? Is this something your doctor recommended? There are different kinds of raw food diets.|||tuna from the can isn't raw, but you could go out and have sashimi. Raw means uncooked........ Again, sushi has rice in it, which is COOKED. Repeat: RAW MEANS UNCOOKED
i know the basics, like raw foods... lunch meats... eggs not cooked fully... and fish...
but is there anything else that we need to avoid...
like I was told that I can't eat chinese food... is this true???
|||you should avoid fish only if it is red meat, white meat tuna and talapia and mai-mai are good sources of protein. the problem with red meat fish is that the mercury levels in the fish is what turns it red. chinese food is fine just no raw fish. but eat what you want your baby to grow up to eat. i ate all kinds of fruits and vegetables while i was pregnant and even as babies they preferred the veggies to the deserts. they are noe 3 and 6 and still eat their vegetables before they eat the meat, and they prefer cinn.applesauce to a piece of cake.|||im not so sure about the lunch meats? my dr didn't say anything about that... plus i think lunch meat like turkey is fully cooked and then shaved off for packing... i think that should be okay... i was just told to stay away from as you said raw meats and limited sodas and tea...|||You can eat chinese food,but do it very rarely being that the food is known to be very greasy. Avoid eating foods that contain too much salt, sugar, & pork. Drink lots of water and eat fruits and veggies.|||You can eat raw veggies, and fish(in moderation) if its cooked. As long as you go to a reputable Chinese restaurant and don't eat sushi then you are fine. |||I would avoid certain fish with contain a lot of mercury and also, nuts and peanut butter - i believe it can cause the baby to develop allergies.
I'm new to the Colorado Springs area and have 2 border collie pups on a raw diet. Does anyone know any good places to find good quality raw food in the area? I'm especially interested in somewhere that will grind chicken backs. Also, any holistic vet recommendations would be much appreciated. Thank you!|||I would check out the websites of the most popular raw foods because they usually have a store search on them.
http://www.naturesvariety.com/locator
http://www.natureslogic.com/locations/
http://www.bravorawdiet.com/bravoretaile鈥?/a>
http://www.primalpetfoods.com/locator/in鈥?/a>
http://www.sojos.com/retailers/directory鈥?/a>
http://www.stellaandchewys.com/site/stor鈥?/a>
http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/stores/s鈥?/a>
I don't know if all of these are sold in Colorado Springs, but you can check it out. I'm sure once you go to these stores, they will have more resources for you.
Good luck!|||I just checked and it looks like there might be some co-op groups in Colorado (we have them in California)
There was a link for the Rocky Mountain Raw feeders group, but the link did not work.
Check out this link it has links for Colorado Support for Raw Feeding, vets that support raw feeding etc.
http://www.iboxboxers.com/rawdiet.html
Here is a link to the Colorado Raw feeders group on Yahoo
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Color鈥?/a>
I've been looking into the whole raw food craze, but one thing I can't get my head around is why raw-foodies don't eat raw seafood (like sushi) or "raw" dairy (ie, unpasterized). At one of the top raw foods restaurants in NYC, they cook with honey - so it's probably not an issue of these foods not being vegan. Anyone know?|||i asked my raw foodie friend and she doesnt eat seafood because shes Ovo Lacto Vegan..meaning she doesnt eat anything that had to die to prodcue your meal. Honey is bees bi product. But sushi is a dead being. about the milk, i have never even heard of unpasturized milk. She didn't say anthing about it either...|||The reason for pasteurization is to kill bacteria in milk products. So I wouldn't eat any unpasteurized dairy products.
However I am not sure what their issue with sushi would be. I personally don't like sushi but that is my taste not that I am worried about bacteria.|||Sushi is good, but when I think of raw seafood, I picture clear shrimp, green lobsters, fish filets that are translucent. I do eat raw clams and oysters. Raw eggs are okay in egg nog or with suki yaki. As far as unpasteurized milk products, there is no reason to chance the bacteria. My mother got tuberculosis from unpasteurized milk. I know the herds are checked today. Brucellosis comes from milk too, and the herds are checked.|||It's probably because most raw foodists are vegetarian (though not vegan), and seafood is NOT a vegetarian food, coming as it does from animals.
please gimme some names of the brand, going to switch my dog from orijen to raw. since i've heard so much good things about the raw. but im not too good with the kitchen skills and not sure if i can get my dogs all the nutrition they need if im gonna fix it myself.|||Well orijen is a very good dog food, it has all the nutrients a dog needs but always remember that every dog is an individual and has some nutrients deficiencies. Have a visit to the vet and ask her to tell you what vitamin deficiencies your dog has and give him the supplements for those vitamins.
Good dog food choices are ZiwiPeak, Acana Grain free, Nature's Variety Instinct, Before Grain, Wellness CORE, Earth Born Holistic Grain free, EVO and Canidae Grain free pure.
All of these brands are excellent for dogs.
GOOD LUCK!!!......:)|||The raw dog food diet is really an appealing way to care for your pet dog. But if you have never heard of this before, chances are your pet has always been fed dog food or you have even taken the task of letting them eat some leftovers or homemade dog food. In this case, it is strongly advised that you ease your pet into this raw food diet instead of immediately changing their meals into raw ones. They might respond to it positively so its best to change their eating habits one meal at a time. This would allow them to develop the needed enzymes for digesting raw food particles.
Do not feed your dog bones, especially cooked bones. Fragments can become lodged in the digestive tract. Canines in the wild who eat bones have the benefit of consuming hair and hide too, which have been found to 鈥榩ad鈥?the bone fragments and aid in their passing.|||Hello: You name it,I have tried it:)o... I like Oma's Pride raw chubs, in 2 lb. or 5 lb. Comes in a lot of flavors. Your dealer will give you info on it. Bravo is a excellant Raw also. You have to also see what is available in your area. My boy now does not like Raw. I feed Taste of the Wild, grain free. I do put chicken necks on top, chopped up, at times or a bit of hamburg.
like, maybe not for me cause im too old, but just hypothetically, is it possible for humans to be immune to the negative effects of eating raw food like chicken?
like, if they've eaten it since their birth?|||cooked food is tastier and gets digested easier and has less bacteria and microbes, raw food is tasty in some cases and it's digested though it has more bacteria and microbes you can get the energy from it.|||Yeah i think so, same reasons how homeless people who eat from bins dont get ill where their bodies have got immune against the bacterias.|||Yes But you will get sick (possibly) your body will get immune to Raw Foods. Like how your body can be immune to diseases!!!!|||NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!鈥? That's just stuipd plain stuipd NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!鈥? you can not
I need to buy a book on the Raw Food Diet but dont know which one is best.|||Once you have mastered the basics all these Raw / Living foods books are fundamentally the same.
I have a number of them which I no longer really even look at - you can get far more resources online you don't actually need to buy books on the subject.
Listed below are two of the best sites:
1) Goneraw.com for recipes - complete with illustrations and cooking instructions. (This site alone contains many more recipes than any of the books).
2) living-foods.com. This also contains lots of recipes but also the detailed information on the health benefits of eating a raw diet that all the raw food books also contain.
Incidentally if you are looking for a RAW food restaurant in London, SAF is the best known - they have one on Shoreditch High Street and another within Whole Foods Market on Kensington High Street. They also run cookery classes from time to time.|||go with the phrase RAW VEGAN RECIPES to the search box of the following websites:
amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com
and barnes and noble at http://www.bn.com|||while not totally raw, ''the thrive diet'' by brandin brazier is excellent. it introduced me to hemp milk (a great source of omega 3 and 6), the green smoothie and ''superfoods'' such as spirulina, chlorella and maca.
best of luck
http://www.amazon.com/Thrive-Optimal-Per鈥?/a>|||The 80/10/10 diet by dr douglas graham tops them all
There are some very unhealthy flaws with some theorys of raw food dieting..dr graham is very logical and clear and the diet he presents is not restrictive and is definitly the healthiest raw diet there is.
So I'm looking at commercial raw diets and I notice one has 11% protein, high quality kibble has 29%-41% , and dehydrated has about 21-29%.
Why would a raw diet, containing the most meat have the least percentage of protein??
Help?|||Possibly, .... maybe the kibble had to have protien supplements added and/or maybe it's made for "high calorie- working-type dogs"? I'm sorry I don't quite know-- it may have to do with the concentration (remember raw-raw isn't dehydrated and has a high water content) / ingredients/ quality/ brand/ age group? Most likely it may have to do with the water content (concentration and mass ratio)??
I have been eating really unhealthily since the summer started, and it makes me tired and bloated. I wanted to try a raw fruits and vegetables diet.. Has anyone ever tired it? How does it work? Is it healthy? Feedback please!!|||A completely raw food diet is NOT advisable at all. Most raw foods have anti-nutrients in them and are best eaten after cooking. The trick is to not over cook your food. A good example of this is broccoli that has lots of goitrogens in it and if you eat it raw, it will affect your thyroid gland negatively. If you cook it under 191 degrees F for less than 30 minutes you will get rid of the goitrogen problem and break down the fiber in it and it will be far more digestible for you. If you steam it for a couple minutes, you will find it is far more nutritious for you. What happens if you cook it too long at a high temperature is something called digestive leukocytosis and this is a reaction in your blood where the chemistry actually changes and is not a good thing.
Some foods like milk should not be heated, but drunk raw. The problem is that you should not drink pasteurized milk you get from the store because it comes from very sick cows they are feeding grains like corn. This makes the cow sick and the milk sick as well. You need to get milk from GRASS FED cows and drink it raw.
Most fruits should not be cooked or heated, but eaten raw. Making soups from vegetables is an excellent way to get your vegetables & minerals. Just don't heat the soup too hot for too long.
It's also important to realize that your digestion needs to be in good working order as well. Plant foods are digested in the small intestine and rely on your pancreas to be in good shape to provide good enzymes. Your stomach is where proteins are first digested using hydrochloric acid to break them down into smaller amino acid complexes and then the pancreas provides protease to break the proteins down further.
Plant eating animals do NOT have hydrochloric acid in their stomachs, but just before the small intestine they have a gland that produces HCL to sanitize the food before entering the small intestine. Humans and all meat eating animals have HCL produced in the stomach to sanitize and break down proteins like meat, primarily. Plant eating animals are much more efficient at eating plant foods than humans. Look at the old dried grass cows can eat and remain very healthy. If a human tried to do that, they would not survive.
There are many reasons for becoming tired and bloated, but it all has to do with digestion. I suggest you find a good certified nutritional therapist that can help you develop a good eating plan that fits your goals of what you want to accomplish.
good luck to you|||Eat LOTS of fruits and vegetables per day, and maybe a few nuts and seeds here and there. Fruits are the most digestible food around for mankind, and vegetables only come in second in digestion compared to fruits.
So one banana per meal is not going to cut it. 4-6 bananas in a meal is better.
If you don't eat enough fruits on the diet, you will lose muscle and you will get anorexic. That is why it is SO important to eat 4-6 fruits per meal, 3 meals daily. Eat when you are hungry
Don't fill too much up on any kind of berry, because they are extremely low in calories. You need high calorie fruits like apples, bananas, oranges, melons, mangos, peaches, pears.
Don't forget protein from green leaves like spinach, kale, swiss chard, romaine lettuce, parsley, cilantro. Cucumbers are good for skin, carrots for eyes. Almost a pound a day of fresh salad is good to keep you healthy
In order to fill up on any kind of berry or vegetable, you would need 5 pounds of that kind of berry or vegetable to sustain you. We are not herbivores, but frugivores-which means we are supposed to mainly eat fruit.
Yes I have tried it, for 5 days. I couldn't afford it though, it was just too much. The thing is you can either eat a lot of nuts, or you can eat a lot of fruits. Its either one of them to be a staple food. Vegetables are too low in calories to be a staple food. So it is important to have all three kinds of food groups in your diet, but fruits or nuts as your staple food.
The first day was very easy. Instead of going to the bathroom 1 time per day like I normally do, you would go 4 to 5 times per day with the raw food diet. It makes your bowel movements better, and your overall health better. Fruits have the highest vibrational energy out of all three food groups, so they are the path to healing/consciousness/spirituality.
DO NOT eat raw potatoes like I did, they are toxic, no matter cooked or uncooked. I tried having them on raw food diet to be the staple food, but they made my bowels look like crap after I went to the bathroom.
Do people who are on this diet actually prefer eating cold food vs. warm?
Why can鈥檛 raw meats/fish be included in this diet? I am obviously talking theoretically about safe raw meat free of diseased bacteria. Vegetables can contain poisons from the environment just as likely as an animals meat can contain harmful bacteria鈥檚, so given this theory 鈥?why is meat and fish left out of this lifestyle?|||I know of raw foodists who eat raw fish, honey, raw egg, and raw dairy products. So, no, they are not vegan or vegetarian. I don't think people who eat like this comprise the majority of raw foodists, however. I try to incorporate a lot of raw foods into my diet, but it's hard when traveling to do it healthily, and I don't feel it's necessary for me to have a 100% raw diet anyway. I have had some really excellent dishes at raw food restaurants, including the best strawberry cream pie I can ever imagine eating (restaurant in Bangkok). I didn't notice or care that my meal wasn't hot. It was more room temperature than cold, anyway. Think about it: you probably eat plenty of cold foods already. Salads, fruits, etc. It's a very nice way to eat in summer.|||Let me ask you this question... how much raw meat are you willing to eat? I'm not saying that sashimi and steak tartare is bad or anything, but I don't think anyone would be willing to eat that ALL the time, or say... raw chicken, or eggs, liver, bacon, whatever. Not all raw meat is safe to eat, and the majority of meat/seafood that people have access to in supermarkets and their local fishmonger isn't of raw eating quality... especially fish. Vegetables are A LOT safer to eat raw than meat is, and the poisons that you're talking about are usually from pesticides and such, not fron the veggies themselves. People just generally don't eat raw meat to such an extent. And some people go on a raw food diet because they feel its healthier for them. With a raw food diet, you don't neccessarily eat everything raw, just mostly. It's the individiuals choice how much raw food they eat. And some foods just taste better cold. Like milk... I hate warm milk. Some people eat cold pizza or chinese food (I'm just using examples here). I know I wouldn't want hot salad... would you? So maybe some people like eating cold food. So with all that being said, I don't think the raw food diet HAS to be vegetarian/vegan, it just makes a lot of sense for it to be that way, and it should be pretty obvious that there are a lot of people who practice that lifestyle. Otherwise you wouldn't have posted your question.
And if you're worried about the poisons in veggies, go to your locak farmer's market and I bet you 100 to 1 there will be someone there selling all natural and organic fruits and veggies... and everything at farmer's markets is way cheaper than a supermarket anyway.|||Vegan means just that. No meat. Cooked or otherwise.|||I'm on a easy diet to follow it's a liquid diet Beer.|||I eat meat cooked, thank you. It's good for you, and it's fun to hunt it and kill it.|||Because vegans are too narrow-minded and they like the smell of their farts.
My coworker is a raw food vegetarian, and he's been stressed out recently with financial concerns. I thought getting some relaxing organic green tea for him would be nice, but on the package it said that the tea is "pan-fired" which leads me to believe it has been "cooked." Can a raw food vegetarian drink tea? If not, what other relaxing things could I get him?|||i think he would prefer white...less processed
Black tea has been fully fermented during processing, and green has not been fermented at all. Oolong teas are somewhere in the middle. So what is 'white tea'?
Well, just like those other teas, white tea come from the Camellia sinensis plant. But the leaves are picked and harvested before the leaves open fully, when the buds are still covered by fine white hair. Hence the name. White tea is scarcer than the other traditional teas, and quite a bit more expensive.
White tea is similar to green tea, in that it's undergone very little processing and no fermentation. But there is a noticable difference in taste. Most green teas have a distinctive 'grassy' taste to them, but white tea does not. The flavour is described as light, and sweet. You should steep white tea in water that is below the boiling point.|||he can drink tea it does not contain animal fat|||yes, tea is good for you|||of course he can take tea.... why not....|||yes ....he can drink tea ....and tea is usually not cooked .....soo yaa tea would be a good idea .|||Oraganic all natural tea ..yes|||Tea absolutely does not contain any animal products. It is wholly plant based and one of the best beverages for vegans and vegetarians. It also doesn't need to be organic to be non-animal based. Any kind of tea is wonderful. I'd stick to the real teas and avoid the herbals, since you really don't know what you are getting with those flavored teas. Here's something I found interesting on tea processing.
Sophisticated Firing
The long history of Chinese green tea affords it time to experiment and develop many processing techniques.
Unlike black tea, Chinese green tea is made with minimal processing. A process - called firing - applies heat to kill the enzymes and halt the oxidation, or fermentation.
Traditionally, the Chinese uses three firing methods: steaming, pan-frying and baking.
Steaming is widely used in China until the 16th century. Steamed leaves and their liquor have an attractive green colour and are a beauty to behold.
Early Gong Cha were made by steaming. Japanese monk Kobo Daishi learnt this when he visited China in A.D. 804 and introduced tea drinking to Japan with the Chinese tea seeds he brought back.
Today, most Japanese green tea is made using the steaming method.
Pan-frying was later preferred over steaming for two reasons: it is quicker to pan-fry than to steam, and it stimulates an intense chestnuty aroma and flavor.
Today, pan-frying is the most popular firing method in China.
Baking can be done using either charcoal or electric oven. It is preferred over pan-frying when it is important to preserve the shape and texture of the tea, such as when making floral infused green tea.
Baked green tea usually have a floral or fruity favor, and because it is less manipulated than pan-fried green tea, its tiny white hairs are often left intact.
Many Chinese green tea are produced using combinations of pan-frying and baking, allowing the advantages of each method to be exploited.|||Yes, tea is fine he can drink all he likes.|||what a good friend you are! If he is 100 percent raw, he won't drink tea (the heat from the water destroys enzymes. If he is like most raw foodies, on an 80/10/10 diet, he will drink a tea such as chamomile or mint, which is made from dehydrated plants and herbs. I suggest a nice mint or chamomile, which can be bought in bulk at most healthfood stores.|||i don't know., i think they can
for those saying why not
it's because it's heated to boil, and its kinda like cooking the tea, so it might be considered cooked food
and it takes energy to make tea, so some might not take it|||Tea is really not cooked, only heated. However, the darker tea brands have been "so to speak" cooked during their processing. I would use a natural light or white tea. The less heated the more natural it would be. Tell him to drink all he wants; even hot tea.|||Some living and raw foodists will drink SUN TEA, which is tea brewed by the power of the Sun. Teas that contain boiling water are not considered raw. Many teas that are purchased in the store may have been processed at temperatures above 118 degrees. The best way is to grow your own herbs and dry them at a low temperature, and use them for sun teas.
So I would say try getting him some herbs to make his own sun tea plus it can be relaxing to grow your own herbs.|||Tea is very good all kind especially green tea.|||Yes if the water does not come to a complete boil.
The temp for raw food must be under 110 degrees.
The tea itself must also be fresh and either dehydrated or sun dried with the same temperature restrictions.|||Tea is fine. I drink it all day long.|||yes|||matcha tea isn't cooked, its dryed... thou kinda hard 2 get in america
I want to lose 20lbs this summer and I heard this diet is really good. I'm a health nut but I have a bad obsession with fasting so I wanted to try a diet that is healthy and light but will make me lose weight pretty fast and cleanse my insides XD
I read a few books on it and it seems to be like a miracle diet, especially for those who carry it out through life, but anybody with personal experience? how much did you lose how fast?|||Most people who go on the raw foods diet do so to cope with health problems- one of which is obesity, true, but the diet requires such a complete change in lifestyle that it certainly wouldn't be the easiest way to lose a mere 20 pounds.
I lost about 25 pounds in the first two months I was raw. I slowly gained about 10 of it back, and my weight has held steady for the last four years. I'm 5'5" and I weigh 115#.|||It is in fact a miracle diet. It'll do everything for you that you just mentioned. I only ate an exclusively raw food diet for 3 or 4 months and lost over 30 pounds. I felt better than ever and it was a culinary adventure.
I am just starting out and hope to get answers from anyone who is actually a raw foodist. I believe dried beans are extremely cheap and I would really appreciate it if you shared a few recipes with me whether with beans or not..as long as they are cheap! I will go shopping tomorrow so what should I put on my shopping list??|||carrots, celery, onions, (depends on what part of the country you live in)...don't do the liquid thing..not healthy for you..but, the veggies are fine...also, broccoli, cauliflower, most anything that you get in the vegetable dept. you can eat raw...
Beans..yes, good protein, and extremely cheap...if you like will send you a few recipes when you answer...they are delicious...promise...|||Fruits, fresh and dried. Nuts.|||celery dip in yougart --apples raw ----carrot mayo & lemon juice 3 pk sugar sub--splenda----i put some splenda and cinnamon on the apples cause i do not like them plain use less then 1/4 teaspoon to your meals of salt lot of tea with splenda ----- any raw veg turnip ---it is hard good luck|||If you cook the beans, then it's not following the raw food diet. Soaking them might work, but that will take a while.|||the cheapest.. hmm.. ur arm>>>?
I have decided to eat a majority of my meals raw. I feel better in a way, but it is sooo time consuming, especially with all the other stuff I have going on in my life right now; home with my 6 month old baby boy, for one. I just want to know if there is any tips out there to make it easier, and less expensive. Nuts are the most expensive part, and besides that its all organic. I appreciate any GOOD answers.|||you,d better learn to chew your food a lot! most people just wolf down food. this will not work! you will get diarrhea, and lose most of the nutrient value if you don,t masticate well. you also need a lot of water to digest these uncooked foods. at least 64 oz. per day! if you,re going to do this. don,t go cheap.
I've started a new diet and its basically large amounts of raw fruit, veggies, and a bit of meat here and there. And I've noticed my stomach has been rumbling and my anus exploding with gas here and there. Anyone else notice this?|||Jen D is right about the decaying meat still in your system and increased amounts of plant fiber. I just became a raw vegan a few weeks ago and during the second week I had A LOT of gas. Now that my body has acclimated I barely have any gas. I don't know if thats because of the raw vegan diet or just because I sprout my beans.You should try sprouting your beans and seeds, sprouting releases some of the gases so when you consume them the gas will not be a problem. |||Changing to a highly plant diet causes a cleansing effect which can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Basically, your body is pushing out build-up that has developed from high fatty foods, meat, or foods high in cholesterol. This is normal and while it is annoying it is a healthy part of the transition.|||It is likely a combination of the decaying meat and the increase in fiber.
Vegetarians, fruitarians and raw foodists do not eat meat.
I hear trolls frequently have that "exploding anus" problem.|||The products you eat are gas producers of methane and sulfides. Naturally you get a reaction with hcl in your gut. Believe me, anyone around you will notice.|||No. Funny thing is since I became a vegan I don't fart much and when I do it doesn't smell at all. Seriously, I eat A LOT of beans, too. Creepy...|||NO... REALLY?
how about that..
YOU do realize that yahoo answers has an INDEX where you can research your query before you post it?
this question has been asked way too many times.
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Is it possible to be healthy on a raw food diet? I've been considering going vegan for some time now, and everything I've read about the raw food diet has been incredible (as far as the benefits go). I'm already slim, and I don't want to lose too much weight, however. Can I go on raw food diet and still keep my weight in a healthy range?|||In, some cases, nope. People whose diets is solely on eating raw foods increase the risk of food poisoning and increased risk of food-borne illness.
I recommend you not drink any raw milk, eggs, and shellfish!! There is no nutritional advantages of a raw diet.
Kidney beans, including sprouts, are toxic when raw, due to the chemical phytohaemagglutinin.i also suggest you to go to stores like virginraw it is Los Angeles|||Yes but as with any other diet no one diet fits all. Raw food included. In fact if you follow macrobiotics it states that only people who live in cold climates and of a certain constitutional type can benefit from it. Its main basis is that heat over 116F can denature enzymes that help you digest food. for more information i suggest u to see this site u can find raw and organic food from there www.virginraw.com
I'm always thinking about the idea of "absolute health"...there has to be some diet out there that is the best possible diet for a human...we have dog food figured out; the same food every day and they get all they need! Why isn't there "human food"?
So, I wonder if raw food is the most natural and healthy way to eat. It sounds good on paper, but what do you think?|||Hi! Allow me to share with you my experience with "going raw"...
I also think about what is IDEAL when it comes to health and nutrition, too. My curiosity and research led me to where I am now.
I became a vegetarian initially because it really does NOT seem very natural to me to eat meat or animal products. Read this article by Milton Mills and really think about some of the reasons he gives.:
http://www.all-creatures.org/mhvs/nl-200鈥?/a>
My husband and spent all night talking about those exact things one night right before we made the decision to go veg. We had already gotten rid of a lot of chemicals from our lives and were trying to get a little closer to how we felt Nature intended us to treat our bodies; after really thinking about whether we're naturally suited to eat animal products we thought going veg made sense.
I spent a lot of time reading different sites and browsing recipe books at the bookstore the first few months. I kept seeing stuff about "raw vegans" and I was really drawn to the idea of raw food. I kept buying raw recipe books and reading about all the experiences of people who have gone raw. It really did sound too good to be true! Again, though, it made sense to me. It just doesn't seem like Nature would intend for us to cook most of our food. I really respect the incredibly complex way that Nature manages to make everything work together so perfectly and I believe that (most)food in its natural state is perfect. Cooking it and adding chemicals to it...it all makes it not perfect anymore. We see this when we boil food and it loses so much of its nutrients to the water or when we heat food and it loses all the enzymes that Nature had to have put there for a reason. I read SO much stuff about raw foods before actually giving it a try. Honestly, I didn't think I could do it. But little things kept gnawing at me, like all the bizarre and elaborate recipes you could do with raw foods (not the most natural way to eat, but the next best thing - some of the recipes just looked so FUN) and things like photos of blood after eating raw food and then after eating cooked food (white blood cells en masse as if our bodies attack cooked food like it was poison!) and all the descriptions from raw foodists about how they GLOWED and had all this energy and were becoming more beautiful and more healthy every day. I was too intrigued and had to give it a shot.
I went completely raw right away and stayed that way for about a month. Within the first week I noticed a big change in my overall attitude and energy level. People were commenting on what a good mood I was in. By the end of the month I was seeing that GLOW other raw foodists talked about and my husband even said my eyes sparkled. I felt fantastic. My food was digesting better than ever (I never really thought about digestion until I did it RIGHT and noticed the difference) and I had a whole new appreciation for the tastes and textures of food on a different level. I would say the whole experience touched me on several levels. Do you ever have experiences that just click with you as "right"? So, of course I stayed 100% raw, right? No! Can you believe it? The fact is, it was a lot of work the way I was doing it. I like to prepare complex meals and so I was doing a lot of recipes that involved blending and dehydrating and there were a lot of experiments that turned out awful. I travel a good deal and just didn't prepare as much as I should; eating at restaurants gets old when there's really nothing but salads for you on the menu. My husband was really losing patience with the food I was preparing, too. And we DO get addicted to certain kinds of foods: comfort foods, snacks like popcorn at the movies, real cookies, nice, hot soups. You don't realize how we associate so many different foods with different things in our lives until you do something drastic like go completely raw. Anyway, it got to be a lot of work and wasn't as satisfying as I'd like for me on an emotional level. I started eating soaked and cooked beans more and more often and eventually I found excuses to add more cooked food to my diet until I got to where I am now, which is about 50-75% raw depending on the day. I am a little disappointed in myself because I like to think I can do anything I put my mind to and I KNOW in my heart that raw foods CAN do amazing things for our bodies and health if we consistently make them a large part of our diet. I am going through an especially busy time in my life right now and I keep telling myself that when things calm down a bit I'm going to be better and smarter about my diet. I wish I could have stuck with it all the way, but, alas, no one is perfect. We can try to be, though, and I think a raw diet is a pretty good thing to aim for.|||Maybe not the absolute but it is pretty healthy but it depends on the foods you eat and how much you eat of it because some foods you can handle raw a few times but then they can go bad or get you sick if you don't eat them raw anymore and it depends on the area you live in because there are different foods you would need in that area to live a healthy life.|||no absolutes in health. you are mortal, get used to it. and as for having dog food figured out, dogs still chase squirrels, you know what i mean? But that all being said, raw food is definitely very good for you in a number of ways, i think you are probably best off with a varied diet that features a lot of raw food than an all raw food diet.|||It does sound good on paper. But what about meats (we are omnivores, after all) - you have to cook meats to kill bacteria that are harmful to us. So who would want to eat nothing but raw fruits and veggies all their lives? And even dairy products are "cooked" in essence when they pasteurize them. They could also contain harmful bacteria without this. I don't think the human species has a strong enough immune system to ward off some of the bacteria in our foods.|||I think the raw food diet is all it's said to be. I have experimented with it on and off for 10 years and the difference is amazing. Check out www. rawfamily.com - I spent a lot of quality time with this family and they are absolutely 100% for real. It is the only cure for diabetes (which I am borderline on) and many other diseases that doctors say are incurable. The only part of it that sucks is that it is EXPENSIVE. You have to be willing to spend about $250 or more a month per person - and that was (and still is) the hardest obstacle for me. Also you have to really focus on green drinks - not just fruit and gourmet stuff like too many people think - and actually dog food isn't perfect nutrition - there's actually a raw food diet for dogs too - google some info on the "BARF" diet (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food, or Bones and Raw Food diet for dogs). Oh - and to Holley who posted before me - the raw food diet does not include meat or dairy - just nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, and a few other things.... but not animal products.|||no|||we totaly do not have dog food figured out! commercial dog foods range from excelent quality (natura brand, natures recipie, solid gold brand, etc) to absolute rubbish (ol-roy brand, dog chow, pedigree brand etc). the human diet is FAR more complex than the canine diet....
as to raw foods, in certain repects there are benefits to eating foods raw, (veggies, fruits, herbs, etc) and many other foods that should be or MUST be cooked. avoid any guru who promises you "absolute health" he or she is lying or a fool.|||It isn't.That is fallacious.A healthy,balanced diet
is what we all require,not just completely this or that.
With respect to you,the only people that I've heard insisting that eating ALL raw foods only
are usually hippie types(most often their description),who only balance it with illicit drugs.|||No. I don't think it's the perfect diet. However, it's a GREAT way to detox if you do it for a week to a month at a time. I think a whole foods diet is probably the healthiest.|||Without a doubt it's an important part. But health requires vigilance in other areas as well. A raw vege diet with a variety of other nutrient sources like beans (and even some meats like chicken breast, pork loin and whitefish) helps you cover the nutrition bases. Exercise is equally important. No matter what your diet is, a sedentary lifestyle is going to make you unhealthy.
Note: For some people exercise is a difficult hurdle to leap. Trust me when I say that when you get off of your butt and exercise you will feel better and have more energy for the rest of that very first day. You will sleep better too. As you ease yourself into a better diet team that up with easing into an exercise regimen. I promise you will feel better.
I want to know if any of the raw food advocates can find actual scientific evidence from studies which proves that feeding a raw diet is better for dogs than feeding high-quality kibble? I'm asking for actual research studies with the information from reputable universities, etc.
I don't want any hearsay. I want real, documented facts. If you can provide it, I'll stop telling people not to feed raw. But I'm still not feeding it to my dogs.|||Check with Cornell Unv. and their canine nutrition reports...several yrs ago now they did not feel any food on the market was good for a dog based on wild dog eating habits and lab results from testing....|||Hi there...
Unfortunately, actual scientific evidence that raw feeding is better than kibble does not exist. Very few, if any, studies have been done on the subject of raw feeding dogs. If you think about it, who would fund such studies? certainly not the dog food companies. If studies were done and they showed conclusively that raw WAS healthier in the long term, could you imagine (in terms of profits especially) the deep trouble the food companies would be in...
IMO, you shouldn't be telling people not to feed raw as it is entirely their own choice. I personally feed partly raw and my dogs enjoy the benefits. I aim for half raw/half kibble as I like the convenience of kibble but also appreciate the benefits of raw...as a result, my dogs teeth are dazzling, their poops are less frequent, they hardly smell doggy at all and most importantly, they LOVE their meals (even my two fussy eaters eat with enthusiasm) and they are getting food that is biologically appropriate for them.
Trickster|||As someone has said, who is going to fund this? Certainly not the dog food manufacturers, that's for sure. The only evidence you are going to get is anecdotal. (Like my dogs fed raw for 13 years.........no illnesses whatsoever in that time.) But since dogs have *exactly* the same digestive system as the wolf and wild dog, it surely follows that a raw diet is the best? Dogs fed raw have a high immune system, and don't fall ill with salmonella, etc., and therefore it is safe to feed raw meat. I personally would be interested in scientific evidence to show that kibble is better than raw. Considering that the dog food manufacturers have had years to perfect their food, why can't they get it right? Why are foods being recalled because they are *killing* dogs with kidney failure?
It's your decision whether you don't feed raw or not. As for your decision to tell people *not* to feed raw....where is *your* evidence? The evidence that ordinary people have is in front of their eyes........bad teeth, smelly coat, skin problems, allergies, hot spots, arthritis, etc., etc. If anyone wants to know how to feed a balanced raw diet, you will be made welcome on the list below.|||The BARF or 'Raw foods' diet isn’t as good as most advocates claim it is. It is however better than ALL dry food you can buy at wal-mart or other similar stores. Wal-mart bought food isn’t human grade, so it is often made with spoiled meat, dead on arrival animals, and always from the scraps left over (example: snout, hooves, etc). By feeding your dog Fresh foods they contain more nutrients than Kibble. There are Plenty of Human grade dry dog foods out there that are more nutritionally sound than raw food, but they still don’t offer the variety of a raw diet (assuming you do rotate what you feed). BARF carries some risks of it own, like salmonella that you don’t hear about. I can do the exact same study and come up with as many different answers as I hire scientists to read the data, so Studies won’t help you here.
Just go with the basics that have been proven:
Processed food is worse for you than fresh
Home grown is better than store bought
Anything frozen, thawed, and cooked will lose nutrients.
So for Maximum “nutritional” value a freshly killed farm raised, hand feed, cow eaten raw will have the most nutrients. Does this mean its better for you…..Maybe? It just has the potential for being better. I would rather lose a small amount of “nutrients” (that really wont matter at the end of the day) for the benefits of time, effort, and energy it would take to gain a handful of vitamins by eating raw.|||Hi, I switched my 11 year old girl over. Her teeth actually become totally white, her gums stopped bleeding, her fur become softer and her dandruff went away, and she became as energetic as she had been five years before.
I also feed by puppies BARF and they have never had any health issues at all. I guess scientifically I;m not prepared to answer, however,
what is right about ground up food, that has fillers, often times by products, preservitives, all ground up, baked, stored in a bag in a wharehouse for how long? then on a store shelf for how long?
that just isn't the way dogs or cats were intended to eat, by nature!|||Joseph Wakshlag, professor of clinical nutrition at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, N.Y., was cited as saying that uncooked meat can harbor harmful bacteria, such as salmonella, and for that reason, veterinarians usually don't advocate a raw food diet.
Wakshlag was further cited as saying he's aware of only one study that analyzed the pros and cons of feeding dogs a raw food diet. And that study concluded that "fresh diets are pretty much OK." Ultimately, it's up to the owner to decide what to feed a pet.
If raw diets were proven better and commercial diets were proven harmful, there would be a tremendous backlash against the pet food industries and the veterinary profession that is so entrenched with it. Legal rammifications would be a highly probable option: people suing vets for recommending a product that harms their pets; people suing the pet food companies for creating a harmful product without warning consumers of its dangers, for falsely advertising that product as healthy, and for lying and covering up the information that indicated otherwise; and vets suing the universities for providing an inadequate, faulty education. Thousands of people would be laid off, a multi-billion dollar industry would crumble, hundreds of veterinarians would find themselves jobless, and society would no longer have an 'acceptable' outlet for disposing of its dead, dying, and diseased meat, its grain waste, and the some 40% of euthanized pets that find their way into rendering plants and kibble, barbituates and all (Lonsdale, T. 2001. Raw Meaty Bones.; Martin, A. Foods Pets Die For.). All of this is what they have to lose if the results of a raw diet study reflect unfavorably on commercial foods. Can one see the incentive in never performing or publishing a proper study that objectively looks at raw diets and their effects on the overall health of the dog?
Now, since you carry the title of Top Expert... Why don't you do a little research and read some literature on this matter?
www.rawmeatybones.com
www.rawfed.com/myths
www.rawlearning.com|||I ask you to follow the same challange. Find real scientic proof it is better to feed them high quality kibble that has been processed with preservatives. Anyway here is a website that compared KIBBLE since that is what you feel you should feed your dog. Read the first page where it states raw is better, then you can compare kibble to your hearts content.
Have you ever tried or known who has ever tried the diet?
I'm very curious about it and I have read a lot of positive things about it.
What are some ways to transition?
Do you think it's a load of bull?|||I do know someone who did it. They did it for the health benefits rather than weight loss.
They said they felt better, but I am afraid they became a 'raw' bore! It's ALL they talk about! She still looks quite large, so I don't know whatelse she is eating behind the scenes.
I don't know all that much about it, but I do wonder whether you would get all the nutrients you need from this kind of diet. Good luck though.|||I'm not much for diets and i hate salads but I can eat the vegetables in a salad separately. Just watch what you eat though because a lot of stuff is cooked because of the bacteria inside or on it could harm you. Also, don't stifle yourself with a boring diet get creative!|||nope it works . you lose 10 pounds in a week. for me , i accomplished it in 5 days
and it's a good thing I naturally love fruits/vegetables, and nuts.
I am just getting started on my new diet with lots of raw foods. I still cook some of my veggies and just wonder if its OK to still eat fish?|||A raw diet must consist of at leat 80% raw foods, so you could only include cooked fish and veggies in 20% of your diet, which usually translates to about one meal (or just main course) per day. Also, most raw foodist are also vegan/vegetarian but there are few raw foodists out there who will eat raw meat like fish, or consumed unpasturized dairy products.|||It's going great so far. I did have a small set back, but I'm back on track now! lol Report Abuse
|||Congratulations on starting a raw diet! In answer to your questions, it is really up to you. If you choose to be raw vegetarian or raw vegan then no, that cannot include fish.
I know there are some raw foodists out there who eat raw fish. I personally choose not to eat fish because of of cruelty and overfishing issues - and I'm of the opinion that fish is not healthy, but there is a lot of conflicting info on the subject from both sides.
A raw foodist does not eat any cooked food at all, but you can be what is called "high raw" which means roughly 80% (mostly) raw.
The reason why some people might want to be 100% raw is that it facilitates the detox process, but if you choose to be high raw then that's very healthy too. Probably the healthiest non-raw meal you can have is steamed veggies as part of a green salad. If you can find Essene bread in a local shop I'd highly recommend it - it's not raw but it's made from sprouted grain and very healthy - much more so than regular wholegrain bread.|||Of course it's okay to eat fish. Just don't overcook them, I hate it when I do it can ruin a good meal. It's the same when the chef over does Pork chops it just needlessly dries them out.|||Wrong section.
I am just curious if anyone can tell me when I can start feeding raw foods to my 1 yr old son. Mainly I am looking at fruit obviously because he only has sooo many teeth and I know they are more tender. I also know of choking hazzards and stuff like that...I just wanna know when would be a good time to feed him raw fruit mainly!! Thanks!|||mine is 11 months and been eating raw fruits and veggies for over a month now. i just cut them into pea size pieces and watch while she eats. she loves cherries and cucumbers.|||He should do great with raw fruits! Strawberries and Bananas are obviously very soft but I would watch out for Grapes and Apples when you first give them to him. The skin or peeling can be tough to chew with such few and tiny teeth... As for veggies I would try thinly cut carrot sticks or possibly broccoli or cauliflower. If you want to you could try steamed veggies, they may help adjust your son adjust to the change in texture. Also my nephew just started eating solids and the first thing we gave him was actually a fruit and yogurt parfait at McDonald's. It is perfect because it has creamy yogurt, soft fruit, and crunchy granola. I hope he enjoys the new selection! good luck!|||my doc advises that we avoid raw carrots, whole blueberries, corn, and whole grapes until 2 years -- choking hazards. but ruby eats tons of raw fruits and vegetables (she is 14 months but was eating all of this at one year). her faves: green grapes which i cut into quarters, chopped raw tomato, whole apples, cubes of canteloupe, cubes of watermelon (not bite size for the melon but larger so that they can hold and bite), raw cucumber slices, halves of raw strawberries, halves of blueberries, and chunks of peeled nectarines.|||You could of been feeding him raw fruits and veggies for months now.
Start today. At one year, there really isn't anything that he can't eat. Watermelon, melon, blueberries, etc are good soft fruits to start with.
At a year, my daughter was eating everything...including celery, carrots and apples.|||go ahead, just be carefull with sitrus fruits and strawberries, and keep an eye on him
a lot of things are good and healthy, but only if not overdoing it, even water can be leathal if you drink too much
its much healthier then some who feed em chocolate, another thing you can try is actualy dried bread, just to gnaw on for itchy teeths|||fruits are usually easy to chew so if he has teeth you can go ahead and give them to him now. cut in small pieces. as for vegetables you can give him baby carrots he will naw on them. and pees and green beans are easy to eat well when cooked of course|||You would have to keep a really good eye on him, but go ahead and try now. My niece would eat raw carrots with only her gums (no teeth). She's 6 yearsold now and LOVES her veggies. She would chose to eat raw veggies over chips and cheesies!!
I am going to feed my dog raw food,should I feed my cat raw too? How would I go about it? What do other cat owners give thiers?|||You will find far better health going for a raw food diet, but you need to follow recipes so you get the right euantities of things in it, it's not all that complex. And there's y70% less UTI's by going that way as well.|||Cats, like dogs, have a higher tolerance for the kind of baterial load that raw meat carries; that's why they're less likely to get sick than if a human ate raw meat. So yes, you can give your cat raw food, too. Raw chicken cut up into little bits is fine; my cat eats everything, so he eats some of the dog's raw beef as well.
Uncooked chicken bones (thigh) is okay for cats, too, since it won't splinter (like cooked bones). Your dog should get only raw beef bones and no pork.
Don't give a dog raw fish, though.|||I wouldn't, but I don't have the time to do the research on the food.
I also don't want to have to educate my cat sitters on the safe handling of kitty's diet.
Kitty sleeps on my bed, sits on my work desk, lies on me, says scratch me by the butt lifter...
Way to much risk involved in my opinion.
Kibble I can leave out if I'm going to be late or away over night.
BARF (Bones And Raw Food) requires timed feedings, safe handling, cold storage.|||yes raw diets for cats are wonderful if you take the time to research and do it right. unlike dogs, cats need taurine to survive. you'll need to purchase a commerical supplement powder or feed organ meats (hearts are good here) to make sure your cat is getting taurine. here's a great website about cat nutrition and why dry food is bad. click on "what cats should eat"
www.littlebigcat.com
here's a link to a great user-friendly website on how to make your own raw food for your cat. see the section on home made diets for information at the first link and the raw diet recipe on the second link
http://www.britishmists.com/feeding.html
http://www.britishmists.com/food.html
also, here's a site with a step by step guide to raw food diets for cats
www.catnutrition.org|||My vets recommended a mixture. Definitely raw chicken necks for their teeth, then some vegetables (I just give cat grass) apparently in the wild they get veg from the stomach of their prey so its natural.
I don't give mine raw, I just wouldn't trust it enough.|||it's not advisable to give cat raw food, it's best to feed them with cats dried food/can food and if you are really not sure pls consult the nearest vet, good luck.
I want to put my pit pup on a raw food diet. She is 3 months and highly active.
How much money would it take? And how do I transition her into it?|||I hate to disagree with Kathleen as an experienced poster but I would say the opposite.
Firstly I raw feed and really don't find it expensive at all as long as you source your food well. I feed each rottweiler for about 拢1.25 per day - maybe 拢1.50 with extra goodies like free range eggs etc.
As for transitioning then if the pup has already come this far on kibble then I would swith gradually. Totally agree about the different digestion rates for sure but what it does is puts a strain on the pancreas, however if only in the short term while transitioning then it should be ok. Everything I've read on swapping for a young pup as this is, is to transition. Just helped a girl from here do exactly the same with her 8 week old rottie as she just swapped straight over and the dog got the runs badly. Took her back a step and the dog was fine.
So how I would recommend is chicken as the only raw meat for a week or two, and start adding a bit to the kibble at each meal. No runs then keep increasing - any sign of runs then slow down.
Best of luck and do research as variety of animal and cut of meat is important. Do add each protein source gradually and keep beef until last.|||You need to do a lot more research on it. Yes, it's largely the way dogs would eat in the wild. However, in a natural setting, dogs are actually omnivores. They usually eat the stomach of their prey first, thus taking in everything that the prey animal had eaten as well. If you feed her nothing but meat, she'll lose out on nutrients. You should also know that since raw diets for dogs have started growing in popularity, there has been a distinct surge in cases of food poisoning and salmonella in dogs. Modern slaughterhouses are not sanitary so meat is very often contaminated. Cooking kills those contaminants, but if you're not cooking your dog's meat... she's more than likely going to get sick.|||I'm not sure how much it would cost, but I do know that when switching foods with a dog, if one day he eats one type of food, then the next a totally different type, he will have diarrhea.
So the first day with the new diet, give him 1/4 of the new food, and the rest what he's been eating, keep it like this for two days, then 1/2 new, 1/2 old; keep it like this for about two days too. Then 1/4 old, 3/4 new, for about three days. Then all new.|||It's expensive. You have to fast the dog for 24 hours in order to clear the digestive tract of all traces of commercial dog food. This will prevent a blockage since the two different foods digest at different rates.|||It's,actually as cheap as grocery store kibble in the US. I recommend this guy's book. http://healthydogforlife.com/ Other good sites are http://drpitcairn.com/ http://thenaturallyhealthydog.com/ http://barfworld.com/ http://rawmeatybones.com/
I am moving to Brisbane in Australia in a month and I'd like to know if there are any raw food restaurants.|||there are good japanese stores in Brisbane but its kinda expensive. The best way if you wanna really enjoy yourself is to go on a tourist fishing boat and they will help you catch clams and let you eat them raw (after cleaning it of course)
Well, I have two syrian hamsters and my female, Tonks, has gotten very over weight. I would like to feed her and my male, Neville, a raw food diet. I already give them tofu and wheat germ and the occasional teaspoon of soy milk, but I want to cut out the seed mix completely. Any suggestions of what I might feed them? I don't mind preparation and I don't have anything against giving them meat. Thanks!|||In general animals are better of when feed with raw food. It is their natural diet. Animals in captivity can become ill when fed with cooked food diet.
Check out here for more info:
http://www.hamsterific.com/nutrition.cfm|||I don't know about a raw food diet, however I was able to find this recipe for organic hamster food that you can make yourself. It seems that it would be much better than a commercial food simply because you can control what goes in, AND it's freshly made.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4423636_make-own鈥?/a>|||try giving it fresh fruits and veggies. i give my hamsters a grape or carrot or a piece of strawberry every 2 days. sunflower seeds are high in oil so and that makes hamsters fatter.
and why. whats the best ones. thanks|||There is no "Best ones" simply eat what sounds good to you.
And for some people it's not a diet. It's a lifestyle. Just be sure you don't not eat.
I also kinda eat mostly raw foods. I had a craving for
cucumbers. So, I ate cucumbers till I no longer wanted them.
Smoothies are really good on the "diet".
When you eat like this, you should be creative!
And now, I don't have a craving for anything.
One thing you should know is you won't eat as
much because your body will be getting enough nutrients.
Also, if you have been eating the normal
american diet you should be aware your body will begin to detox.
Hope this helps! If you need more details let me know!|||If your talking about meats.. NOO!!! NOT SAFE!!
But raw foods.. ya there isn't really the best ones.. ITS UP TO YOU!!
Hope I helped:))|||Steak Tartare is delicious.|||fruits and veggies are very health. Low calories.
Im 5'7 150 LBS im trying to get down to 130 by november. i saw this lady on t.v juss wanted to kno if any1 has tried this diet. i dont wanna invest time in somethin that doesnt work.|||Oh, in my case, there's no need for me to go on diet :) All you have to do is simply get rid of carbonated drinks, sweets, spicy, fatty and salty food. Then eat only friuts and vegetables. Then drink 10-15 glasses of water everyday. This is so effective. Try it!
I lose weight from 75kilos to 63 kilos in 3 months and I am still doing it for a year now and I am just maintaining my weight from 63kilos-60kilos.
Have a nice day and GOD BLESS :)
are there any experienced raw foodies out there to give me some advice?|||Simple, the act of cooking kills EVERYTHING, not just germs. In general, it dries it out and kills even the nutrients. Once you cook something it's "dead food" if you will. The main advantage of cooked food is that it kills bacteria, and makes very chewy meats much more manageable and easy to masticate. It also sucks out all the nutrients though... Sushi and raw vegetable are a great source of nutrients. My recommendation is that you eat what you like (within reason you know, still pretty healthy) and take supplements. That's my gameplan.|||once i tried raw carrots on salad, I didn't like it, but i know its good for you. Susie|||it depends which type of food. if u like sushi, raw food is good. n if u like vegie, it also go0d . u can add mayo or souce salad ot make it much better. :)|||ya myself.i take my breakfast only on that format
Ok so I see alot of people starting to go for the raw diet for thier dogs. Now what im wondering is do you still give them treats like milkbone treats anymore? Or can they only have raw meat and thats it....then what happens if you cant give them a treat and your trying to crate train them?|||Dehydrated liver or heart pieces are what the majority of my raw feeding pals uses for treats as well as bully sticks <don't ask> dried animal tendons etc. There are a whole host off things you can use for treats that aren't milkbones etc.
Most raw feeders don't use commercial treats because just like kibble they contain things your dogs don't need.
As for people going on about germs - Only a concern if you are using meat packing company package meat or you have AWFUL food handling skills that would get you fired from a restaurant.
How to handle germs
separate cutting board and knife for dog food
Feed your dog in one spot or outside. Lay down a towel or plastic mat under the bowl.
Do NOT allow the dog to wander with its food.
Wash your hands(DUH)
Wash anything the dog has eaten on after all food is gone.
If need be wipe down your dogs face.
Vets - about 1 in 10/1 in 20 vets are actually raw friendly or pro raw. Most pro raw vets feed raw themselves. Vets know what they are taught - Kibble by the kibble company. Ask anyone who actually feeds raw and has a supportive vet. People go on about kibble like its been there since day one. It hasn't. Dog food used to be from HORSE MEAT on a regular basis. When Cat food was first started it KILLED most cats because there wasn't enough Taurine. Cooking destroys tuarine and because of that they have to add it back in.
As far as crate training goes - I know plenty of people who have done it without the use of treats.|||Feeding raw is a great thing. Dogs were not designed to eat grains, corn, and soy. You may supplement with natural treats for the vitamins they will not get from the raw. You have to know what you are doing though in order to feed raw.|||Keep a pocket full of raw chicken livers for treats.
Just kidding.
My Gs lives on chicken quarters ,need hearts,liver, eggs.
They will still eat your treats.
Raw is best. No dog smell,leaner and healthier,compact turds,
As inexpensive as the bag|||The way a dog's body is designed, there is more beneficial bacteria and enzymes in their stomach and intestines to kill the bacterias that would make us sick in the raw meat. The same if you've ever watched a cat catch a wild bird. Our animals we're born to eat raw meat, and we have conditioned them to eat dog food, just as some dog food companies have tried to optimize a dogs diet. So, in that respect, they can also eat a milkbone or training treat and be okay just like if they ate a kibble dinner. Most dogs, however, prefer raw meat to any dog treat.
As for my furry family: my guys love raw. They see the chicken package come out of the freezer, and even the cats get starry eyed waiting for their portions. I give it as an extra to a grainless dog kibble, simply for convenience, so it's not something they always have, but about once a week or so, or when I find a good deal on meat. The thing with a whole raw diet is that you need to also make some dietary supplements in there because store bought meat is not always the same as a wild caught meat.|||Bacteria? Really? Can't you naysayers come up with something better than that argument? The only bacteria issues would be not cleaning up after they eat, or not washing YOUR hands after handling the meat. You use the same precautions with feeding your dogs as you would feeding your children.
For the person who said their vet said "i wouldn't do that" is because he won't get a commission off promoting a raw diet. he won't get paid when your dog doesn't need their teeth cleaned. he won't get paid for cancer treatments. he won't get paid when your dog doesn't need that special kibble the he only sells..
wake up people - vet's are in the business to make money, and only hand full actually care about the well being of animals.
For training treats, I use freeze dried liver or red barn. For tracking I'll use red barn. I won't give my dogs milk bones or anything like that - they don't need it, plus they know it's crap and would refuse it if they had a choice.|||Raw food was WONDERFUL! My Ollie's teeth are still immaculate, his breath never got to be stinky, his poops are itty bitty, hard, and they turn white and dissolve into the ground within days, and most of all his coat is so soft and beautiful now. It takes him about a year to build up enough doggie oils to really need another bath.
And a good rule of thumb, if you go to a vet, and he's got Iams stacked up on his walls, and then recomments Iams... maybe not the best idea.|||I LOVE the Raw Diet because it has saved and drastically improved my dogs life. He has been 4oo times healthier on the Raw Diet and he no longer has many of the health problems he had on kibble. I would never feed him milkbones but he still gets treats just healthy ones like Meat Jerky from Wellness. Freeze Dried meats from Natures Variety or fresh chicken or liver pieces. They can have anything that any dog on any diet can. The Raw Diet is just a healthier and more natural way of caring for your dog. There is nothing out there that says the dog can not eat just this or that.|||I believe ALL dog food is sh*t in a bag. Yes, premium foods are better. But why do we feel that cooked oats and vegetables are species appropriate for a carnivore? They AREN'T. Not only that, but the simple process of cooking food puts it in a state where it is not recognized by the dog's body as a natural source of food. This causes the body to have to work even harder to digest it. Years and years of this organ overdrive can lead to premature liver and pancreas problems.
Dogs are designed to get 75% of their water intake from the food they eat. Once again, because dry food is DRY, it puts the kidney into overtime to digest and process it. Can lead to premature kidney problems. Not only that, but most dogs do not truly drink enough water, because dogs were never meant to drink so much water.
I have fed a prey model raw diet for almost two years now. 80-90% meat AND bones, and 10-20% organ meat. It models the prey animals a wild wolf or dog would eat. NO vegetables and NO supplements.
Dogs are carnivores. End of discussion. This IGNORANT myth that they are omnivores was largely promoted by dog food companies to promote the use of cheap grains in their foods. Dogs have the same exact digestive system as wolves. Wolves do NOT graze and forage on grasses and berries. Wolves do NOT eat the stomach content of prey animals. They shake the stomach out and eat the lining only. Many TOP wolf experts have spend decades studying the eating habits of wolves, and ALL of them have agreed with this.
I do not like mixing raw food with kibble. Dogs are meant to digest meat extremely fast to avoid bacterial build up in their intestines. However, because kibble is so hard to digest, it moves through their system at a much slower rate. Raw can actually get caught behind this kibble, and cause problems.
That being said, I do feed my dog milk bones. My dog gets a milk bone every morning. I go to the store, and I buy him any treats I want to buy him. If I go through a drive through and he is in the car, I'll buy him a plain hamburger. Whatever we eat at night, he usually gets to lick to plates clean after wards. I feel that he gets the best diet possible and he gets daily exercise, so he is allowed to splurge every now and then. Almost everything is fine in moderation.
EDIT: Vets are IDIOTS when it comes to nutrition. They receive VERY little nutritional training. I have done the same nutritional courses a vet would take, and they are all sponsored by dog food companies. Big surprise.
Dogs are MEANT to handle bacteria. Their stomachs are 5 times stronger then ours (acid). Think about all the studies done that show our houses are filled with bacteria. There is ecoli EVERYWHERE. We don't walk around licking everything. But how much stuff does your dog put in his mouth?
Dogs eat SH*T. Every dog at one point in it's life has eaten sh*t. And you're really worried about a piece of chicken straight from the fridge?
Here's another little fact for you: EVERY SINGLE ANIMAL (Including us) HAS ECOLI IN OUR SYSTEMS! *gasp*. It's a natural flora in our intestines that actually aids in digestion. It's only when this flora gets into new surroundings that it can cause problems.
Bacteria will NOT kill your dog. If raw meat was so dangerous, then carnivores would simply die out. Humans in modern civilization are WAY too fearful. We have EXTREMELY weak immune systems because of all the precautions we take to protect ourselves. We are very susceptible to many things that other cultures aren't, and other species definitely aren't.|||I have read a lot of 鈾ove鈾?is a German Shepherd Dog
postings and she is not consistent and she is going to school for veterinary hmmmmmmmmmmmm but she calls vets idiots . I have done the same nutritional courses a vet would take, and they are all NOT sponsored by dog food companies. Mine was not. Please check out the studies and compare for yourself|||I don't like feeding anything raw to them. Too many germs that can seriously injure or kill my babies. I would say no to that. Hope this helps!!|||Everybody keeps telling me how great it is, even (some) people here on Yahoo Answers who I trust A LOT when it comes to dog care. But it sounds a little bit sinister to me...
My vet - another person who I totally rely on - didn't tell me a round no, but gave me a look that said "If I was you, I wouldn't do that". The deal is that yes, it is healthier, because dogs were bred to eat meat, not dog food, but it's also a bit risky because germs can kill your dog...
Maybe it's just the way you prepare it, but I dunno how it works and I'm very happy feeding Purina to my dog (and cats)!
So as you can see... I know nothing on this branch. ah ah|||you know what?.. hmm. im going to be a vet one day and i know alot of stuff about animals atm so yeahh. um well raw meat is perfect for them! especially onces with bones because its perfect for there teeth but remeber that you should give the dog 2 cups of dog biscuts in the morning and then later on when you feed the dog give it raw meat.. because can food makes there poo really runny... maybe before you go to bed give the dogs 1 and half cup of biscuts..and exersice everyday.. and your dog will be healthy as a horse.. okay i hope i helped you :)
I'm trying to create a raw vegan bread, some ingredients might be useful, a raw flour, flax seeds, etc, I may have to experiment though, if noone has any experience in this field.|||Crackers, Breads & Cereals
Apricot-Almond Honey Bread
Buckwheat Cereal
Cinnamon Date Bread
Flat Bread
Flax Crackers
Muesli
Oat Bran Cereal
Pumpkin Bread
Rye Crackers
Sprouted Oatmeal
Raw Oatmeal
Essene Bread
Winter buckwheat breakfast
Bell Pepper Crackers
Basil Crackers
Italian Bread
Chick Pea Bread
Almond Wafers
maggi|||you can have bread, it's just that you'd need to prepare it in a dehydrator.
try recipes at
goneraw.com
thesunnyrawkitchen.blogspot.com
vegweb.com
living-foods.com
or see what's up at your local library. there may be some raw food "uncook" books there for you to check out. dr. gabriel cousens has some pretty great bread recipes, so does alissa cohen and many other raw food chefs.
good luck, and stay rawkin',
n.
|||Ezechiel bread can be found in the frozen section of most stores now. It is sprouted bread. I also used to make seed bread and chips. Do you have a dehydrator? You will need one to make them.
I would try to google sprouted bread and you will find some other info including recipes! Ezechiel is so easy and tasty though!
Here's to being a Passion Parent!
Christine Hiebel
Raw for 3 years 100% and vegan 36 years also.|||no bloating in my body no aching bloated gassy intestines, for me this is huge.
Thre way my body digests so quick and easy, feels very calm but very infused with ready-to-go energy but never hyper.
har to describe to non raw people. Mental clarity and free feeling of total calmness with power.
Yes, i do also feel a little smug,,,
there is literally no diet better for health, it makes ONLY 100% sense to eat raw, so this is why the smug..but hard to convinCe people they will feel so good.
I partly ket it up for healing reasons- always bloated and gassy from cooked veg. So this change is just like a gift! It helps mentally too knowing that Im eating the only food in the world that can literally be called the healthiest.|||it will probably improve your life but slightly. Most likely you wont notice the improvements. There are just vitamins in raw food that cooked foods don't contain. If your are trying to improve your life it is not a good idea. There are a lot of better ways to improve your life like working out and developing conversation skills.
I've been reading a lot about eating a raw food diet, and
i find a lot of what i read interesting--but wonder about the claims made that our bodies do better on raw food than cooked. If anyone has any conclusive scientific information
about it, i'd like to hear about it.|||You should eat 80% of all your vegetables in the raw form. Cooking them cooks the nutrients out|||yes|||I think it depends on how the food is cooked. Some cooking methods cook the nutrients out of food.
I want information. I dont want to buy some raw energy bars or suplements. And I dont want to pay $10 for some stupid e-book.|||i think this is the best without being too overly commercial: http://www.rawfoodchat.com/
lot's of recipes, product reviews, and links.
here's another one: http://www.living-foods.com/
a few too many ugly adds for my taste and it states "Membership is FREE for a limited time." but plenty of free recipes and articles are offered without requiring registration.|||I just found quite a few websites with info. Here's a basic one:
http://nov55.com/hea/food.html|||http://www.alissacohen.com/index.html
They have a fantastic community & message boards. Live journals, pictures, progress, recipes. . . you name it - - its on here and its free. Good luck!
Do you just buy like a couple pounds of raw, unseasoned pork/beef/lamb/chicken from the butcher and feed the appropriate amount to your dog every meal time? How do you prepare it? How do you cut it? Specific directions?|||No, no. It's much more complicated than that. Feeding just raw muscle meat will end in nutritional deficiencies. It involves feeding a balance of raw muscle meat, raw organ meat, and raw meaty bones.
Read up:
http://www.rawfed.com/ (RawFed)
http://www.rawlearning.com/ (Jane Anderson's Raw Learning Site)
http://rawfeddogs.net/ (Raw Fed Dogs)
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/ (Raw Meaty Bones)
http://rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.html (Raw Prey Model Diet Vs. BARF Diet)
http://community.livejournal.com/rawdogs鈥?/a> (Raw Dogs Livejournal Community, excellent raw feeding information on the profile page and overall helpful community for raw feeding questions)
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html (Myths About Raw Feeding)
Darksong~|||it means you ar feeding your dog food that is healthier and more natural then any dried or canned food. basically you feed your dog raw meat and veggies mixed with specific suppliments. some people think your dog can get sick or get worms from doing this. this just is not true at all. vets will deny raw diet the reason they do this has been argued manny times before but again raw diet is the best thing you can feed your dogs besides they were made to eat raw meat naturally if your dog gets lose or even if a dog is just a stray they will more likely eat road kill or hunt their own meat then get food from anywhere else. see we were once able to eat raw meat but over time we started cooking our food because we discovered fire so our bodies gradually lost the ability to clean out bacteria found in raw meat and actually if someone eats too much raw meat their appendix may burst.|||I'm just now learning about feeding raw food to my dogs and have found a lot of information on a dog food forum. You can ask questions there, and they will answer pretty quickly. They will tell you how much food your dog needs each day (it goes by the weight of the dog) and what kinds of food to give it. It's really pretty interesting.|||You buy meat from a butcher, bones and all. There are certain amounts of things you need. Like X% of bone and Y% of meat and then a bit veggies and organs and all that stuff. I don't know much about it but there is a lot you need to know before you start it.
Do a lot of research or try to find a mentor. Good luck :)|||check out sites for BARF (Biologically appropriate raw food) there are many sites on the net and you may even find a Yahoo Group that addresses this type of feeding for dogs.|||Check out this link. It is a starter for beginners in feeding RAW diets & has many other links for additional info.
http://www.rawlearning.com/
You can start by clicking on the FAQ link.|||Stuff that isn't dried food.
And that's pretty moist.
I'm considering the raw food diet. I'd like some useful information about it especially if you have tried it yourself. I'm not trying to lose weight. I just think I'll feel healthier on a raw food diet.|||I tried the raw food diet a few months back and really didn't get on with it at all, basically because of the level of veggies.
I moved over to the peleolithic diet and love every minute of it. Still eating raw veggies and fruit BUT only upto 90g of carbohydrate grams per day (not weight but carb g).
I have listed a great resourse I use every week in the box below, it's great for virtually every aspect of health and fitness. Today's was blowing the lid off detox scams, which work and which dont.|||You can get better nutrition from raw greens but you also need some cooked. As cooking releases some nutrition you cannot get from raw and raw provides some nutrition that you just can't get from cooked. If you have to do without one it would be the cooked.
However you must cook most beans and grains in order to digest them unless you pick them fresh off the plant while they are in their milky state and not in their hard ripened state. And yes the milky state of like wheat is much more nutritious than at almost any other time.
As far as fruits are concerned - raw is the most nutritious.
God bless you.
I feed my dog a mix of a little kibble with a raw food diet which consists of venison, chicken and egg. I was just wondering what other people used for their dogs and what you thought about the diet. It works well with my dogs and I don't have any weight problems and they have great coats. They really love the raw over the kibble that is for sure. It is a little time consuming to get everything ready for them as I have 8 dogs but I think it is worth it in the long run.|||I feed raw. So I obviously like it.
I would not suggest feeding kibble and raw together.as dogs digest each differently. if you want to do half raw half kibble. I would do one raw meal a day and 1 kibble a day.
I keep Orijen dog kibble around in case I forget to thaw a frozen meal. Also use it for his treat ball.
I use chicken (main meat source), Turkey(2-4 times a week) and some form of fish 2 times a week) every week. along With organs every few days, and eggs every FEW days.
Dog kibble i only 60 or so years old.
So technically raw it has been around much longer.
My dog doesn't well on dog food. he gets loose runny stools (he has been on everything from 6 star gourmet food (orijen, taste of the wild welness ETC) to lowest junk possible such as ol roy or kibbles and bits, Purina ETC.
RAW is the only way keeps a shiny Lovely coat,firm small tools. his teeth are remarkable my vet can not believe a 6.5 year old dog still has pearly white teeth not a sign of tarter, and I hae never bushed them.|||Raw is better than the dry kibble, because One you know whats going into your dog, Two you can split the dogs meals better, Three its a cheaper way of feeding your dog. Dog kibble these days have stuff in it that will make you vomit by hearing it.|||Well I usually mix some kibble with either some chicken or plain rice or doggie-safe vegetables... It's a healthy and fairly cheaper way =)) My husky likes it =))|||WAY more trouble & expense & effort for any "perceived" benefits.|||I think it's the best diet you could give a dog. I plan to feed my next dog on exclusively on raw.|||You are doing the right thing 100%, good for you. Raw meat etc is a dogs natural food, out in the wild dogs eat raw food, eg chickens, rabbits etc...., if your dog got lost out in the wild, his hunting instincts would kick in and he would start looking for raw food, it is only natural for dogs. At least with raw food you know that no additives, preservatives and salt have not been added, which commercially prepared foods have added to them, causing various types of health problems in some dogs. Believe me the extra work is worth it. IIt is also good that you are including a small about of kibble in their diet, as it includes some vitamins that raw meats don't have. For ease of digestion, mix a bit of water with the dry kibble 15 mins before feeding to soften it up and don't forget to include some raw grated vegies. I successfully raced Greyhounds on this type of feeding regime with fantastic results health and race recovery wise.|||I think its a fad that has no scientific research/nutrition behind it.
I have had dogs-dozens and dozens of dogs over the last 40+ years and they all had long healthy lives fed ---Commercial Dog food.
The dog food industry has spent years and millions of dollars on research.
Until the Raw food industry does the same I will stick to commercial dog food.
Why would you feed any kibble if Raw is such a perfect diet though|||I have two 11 year old dogs that even the vet cannot believe that they are that old. They are the perfect weight for their size. I have fed them kibble 99% of that time, occasionally giving them a few pieces of leftover chicken or steak. I am against giving dogs much human food of any kind.
Raw food for pets?|||First you should know that you should NEVER give an animal a cooked bone, it can splinter in their throat and kill them. Raw bones are great for them, and their teeth.
Dogs eat more vegetables in their diet than cats, make sure you have a balanced diet for each.
The problem with raw food is the amount of time required for just one meal, I suggest buying raw food meals to start out to make sure they have a balanced diet in the beginning. In fact, unless you are going to be a die hard raw food feeder, then only use these types of meals- or supplement your kibble meal with meat & veggies. Just look at these page for instructions on making raw meals.
http://www.pet-grub.com/part3/
Try the websites below for places that sell prepackaged raw food meals.
And there is no problem with feeding raw food to cats and dogs as long as you don't let it spoil- and you have an already have a dog/cat with a healthy immune system. Their bodies can deal with Salmonella. Whole prey (mice/quail for cats) should be frozen first- (- although my cat always eat the mice in my backyard and he has not gotten sick...) this kills any parasites that can spread to your pet.
Your pet will definitely LOVE the food better. Not only will they have texture in their food (image always having hard cereal or oatmeal to eat) but you can add much more variety.
Research BARF (Bones And Raw Food Diet).|||i tried it, and i honestly dont think its a good idea. thats why we cook our food cause its the better thing to do. we wouldnt eat raw meat, so why give it to our animals right?|||Dogs are not strictly carnivores and have more sensitive stomachs. I don't recommend it. But cats are carnivores and can eat raw meat. I feed mine hamburger and steak all the time.|||i wouldn't give a dog or cat raw food as it could get a very bad disease|||Feeding raw food can be dangerous. I have one cat and one dog, and I cook homemade fresh foods for them. I follow the recipes in these books
Woofing it Down (for my dog)
Lapping it Up (for my cat)
If you feed a raw diet you are risking your animals severe sickness or death. Cooking the food removes the risk and diease. I wasn't sure about cooking or raw until I read both of these books, and than followed up the advice in them with some research of my own. I highly recommend a homemade diet, but one that is cooked. Both of my pets are doing well on these diets.|||This is a great question and you should do your research very carefully! Everyone is going to have their opinion but that does not mean it is the right food for your dog. I just lost my seven year old German Shepherd to cancer and that is when I went searching for the cause. I came across a website on the internet that shocked me into disbelief that I probably had poisoned my dog to death and didn't even know it. Most dog foods are loaded with hidden poisons and other obscenities I still have a hard time grasping. I am going to give you the website address so you can read this report and learn what is really in commercial dog foods and you can make an educated decision like I did on which dog food to buy! I wish you all the best!
www.realdogfoodcomparisons.com
my nutritionist has put me on a raw food diet because I am approaching morbid obesity and choloesterol is high. Im gung ho about it and determined. just wondering how long it would take for noticeable weight loss ?|||I didn't have a detox past about 4 days and it wasn't bad for me... after that... If you are big like you say... all the roughage that you will be eating will clean you out quickly, which will amount to more than you think. After that it will begin to rapidly drop your weight as you lose... it may go through a stationary period after you lose some weight for a week or so while your body adjusts, but stick with it and it will net you massive loss quickly... good luck.|||6lbs. first week & 3 to 5 each of the next 12 weeks. Total = 46lbs.
Luved it had energy to spare but there was some detoxing.|||Depends how much you weigh to begin with. I would say 3-9 months.|||It's really going to depend on your own body but since you have a lot of weight to lose, it will go quickly. Even if it doesn't go quickly, it will definitely go, as your body starts to alkalize and normalize. After a short while you won't find it difficult, your body will start craving raw foods.
I am a small framed person and even I lost 0.5 kg every two days when I started raw. That's 3lbs a week.
You can expect to lose at least that, and then some.
Of course, adding exercise will go a long way to helping you reach your goals.|||You should gradually work into it as you will detoxify and feel kind of lousy if you go too fast, best way to look at it and go with it is to make it your lifestyle rather than a diet
that is one healthy way to live as raw food is full of enzymes (living food)
avocado and hummus and beans and rice will cut down cholesterol big time and it should take about six weeks to show any major loss of weight~I'm sure you were told to drink plenty of good water (renews cells, cleanses,etc:)
in no time you will be a new person and feel so alive|||Good for you! I have seen some websites that show GREAT results for weight loss on raw vegan diets. Here's the most jaw-dropping I've seen (click on Angela's before and after page - incredible results!: http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/befor鈥?/a>
When I went veg I thought losing a bit of weight would be a bonus, but I've actually gained about 5 pounds. I keep picking up raw recipe books and reading all these sites and thinking I might give it a try for a week or so and see how I like it, but I have yet to take the plunge. I'm certainly intrigued, though.
I have heard it's tough at first, but I'm sure it gets easier once you start feeling the healthy results. There are some raw forums out there that I bet would really help you with inspiration and any questions you have as you go along. I know VeggieBoards.Com has one, but I don't know if that particular section is all that active.
Best of luck!|||raw food is not good for you , you should try the 6 week body makeover diet . i lost a pound a day on it
after the dessert (raw food pie) has been in the freezer for 4-6 hours and we eat some... where does the rest of the dessert go? back in the freezer or can i keep in the refrigerator?|||Make sure you wrap it real good so it won't get freezer burn and return it to the freezer.|||If you want it to stay frozen keep it in the Freezer!|||I'd put it back in freezer.
Raw food diet of fruit and vegetables only, drinking about 1.5litres of water a day and not eating any processed foods whatsoever. I have cut out coffee but wondering if it is alright to drink tea, as in black tea or herbal teas??|||Yes, They are fine, Tea is rich in antioxidants. Eating only fruit and veg isn't really a healthy diet though.. You need meats of some kind, Theres nothing unhealthy about eating 3 small meals with boiled potatoes/Rice with some fish or red meat, You need iron in your diet or you will become anemic.|||LOL. I do green juices and try to eat 80% raw food. Seems like a lot of the others aren't even on a raw diet.
If you are trying to be 100% raw, then you can have herbal teas. There are some recipes I've seen for mint/rosemary tea, stuff like that. You steep the herbs to make a tea.
I'm 80% so I allow myself to have regular tea sometimes. It all depends on how raw you want to go. It's a personal thing. :)
If you want to get an idea of what I do, I have a blog at: http://www.bjaysblog.blogspot.com|||Actually, you don't have to diet per se to lose weight, the sole diet which definitely delivered for me is wu-yi tea, it can be seen in the resource box underneath, they have a few free trials in stock, it has been featured in Reader's Digest and CNN. I melted away twenty pounds, it definitely does work!|||yes. Definitely. Drink more water. Like 2.5 liters. Better for you!. 1.5 is minimum.|||if ur trying to detox urself then u should stick to green tea. black tea has caffeine in it which can send ur blood sugar levels up and make you crave more food. which ur probably craving anyway being on such a strict diet!|||Its up to you! Depends on your raw motivation. Are you part of any raw groups or forums? some of them and are very informative and supportive|||Only if the tea is raw.|||Yes.
I know that veggies have more nutrients when raw but that's all I know. I am vegan but I'm not sure about the raw food thing...|||I started eating raw quite by accident -- I just did not cook, but ate what I called a "progressive salad" - I would prepare a salad on a base of chopped cabbage, and eat what I wanted then put what was left in the refrigerator. Each day, I would add something to the mix, until I finally ate the whole bowl by the end of the week.
I eat raw vegetables and fruit, as well as raw nuts and seeds, and sprouts. This does not mean only salads -- I grind things up and make pates, soups, casseroles, desserts, and other things. I also drink smoothies.|||You basically just answered your own question. When your eating veggies, they help your body a lot because of how high they are in ceratain vitamins and nutrients. When you boil or cook them, most of those all-important nutrients are lost leaving you with a great-tasting, but less nutricous meal.
Example: You eat a raw carrot and it gives your body certain nutrients that help obtain greater vision. But shaving off the skin (which is where most of the nutrients are) or boiling them, will leave you with a tastier (in theory) meal, but won't help nearly as much|||its easier to digest.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
I bought raw food, and they wouldn't touch it.|||Yeah, it's rarely that easy. If you bought commercial raw food, I know it's expensive so don't give up just yet.
Here are some tips:
You can try putting a smear of food on his nose or mouth. That'll cause him to lick it. If he likes it, he may try more.
Bribes. Crush some kibble and sprinkle it over the top. Try fish or liver flakes, parmesan cheese, a drop of soy sauce, meaty baby food (with no added onion or garlic), whatever it takes. If there's a canned food your cat ADORES, try mixing the raw with it or just smearing some canned over the raw. That's what I'm doing right now to get my second cat to eat raw.
You can run the food (in a container of course) under hot or warm water or even nuke it for a few seconds to bring it to "mouse body temperature." This may also release the scent and that may draw the cat in.
Don't try starving the cat into submission. That could ultimately be fatal. You may want to cut back a bit on the regular food so that hunger may encourage him to eat, but don't force the issue. As he starts eating more canned, you will decrease the amount of kibble he's getting. But just be sure that he gets enough to eat every day.
If you've got a kibble junky on your hands, it might be easier to first convert him or her to canned food, and then try the raw. This has been a tried and true method for many including myself. Once the cats are happily eating canned food, start slipping a bit of meat into it. Just a speck to start with. Gradually increase that amount. If the cat balks, back down a bit but keep at it.
|||mix it with their regular food, if possible.|||What do you mean raw food? If it's like chicken try cutting it up a little!|||It should be cut in small pieces and mixed with some veggies www.pet-grub.com If they still don't like it, introduce it slowly mixed into their regular food.|||I really suggest you cook. Cooking it would avoid your cat getting sick ( it will kill any bacteria in it).|||some pet stores sell it frozen with other nutrients inside of it for cats. She might like that better. Otherwise, if it is like liver, try frying it very lightly as the texture is gross when raw.|||That's the problem in a nutshell. When cats are weaned their mothers teach them what is safe to eat and what is not. So cats who have eaten canned or dry food most of their lives can be very difficult to change to food in another form.
When I started eight years ago that was the only food that was offered. The first day no one ate, the second day three cats ate the food. They had been used to eating canned food so the consistency was similar to the raw ground meat preparation. Two never would (they had never had anything except dry food in their lives).
When one cat developed bladder cancer at age eleven I just insisted that he eat it and it took a week or so before he would eat more than a very small amount in a day. Now at 13 he eats a normal amount as do the other cats. He gets some dry food a few times a week in "treat" quantities.
You can go to the site: http://www.felineinstincts.com and contact Felice who makes the supplement powder I use. She is vastly experienced in cats making the transition to raw and will gladly offer you some suggestions.
I also belong to the Yahoo group WholeCatHealth where the members are feeding raw or in the process of making the transition. You can get a lot of support from the members and tips on how to do it.
I was talking a few weeks ago to Gail Pope who is the director of the Brighthaven Sanctuary in Sonoma, CA. Her cats have a raw meat diet. She said that cats LOVE colostrum which is a product you can get in capsule form from a health foods store. She uses it with her ailing cats. When you use it therapeutically it is NOT given with food. And Gail said that the cats ADORE it. So maybe sprinking some of that on the food would get them to eat it even though they wouldn't be getting the benefits from the colostrum as such. When given with food it is just digested along with the food and doesn't have the health benefit if given between meals.|||We alway's cook any fish we give them... that we buy are are on their sell by date but we won't eat it or somthing... just under the grill for 15 minutes or so and put it in their bowels|||Raw feeding is the practice of feeding domestic cats a diet primarily of uncooked meat, edible bones, and organs.
Supporters of raw feeding believe that the natural diet an animal in the wild has evolved to consume is what it is most adapted to.They try to mimic a similar diet for their domestic companion with the belief that a balanced raw diet has the benefits of giving the animal a healthier coat, cleaner teeth and breath, reduced stool volume and odor, and better overall health.
While the scientific community contend that no studies have been done to support the numerous beneficial claims of a raw diet, raw feeders feel that the burden of proof to show that commercial diets are superior and safer than raw diets rest on pet food manufacturers and veterinarians.
However there are some best raw Cat- foods such as >>>> http://www.agritura.com/index.php/cat/c3鈥?/a>|||You have to build your cat up into eating raw because your cat doesn't understand that it's food. I'm assuming you have always fed manufacted foods, so that's all your cat knows is safe. Go slow and work at it with your cat.
You can also find some great tips here.
http://www.catinfo.org/#Transitioning_Dr鈥?/a>
Though they address transitions dry food addicts to canned, they also apply to raw. I also recommend you go ahead and read that whole site because it is a fantastic source of information!
Im average weight but i just need to lose those last 10 pounds. I am on the atkins diet now and i have only lost about 3 pounds. I was thinking of doing the raw food diet, except i would eat meat on it and ezekiel bread once in a while.
Can someone who is average weight and needs to lose 10 pounds, lose the weight on a raw food diet?|||Fresh vegetables are better than cooked or canned vegetables. Try to eat your vegetables raw. When you cook them, you are in fact taking away nearly half the vitamins in them. And canned vegetables too are processed and are not nearly half as good as fresh vegetables. When you buy your vegetables it would be a good thing to see if the label says that it is pesticide free.|||Drink a glass of water before you start the meal. Water naturally needs some space so that you feel fuller without actually having to stuff yourself.
Choose fresh fruit to processed fruits. Processed and canned fruits do not have as much fiber as fresh fruit and processed and canned fruits are nearly always sweetened.|||Stay away from fried things. Fried things are an absolute no-no. The more fried things that you avoid, the lesser weight you will gain. Fried things are called so because they are fried in oil or fat. And even if the external oil is drained away, there is still a lot of hidden oil in it so stay away from it.|||Count the calories as you eat. It鈥檚 a good idea to have an idea of the calories that most food items have. If it is a packed thing then the label is sure to have the calories that the substance has.
I want to start a Raw Food Diet to see if I can feel any benefits from it and to test my willpower. Does anyone know any good sources of protein on a raw food diet? Or any good recipe ideas?
Thank you very much!|||A raw food diet is very good for you, however to just jump into eating nothing but raw can have some grave effects on your body if you are not aware of the pitfalls. Eating nothing but raw food with NO meat, will leave you vitamin B-12 deficient and since it is stored in the liver, it takes some time to see the effects of this. If you will notice, most people eating only raw food look placid and not totally healthy. You need fat and animal fat is what we were designed to eat. The problem is that the typical animal fat you get from grain fed animals is very bad for you. Grain feeding animals is much cheaper and profit is king over health in America. Grass fed dairy cows, for instance, live 4 times longer than grain fed cows. This is because cows are a big fermentation vat and feeding them grains does what it does to people, makes them inflamed and sick, so they give them antibiotics. Those drugs destroy the intestinal bacteria in cows, just like they do in humans and you get bad bacteria fermenting in the "vat" causing the cows to be sick. The fat then runs through the meat (marbling) and that is where the toxins are stored. Yes, it's more tender, but devastates your health. So there is a good arguement for eating raw. The problem is that you need that animal fat to be truly healthy. So, the best thing is to get and only eat GRASS FED ANIMALS, like the primitive people did.
Eating raw food puts a burden on your kidneys and if they are strong, there is no problem, however, if you are like most Americans, your kidneys are NOT strong due to all the toxic build up in your body from eating the SAD diet (standard American diet). So you want those kidneys to be strong or you could create a very serious problem for your health. The best rule of thumb is to eat 50% raw food and the rest cooked, but not cooking it on high heat. I use water to cook grass fed hamburger in a skillet and it works great. That way, the temperature never exceeds a high temperature like you get in using oil.
When cooking a grass fed steak, like New York, cook it for about an hour using 6 brickets and the steak placed to the side of the burning brickets, that way, the temperature is not too high and it cooks very tender and juicy. You only need to heat the outside of a piece of meat because that is where the bacteria are, not the inside, unless it is hamburger where it is all mixed up. The fat from grass fed animals is on the outside of the meat, not in it like grain fed animals. The fat is good for you and contains lots of omega 3 fatty acids and is balanced with more omega 3 than salmon if the grass fed cows are not "finished" before slaughter. The contain lots of CLA, vitamin E and K as well and loaded with minerals that nourish your body.
Protein sources from raw food is generally done by combining foods because each food has some amino acids that others don't and by combining them, you come close to creating a "complete" protein. Many vegans and vegetarians rely on SOY as a complete protein, but when the do this, they get all kins of booby prizes and become less healthy. SOY is not a good food, unless it is fermented and the bacteria get the booby prizes. Soy will cause males to lose 1/2 of their sperm count, make man boobs from the phytoestrogens, and their metabolism will slow down due to the goitrogens in soy. Soy is loaded with the heavy metal, Aluminum that also greatly affects the thyroid gland. In fact, SOY is a nitrogen fixing plant that is good for putting nitrogen into the soil to help other plants grow better, but it also is used to remove the Aluminum and when you eat it, you get the booby prize.
There are some very good books on raw foods that are excellent. A good thing to do is go to a RAW FOOD RESTAURANT and look at their menu and then get a Raw Food Cookbook and get creative.
As part of that process, you will want to eat lots of fermented foods and drinks. Kombucha, homemade kefir from RAW MILK of grass fed cows, sauerkraut, fermented vegetables are all foods that will boost your immune system and help you become more healthy.
EDIT: "Boreus" you are wrong about the amount of protein a person needs because it is relatively easy to calculate. There is an average amount that has been accepted as a general rule that fits most people: 40% carbs, 30% fats, and 30% proteins. The issue is not really the amount of protein, but the "completeness" of the protein. Your body has a "utilization curve" for protein based on the amount of each amino acid combination in a complete protein. Eggs are used as the standard for this. All other proteins are compared to the "curve" found in eggs. A good example of this is the combination of beans and corn. Both of these foods have different amounts of amino acids and when combined, they closely can match what is found in eggs relative to the levels of each amino acid level. So by combining these two items, you get a pretty good complete protein.
A person can get very good complete protein by eating 1 whole egg per day. Eating just the whites is NOT GOOD SCIENCE. It is dumb and being promoted by ignorant people who believe the cholesterol in eggs is bad for you. If you eat just the whites, you create a protein deficiency in your body and are not getting the other 1/2 amino acid compliment found in the yolk. The yolk contains all the minerals as well.
If you eat an amount of protein that your body cannot use, your body converts that protein into saturated fat that feeds your heart and is used in the body in many places. To demonize saturated fat the way it is being done comes from the dogma created by the ego maniac Ancel Keys from his now refuted and totally wrong "lipid hypothesis" that saturated fat somehow causes heart disease.
good luck to you|||First off, there is no consensus on just how much protein a person needs.
Basically sprouts can be a healthy option for you.
Here are some references:
34 vegetables highest in protein:
http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articl鈥?/a>
Fruits highest in protein:
http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articl鈥?/a>
Seeds and nuts lowest in calories (protein amounts are listed):
http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articl鈥?/a>|||Nuts
Seeds
Beans
Legumes
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularh鈥?/a>
See article above for more information on this. This diet is typically a low protein diet anyway. Hope this helps.|||Raw meat, raw eggs, raw milk, sashimi?
Nuts have a good amount of protein in them, so give that a try.|||Sushi or Steak Tartar, both are raw meat dishes with a lot of protein.
I want to start a Raw Food Diet to see if I can feel any benefits from it and to test my willpower. Does anyone know any good sources of protein on a raw food diet? Or any good recipe ideas?
Thank you very much!|||Raw foodists eat so many nuts (and things made out of nuts, like burgers, sauces, milk and cookies) that lack of protein is not a concern.
Good recipes for a beginner can be found in Jennifer Cornbleet's "Raw Food Made Easy."
In response to a previous answer- tofu and soy sauce are not raw foods.|||Hi Jasmine,
Congrat on deciding to give Raw Food Diet a try!
My best recommendation to you is tofu. I know that lots of people find tofu less than appetizing (though I hope you're not one of them), but that's largely due to the fact that they're not aware of the versatility and history of food creation with soy.
The one recipe I can give you that is simple to make involves using silken tofu:
* Purchase a box of silken tofu from your local supermarket. Carefully remove the tofu from the package, and dice the tofu in half-cubic-inch sizes. Place the tofu on a dish or shallow bowl. Be sure to drain the liquid (no rinsing required).
* Use regular or low-sodium soy sauce (preferably by Kikkoman) and drizzle on top of the dish of tofu to desired amount.
* Chop fresh green onions (scallion) and cilantro (if you like) and sprinkle on top of the tofu.
That's it!
There are literally hundreds of dishes the Asians can create with tofu, ranging from salty dishes, soups, appetizers and even snacks and deserts. They also come in various physical forms, either in original white tofu or fried, puffed, or pressed (not sure if I've named them all). Although not all of them can be eaten raw of course, but the variety and the great flavors they yield may be worth your while to explore!
Good luck with your new diet regime! I hope I helped a little bit.
Rachel ^_+|||Tofu is not raw, most of the time.
Here is an article on raw vegan sources of protein, explained by raw vegan athletes and celebrities:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>
Also, leafy greens are a dense source of amino acids:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>
I agree about Jennifer Cornbleet's book. You might want to read this for more info:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>|||From almost everything you eat.|||nuts, beans and seeds. I would just take your favorites and make a trail mix out of them.|||flax seeds!!
they contain protein and more omega 3 than fish!!|||der eat nuts or beans
I want to start eating better and I know that eating more raw food will help. The thing is I am not sure how to start such a program. Any help will be appreciated!|||well normally it takes about a week until the body get ready of the bad stuff, normally you have to take juices, vegies, natural food, no fried, home style food is the best, also until you body digest system starts working normally, you have to drink lots of water, flush the system. You start to feel the difference, and also depends on your system and how well you stick to the diet.|||Christians cook there food before eating it.|||Go for raw spring rolls (often called "fresh spring rolls"). Generally, these have prawns or chicken in them (and that might be no bad thing as an occasional 'treat' or 'protein fix' in the diet)... otherwise, you'll need some spring roll wrappers from the supermarket (boxes of seven-to-ten, fantastic list of ingredients on the back that says "Ingredients: rice flour" - that's simple and to the point, isn't it?!). Then fill them with chopped carrot, bamboo shoot, beansprout, spring onion / salad onion, cucumber and sesame seed, a bit of hoi sin sauce if your regime will allow, and wrap them up. Dip in soy sauce (again, if regime will allow). Yummmmeeeee.|||I started mine by getting several Raw Food Diet books from the Library.
Here are 2 very good Websites for people wanting to do RAW Foods.
http://www.thegardendiet.com/
http://www.hacres.com/home/home.asp
Slaint茅 (Gaelic, means to Your Health)|||Thats a good question. Start with different ways of preparing vegetables and store them in cling film in the fridge and when ever you feel hungry or are going to prepare a meal you will have more inspiration. It worked with me. Then I started out with Cottage Cheese and Grated Carrot, then I tried Bamboo Sprouts with Mushrooms and Cheese, then Kidney Beans with Pease Pudding and Fromais Fraise, then Pasta with Beetroot and Cabbage.
I started researching the BARF diet after my dog got sick and I have decided to stop or at least start weaning my dog Bob off of store bought dog food.
The comments I'm finding are mixed, while a large amount say it is a good idea there are a handful that say it's not healthy.
Is it? Would Bob, my two year old (almost three) Westie be healthier on a raw food diet or would I be doing him more harm?|||Feeding raw is the natural way for a dog to eat. Think about it - commercial dog food is a relatively new invention; people have had dogs as pets for hundreds of years before there was dog food.
As long as you're researching it and feeding it correctly, its absolutely healthy. Even vets are on board with feeding raw now - my vet's office sells raw food.|||My Crested has been on a raw diet for over a month now.
He has white teeth, and I have not brushed his teeth since starting the diet.. chewing on the raw meat and bones has removed 5 years worth of plaque.
His skin is in the best shape its ever been. He's had fair skin to begin with, but Im not finding the ussual blackheads. The skin eruptions he ussually gets on his feet and neck have lessesned, he also licks at his feet less.
Stools are firm, he gets loose stools easily.
As long as you've researched to learn how to balance the diet, a raw diet is the healthiest thing you can feed your dog.|||Put it this way: anatomically, dogs have not changed much since the days before they were domesticated. Their insides are very similar to that of wolves. In the wild, do you think that dogs would eat commerical dog food? Of course not. All a dog needs to be healthy is raw meat, plain and simple. You know exactly what they are getting - no additives, corn, soya, etc. I would definitely encourage it.|||As long as you are feeding a good complete and balanced diet, raw feeding is very healthy for your dog. Especially if you are having certain potentially diet-related problems with your dog. (you would be amazed how many 'normal' health problems dogs have are related to diet) Your dogs size and/or breed really don't make a whole lot of difference other than requiring you match your dogs portions to his size. I personally prefer prey model diets to BARF, but I think both are a big step up from kibble.
This is one of those things that you really will never get an official answer on. Even among vets there is a huge amount of disagreement as to what diets are the best. Much of it is due to lack of education on nutrition, and some simply out of hesitation because raw meat would make US sick (though we know that dogs and humans are NOT created equal). In the end, it's a decision you have to make for you and your dog and see how it works for you.|||I personally dont feed raw...its just not for me, Im a vegetarian so its a little tough for me to deal with that amount of raw meat, but, it is healthy for your dog. Just make sure you do your research very well so you know exactly how much and what to feed your little guy.|||He may be suffering from allergy symptoms. Try the food "Blue Buffalo," the food contains the least allergens possible, and is ultra-digestible.
Excellent potency in vegetable and fruit content and has worked wonders in my dogs.|||Natures Variety has a raw diet that's good and easy to use.Look at their web site and you can get coupons.|||I don't feed raw, but if I did I would feed prey model diet, and not BARF. Starring for my contacts that feed raw.|||Gee cute the way you are going one would think you are against raw feeding.
1. The digestive tracts of dogs have NOT changed through domestication and suddenly rendered them unable to process raw meat, bones and organs or even made them omnivores either for that matter. Dogs still have the same short guts and ph levels needed for consuming and eating the raw diet
2. Sickness and death huh? Then explain why there are TONS of dog, cat and even ferret breeders who have had MULTI generations of animals on this diet and ALL have died well into the life expectancies of their breeds if not live longer? Explain why there are more and more litters of pups who never have and never will be on kibble and are perfectly healthy.
3. Wrong again on the vets. Not only are there vets who recommend and encourage people to feed raw but there are vets who do it themselves. Nutrition is not a required course in vet school.
4. Disease/Germs - the same proper food handling skills we use in our own food are applied here. And again animal vs human - their stomachs are NOT like ours and never will be. Their threshold for things like e coli and salmonella are much higher. Someone's home is only at risk if they keep a dirty house and live like pigs. Clean habits make for healthy people AND animals
To the op - yes you can feed your dog raw. If he's healthy now there is NO reason not to switch to raw especially if his illness was kibble related.
Most people aren't vets, think of dogs in human terms, and honestly have NO clue about raw feeding to begin with. Here are some links for you to check out, mostly prey model though as IMO dogs do not need plant matter in their diet beyond the occasional treat.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Rawfe鈥?/a>
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/RawCh鈥?/a>
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html
http://www.mypetcarnivore.com/rawfeeding鈥?/a>
http://rawdiettruth.blogspot.com/
http://www.topdog.ie/index.php?pageid=ra鈥?/a>
Winnie here looks like she is at death's door doesn't she?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muuHxpMCL鈥?/a>|||Any uncooked food contains bacteria such as salmonella, e.coli, etc. any uncooked food is harmful to either human or pet. We cannot compare wild animals such as wolves to our pets! Canidae Grain-Free and Taste of the Wild are the most recommended dog foods
The raw diet is okay for a wolf, coyote, fox or other wild dog. But thousands of years of domestication has changed the digestive system of the dog. they are at risk of getting sick from the same bacteria we are such as the ones i mentioned
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Most of those people, when they did mention raw diets to their veterinarians, got a lecture about the dangers of homemade diets and raw foods in particular. A lot of vets think it's impossible to make a homemade meal for a dog or cat without a PhD in nutrition and a food laboratory in the garage. And a raw diet? Given the amount of bacteria in raw meat, they say, that's a recipe for sickness and death for your pets.
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Im going to go on a raw food diet, and i know lots of people lose weight on it, but i was just wondering if you can get actually skinny on it. All of the before and after pictures I've looked at show people who've lost a lot of weight, but none of them are *skinny*. Help please?|||I know lots of skinny people that are on a raw food diet. Though, they do it for political or health reasons, not for losing weight. They are also physically active, so they are skinny, but muscular. I'd say if any diet would help you get "skinny", this would be it. Remember to drink lots of water, and please do some research about nutritional requirements before doing it. If you become very tired, you may be anemic, and you should watch for this, especially if you've never done a vegetarian/vegan diet before.|||If you are looking to be anorexic, this is not the way. If you are looking to be healthy, this diet combined with proper exercise can achieve the goal of mind and body perfection.
Stay away from raw gluten products.
Anything below 10% body fat is ridiculous and unhealthy|||its all about hte ammount of calories you consume... raw food diets are healthy though, they offer maximum nutrients for what you consume.
I have 2 five months old cats. I have them on a raw food diet. i give them chicken mixed with wiskers satchets in the morning and kangaroo meat mixed at nite and give then biscuits during the day. I have read heaps of good things about raw food|||Yes! Feeding cats raw is the ONLY diet they should be fed! I feed my cats only a raw diet and they are soooooo healthy!
Heres' some websites that back up raw feeding!
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.catnutrition.org/
http://www.rawfedcats.org/
http://www.felinespride.com/
http://www.felinefuture.com/
http://www.felineinstincts.com/index.htm鈥?/a>
http://www.raisingcatsnaturally.com/
http://www.blakkatz.com/index.html
http://www.holisticat.com/
http://goldcoastragdolls.com/MyOwnCatFoo鈥?/a>
http://www.mypetcarnivore.com/rawfeeding鈥?/a>|||Yes it is my cat had it for all its life and died when it was 18 (longer than cats live) also make sure it has milk and water|||I think feeding raw raw food to kitties is a good thing, I would be concerned about the age of the kittens - Young kittens will not have the immune system to fight off bacteria and virus that grow on raw cat food, although I suspect 5 mth old kittens will have a healthy immune system, and you shouldn't have to worry.
As for being healthy or not, I think that it is very healthy. Cats are carnivores, eating their food raw and having only vegetable matter found in the stomach of a mouse or bird. You might want to consider adding chunks of raw meat to your cats diet, After observing my two cats eat a piece of raw beef, I noticed that the way a cat chews raw meat looks like it will clean teeth. The vet also said my cats teeth were very clean.
I've read lots of stories about how a changing to a raw diet cured things such as diabetes, Kidney problems, stomach problems. I don't think this is a much researched area in the vet field (no money, its all tied up with big pet food companies like purina), and I know that there are a lot of vets totally against it.
On another note, be very careful if you have children or young kids running around. You don't want them getting salmonella, or e-coli.|||if you are feeding raw for more than 20% of the diet then it needs to be properly supplemented. You can buy a commercial product from a high end pet store or you can make your own. See www.catinfo.org for more info including a recipe (but not for kangaroo) and for more detailed www.holisticat.com|||Er, cats only eat raw food? Why are you cooking your cats food?
Just go to the pet store and by rodents meant for snakes and things like that. Maybe keep a fish tank with tasty fish. Cats should not eat chicken, or really anything that is too big for them to catch in the wild.
However they are natural hunters, and IMHO it is the most healthy thing a cat can do to eat prey that it has caught itself. Sure they can get worms or whatever, but that's natural and you can just have it dewormed if it becomes a problem. However, a HEALTHY, fit outdoor hunter kitty should not need to worry, as their bodies are meant to deal with such things.|||I wouldn't feed your cats raw meat, your cats can get worms or salmonella. It's OK to feed your cat cooked meat once and a while for a nice little treat.|||I would like to start feeding my cats a raw diet. Commercial cat food has grains, vegetable and fruits which cats do not need. Right now I am looking around for a grinder that can handle the bones. Just do a search on BARF for recipes. (bones and raw food)|||If you're careful and do it right, it's OK - but not nearly as beneficial as the cultists would have you believe.|||not sure, but wild cats eat raw food.|||It's a great idea but you cannot do it the way you are. it needs to be specially prepared as cats have different needs then humans. On another note, there is never a reason to feed dry food and it shouldn't be fed.
Here is how to make and prepare a raw diet
http://www.catinfo.org/makingcatfood.htm
http://www.mousabilities.com/cats/food/h鈥?/a>|||I would not give your cat raw food. You could cook it as in boiling chicken, or broil some fish with nothing on it. Do not give your cat milk that you drink. It is homogenised and can make your cat sick. If you want to give it milk you can get queens milk from your pet store. I would consult a animal doc before feeding raw meat to your cat.|||raw food is not a good idea
Hi guys,
Since the beginning of 2012 I have been on a 90% raw food diet. It has prooved to be an easily maintained diet and I feel amazing BUT...I'm curious to know from the raw veterans...what are your best combinations and how do you get majority of your proteins? THANKS in advance.|||COmbos- flame grapes and walnuts. Just saying...amazing.
Lentils, split peas ( yellow and green) soaked for a few days, make into a curry with walnuts and sweet potato, or just plain.
Avocado, black bean ( soak them), corn pea and spinach salad, with whatever dressing.
Almond and chocolate tarte- use raw cocoa, almond meal, agave, dates and avocado for the filling, oatmeal and walnut flour for the crust.
Raw Gado Gado- an authetic raw salad from Indonesia, cauliflour, cabbage, red onion, carrot, garlic, with a peanut soysauce and chili.
I've been eating this way 20 years. Went into it reluctantly ( was in a situation with no really cooking or access to cooked food and was easier to just eat good food for a month ) then woke up third day feeling as I have never felt before and had to admit, daim. I now know how a human body is actually designed to feel, as it sound like you are now aware of, but no way would I have done it on my own accord or if I'd been thinking too much.
Protein and iron are easy to get- soaked beans, sprouted foods like bean sprouts, radish, cover alfalfa, broccoli sprouts and all the sprouting the beans do when soaking- full of nutrients like that. Soynuts, spirulina, wakame, nori, all have iron, protein, calcium.|||Dead animal can be created quite easily.|||Lawl, typical american overweight.|||cucumber, carrot
I'm trying to halt some health conditions that I feel have been caused or aggravated by following the S.A.D. for the better part of my 49 years. Psoriasis, visceral obesity, hypertension (but oddly, only October-March, yearly), and diabetes-type 2 are my immediate concerns. About 10 years ago, I tried to go 100% vegetarian, but achieved only about 90%, stopping at lacto-ovo with 0% soy. My dairy is limited to that which is present in processed foods (e.g., store-bought baked goods and frozen entrees) and half-n-half in an occasional cup of decaf coffee. And, in an effort to lose some of my excess weight, I've recently learned about and am trying a raw & living food diet (RALF--a terrible but spot-on acronym)...but, I have some reservations.
1. I am gluten sensitive...reactive but not a full-blown celiac.
2. I wear dentures, meaning nuts & seeds must be ground almost to flour for comfortable consumption.
3. Some raw veggies, such as carrots, cauliflower & broccoli, present chewing discomfort (see #2 above), unless they're liquefied, prepared very finely, or dehydrated & ground.
4. And last but not least, no matter how many green shakes & salads and whole fruits I consume, I'm always left with an overwhelming craving for "bad-carb" comfort foods...like potatoes, pasta, breads, and far worse, cookies or crackers.
So, can you please recommend some good- or low-carb RALF options?
(BTW, I do take gymnema daily, but it only curbs the carb cravings; it does not eliminate them.)|||What you are craving is not carbs, but probably fat. I find avocado's, durian and olives to be very satisfying when I get that craving. Fatty vegetables are the bridge from the S.A.D. to a raw-food vegan lifestyle!|||Glad I could help! Any information I can provide to beginning raw foodists is my goal! :) Report Abuse
|||Uh...nuts and seeds do not contain ANY carbs.
Sprouted rice would be a good thing for you to eat, since it's a carb but also gluten-free. Fresh fruits are also a source of carbs (sugar).|||Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals. A 1999 South African study found that when men ate parts of their morning meal at intervals over five hours, they consumed almost 30 percent fewer calories at lunch than when they ate a single breakfast. Other studies show that even if you eat the same number of calories distributed this way, your body releases less insulin, which keeps blood sugar steady and helps control hunger.
Like Salmonella and others?
Even if you are vegan and on a raw food diet, the manure used to grow that food could be contaminated with salmonella or that mad cow disease, right?|||I would say you are no more or no less susceptible.
With all the recalls, most was foods that most EVERYONE eats raw.
the last few well publicized recalls were all produce.
Even the one in Europe was cucumbers.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/06/01鈥?/a>
A while back it was spinach at one point, green onions at some point and even tomatoes.
Peanut butter as well.
http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2011/04/06鈥?/a>
http://www.newsday.com/business/green-on鈥?/a>
http://peanutrecall.com/
http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2011/鈥?/a>
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/04/23/c鈥?/a>
http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2011/03/23鈥?/a>
Each one of these links is for a different vegetable or fruit by the way, not several articles on the same item.
Scary huh?
Especially when you realize that both salmonella and e-coli can be killed in the cooking process.
While meat and eggs gets the reputation thanks to vegans, vegetarians and fear mongers, produce has just as many or more problems.
Colleen, meat companies don't go around 'dumping crap" on veggie fields unless they are asked to and well rotted manure is an acceptible, non chemical form of fertilizer. Would you prefer chemical fertilizer over natural?? you cannot have it both ways.
And Salmonella is also caused by produce workers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom, or rats living in the warehouses and fields where produce is grown or stored or birds flying over head. Ditto with e-coli by the way which lives naturally in the intestinal tracts of many humans and animals. You cannot blame ONLY meat producers...|||Salmonella is a direct cause of the meat industry. Salmonella is an enteric bacterium, which means that it lives in the intestinal tracts of humans and other animals, including birds. Salmonella bacteria are usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces or foods that have been handled by infected food service workers who have practised poor personal hygiene. Contaminated foods usually look and smell normal. Contaminated foods are often of animal origin, such as beef, poultry, milk, or eggs, but all foods, including vegetables, may become contaminated. Many raw foods of animal origin are frequently contaminated, but thorough cooking kills Salmonella.
So, if the meat industry stopped dumping crap on our crops, chances are salmonella in food would be practically non existent. Until then, raw foodists may be at a risk if they eat raw fruits and vegetables from non trustworthy sources.|||Not more susceptible to salmonella since cooking doesn't necessarily kill it. Not at all susceptible to mad cow disease (in humans this is called vCJD) since it is caused by prions which are in the meat and not on plants etc unless you eat a plant with some meat on it.
However there are some pathogens which are more likely to be eaten on raw foods, bacteria and fungi etc. But it's important to note that these are typically only harmful if you have an immune disorder and by exposure to pathogens you actually strengthen your immune system (when the exposure is too small to actually make you sick). So pathogens are one thing I doubt raw foodies will be more likely to experience...|||Never thought of that. I'm never sick. Except when I eat at a bad restaurant ( thanks to the local taco for making three day old guac still on the menu).
I do find I repel diseases, colds, flu and stomach bugs a lot more. And I don't get food borne diseases from tainted peanut paste and cheese and other processed food issues that a lot of my friends do- a stomach flu will go round, and I don't get it. Etc.
As far as the recent melon deaths go, anyone could have got that. Same for most salad based raw items.|||Not mad cow disease. That's a brain prion disease. To get it, you have to basically eat some of an infected animal's brain or nervous system. But, yes, several dangerous pathogens, including salmonella, can be killed with proper cooking. Recently we have had two big outbreaks that killed lots of people. Not from meat, but from fresh veggies and fruit (cantaloupe and sprouts). Several years ago the USDA really cracked down on meat processing and, while there are often meat recalls, very few people actually get sick or die anymore. The FDA hasn't done nearly as good a job with fruits and veggies.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/salm鈥?/a>
I'm 92lbs and my weight is always stable. Recently I've discovered a raw food diet and I felt unbelievably good after staying on it for 3 days, that I want to incorporate it into my normal diet (pescitarian). I'm just worried that I might lose weight on it, which I can't really afford to do.|||If you eat the same amount of calories, it should be stable. Taking in lots of raw nuts, which I understand to be raw food's main source of protein, have lots of fat too.
Are you going to keep eating milk and the like? (I dunno it its considered raw... sorry :))|||hello, if you keep you calories up your body wont lose weight if it doesnt need to on health foods. look at alot of raw foodists...alot of them are not skinny. its all about the calorie intake. it doesnt matter what its coming from:) by the way if you wanna add on some weight when you are looking a bit to thin drink smoothies. i have a great link to raw food smoothies. check it out:)http://www.greensmoothiequeen.com/gogree鈥?/a>|||Fruits and nuts are an important part of the raw food diet and are both good sources of calories. If you eat the same number of calories as before you would maintain your weight.|||Yeah, look at all the garbage those people eat.
LONG years I have been on a raw food diet. Uncooked grains, raw nuts, veggies, fruit, raw venison, salmon, other fish and even beef. I haven't eaten a cooked meal in who knows how long. My doctor is in AWE and doesn't know what to say to me. Is it BAD to eat this way? I feel so healthy and energetic all the time and aside from my chest and my backside, the rest of my body has fat at about 2 percentile. It's just the way I've been. I didn't find out I was stinkin 4 months pregnant til last night, I am not showing at ALL and I exercised like crazy like I always do and have been fine except for my blood sugar, while is totally messing my head and my nerves up! Doc says my diet isn't causing my blood sugar to do that, he said it's "genetics", but how the heck do I know? Parents arent around.. My bf is consoling and everything but my blood sugar is so bad I don't want him to TOUCH me. He's my housewife and I work ALL day, 12 hour days. I work long days and eat a raw diet,am I hurting fetus?|||The baby will take the nutrients that it needs from your body, so no, you are not hurting him/her............ if your concerned take vitamins. If a raw diet is what your body is used to then continue it unless your Dr. says otherwise. Relax and enjoy being pregnant!|||When you are pregnant you definitley need to cook the meat and fish. The veggies, etc are fine, but even like the deli meats and stuff have to be heated because they can cause listeria, and raw meat can cause toxoplasmosis.|||I would suggest you follow doctors orders on this he is the one examining you and knows your history. I would think they would be worried about e-coli or salmonela eating raw meat and such.
Best of luck to you|||You definitely need to listen to your doctor on this one hun. You can't eat that way when you're pregnant. You can easily get any type of food poisoning that could kill your unborn child. Things that don't hurt you physically, CAN hurt your baby, so you need to avoid any uncooked food.|||I call bull ****!!! stop asking questions about pregnancy stay with the dog section its more your speed. your sob stories suck anybody who is a health buff would now that raw meat isn't good for them never mind a growing baby.|||WHOA! You need to see a specialist in diabetes ASAP! Sounds like you have gestational diabetes. If it's not your food that's messing you up, it's now your pregnancy.
The erratic blood sugars will do more damage to your baby than eating raw foods. Raw meats might lead to parasites, think e coli, salmonella and amoebas, whatever, but gestational diabetes DEFINITELY creates a risk of birth defects and a higher chance your kid will eventually be diabetic.
I just watched a documentary on going on a raw food diet, and from what I saw it's supposed to make you feel a LOT better, but how would you go about starting this diet without spending TOO much money?|||Fresh produce can be costly, especially in winter when a lot of things are imported. You'll have to compare prices in the stores and markets in your area to find the best buys.
Lots of help online, some may link to local groups:
I'm thinking of trying a raw food diet for my dog for the first time. I understand that dogs are much more resistant than humans when it comes to parasites and bacteria which may be in the raw meat. What are some precautions that I can take? I heard soaking the meet in apple cider vinegar for a bit will take care of any parasites, etc. Thanks.|||You don't have to soak it in anything. I just wash the dog and cats meat like I do mine. Run it under cold water for a few seconds. After they are done eating you can wipe up their area with 50%white vinegar and 50% water. My dog with a sensitive stomach has never had a problem with bacteria. We tested apple cider vinegar for riding of ecoli bacteria in my biology lab and it did very poorly and if you were to use apple cider vinegar you want it to be raw and organic.
EDIT: Vets hardly know anything about dogs diets and raw chicken, pork, beef, fish, bison, lamp, goat etc can be fed with no problem. The bones clean the teeth without brushing. Their is no risk with raw unless you don't feed it correctly.|||No need to soak the meat in apple cider vinegar or anything else. Just utilize safe food handling practices.
Keep meat properly refrigerated. Wash meat under cool water before packaging or preparing. Freeze meat for long-term use. Thaw meat properly in the refrigerator, or allow to thaw in cool to warm water. Wash hands, bowls, utensils, and counters with warm soapy water to prevent the spread of germs. Keep feeding areas clean; a vinegar and water solution is a cheap, safe, and effective cleaner.
I've been feeding raw for over a year now, and neither me or my dogs have become sick from Salmonella, E. coli, or any other food-borne illness. And as long as you follow safe food handling practices, you and yours won't either.
Also, in case you hadn't seen these links before, here are some great raw-feeding resources:
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/petowners/w鈥?/a>
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/diet/exp-di鈥?/a>
http://www.ukrmb.co.uk/images/ww.pdf
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/
http://preymodelraw.com/how-to-get-start鈥?/a>
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
http://dogfoodchat.com/forum/raw-feeding鈥?/a>
Hope that helps! Good luck!|||Check out this site:
www.dogfoodchat.com
Log onto the forum there and go to the raw feeding section.
You will find all you need to know about feeding raw. When you get time, trawl through the archives because you will find a whole lot of info to help you.
Re meat, I freeze pork for 2 weeks to kill any parasites and I do that with organs as well.|||You've heard a lot of things that are frankly wrong. (sorry, but its true). I'm not so worried about parasites, more the bacterial load.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwB-w5ImP鈥?/a> for a more detailed discussion.|||No need to soak it in anything.
Check these sites out to help you with your research. You need to know what you are doing before attempting the prey model raw diet.
http://www.rawlearning.com
http://www.rawfeddogs.net
http://www.rawmeatybones.com
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>|||You don't need to do anything. Just give them the meat. If you really worry about parasites you can freeze the meat for 3 weeks to kill anything.
And like cavy slave said, vets are not nutritionists, they are doctors.|||it can be complicated to change the diet of your dog from dog food to a raw food diet, i suggest that you ask a vet about this, try http://bit.ly/c6qYat - online vets that are ready to assist you in 5-15minutes. hope it helps!|||The best thing that i found was Eating the right foods. I found a book that helped me.|||buy from only certified companys, slowly transition dog to it. It will build resistance. Hope this helps!|||Chicken & Pork are more dangerous then Beef, Why risk your dogs on a raw diet? Its actually bad for thier teeth (so I have been told by a vet) because no one really brushes thier dogs teeth.
Raw mince is ok but I woulnt give anything else raw to my dogs, Some types of worms can potentially be in the meat.
Soaking it in vinegar? would your still eat it after that?
You might as well boil the meat that way its at least half cooked.
I'm really interested in the health benefits of doing a mostly raw diet ( I read that even 75% raw is still considered a raw diet). Is there any books or sources that were invaluable when you made your dietary changes? Any tips or advice for a newbie? I'd be particularly interested in any kind of websites with a support chat or meal plans, also any books or other sources that are helpful.|||The best books to start with are "Raw Food Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet- which has great recipes that do not require special equipment like a high speed juicer, dehydrator, or spiral slicer, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" by Lori Baird and Julie Rodwell which is full of resources, nutritional info, and basic recipes.
Best advice? Consume fat. Keep a supply of avocados and raw nuts on hand for when you get cravings.
And find a supplier of Lara Bars. You won't believe how good they are!
Find your staples, and make them frequently- for me that includes flax seed tostadas & guacamole, cashew ranch dressing and baby carrots, and frozen bananas for smoothies and ice cream.
Good Websites:
Sunfood Nutrition-
http://eat.rawfood.com/index.php?flag=3&鈥?/a>
Rhio's Raw Energy -
http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/
Living and Raw Foods -
http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/|||A good tip is to keep healthy foods stocked up.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts are essential must haves. A raw vegan diet includes raw vegetables and fruits, nuts and nut pastes, grain and legume sprouts, seeds, plant oils, sea vegetables, herbs, and fresh juices.
Why not make your own delicious, health boosting smoothies?|||Raw dairy will keep your hair from falling out
Also seaweed
Otherwise in a few months you'll be losing fistfuls of hair in the shower
Avoid alcohol OMG one sip will make you so hungover after all the detox
Carbs (pasta,bread,rice) you'll be sensitive so if you cheat on a raw diet with these foods you'll likely crash (sleep)
Raw vegan food is tasty
food prep takes a while
eat a lot of food
watch your gums, too much fruit will make them recede = painful|||You'll need to be able to store the produce if you can't make shopping a part of your daily or biweekly routine. That became a problem for me, and gets in the way of my efforts.
Good luck. I saw a difference in my energy level. I never gave up meat, but cut back a great deal. I think it is worth the effort.|||www.RuthannRusso.com
www.rawfoods.com
www.rawfoodrightnow.com
www.rawfoodbook.com/index.html
rawfoodlife.com|||The juicer and smoothie route is a great start.
Good luck!|||my advice to you is to buy a juicer and a dehydrater, they come in handy.|||Organic Food Bar has some raw bars and a protein kind that is 80% raw. They are really good!
http://organicfoodbar.com
I'm vegan for the animals sake and don't know why people decide to go raw. I'm guessing it's for religious reasons, but IDK.|||There are so many benefits to eating raw foods. When you do not cook foods past a certain temperature ( 115 f.) you do not kill the living enzymes. That is why the raw food lifestyle is also called the " Living Food" life style. Here is a bunch of articles on how being raw helps with your beauty, health, energy, aging, weight loss, and over all happiness! If you are already a vegan, you should try raw for a week, just to see, you will be addicted to your new found energy! Have a Rawesome day!
http://www.rawpeople.com/index.php?optio鈥?/a>|||Usually, it's for health reason. There are some enzymes and nutrients that are destroyed by heat. Raw folks want to get those intact, so they don't cook their food. There are some environmental benefits, namely the fact that most raw vegans prefer organic food (and a good handful try to eat local as well) for the boost in nutrients.|||why does everything have to be for religioius reasons? why do you come up with this assumption?
i'm raw because it makes me feel and look terrific!....|||I'm a raw vegan because I believe that it was our natural diet ( there weren't stoves, ovens or microwaves in the Garden of Eden). I love the way it makes me feel. Not just physically but emotionally, it clears my mind, it opens my consciousness. Exercise seems easier, and more fluent, I feel more centered. If you haven't gone raw, you won't know what I mean, but it just feels right.
:)|||Health. I attempted to go raw vegan(more specifically, 80/10/10 raw vegan) and I still am. It's been tough, because I have 0 will power and don't know how to deal with stress. o.0
I really want to go 80/10/10, and this time have it be permanent. I could eat all the delicious fruit I wanted and still drop weight very quickly(lost a lot of water weight at first because i cut out salt and fruit and vegetables are so water rich), and like people have said, I felt so much better.|||the feeling is wonderful. I have been vegetarian all my life ( yes all my life) ,and still over weight, I became a raw vegan 3 weeks ago and it incredible feeling, a lot of my skin problems are gone. I never felt so energetic before. I am loosing weight and eat a lot of food. loving it|||I've heard people say that it feels more natural to them. Personally, though I like some things raw, I really enjoy cooking and baking, and in general, hot food...|||why do people decide to go vegan?
because they don't know any better
I am new to the world of the raw food lifestyle and am having a hard time finding recipes that I like aside from plain fruits and veggies. Can anyone suggest some good raw food recipes??? (no nuts please.)|||http://www.fromsadtoraw.com/RawRecipes.h鈥?/a>
i highly recommend the book "raw food made easy for one or two people" by jennifer cornbleet. it's full of very quick and easy recipes.|||This is a brand new Vegan book I think you'd really enjoy.
http://www.amazon.com/118-Degr鈥?/a> Report Abuse
|||Are you looking for raw vegan recipes? Or just raw recipes (including meat)? The first poster had some good ones with raw meat. This is a really good website with TONS of ideas of raw vegan food!
www.goneraw.com
I suggest you give that a try!|||http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/|||LMAO!!!
Never eat raw ground beef!!|||RAW HAMBURGER SANDWICH
Raw lean ground hamburger
Hamburger buns
Chunk of raw onion
Mayonnaise (Miracle Whip)
Pepper
Salt
Buy the leanest, best looking package of hamburger you can find. Fresh ground. Make into a pattie about 1/4 pound. Put on hamburger bun with mayonnaise on both sides of bun and lots of salt and pepper. Top with chunk of raw onion. Don't be afraid! Try it! Drink with Half and Half!
or
RAW POTATO DUMPLINGS
6 raw potatoes, grated
Egg
1 tsp. salt
Flour to make a firm dough
Have boiling water ready to drop them in and boil until centers are cooked, about 15 minutes. You may use half amount of boiled potatoes and half amount of raw potatoes.
or
RAW VEGETABLE PIZZA
2 pkg. refrigerated crescent rolls
1 c. sour cream
1 c. mayonnaise
1 pkg. Hidden Valley dressing
Choice of any or all grated raw carrots
Sliced cucumbers
Sliced zucchini squash
Broccoli
Tomato
Mushrooms
Pea pods
Mix together sour cream, mayonnaise and dressing. Flatten rolls into bottom of cookie sheet and prick with fork. Bake per directions (approximately 5-10 minutes). Cool. Spread with above mixture. Top with raw vegetables. Chill. Serve in 4 inch squares.
ENJOY!
Should I feed the at separate times also? My little one likes to hog the bowl. Does it take the same amount of time to work it's way through the body as regular dry kibble since raw food is supposed to be absorbed more into he dogs body?|||Raw fed dogs can eat between 1 and 2 times a day. However, with puppies and small dogs, more frequent meals are better, as they are more susceptible to hypoglycemia.
Separate feeding is always best.|||They can share two meals a day, but then the puppy needs a couple snacks in between.|||feed them at the same time but in different rooms
We just came back from a camping trip. Raw meat was stored in a cooler. A six year old got into the ice in the cooler and ate a piece. I don't know if raw meat fluid was floating or not but what should we look for in the child for symptoms of raw meat infections. And how long might it take for symptoms to manifest. The cooler held hamburger and chicken.|||2-4 days for symptoms to develop, depending on the organism. Diarrhea would be main symptom.
I would like to know if I should change my dogs diet to raw since he has really bad allergies?|||my mom did that with her dog and it worked like a charm. the downside: your dog will smell SOOOO bad.|||It depends on what is causing the allergy, Many dogs that go raw do exceptionally well getting rid of a host of allergies and have their behaviour change for the better.
The important thing if you are going to do this is to make sure that you do so with a canine nutritionist. The balance is the part that needs to be tweeked based on individual animal and that can take a bit of time. Most vets don't recommend this diet as a lot of people do not take care in getting proper meat sources and handle the meat sources incorrectly.
Best of luck! Hope your pup feels better|||Do you know what the cause of it is? It is important to determine why your dog is suffering from Allergic Dermatitis. If you are unsure of what is possible, this link could be a helpful read:
http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/itch.htm鈥?/a>
(This site however, is solely dependent on veterinary opinion. Having dealt with very murderous and close-minded vets, so to speak, I have come to the understanding that you should research and evaluate their opinions yourself before relying on them to make choices for you.)
If the allergy is food induced, there is a test that can be done through a veterinarian, (there should be no risk there) which involves finding out specific ingredients your dog may not be responding well to...it may be worth it to find out what exactly it is.
Many dogs don't handle grains very well, so depending on what the source is, yes, raw food can help alleviate the problem. There are other benefits to the raw diet that ought to be considered too. Please note that the majority of vets do not support raw feeding. (You're going to have to do some research in this method of feeding yourself, if you haven't done so already.) Bathing less frequently, or refraining from doing anything that might further stimulate your dog's skin should bring some relief from the itching.
I hope he feels better soon!|||Yes, it is GREAT for dogs with allergies, not only because you eliminate all the fillers in commercial dog food, but you can feed one thing at a time and determine exactly what your dog is allergic to.
Here are some sites to help get you started.
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html|||Do you know if the allergies are food related? What does your vet recommend? I wouldn't change anything until he gets tested for type of allergy. You could do more harm than good.
I started about two weeks ago, I am doing between 50- 80 percent raw, and for the last few days especially my poo has been dark and crumbly looking. I know it is not coming all out either. I am not passing gas really much, and I feel bloated and nasty. It is very uncomfortable. Could this be the stuff that was stuck in my intestine? Whats going on?|||Yes, it probably is some intestinal residue, but it could also be the 50% of cooked food- especially if you eat a lot of processed foods.
When one is completely raw (after detox, which takes about thirty days)
bowel movements are generally large, light in color, close to odorless, and they float. They may still be crumbly, since they are not at all dense.|||Raw food can affect different people in various ways.
The digestive system requires heat to process what we eat.
If we eat a lot of cold raw food, we put out the fire, so to speak, and it can interfere with our normal processes.
It takes time to adjust to the raw foods, so introduce this slowly. Always start a meal with some hot herbal tea or other warm drink, or you can have a cup of soup. This gets the stomach ready to digest.
Raw food all the time makes the body cold, and the digestion slow.
Alternate simple steamed veggies or soups with your raw dishes.
There is a system of health called Ayurveda which explains these ideas in detail.
It is normal when starting the raw foods diet to pass unusual stools. The stuff that has laid there undisturbed gets stirred up and pushed out by the quantity of roughage you are taking in..
A simple suggestion is to include some cooked brown rice in your diet everyday. It helps remove this stuff quicker, and normalizes peristaltic action.
After a few weeks your poo should start to regain normalcy, though it may be larger and float more.
Good Luck|||I agree with Jen it's some intestinal residue.
There is a lot of talk and books on the raw food diet. I have read a book and watched some DVD's. I really want to try it. Has anyone had success in actually feeling better and getting more energy. I just want to know if it actually works and if we really can live healthy without cook foods.|||Yes, the raw diet is great. I've been on it for about 6 years. I'm not totally raw, I do eat some cooked food once in a while, but I eat about 75% raw and feel pretty good.
Here's a site I found with lots of raw and mostly raw recipes:|||I haven't tried it but do have a few suggestions if you do decide on it. I don't doubt that a raw food diet is healthy & beneficial.
Highly nutritious foods you should con: sprouts, spirulina, paprika, coconut oil & milk, garlic, brewers yeast, raw almonds & chia seeds.
Paprika - 1 Tablespoon = 20 cal = 71% DV Vit.A - 8% DV Vit.C - 10% DV Vit.E - 14% DV Vit.B6 - 9% DV Iron & others way too many to list.
Brewer's Yeast Powder - Two tblspns. provide a whole lot of nutrition! 158% RDA Chromium - 90% Selenium - 88% B2 - 80% B1 - 50% Copper - 50% Niacin - 40% B6 & others way too many to list. It tastes peanutty to me. I have been adding it to sesame butter, a lil raw honey, coconut cream & coconut oil, powdered whey and tastes like peanut butter to me!
Chia seeds sound so expensive but 1# will make 10# food - Amazon.com has couple lbs. for $16 shipped to you. I buy in bulk (24#) from getchia.com for $6# with free shipping.
Chia seeds - 3.5 oz is nearly 500 calories, half calories from fat (high in Omega3 fatty acids) 38g fiber 151%DV & 16grams of COMPLETE protein for 6grams carbs & 63% DV Calcium - 95% Phosphorus - 23% Zinc - 9% Copper - 108% Manganese.
Faux tapioca - 2 cups of water, 5 scoops of low carb whey protein powder, stir together & add cup of chia seeds, after they have started to absorb the water, add in 2 cans of coconut milk & sweetener if you like and mix it all in. Can be eaten after an hour but will be better tomorrow. Cream a pkg. of cream cheese into a can of pumpkin and add to the faux tapioca for an even more nutritious pumpkin pie pudding.
Raw nuts are living and full of the energy of life and should be capable of building a tree. Roasted nuts are dead & they may still provide some nutrients, but none can compare to the nutrients and enzymes from a live food.
Unfortunately, raw does not necessarily mean living.
For example - Commercially sold almonds are now required to be pasteurized turning a live food into a dead one. You can not sprout an almond that has been irradiated. I buy my almonds direct from growers off ebay. I get 20# for less than $3# including shipping.
April 6, 2007 - Small-scale farmers, retailers, and consumers are outraged over a new federal regulation that will require all almonds grown in California to be sterilized with various “pasteurization” techniques. The rule, which the USDA quietly developed in response to outbreaks of Salmonella in 2001 and 2004, traced to raw almonds, mandates that all almonds undergo a sterilization process that includes chemical and/or high-temperature treatments.
The only exemption to these new regulations will be ... small-scale growers who can sell truly raw almonds but only direct to the public
Almonds- 3.5oz - 575 cal - 72% calories from fat for 10gram carb & 26% DV Calcium - 48% Phosphorus - 21% Zinc - 50% Copper - 114% Manganese - 4% Selenium - 67% Magnesium - 21% Iron - 14% Thiamin - 60% B2 Riboflavin - 17% B3 Niacin - 7% Vit.B6 - 12% Folate - 5% Vit.B5.- 131% Vit.E - Potassium 20%
I am planning to switch my cats to a raw food diet. one of my cats has severe allergies (32 of them to be exact). I have done some extensive reading about the raw diet and it says to add healthy power to each meal. There are many ingredients in this mixture, one of which is yeast. My cat is allergic to yeast so I cannot include this in the mixture. Is there something else I can use that has the same nutritional value? Or is it ok to simply omit it from the recipe without causing any kind of nutritional deficiency?|||Check out: http://www.felineinstincts.com I use that supplement powder and salmon oil with my cats raw meat and have done so for eight years. There is no yeast in it.|||Never heard of "healthy powder" and I've been feeding raw with suppliments for years now.
I personally feed a ground Raw Meat, Bones and Organ based diet to my cats and they are incredibly healthy on it. I HIGHLY recommend it. While scary at first, once I got the hang of it and felt comfortable with it it's a snap to prepare.
Cats are obligate carnivores after all and must derive ALL their nutrients from meat based sources. They are unable to absorb them from any other source. Despite thousands of years of domestication they remain strictly carnivorous. True and honest meat eaters and that is what they need most. Protein from meat!
If you are interested in feeding a raw diet some great places to start learning are http://www.catinfo.org/ , http://www.catnutrition.org/ , and http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/ .
If you would like to try raw with your cats and don鈥檛 want to get all technical about it but want to try a trusted, time tested and balanced raw diet you can order from http://www.felinespride.com/products/cat鈥?/a> . I purchased this myself when I first started and my cats loved it!
Another premade Raw you can try is Natures Varity. I personally have never used this but know many people that do and it鈥檚 pretty easy to find http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.la鈥?/a>
Here's a bunch of websites to help you learn what you need to know.
www.catinfo.org/
www.catnutrition.org/
www.rawfedcats.org/
www.felinespride.com/
www.felinefuture.com/
www.felineinstincts.com/
www.raisingcatsnaturally.com/
www.blakkatz.com/
www.holisticat.com/
http://www.goldcoastragdolls.com/MyOwnCa鈥?/a>
I am living in a country at the moment that does not have prefrozen/prepared raw dog food (which is what I am used to giving my dog), so now I feed my dog raw chicken, raw beef, tripe and cow bones that I get from the local butcher. Is there anything I should be adding to make sure he gets all of his nutrients and stays super healthy?|||All dogs need is Raw meat, edible bones, and organs to be ultra healthy! Here is a guidline to follow when feeding raw:
80% meat (chicken, pork, beef, deer, fresh water fish, whatever you can find! A variety is good, but make sure you're dog gets more red meats than the others)
10% bones - The bones must be edible though, like pork or chicken bones (bones are only unsafe for a dog to eat if they're COOKED because they can splinter) Dense bones, like cow bones, are actually not very good to give your dog, because they can chip they're teeth on them. Only give your dog bones that they can consume.
10% organs - This includes liver, kidneys, heart, etc. Liver has the most nutrients tho, so make sure that at least half of the organs you give your dog is liver!
That's all that you're dog needs :) Dogs are carnivores and don't have any need for veggies, grains, etc. They get all the nutrients they need from organs and meat. Tripe is alright to feed your dog every now and then. And so is raw eggs (egg shell and all), but only once in awhile, not every day. If you're dog's coat isn't as great as it should be, or his skin is dry, he could be lacking in Omega-3's, so you could fish oil supplements for him.
Good luck to you and your dog, and Kudos to you for feeding him an appropriate diet!
EDIT: You should consider checking out this Yahoo! Group for raw feeders of cats and dogs. I'm a member, and the people there are really knowledgeable and helpful. I learned ALOT from them! The site is posted below.|||It all depends on what you want to do. Some people make a veggie glop to go with the raw food. Using pretty much any veggies and you can add your supplements into that. Good supplements include, fish oil or flax seed oil, vitamin c, and vitamin e. Veggies shouldn't be more than 10%, and I personally will only be using enough to give supplements when I start raw with my dog.|||If you read the BARF books they will advise you that you need to add Veg pulp, mixed up of different veg, the same with fruit and then adding in eggs, cottage cheese or pro-biotic plain yoghurt.
Fish also as well.
Though not at the same time, they give you the amount a day of what you should be feeding to make it balanced.|||Raw fish and eggs would be the other things I would add... but ONLY if the raw fish there is parasite free OR if you can freeze it to kill any parasites.
I wish I had an easy supply of good green tripe!! (I envy you!)
Oh.. chicken feet are great sources of natural glucosamine.|||Vegetable/fruit (well rippened) and pureed.
Yogurt (natural)
Omega acids (3-6-9)
I guess it all depends on the way and shape your dog poops.|||I have heard that RAW GREEN tripe is actually supposed to be completely nutritious in and of itself (recent Whole Dog Journal article).|||how about some rice
I'm going to start the raw food diet on new years and was wondering how much is too much nuts? A lot of my recipes are for raw desserts or raw fruit based recipes so they call for nuts in almost every recipe. I want to lose weight that's why I'm doing this diet but would I lose weight if I consumed nuts all day since they're high in healthy fat, but still fat? Thanx.|||EVERYTHING in moderation!|||I tried eating raw vegan for awhile, but I did it improperly by consuming too many raw nuts, and it was bad for my digestion and made me feel bad accordingly. Eat a majority of fruits, greens, and vegetables and a minority of nuts and seeds--that's what works best for me. A green smoothie is good for filling you up.|||Hello
Yes, and above all its not normal to eat so many nuts. Instead, think of what a horse, giraffe, elephant eats - they eat plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs etc.|||geg|||Nuts are great in moderation but I don't think you're meant to eat more than about a small handful in a day.
And what type of foods did you eat? How long did it take? Are you a girl or boy? Thanks so much!!!
oh also what type of exercise did you do?|||ive never done it "raw" but ive been on a complete veggie/fruits diet. i cant remember how much i lost but it was the best diet because i lost more than anyother time and it really cleans out your system of all the bad foods and chemicals. sorry im not of more help|||Hi,
I'm girl and had lose up 8 lbs in 1 weeks time with the diet food plan recommended in this site.
http://www.my-improvement.com/
Is it the most healthy diet due to the fact that you are basing your diet on fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed? I consume these things already but I have some non-fat yogurt, milk, and free-range meats (beef, poultry, lamb, etc) in my diet also. Is this best, or would it actually be more beneficial to go raw?|||Best to not just listen to anyone else and follow your body. If something effects you a bit adversly, then totally cut it out of your diet.
Then your body vibration will improve and the next item, that didn't effect you before will start to effect you a bit. So cut that out also.
Follow this path along deleting as you get sensitive and you will end up on the ideal diet for yourself, if you do it diligently
I did and ended up on raw food for three years ,and have been a vegan sportsman for 36 more years now [57 years young now]
I love and feel great on green smoothies [green veg from garden, mango and apple fresh juice, spiralina, a few walnuts, and dates if you like .definitely gives you a positive lift. l am going to start a green smoothie club here.
Enjoy the process.|||Ditch the meat and you'll really notice how just the plant foods provide much more sustained energy and make you feel much more vibrant and sharp. You're probably not getting all the benefits that you can get from the plant foods because your body still has to work hard digesting the meat and dealing with all the bacteria when it starts to putrefy in the gut.
Meat doesn't provide anything you can't already get from the other things you eat. If you already consume so many different plant foods, it would be easy for you to make the change, just make sure you're replacing the calories you would consume from meat with more veggies and fruit. Dairy is mucus producing and also doesn't provide anything you can't get from plant foods. Yep, vegan/raw vegan are the best diets for anyone.
Here's an excerpt from The Master Cleanse by Stanley Burroughs:
"There is a sodium coating covering the entire inside wall of the stomach, which, if it remains intact, will prevent the digestive juices from digesting the stomach itself. However, when any form of flesh food enters the stomach, the meat
attracts the sodium in the same way as the walls of the stomach. Some of the sodium is drawn from the walls and gathers around the meat, thus preventing the digestion of the meat in the stomach and at the same time depleting the sodium on the walls of the stomach."|||Raw vegetables contain mostly water and cellulose (indigestible plant fiber) which provides roughage that all digestive systems require. However, since much of the vitamins are contained in the cellulose (which isn't digestible), it is good to cook many of the vegetables we eat because cooking breaks down the fiber in cellulose and releases the vitamins and minerals in a form that the body can digest. So to make sure you are eating a healthful diet include 3 or 4 portions of cooked vegetables a day and at least one green salad. Lightly steaming vegetables until they are tender but not overcooked is best.|||Raw fruits and vegetables are good because they contain more vitamins. However, that amount is very slight. I really wouldn't worry too much about it. Humans have been cooking there food for tens of thousands of years, and were still the #1 species.. I wouldn't go overboard. It sounds to me like your diet is very healthy as it is!|||You could start by omitting dairy products from your diet, then the meat, then the fish, etc.
Doing it all at once it might be difficult to make sure you were getting all the necessary nutrients, but it wouldn't be impossible.|||It seems like it would take up a lot of time to prepare it all and isn't that convenient. Also, the people who get into it seem to be obsessive and perfectionists.|||No - it's just another fad. Your present diet sounds fine, and moderation is always the key to a healthy way of life.|||Yes................
Or may be|||not at all, its a silly fad thats EXTREMELY hard to follow
My husband and I are both obese and need to lose 80-100 pounds each. A friend recommended a raw food diet, where you eat as much as you want without having to cook. Does anyone know where I can get info on how to begin, any supplements/vitamins that would be necessary (or how to get everything our bodies need from this type of eating), without me having to order a book?|||I've been eating strictly raw for about a year, and it's great!
Here are a few websites to get you started:
http://www.rawfoodbootcamp.com/
http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/
http://www.rawfood.com/
The first thing you will likely encounter is lists of equipment you need, and books you need to purchase...
Don't worry about that at first, just eat all the raw fruits and vegetables you want, limiting the avocados.
Juice is great if you have a juicer- otherwise it has been pasteurized. (cooked)
When you feel the need for something more (or you're on the verge of ordering a pizza...) go for an avocado or some raw cashews.
When you're ready, "The Complete Book of Raw Food" is a good basic to start with.|||Library under vegetarian diets or raw diets.You can also goggle "vegetarian diets and alot comes up"or raw diet.|||Watch it. You might be tempted to cheat (m&ms are not considered raw food - trust me, I've been there, and am still reminding myself). I don't know what you've been eating before, but I can almost guarantee it's gonna be hard. How about a scaled-down version, like one-raw-meal-a-day or -a-week where it's do-able?
Because I changed my eating habits from a typical American fast-food junkie to an organic near vegetarian almost a year ago, and I still can't resist the binge temptations, I get really hungry and reach for organic ice cream thinking I'm being a good girl, when in fact I should rethink my habits.
I'm thinking of changing to raw food, but going to be a long, slow process, especially in the winter when I crave a good soup or bowl of chili. I'm going to try fresh fruit only for breakfast, a huge array of veggies for lunch, and experiment for dinner, probably going 75 raw and 25% cooked.
Watch the raw animal products - I wouldn't eat them, only occasionally raw cheese, but I do admire those who can stomach 100% raw food.
Good luck and if you get discouraged, there are so many other wonderful ideas in the veggie/vegan/organic/naturalist websites, and in the veg/vegan section here also.|||i started a similar diet with "green foods":
"What’s So Miraculous About Green Foods?
In today’s world, “eating right” is becoming more and more difficult. Given the over-processing of foods and current depletive farming practices, we are deprived of many of the vitamins and nutrients our body needs for a well functioning immune system and the energy to get us through the day."
I wanted to eat just fruits and veggies maybe yogurt as well but I need a little more research into it. What is a Raw food diet? Do I need to take a vitamin or something?
Can I make Fruit Smoothies using fruit and ice?|||raw food is basically anything that's not cooked, grilled, baked, etc.
it can't have any oil in it, and it's actually very good, because most raw foods have very few or no fat at all, and low calories, as well as vitamins ..
yes, you can make fruit smoothies .. you actually have plenty of options, and it's a great way to lose weight. Best of luck.|||We call food raw if it is:
鈥?Uncooked - never heated above 42 C/118 F degrees.
鈥?Unprocessed - as fresh (and wild) as possible.
鈥?Organic - no irradiation, preservatives, pesticides.
To start Raw Food Diet, eat mostly fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts and super foods. I love vegetable juices and smoothies. To make things easy and quick, I juice and blend a lot. Fruit and ice for smoothies is ok, so you could enjoy them more.
Adding a little bit of cooked food to a raw food diet doesn't work well, because acid is then produced in the stomach, and it is bad for raw food. Acid and raw food tend to create indigestion. However, they can be separated by eating raw food in the mornings and then cooked food later. Start with raw fruit first, then later raw vegetables, and then later cooked food.
Fruits and vegetables digest through different processes when raw. Eat fruit in the morning and vegetables later.
Vitamins that you should take :
vitamin B - but no more than 20 mg/day.
Vitamin D, copper and zinc - but take only small quantities.
Other multivitamins are optional. But these above are required more because plant material is very low in these minerals compared to meat.
Hope that help. Good Luck :)|||You need some carbohydrates or those fruits and vegetables are going to be rough on your GI tract. A multivitamin is always a good thing to take, regardless of dieting.
Try a slice of bread with your fruits, veggies, and yogurt. :)|||The Raw food diet is a great way to gain optimum health. It gives your body the energy it needs and elevates mood. The best way to start a raw food diet is to learn all you can about it. Most people transition into this way of eating slowly so they don't fall backwards. It depends on where you are starting from. If you eat processed foods, meats, dairy, eggs, caffeine, food like this, then I suggest you begin by taking out all processed foods, sugar, gluten and dairy. then once you have been able to take those out of your diet, start decreasing your consumption of meat and eggs. Even if you take out one animal at a time or restrict your meat consumption to twice a week. Be gentle on yourself and don't punish yourself if you slip up. If you already have these foods out of your diet, then start experimenting with raw food recipes. When I started, I tried recipes that reminded me of cooked food, like zucchini spaghetti. It was so fun trying new ways of making food that I was absolutely amazed at how delicious the food was. I also started drinking smoothies in the morning, and eventually green drinks. Make sure you are getting lots of greens in your smoothies/juice, and start off with more fruit at first before you get used to the taste. ( I found that over time my taste became more sensitive, and I didn't need as much fruit because I could taste the sweetness of the vegetables.) Make sure you get a variety of fruits and vegetables, nuts, and seeds, making smoothies and juice ensures you are getting alot of nutrients into your system and it's easier for your body to digest. I sometimes feel tempted by cravings but I like to immerse myself in positive information about the raw food diet, people who are living this way and keeping my house stocked with fresh produce. Check out some of the links below for a headstart on your raw food education and some motivation. Good luck!
Hi everyone
Been trying for ages to gain weight and mass. Other than weight training, what kind of food should I be consuming to gain weight (as close to vegetarian of raw food diet). How about frequency and quantity? Thank you!|||Without weight training?
Well, exercise of some kind will do the trick.
You mean muscle weight, correct?
There are raw bodybuilders out there.
Vegan bodybuilders too.
Basically, work your muscles and they will enlarge, no matter what your diet is. Look at the working class of some poorer nations. They are often ripped with large muscles from throwing 100lb bags of grain onto trucks all day or working in the fields. They don't eat a special diet for that. It's called work. Only rich countries have these things called gyms and weight rooms where people literally do not get enough exercise during the day that they need to go do some in their free time.
Most of these guys are hooked on that stupid old protein myth, but take a look anyway:
http://www.veganbodybuilding.org/
This place too:
http://www.veganfitness.net/|||Add more tampu (spelling) into your diet, it has like 35% protein and is made from mushrooms. Eat more nuts and avocados can have a very high percentage of fat.|||I would suggest weight training and protein first...
but if thats not an option at all, then carbs i guess. normal un-toasted muesli should have a few calories in it. fat too, avocados.|||Raw!? Seriously??? Ha ha ha ha ha!!!
Anyhoo...
Go for very high protein foods, whatever that is you can eat.....maybe nuts and such? Don't carb starve either...
Other than that, I have no suggestions. Good luck.|||This is a good website on how to gain weight http://www.gainingweight.info/
I just got a 7 week old kitten and started him on the regular cat chow. But after visiting a pet food store was persuaded into trying a Raw food diet simular the the BARF diet. He seems to like it but I am conserned about feeding my kitten raw meat! They told me at the pet store that grains were bad for cats because they weren't able to diggest them. I'm very confused can anyone shed some light?|||This is absolutely correct, and GOOD FOR YOU (and your pet store) for considering this.
It sounds as if you're purchasing a raw food? True raw is really best, but if you're using something like Nature's Variety that's quite good as well.
The reason this is true is because cats are obligate carnivores. That means they are designed to and are required to eat diets high in meat-based proteins. Also high in fat, but not as high as the protein. Any grains they ingest are minor, few and far between - anything that might be found in a mouse's stomach, but they are not necessary.
In other words, the mouse is the perfect food for cats, and the raw diet attempts to recreate that by providing meat, organs and bones.
I've collected a lot of articles that will tell you the same thing in much more detail - but still easy to process.
You can learn more too by joining any or all of the raw food groups on Yahoo.
EDIT: Cats don't eat raw meat in the wild because they don't know how to cook as someone suggested. I've never heard anything so silly! Cats' digestive tracts are much shorter than humans. This is why they're able to eat raw meat and not suffer from the same bacteria humans would if they did the same. That doesn't mean your cat can eat rotten meat - you still want to take care with it - but it's much safer for them.|||Just in support of Ken's and Rune's postings I will add that my cats have had a raw meat diet (also some canned) for over seven years now. The benefits are really great and it is so easy to get a kitten to take to it.
I have always gotten my meat from a local butcher - chicken and turkey that has no hormones or antibiotics in it. I mix up a "meatloaf" with two lbs of ground meat, raw liver and a supplement powder. Then I freeze that in muffin tins which I transfer to a gallon plastic bag and then take out a "muffin" to thaw for meals.|||I'd never feed my animals raw meat of any kind. Kittens need "kitten food." Call your vet anytime you have a questions about diet, etc.|||I have no objection on feeding your cat human food (chicken, fish, egg, yoghurt, etc.) other than teh fact that you may not feed him all the nutrients that he needs (it is true that cats don't need many carbs, but they do need some substances from plants too). BUT I wouldn't feed the food raw, just cooked or boiled with no spices or salts. The reason is that raw meat has many bacteria, such as salmonella, trichinia and toxoplasma, which can be bad for your kitten and for you (especially toxoplasma is multiplied in cats if they eat raw food or rats and then it can pass to humans and it is a threat to pregnant women). So, although people may say that cats in nature would eat raw meat, well, so would we, but we choose to cook it to avoid diseases. Cats in the wild would live less due to the diseases anyway.|||Yes a raw diet is very good for your cat. See the link below.|||Human food is not good for your cat.
Raw meat has worms and samonella and e-coli. Raw eggs has samonella.
http://bellaonline.com/article/art1723
petconnection.com "Foods to Avoid"
http://www.cat-world.com.au/FeedingFish.鈥?/a>
Cats should not eat human food because the foods that we eat would not be good for them. Some foods a very dangerous for them to eat and they could get very sick from them. When people say that cats eat raw meat that is like tigers and lions and others LARGE CATS not cats you find in the Home.|||raw food is tonnes better i feed my 3 on raw and they re thriving tho i did loadsa research first so id stick to raw xx|||Raw food is very bad for cats, expecally for growing kittens. i would sugest purina cat food for kittens which is provided at many cat/pet stores. Mixes of soft and dry food is also good for kittens. Here is a website on kitten food.
http://www.catchow.com/home_milestones_k鈥?/a>
Good luck!|||I am amazed at the advice you have gotten and you are very lucky. Grains are not good for cats and most cat foods contain them. Cats are obligate carnivores. A raw food diet if prepared properly is fine. High quality canned foods like wellness and merrick although containing some grains are human quality, low carb and are also fine. As far as I am concerned, dry food should be illegal. It is killing and causing many different disease in many cats yet the vets keep promoting it because the scientists that WORK FOR the pet food companies tell them what is good and bad. If they only read their own published articles and look at the rise in diabetes and kidney disease amoung others in conjunction with the rise of consumptions in dry foods.
Please read about cat nutrtion. This site also tells you how to make your own raw food
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.catinfo.org/#Home-Prepared_Di鈥?/a>
I am wanting to try the raw food diet, but I am unsure of how I would get enough daily calories. have you tried the raw food diet? How did you get your calories? How many calories should I shoot for?|||Nuts, seeds, sometimes glutin if it is OK with your system, and
perhaps tofu and certainly brown rice can go along with the
raw food. Too much raw food is apparently weakening to
the valve from the small to large intestine. Due to our
stress, bad eating habits, too much acid in diet etc.,
too much raw can 'grate' on it. But by having say organic
brown rice and lots of raw veg's with some grated nuts,
or else another time grated coconut, will make it fine.
We do this partly. We certainly like it, feels clean.|||The truth is when your body adapted with raw food diet you will feel more energized.
* I have tried raw food diet, and stick with it. But once a week I do have my free all you can eat days. :)
*How did you get your calories?
From raw food of course :)
* How many calories?
This is very dependant on your weight, habit and body needs. It will be long to explain here.
This might help
http://bestreviewonly.com/digital-produc鈥?/a>
If you find it unhelpful, feel free to contact the writer
I am going to start making a raw food diet for my newly adopted rescue dog. She is a jackapoo, not very active, but is a service dog in training, so she works everyday... How much of my 70%-80% meat, 30%-20% vegetable mixture should I give her? I would prefer ounces or pounds please.|||stay with hamster kidu, h r u?|||100USD, I think.
I started the diet last night and am just figuring out what foods I can and cant eat.. So, can I have yoghurt?|||Yogurt is made from growing certain types of bacteria in milk. I don't know the details of a raw food diet, but I'd guess that it would be difficult to find a yogurt made with raw milk because you'd grow the nasty bacteria, too. So if you're allowed to drink pasteurized milk, you should be ok. There are also coconut milk yogurts and soy yogurts. Soy would definitely be processed, and the coconut yogurts (at least what I've seen) have lactic acid added to them, and I can't imagine you can get that without processing something. I could be wrong about that.|||Hope you aren't planning on eating any meat!
My boyfriend cant eat raw fruits or veggies. What exactly is that food allergy called is it common. He gets really sick within 30 min of eating them.|||oral allergy syndrome. It is cross reactivity to pollens.
good info is available at: http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/divisio鈥?/a>
and
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/a鈥?/a>|||I agree with busybee2. I used to have it also. Just getting the juice of raw fruits or vegetables made me break out in a rash. I also had bad pollen allergies. After being on allergy desensitation shots for five years for my pollen allergies, my allergy to raw fruits and vegetables went away! Does your boyfriend have hayfever too?|||food allergy occur when the immune system mount an attack by the proteis in food
the immnoglobulins are making a dfense then ( as a wall ) so will have many symptoms related to allergy made through the histamine reaction
The great majority of food allergies are triggered by certain proteins in : -
- eggs - strawberry
- choclate - fish
I am always tired and I was thinking about going raw anyway. Will it help boost my energy levels? What other benefits have you seen on this diet?|||Yes, because you are getting more enzymes and food digests faster, so you're using less energy for digestion.
There are many reasons why a raw food diet is beneficial.
*Weight loss.
*Clearer skin.
*Mental clarity.
Raw chocolate is a great way to get a boost of sustained energy, and what I mean by that, is with caffeine you'll get a rush of energy but then it leaves you tired and you may even get depressed.
Raw chocolate is processed differently than other chocolate. it contains all the oil and goodness it normally has.
Here are some websites that have information on raw food.
http://www.rawreform.com/
http://www.naked-chocolate.com/
http://www.purelydelicious.net/
http://www.sunfood.com/b2c/ecom/ecomEnduser/default/home.aspx|||A raw food diet is said to help boost energy and make you feel revitalised. Nuts will give you lots of energy as they are high in calories. Nuts also provide vitamins and minerals that help counteract tiredness, such as iron.
Despite what the other answerer said, please avoid coffee. It gives you an instant feeling of exhilaration and energy, yes, but it drains your adrenal glands leaving you feeling even more tired. If your lethargy ensues, see a health professional.|||Everyone that I have ever known who was on a successful steady raw food diet was cranky, inpatient and nervous. If you're tired all the time, try assessing you diet. See what you are eating that makes you most tired. Starches perhaps? Or maybe sweet things like fruits?
Try doing a slight cleanse for a couple of days first. Or just try increasing your raw food amount like replacing one meal a day for a rich salad.
If adding more raw food to your diet doesn't help try doing a fast for two or three days of just juice. Or if that doesn't appeal to you find a fast that works for you. Ir might clear out your system and clean out the problem. Though not likely in such a short time if it is a major problem.
You might also just be anemic, fatigue is a sign of anemia, buy an iron supplement in liquid form if that is the case. If not then assess your overall lifestyle. Are you getting enough fresh air? Are you sleeping well? Are you under stress and it's your mood that's weighing you down?
Drink lots and I mean LOTS of water, if you aren't already. To clear things out and keep you hydrated, the summer's heat might be making you weak.
Good Luck and feel well!|||You will need to try it to see if it is for you. It all depends on the reason for why you are always tired, which can be from alot of things.
Going raw is a nice way to start to detox your body. When you start to get all the stored toxins out of their hiding places in your body and they begin to flow into your blood stream, you might have "flu" like symptoms that should pass in a week or so (headaches are not uncommon with detox).
Once you are detoxed, then the raw food nutrients can start to increase deficiencies you might be having, and then energy will increase too.
Raw diets can also help you repair any digestive problems you might also have.|||Its a very good thing and yes it will give you energy if you dont bog down your body with things like high fructose corn syrup, sucrose, maltose, artificial flavor and color, and even avoid a lot of yeast. They make a complete protein bread and tortillas called Ezekiel 4:9, it is available at health food stores i have seen the tortillas at my grocery store.|||Don't know about energy, but it sure will give you gas!
Try B complex for energy. Walmart has a spritz bottle of B complex for about $2. The other thing could be lack of iron in your diet. If you have low back pain and fatigue, that is a good clue you do not have enough iron. The energy drinks are loaded with sugar and caffein which will make you crash sooner or later.|||If you want more energy try eating/cooking with Virgin Coconut Oil, and taking Bee Pollen/Propolis.
Both of these natural products boost energy levels and have many other benefits like boost immune system and are good for skin, hair and overall health|||Depends on your body type and what you eat. Raw foods can help your energy levels since you would feel more refreshed.|||if you want that good, like eat sashimi every day,he...hee..ee|||umm drink coffee or an energy drink and take vitamins. Going raw is like food poisoning waiting to happen =P
Hi
I'm interested in eating raw foods and I want to know how I can identify if my tahini is raw or heated? If it's raw is it thicker and if it's heated is it liquidy? Can you tell a difference or do they have no difference at all?
Thank you!|||Tahini is made from toasted sesame seeds unless it is labeled raw. There are some raw versions made for people on diets like yours but most is made from toasted sesame seeds|||its been heat treated (pasturized) unless it says organic/raw on it|||Tahini is ground up sesame seeds... it's not cooked.|||if its cooked you don't get food poisoning... if its raw you do... simples
Most of the time raw foods are more beneficial than cooked but I just read that cooked shiitake have "more health benefits" than raw. What benefits does cooking bring out? Thanks!|||The cell walls of mushrooms are made of chitin. Humans are not able to digest this derivative of cellulose, and therefore mushrooms are cooked to help you digest it. Also, there mushrooms may be contaminated with dirt and other materials.
That being said, many recommend eating one raw shiitake a day for health. You do lose some vitamins and enzymes in the cooking process.
You should be careful to identify and recognize differences between mushrooms, because some types of mushrooms must be cooked to avoid poisons that are removed during the cooking process.
Shiitakes produce many times the flavor of common white button mushrooms with protein (18%), potassium, niacin and B vitamins, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. They are antiviral, lower cholesterol, boost immunity, and help regulate blood pressure. Derivatives have been used to fight "cancer, AIDS, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibrocystic breast disease, and other conditions with impressive results."
"Researchers S. Suzuki and Oshima found that a raw shiitake eaten daily for one week lowered serum cholesterol by 12%."|||coz they taste like cardboard raw!! lol dont know the health benefits tho.
Is it safe?
Is he old enough he is about 7 months old and weighs 13lbs.
How do I start him on a raw food diet? he eats only dry food
What sorts of raw food can I give him?|||Do research on raw diets.
If you are not certain how to provide a nutritionally sound raw diet on your own, then start off with a frozen raw pre-made diet from a natural pet food store.
You can likely find a raw feeder group here on Yahoo for dog owners.|||raw meat|||if i were you i would consult a professional before doing anything. you wouldn't want him to get sick. better pet food stores have good selections of high quality, natural foods if that's the way you're looking to go.
I have two wonderful cats, one is just over a year old, the other is seven years old. I am ready to start feeding them a raw food diet, but after having them both on strictly kibble diet all of their life, I am unsure as to what I should start them on. I have had people recommend chicken necks and wings, but I was wondering if anything else would be good. I would like to stay mostly in one protein source, at least at first.
Any ideas?|||That might be a good start. Since they are used to crunching on kibble - if you chop necks and wings into very small pieces they might try it.
Those items are good and are NOT a properly balanced diet for cats so you have some things to learn there. You can try to see if they will eat a quality canned food such as Wellness. They may not recognise ANY meat as food.
There is a Yahoo group called Whole Cat Health and I would suggest you join it. The members are feeding raw or converting their cats to raw. The list owner is very knowledgable about cat nutrition.
I have been feeding a raw diet for eight years now. I use a supplement powder I get from Feline Instincts with ground chicken and ground turkey. Felice is the owner of the company and very supportive to her customers in helping them make the conversion.|||give em raw food|||the only problem would be the sudden switch upsetting the stomachs. and maybe mouth hurting from not using muscles and teeth for so long.
i would just start adding small amounts of raw food, slowly adding more raw and less kibble, for about a month.
they should be fine.
any signs of diarrhea or vomiting, cut back on the raw for a week.
they are designed for raw, they will adjust very quickly.
i do not fed raw, i would google for more advice.
mine are indoor/outdoor, they catch their own raw food.|||raw organic liver is one of the best source of protein, iron... and it is better that it is organic, just try serving them some raw food in maybe another plate beside there food or add some in there kibble food so they will know what it is and get use to eating it.|||Try these websites:
http://www.catnutrition.org/faq.php
http://pet-nutrition.suite101.com/articl鈥?/a>
Some recipes:
http://www.sahjasiamese.com/feeding/feed鈥?/a>
http://www.catnutrition.org/recipes.php
And you should talk to your vet as well.|||My first suggestion is never stay in 1 protein! Cats are very adaptable by nature, and if your going raw do it all the way! You should stay on 1 protein for now since they have never had raw before, but then switch afterwards. More then likely after sticking with raw, your 1yo will be able to have a mixture of proteins at once!
It is dangerous to mix kibble and raw in the same feeding, just as some background info. Raw is digested much quicker then kibble, and raw shouldn't linger in the system.
Staying on 1 protein can make the cats immune to the benefits or even allergic to it. Proteins should be rotated every 3-5 months, and there are many to chose from! Chicken, duck, quail, turkey, beef, lamb, venison, rabbit, kangaroo, shrimp, sardine, crab, lobster, mackerel, tuna, salmon, whitefish, etc!
Obviously, avoid what your cat does not do well on. For instance, my kitten does not do very well with Beef. Beef is a very tough meat, most small dogs and some cats can have a hard time with it. But she does fabulous on lamb. You'll know if your cat does bad on it by how often they poop.
The raw that your talking about is a good but expensive way to do it, going to the local grocery store for food. Pet food companies actually make raw diets like Nature's Variety, Bravo, Wysong, and Primal. Nature's Variety even has raw on their kibble foods!
As far as how to start, start by hiding tiny bits of raw around the house, so the cats think they have hunted it. Or you could use it as a training treat, making them stand for it, or calling them and rewarding them for coming when you called (I'm doing it with my kitten for safety reasons). Find a kibble food that is the same protein as the raw your using, and feed them a small amount of raw at night. Very Important: make sure that before feeding raw, your kitty has gone #2! Raw needs to move through the digestive tract to not cause problems, and this is how you'll know what agrees with your kitty best! And, before feeding kitty again, make sure they have gone #2 again. It's gross, and time consuming, but once they are completely switched over you'll be glad you have done it.|||Others have given great suggestions but I wouldn't encourage you to hide raw around your house since it would be unsanitary to have raw meat around and not clean immediately afterward with hot, soapy water. It's just not sanitary. Anyway, probably to make the transition easier, you should probably switch the cats to a canned diet so they can become use to eating soft, chewy food rather than crunchy, dry food. Many cats eagerly eat canned food so it shouldn't be a problem. First, if you're leaving dry available all day, cut it down to 2-4 times per day, so they can get out of the habit of having food 24/7. Once feeding them on a schedule, feed one meal dry and the next canned, then dry, then canned. Eventually switch entirely to canned. AvoDerm Select Cuts is a canned food I would recommend for a short period of time. It is strictly meat and vitamins/nutrients. It doesn't have all of that unnecessary veggies/fruit. I say short period because Select Cuts only come in 3 flavors, 2 of which are fish. Cats shouldn't be eating too much fish during the week. Fish should be about 3 times per week or less. If you feed mainly the Chicken canned, the cats will become bored of it. Buy a month's worth of canned. Keep them on the canned for 2 full weeks, then start adding some raw to the chicken. I use mypetcarnivore.com whose supplier is Taylor Pond Farms. Another answerer led me to Taylor, but did warn me that they have had customer complaints in the past on receiving food that was already thawed. I haven't had any problems since I've been a customer. I chose them because they grind up the whole carcass, (if chicken, the entire body is ground excluding feathers) so this way the cat is getting the meat, bones and organs. All of which play their part in your cats health. Also this company doesn't add unnecessary veggies/fruit. You will have to add fish oil to the food. Make sure you do a somewhat slow transition by feeding. Each cat has their own taste. My cat accepted the turkey rather quickly, but chicken took a short while longer. I still haven't tried rabbit, fish, cornish hens, duck, or lamb. Good luck!
Edit: Another company would be Rad Cat Raw Diet. They would be my second choice as they do add a small amount of veggies and/or fruit to their frozen recipe.
I have been doing a lot of research and I do believe the raw food diet is the healthiest diet. I have decided to just stick with the raw food diet. I mean, I still want to do a lot of juicing, but not exclusively. I want to include whole raw fruits and vegetables in my diet as well. I think this diet is the original diet of humans before we became corrupt and started eating the corpses of other beings (gross!).|||I have done some research into the raw food diet before answering your question and yes it sounds like a healthy diet.
It also recommends this diet for people who:
Want the easiest way to remove fat from diet
Want the easiest way to lose weight
Have an eating disorder
If you want to live off a raw food diet then go ahead, eat what you like, I really don't care.
But you say that that fruit and veg is the original diet of humans. You are wrong and as I unlike you are able to quote my sources, here it is
In scientific circles it was always assumed that the first people ate meat, says paleontologist John de Vos from the Naturalis museum in Leiden, the Netherlands. But two years ago, sound scientific evidence for this claim was found.
In fossil remains of the Australopithecus Africanus, the predecessor of man, researchers found carbon compounds that relate directly to meat consumption. This puts an end to all the stories that prehistoric man lived off fruits and vegetables.
Eating meat is a natural condition of man. The first human tools were knives to scrape the meat off bones. 'That doesn't surprise me at all, says De Vos. 'We know that apes, such as chimpanzees also eat meat on occasion.' Neanderthal man, one of the prehistoric men that didn't survive, had a diet that consisted almost exclusively of meat.
http://www.animalfreedom.org/english/col鈥?/a>
And btw calling people sheep is not very accurate and doesn't pass as insulting, as I have sheep and and obviously know a lot more about them than you do about them.
As you seem to upset the vegan community on here more than anyone else I actually believe now that you are not a vegan and are deliberately asking these questions for entertainment value only. You enjoy upsetting vegans with your questions and know that they will also bring the meateaters in as well hoping to cause even more discord between the two. You prove this by the content of your questions.|||Do you realise that because you are seriously mistreating your digestive tract you risk severe problems in later life?
Perhaps you would care to list your sources for this research you have been doing, rather than make blase statements.|||I really don't fully agree, but this is really interesting. In some ways it makes a lot of sense, but in some ways it does not. Yes, it is probably healthier in that it is not genetically modified, added to or depleted. This diet does not have strange additive and man created poisonous altercations. My concern with this diet is that people used to not live for so long and got ill more easily and one factor was malnutrition. There are many diseases from vitamin and mineral deficiencies. In general a nice balanced diet is healthy. It is really important to be cautious of what you consume and not blindly put the fork to your mouth. Awareness is not bliss when it come to healthy eating because we realize how limited our options really are.|||We believe whatever we are told?
Why don't we believe you then?
Perhaps its because we have minds of our own.
You only have the bottle to say the most stupid and inane things when you can hide behind the anonimity of these pages.
Why don't you phuque off and only come back when you have something sensible to say.|||Yes it can be very healthful if you have a good digestion...|||no. ashly, we are meant to be OMNIVORS, not carnivors or herbavors. we have canines for tearing juicy meat and molars for crushing plants. do what you want, as long as you stop spreading lies like "we were never meant to eat meat", cause we were.|||A diet is only as healthy as you make it.|||I know I'll get the exact details wrong here but I do believe the very first corruption of man (if you believe in the bible) involved a large, red, juicy....
apple? Or was it a steak? Nope, pretty sure it was an apple. That would be a particularly vegan corruption wouldn't it. Would love to hear how Ashley would twist that little factoid around.
Would probably go something along the lines of "woman trying to show man the path to veganism".|||speaking of sheep a raw food diet is an excellent diet for sheep or cows or horses........etc but as a human at the top of the food chain I find meat a necessary and enjoyable part of my diet, but thanks for your concern|||I agree . . .and that's why I love Steak Tartar with capers and onions on rusks and a good red wine.|||If that was the case, then why did the 'original' man as you call it, drive herds of buffalo, and mammoth off cliffs to kill and slaughter them, then take their skins for clothing, and use the meat to dry it and eat it? Seeing as how we were all vegetarian as you put it. I think history will prove you wrong again Ashley.
I'm glad I can make you laugh, beacause I laugh everyday at your insane rantings.|||Ashley, do the world a favour and binge out on a diet of raw green potatoes, raw aubergine, raw kidney beans, raw tapioca root and raw rhubarb.
Let us all know how you get on.
(Actually, just in case you really ARE the retard you appear, instead of just a silly little girl trying to wind everyone up, DO NOT eat the above raw - they all contain toxins and / or anti-nutritional compounds, which is why man evolved cooking as a means of preparing safe foods. But I'm sure you're the expert on that too)|||Oh-no... the blind leading the blind? That could be dangerous. I hope we can stay out of traffic. Moving cars can be hazardous to your health.|||Some foods need to be cooked to increase the bioavailability of the nutrients.
Overcooking can destroy nutrients. You need to learn to cook things to maximize their nutrient value.
I don't think that raw foods are going to do you a lot of harm - but neither is properly cooking your food. Humans have been cooking their food since the discovery of fire!
I'm a vegetarian - I cook a lot. I make most things from scratch and don't eat processed foods. I think this approach is healthy and probably as healthy as eating raw foods.
Good luck to you!|||I'm not sure if you are correct, but my guess is you might be. I eat meat (mostly turkey, salmon, and shrimp), but I respect your views on this matter. I think you just need to make sure you are getting enough protein. I wouldn't subject any children to this diet without thoroughly checking with a doctor and nutrition expert, though. They may need milk and milk products, or other foods that you may not want to consume.|||Your thinking is flawed here. The only reason man ever ate raw meat was that they did not know any better. By that i mean neanderthal man.|||Who cares?? If you want to eat raw food then go ahead... again, just another rant.
I'm a vegan but I can fully appreciate the fact that if our ancestors didn't hunt for meat our brains wouldn't have evolved and we would be extinct by now. Luckily we don't have to do that now and some of us can reason the negative effects of eating meat but that's no reason to call our ancestors 'corrupt'. Jesus, you're so bloody ignorant.
Go and eat raw vegetables, go and live on juices, go and eat mud for all I care.
Why must you come on here and preach your lifestyle to everyone?? No one cares!|||From all the books, online resources and people with personal testimonies praising the raw vegan food diet, I also agree it has to be the healthiest! I am not currently raw, but want to be in the near future!|||It's true that raw fruits and vegetables have more vitamins. We started cooking foods for a reason though. Raw vegetables are not as easily digested. Cooking actually help release some of the vitamins and make it accesible. I'm not sure which gives more vitamins to the body. I think for some nutrients, it's a net increase, while others it's a lost when cooked. The other reason we cook food , is to kill pathogens. It's even worse, now with factory farming. One contaminated lettuce can contaminate an entire lot of lettuce. By the way, how are you going to get proteins. I guess nuts, but try eatting a raw bean. Even shuckies aren't that pallatable raw. I guess you can eat spouts. If your a vegetarian, You shouldn't worry about maximizing your vitamins. In some coutries, they do compromise. They would put the vegetable in a boiling water for a quick dip. It would kill the bacterias on the surface, while the inside would be still raw. I strongly suggest you do this for green onions.|||OK, whatever Ashley.
Seriously, come back when you've actually done something you keep saying you'll do for a month and have some real experiences to share. Your failure to progress as a "whatever you want to call yourself" is really really really boooooorrrriiiinnnngggggg.
At minimum, do some research and come up with something newly offending and somewhat interesting to post, cos while flatulence, milking bulls & picking corn out of your poo was funny for a while, now it's boooooooorrrriiiinnnnngggggggg.
BTW, punctuating your all your sentences with, gross, immoral, moron, corrupt, hatemonger, murder, racists etc... and PETA "shock tactics", doesn't work anymore. It's called desensitization.
BOOOOO, boring.
Added: Still bbbooooooooorrrrrrrriiiiiiinnnnnnngggggg鈥?Well, I don't see anyone following the Ashley sheep.... BOOOOO, oh I meant BAAAAAAAaaaaa|||no.|||I think we should all have a bit of everything in our diet, in proportion obviously. Eat lots of fruit & veg, drink plenty water, and always have a breakfast are things I try to live by. Your main meal of the day should comprise of veg, protein & carbohydrates - you should probabaly have more veg & protein than carbs though.
All these diet fads are ridiculous in my opinion, yes they might help you loose weight really quickly, but it damages your body in the long run and to loose weight so quickly is just not sustainable. Which I think sucks, especially when you've got a tub of ben&jerrys in the freezer!|||you mean like eating raw meat? sometimes that's bad for your stomache, it could make you throw up a lot if you're not used to it.
If a person were feeding chicken wings and nothing else (which I know, shouldn't be the only food they eat, but I'm experimenting with food sensitivities, so at the moment they're getting one thing).
I know it varies by dog, etc., but if you could guess, I'd be grateful. (I mean, people who have experience feeding raw food could guess...)|||Around 8 ounces. Or 0.5lbs.
What you do is take the dogs weight, multiply it by 2 to 3 percent and then go from there. Sometimes the dogs looks a little chucky and you lower the amount, sometimes you raise the amount because the dog is getting skinny.
It is kind of a guestimate. You really have to go off the dog after you start feeding raw.
You want to feed chicken wings, but you will need to add a little organ in there as well. The dividing up is 80% muscle meat, 10% bone and 10% organ(half of which has to be liver, I just feed 10% liver).
It is just a guide above, but it is the general balance you want to get with feeding raw prey model.|||Just raw chicken wings eh, I guess it depends on how active the dog is and the breed you are feeding.
In response to the person who claims to be a veterinary technician. I really do not understand why you people have a problem with raw chicken. Dogs eat birds in the wild and besides which, it is the wings that are an excellent tool for cleaning the teeth. If you have a cat, you provide one raw chicken wing a week and it prevents a lot of dental trouble. A dog on a raw diet should benefit equally from eating chicken wings, as it also provides natural nutrients, vitamins and minerals.
Chicken bones are fairly soft and pose no danger to either a dog or a cat. Humans from other cultures eat cooked chicken bones.|||Although I am not accurately able to answer this question nor give you the answer you are most likely looking for; please heed this warning..You should NOT feed dogs raw chicken wings. Here are 2 solid reasons I know why from my 20 years of experience:
1. Uncooked chicken carries a harmful bacteria called salmonella. The only way ot can be removed from chicken is to be cooked out of it. This bacteria will reek havoc with your dog's intestinal track; causing vomiting, diarrhea and pain..
2. Animals should not eat chicken bones because when chewed they splinter and fall apart. They then can be swallowed and can cause tearing & shredding in the intestinal tract & stomach.Splintering happens in Pork & chicken bones..
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
I am breastfeeding my 5 month old daughter. I would like to move towards eating a more wholistic lifestlye. I have been researching the raw foods diet and I'm excited about eating this way. However, should I wait untill I stop breastfeeding?
I was told that eating this way will cause a lot of toxins to release from my body, which could be dangerous for my baby.|||I would wait! Any severe changes to your diet will affect your milk which could affect your baby. Just wait until you're done breastfeeding!
i have bin doing it for awhile i just what to know all my options|||If you get a dehydrater you can make all sorts of goodies like cookies, chips, granola, ect.
Here's my list of random raw things I eat:
nuts like pecans, sunflower seeds, almonds, ect
Apples
oranges
grapes
raw caoco (chocolate)
agave nectar (like honey but from a plant)
granola (its super east and delish to make you own just google raw granola for recipes)
health stores carry alot of raw things like food bars, crackers, flat breads, ect
when eating raw there are alot more opitions than you'd think there are. Sometimes you just have to look outside the box to find them. Its definently an adventure!|||Uh, any food that hasn't been cooked.|||ALL raw foods? Are you kidding me?
It's anything that hasn't been cooked. So no baked goods, cooked vegetables, etc. It's food in the raw.|||Anything uncooked of course, are you trying to be a raw vegan or just eat raw foods?
For anyone who is or currently, or was on a raw food diet, what were the mental, spiritual, and energy benefits? Can you please be specific? I'm considering going on the diet. Thanx!|||Raw food diet does give you a lot more energy and supplies more vitamins. That is because cooking destroys most of the vitamins. It is also beneficial because it leaves out things like meat, eggs, and dairy which all contain bacteria and other toxins. Any vegetarian diet has obvious spiritual benefit since you would not be consuming murdered animals. On the downside, it does leave you more open to parasites which would be destroyed by cooking. I think a vegetarian diet which includes a balance of raw and cooked vegetables would be a better choice.
I want to lose 50 pounds by july, is that possible on a raw food diet with limited intake of nuts and seeds? And my diet would probably be like 90% raw, like I'd still like to eat fish and cooked veggies you know but I would try to eat as much raw as possible.|||It is very possible. My sister is a raw foodist and she lost much weight when she first started. And her skin cleared up. Raw food is very good for the body! It cleanses you right out aswell. If you really wanna look into it, try reading the book 'The Thrive Diet'. It is absolutely amazing! Good luck.|||that is very reasonable. you may need skin removal and a tummy tuck later on. But if you lose 50 pounds, you'd lok so good you wouldn't even need it.
please answer mine http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?鈥?/a>|||You can lose 50 pounds by July with diet and exercise. Raw food diet does not include fish or anything cooked. Stick with fruits, vegetables, nuts, water and a multivitamin.
I'm thinking of purchasing a high quality dog food such as canidae or innova but adding maybe a raw chicken leg. I'm not planning to mix them together, but maybe throw a chicken leg for breakfest then the other 2 meals would be the dog food. Is this acceptable and since it's raw i'm thinking the pup will get some benefits.|||Raw diets are very beneficial for dogs, my dogs used to be on complete raw diets, but with expenses and availability had to cut back to half raw half kibble (raw morning, kibble night). I'm glad you already plan to not mix them (was my first thought when i read this question), as the two substances digest at different rates and can increase their chance of getting worms and salmonella.
Though I am reluctant to feed them alot of kibble (due to the very poor ingrediants used in most), there are some high quality foods out there. Canidae was one for a while, though i'm not sure about its current rating. Taste of the Wild, Premium Edge, Fromms, Evo: red meat, Evangers, some of these foods are good for dogs and are either low in grains or grain free.
However, raw diets are not something to just jump into, so be sure to do your research on the subject before you begin. Dogs of different sizes/weights have different ratios of RMBs (raw meaty bones), organ meats, and muscle meats measured out by the ounce. For example, giving a small dog a whole chicken leg would be giving far too much calcium, etc than it's body needs, the same as giving a large dog only a raw chicken leg will be giving it too less. Chicken necks are a better protein source as they are said to have a good balance between bone and meat on them (you can buy them from your local butcher).
Again, please do the research before you start and raw is a very healthy diet for your dog :)|||If you must, sure. But why feed him crap and real food when you can simply feed just real food. A lot of people want to do what you said...why I don't know.
I've heard of raw vegans or raw foodists, and would like someone to explain this lifestyle.|||There are a lot of theories on why the raw food diet is best. A few people mentioned enzymes and that's the argument you hear the most from raw foodists. The enzyme theory may be completely valid, but I don't usually use that as an argument in favor of the raw food diet because I haven't seen any research done on the subject. The theory is that your body has to work so much harder when you cook the foods because you have to rely completely on your body's own enzymes instead of the food's enzymes. Over time, this supposedly wears down your body. This is one article that gives an indepth discussion of enzymes:http://www.living-foods.com/articles/raw鈥?/a>
Another reason why it is a good diet is that it is very alkaline in nature. Your body works more efficiently at a more alkaline pH. Most cooked foods and especially meats, soda, dairy and other processed foods are very acidic. There are some people who only promote the alkaline diet without the emphasis on raw, but to do the alkaline diet, you have to eat a good amount of raw vegan food to maintain the alkaline pH in your diet. There is a lot of science behind this and this is a good reason to follow the raw food diet.
When you cook foods, you produce carcinogens. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200鈥?/a>
Meats and dairy are associated with all kinds of health problems. Obviously there are many people who eat a cooked vegan diet, but this is another reason http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/dairy鈥?/a>
It's also gluten free for the most part. There are some who eat things like sprouted wheat and oats, but for the most part it's gluten free. About 1 in 10 people have issues with gluten and about 99% don't know it. For this reason, I always recommend that people go gluten free before going raw. It's easier on your body and psychologically if you go raw in stages. You can also see what health problems are related to what food items if you go in stages. I suggest going gluten free, then dairy free, then meat free, then no processed foods, then make the transition to raw. That way, if you decide not to stick with it you will know how you react to all the different foods and you will know not to eat thinks like sprouted wheat if you have a reaction to gluten.
This is the way that our evolutionary ancestors would have eaten. We would have evolved to eat like this. Every other animal on the planet eats their food raw, why is it necessary for us to cook? We would have started out our existence on the planet eating raw foods. Often people will give the fact that animals themselves eat animals as a reason why humans should. But there is a big difference. A lion in the wild eats a zebra without cooking it and he eats it right there after it's been killed. It's a very healthy way for the lion to eat. We don't eat our meat either fresh or raw. It's been sitting at the grocery store for awhile and is teaming with bacteria. Then to overcome it, we cook it to kill the bacteria. The cooking process makes the meat acidic and full of carcinogens. Also, if you look at our closest living relatives, they eat a 100% raw, mostly vegan diet, with the addition of insects and the occasional hunted meat. I think the earliest humans probably ate insects as well, and they are very healthy and eaten across the world. But personally I don't think I could eat a bug, but I'm just saying ;-)
There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that the diet provides fantastic health. Anecdotal evidence, if you didn't know, is just many people claiming that the diet worked for them. There is some scientific evidence, although unfortunately, there haven't been that many studies done. People have suffered from debilitating illnesses and been miraculously healed on the raw food diet. It's the first diet that I personally have been on that I have ever had control over my appetite, been satisfied by food, and lost weight without much effort. You also need less sleep and have more energy.
Basically, I'm just healthier than I've ever been on the diet and I've never met a raw foodist who said that they still had health issues. Let me know if you have any questions!|||Well a raw vegan is someone who only eats organically. They say that foods are full of antibiotics and a chemical called Msg, and therefore eat only organically grown vegetables, grains, etc. Now a raw foodist is someone who only eats just that, raw vegetables (not meats). They say that foods loose their vitamins and minerals by cooking them. They also are very similar to vegans in believing that all food is stuffed with flavoring, Msg, and By products.|||No one got it quite right..... here is the whole deal about a raw foods diet:
For one thing, a raw foods diet can be either vegan or not. The philosophy is the same for both. Raw food contains enzymes. Enzymes are actually living things. The belief is that live enzymes provide additional nutrition. Cooking kills these enzymes, which die at 120 F. Also, a lot of raw foodists believe that they are ingesting the life force of living foods, which also aid in better, higher quality nutrition.|||i guess the philosophy behind the raw food/vegan diet is eating living foods.
"living" as in healthy, natural and full of vitamins.
this lifestyle consists of only fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds. no processed foods or animal products.|||Uncooked foods don't have the vitamins /minerals etc. destroyed by cooking process.
Some will say that by eating raw then you are creating a greener planet.
Lots of pros/cons for raw food diet.|||never heard of a raw vegans or a raw foodists before so sorry i can't help you out.|||Raw food diets are for people who can't cook and are too lazy to learn.
Can anyone provide some guidelines? My pit is 15 weeks and weighs 35lbs. I started the raw diet feeding her chicken legs and thighs, ground beef, organs, and such but I find it difficult to determine how much she should be eating. At any single meal she inhales 4 legs no problem. Should I be feeding her more?|||I would go to a holistic pet store and ask about their raw food (frozen)
See how much they'll recommend for your dog.
And i think you need to supplement the diet with vitamins and enzymes. the ones frozen at the pet stores are already supplemented.
Here's a feeding chart for one brand of supplemented raw food diet
http://www.stevesrealfood.com/facts/feed鈥?/a>
and here's an "interactive feeding guide"
http://naturesvariety.com/ifc.lasso?-ses鈥?/a>
(it gives raw)|||I am a Raw food feeder and supplier for all of Queens New York, and if you in the area stop by.
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|||I would buy the frozen raw food from a good pet store. Dogs need more than meat. They need a balance of veggies and some fruits, plus they need a source of calcium. I use a couple of different brands of raw food that I mix together and I add things like cottage cheese or plain yogurt for calcium and I add pumpkin. I also add a supplement called Missing Link.
If you make your own raw food, you also need to add egg shells. It can be egg shells that have been ground into a fine powder, but as I understand it, it's critical to their diet.
The frozen raw food will have feeding instructions for puppies and adult dogs.|||you should be feeding her 3 chicken necks and when she get older 1 chicken back. i feed my dogs raw food it makes there life span longer and cleans there teeth.|||Puppies can and will eat up to 10% of their ideal adult weight. Join a raw feeding group. I'd say if she is maintaining weight, not growing too quickly and doesn't act like she's going to die without a snack keep feeding what you are feeding. You may want to try feeding her rabbit carcass (prey model) as it will provide more chewing satisfaction. Check with your vet about her growth. Yahoo has a very helpful raw feeding group (well more than one.) that I belong to.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
add: Mikk you are misinformed. Do some research. As for BARF, barf advocates vegetables and supplements (to my knowledge) I feed raw prey model which is close to what you described. Good job choosing to feed raw and good luck with your girl!
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Prey4鈥?/a>
add: Feeding a dog raw/bloody meat will NOT turn them into killing machines you guys. Do some research before you spew.|||Wow, does this sound familiar. I have an American Pit Bull Terrier, and she will literally eat herself sick. If you put food out, she will eat it. I have her on a strict hard food only with vitamin supplements. She eats 2 cups, twice a day. I'm not sure how you would regulate the raw diet.|||There is a web site that deals with the barf diet. I know it sounds stupid but it really does exist. Plus there is a web site devoted to King Shepard dogs that addresses the raw diets. I found it on Yahoo. I just looked up the diet website it is www.barfworld.com. Good luck.|||You don't feed raw meat to any dog. Nothing but a good dog food that's all not even table scraps. Ask your vet. The only thing you'll do is shorten your dogs life.|||If this is her only sorce of food then you want to make sure she is getting at least 2.5 to 3 pounds of meat. Just be warned that if the meat is bloody your dog will have the taste of blood and at some point may seek it out.
So Iv suffered from acne since I was 10. The worse is the under the skin deep purple acne on the chin mostly. I also had back acne as well. Iv got dairy out and that reduced my acne greatly.I have NO back acne at all for the first time in 8 years. The past 2 weeks I have been working on eating only organic or raw foods.
My acne was doing the best Iv ever seen than about 4 days ago I ate baked salmon. I now have flare ups and Im wondering if its from salmon. Im going back to the no meat only veggies /fruits and larabars and oatmeal as well. How long did it take for your guys acne to clear up if anyone els has done this diet?|||your already on the right path, all I would suggest is try using jojoba oil on your face and skin. This will unclog your pores and keep the oil your body produces from flaring up and causing a pimple. I use it and does wonders for my skin, the fatty acids are easily absorb by the skin because it's very similar to what are sebum glands produce but because of the fatty acids jojoba oil contains it works to unclog the pores and moisturize the skin. I also just read that using coconut oil for cooking and face is very good for the skin but I have not tried it, but google jojoba oil and read up on it, it's not expensive but you will find it cheaper on lucky vitamin .com this is were I order mine from 16oz NOW brand jojoba oil. hope this info can help you.
one last thing eating raw is very good and my I suggest also juicing some of your veggies, I do and it's easy to see the difference in my skin, I juice carrots, onions, beets, lemon, spinach, red cabbage.|||I have found a very good article "Is Organic Food Really No Better Than Other Foods?" I am sure that it will help you aswell. I recommed you to read it once. Thank you.
Goto : health-careblog.blogspot.com/
I am writing a paper about the health benefits of the raw food diet. One of my sources has to be a scholarly book/monoraph, but so far I can not find one. Any ideas would be highly appreciated!|||Surely a large bookstore like Barnes and Nobel would have a number of books.|||Maybe check out the following for ideas:
1) The China Study by T.Colin Campbell
2) http://www.rawveganradio.com/wordpress/a鈥?/a>
3) Books and lectures by Dr. Douglas N. Graham
4) Books and papers by Dr. Norman W. Walker (one of the original pioneers of the raw foods movement)
I will give you seven health benefits of the Raw Vegan lifestyle that have personally occurred with me:
1) Lost weight
2) Developed radiant healthy glowing clear skin
3) Depression & anxiety vanished
4) Skin disorder vanished
5) I.B.D Clearing
6) I haven鈥檛 been ill or had a cold since going raw (and the influenza outbreak was extremely bad this last winter)
7) Got loads of energy
Maybe you could talk with a few Raw Vegans via way of one of the forums. I am sure they can come up with other scholarly information or even tell you their personal healing stories from the benefits of Raw Food.
Also note, there are two main types of Raw:
Raw Vegan
Raw Meat Eaters (i.e.) The actress / model Carol Alt.
I am talking about Raw Vegan and the names / links I give above, are also talking about Raw Vegan.
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|||If you go to Google Scholar and do a search for "raw food diet", there are tons of papers published by peer-reviewed journals.
http://scholar.google.ca/scholar?q=%22ra鈥?/a>
There are quite a few that are even free.|||I think you will find a lot of information here
http://www.living-foods.com/bookstore/
also http://www.living-foods.com/ on the main page
So Iv suffered from acne since I was 10. The worse is the under the skin deep purple acne on the chin mostly. I also had back acne as well. Iv got dairy out and that reduced my acne greatly.I have NO back acne at all for the first time in 8 years. The past 2 weeks I have been working on eating only organic or raw foods.
My acne was doing the best Iv ever seen than about 4 days ago I ate baked salmon. I now have flare ups and Im wondering if its from salmon. Im going back to the no meat only veggies /fruits and larabars and oatmeal as well. How long did it take for your guys acne to clear up if anyone els has done this diet?|||If you're female and over about 20 you might want to get tested for pcos. Many doctors believe that all females over the age of 25 with acne have pcos. I have it and have severe hormonal acne (and you can be thin and have it).|||Veganism is not a be all heal all. Your skin problem may or may not clear up. As a radiologist once told me. "if I had it to do over I would be a dermitologist. Everything is right out there for you to see and you can treat and bill forever and it will get better or not w/o your help."|||There is no evidence to suggest that clears up with eating only raw and organic food, it's a myth.
Have a good healthy diet, plenty of water and exercise. If the problem persists, see your general practitioner.|||i'm a raw vegan and though i grow a garden.. i know my veggies and fruits are NOT organic..
nuff said.
wow, organic mass produced? yeh, COUGH right!|||It took about 2 hours and 15 min.
I have been striving to be gluten-free for 6 months now. However, I am so damn sick and tired of getting sick off of tiny little exposures to cross-contamination and the unpredictable, sporadic nature of food manufacturers. I am getting sick every 3 days with pounding migraines, bowel problems, uncontrollable bloating, stomach pain, and severe psychological reactions (manic depression, anger, suicidal thoughts, all which only occur when I'm on gluten.) I'm so damn sick of gaining and losing 10-15 pounds within a few days and the insane psychological reactions that make me certifiable. I don't know what to do. I feel I cannot get a firm grip on this GF lifestyle. Apparently, I am ultra-ultra sensitive and I suspect I am getting compromised just using dishes that are also used by my family to serve wheat-containing foods.
What am I supposed to do? I am so goddamn poor trying to get through college and I have only $40 in my bank account. My parents are not much better off in this economy. My only viable option is to either starve myself to save my money and not get affected or to spend every paycheck on a raw food diet. What do I do? I am ready to give up because I can't cope the insanity and ridiculousness of this stupid illness.|||Awesome avatar!!!|||Yes, celiacs must not use utensils and equipment previously used for products that contain gluten. A raw food diet isn't going to help if you continue to all use the same stuff, unless you make the kitchen and stores a completely gluten free zone.
Start off by investing in a plate, bowl and knife and fork that are for your use only. Put them in a box or something when you are not using them so that nobody else uses them by accident.
Then avoid processed foods altogether and start eating the sort of food your forefathers ate: meat or fish without coating or sauce served with fresh veggies and potatoes. Cook them in pans that have been scrubbed within an inch of their life and then reserved for your use. If grilling, put some foil between the food and the surface it rests on in the grill - if it's a grill which clamps together, you want a bit on either side of the food.
When making anything in the toaster (gluten free toast), put it in a toaster bag, to prevent contamination. If you can afford to get a silicon sheet to protect work tops when you're preparing food, do, otherwise, you will just have to make do with kitchen paper.
Do not prepare food in a kitchen where flour is being used or has been used in the past few minutes.
Raw food recipes and diets all call for filtered water. While I have thought my water of the last 8 yrs has been extremely good, I have become more aware of using filtered water. Does the Britta count?|||Brita is filtered water, however it is not distilled water. Distilled water can be bought at your supermarket or you can distill it yourself with a distiller.
We are feeding him royal canine brand of food and we have heard good things about the raw food diet, but we have NO idea where to start?
What can you feed them? Does it have to specially prepared for dogs?
Can you feed kibble for one meal and raw meat for the next like breakfast & dinner?
Our dog is almost 8months old, is this a safe age to start raw meat or does he have to be older?
basically any info you can give us will help!
THANKS!|||I wouldn't recommend it at all. Though dogs are carnivores, they still need other nutrients that a meat-only diet can't provide. This will not make your dog healthier, and it's both time consuming and expensive.
And though someone else claimed that kibble is just sugar, that's not true at all. Some kibble is like that, but if you're smart and do the research, you can find a hard food that's completely healthy.|||Go to Leerburg.com and use their search bar to look for Raw Diet. You will have enough info to keep you busy the rest of the evening.....|||You can feed them lots of different things. You will mix so much raw meat (never pork) with very fine processed (food processor) veggies. Yes, you can feed kibble and raw. You can start a pup on raw diet so his age is not an issue. Only thing to remember with raw is that they require extra calcium when on raw and you can achieve this with finely (& I mean finely) ground egg shells, you can use the shells from the eggs you use. Just grind, sift, grind, sift then sprinkle onto food or you can actually order this already made from the internet. Just google "feeding dogs a raw diet" and LOTS of info will come up for you. Browse it all and see if it's for you. They also have some great recipes for doggie biscuits and snacks that you can bake up batches of that are natural and ssooo yummy for your friend. I feed a raw diet & my girls have never been happier or healthier!! My shih tzu had lots of allergies that the vets tried endlessly to cure with lots of pills and shots. After I put her on raw, (which I did slowly to cut down on any detoxification) she has NO allergies at all and she plays and carries on like she's a 6 month old pup again. It was actually amazing!
Good Luck and I know your friend will love you for it!!|||dont bother starting this fad diet... I have long known several people who have been on this kick...they quit and had bad results! NO GOOD. its expensive, potentially dangerous and not recommended by a lot of vets
its a TON of work. You actually can do a lot of harm to your dog on it if you do not mix it just right, you have to supplement them just right because dogs require a specific balance of nutrients and if they miss a specific nutrient over a period of time, it can cause all sorts of horrible problems like blindness, bone density problems, etc.
There are also a lot of parasites in raw meat you have to be aware of (worms! etc)
Just get yourself a high quality dog food... you;ll be so much better off!
Been there done that with B.A.R.F and other fad garbage|||You can feed any meat sold in the grocery store that's not spiced or seasoned (no ham, sausage, bacon, etc). We usually start with chicken because it's easy and cheap.
The meat needs no preparation: unwrap it and hand it to the dog. Some dogs even like it frozen.
It is best to completely abandon kibble; there's no reason to feed it, since it's mostly just bulk that the dog cannot digest mixed with sugars that make them hyper and induce illness. Plus, a raw-fed dog's digestion adapts easily to handling meat and bones; it's best not to make him switch back and forth.
Any age is good; a puppy can be weaned directly from mother's milk to raw feeding.
The ideal diet should consist of approximately 80% meat, 10% edible bone, 5% liver, 5% other organs. NO veggies, NO fruit, NO dairy. NO supplements other than a spoonful of deepsea fish body oil for the Omega-3 that corn-finished meat does not contain.
I am not a spiritual person, but I was on a raw food for a diet a month or so and I regretfully got off. It was an amazing experience, the way I felt overall was great even my senses seemed heightened. I ask here because I figured some religious people might be into fasting or similar diets. My plan is to go on 30 days juice fast and transition into raw foods.|||Maybe someone just slipped some ecstasy into your salad?
I've been a frugivore for the last few days. Not on purpose... but there's so much fruit in the house and it all looks so scrumptious!|||I was on a raw seafood diet for a week or so. I was eating raw oysters, yogurt, lettuce, lemon and drinking lots of water.
I was purifying my system for a religious experience with my Deity, losing a few extra pounds was also a bonus.
I only use sea salt on my food these days.|||Don't do it on your own. It's very easy to abandon the regiment if you do. Go through your doctor, have him monitor your weight, then in a month go back and check your weight.
By doing this, you are inviting someone other than you or your family member to keep track of your progress.
Personally, I don't see anything spiritual about this process. It is a good way to cleanse your system of unwanted waste.|||i've been on paleolithic diet/lifestyle for almost a year now and feel awesome every single day... mimicking the diet we as a species evolved on. only the food that was available before the advent of agriculture when we lived in the wild is the food that is optimal nutrition for humans|||I've always wanted to try raw steak, but it's so expensive. As it is, I get my steak as rare as possible.
While I like many foods raw (fruits and veggies), I also enjoy them cooked as well, and don't see the point of not cooking them.|||Uhh... I tried my cat on a raw meat diet, it's good for them but it's a hassle.
I don't really understand why you'd do that but just be careful about it, okay? Tell the doctor what you're doing and get advice.|||Check out Ka Sundance. The raw food family in Costa Rica|||only raw eggs.|||no but raw food diets interest me.
My ferrets have lived a year of their life on a Marshall's ferret food diet, which I know is the worst thing a ferret can have (from all the poisonous chemicals in it). I really need to switch their diet to a raw food diet, or even a cooked meat diet, but they just won't even sniff the meat I give to them. They're stuck on their junk food and won't let go of it. Can someone please help me!?|||I actually heard the opposite thing about Marshall ferret food. I read that it had no preservatives and definatly no poisonous chemicals. It does however lack some vitamins so I add them in seperatly. Maybe you could put small pieces of meat in their normal food. If they eat the pieces put a little more meat, then a little more, and a little more until they get used to it.
Just remember to remove the meat quickly after meal times or it will spoil and give them some vitamins too so they have a complete diet.|||"the worst thing a ferret can have"?!? it's commercial, sure, but there are no chemicals in marshall's. there aren't even any preservatives! they use vitamin E as the preservative. ferrets are natural meat eaters, but as domesticated pets it will be hard to get them to switch. the best thing to do is hide a little of the new food in with the old food, and gradually increase the amount until they aren't eating the old food anymore. that will also be easiest on their digestive tracts. good luck!|||First...Marshals food is not all that bad. Most people gripe about the 'fish' in it but there is fish in a lot of good ferret and cat kibbles being fed to ferrets. Also...what 'poisonous chemicals' are in Marshals food? hehe I happen to like 8in1 Ultimate and Wellness Core cat food. They both are complete and my ferrets love them.
Switching to a raw diet is a personal decision. I will give you some advice though: a) asking on here will not get you far b) look into some sites on the web that support ferrets with a raw diet. c) CONSULT with your vet!!! Most people overlook this step but it is very important. Your vet can also provide important information concerning supplements and what exactly to feed. Its not as easy as throwing your ferret some chunks of chicken.
Good luck in your endeavors!|||It will be REALLY hard to switch him to a raw food diet. The food they eat has been imprinted in them when they were young. I had never heard of that about Marshall. Where did you hear that? There is a web site called ferretaid.org. They are a ferret shelter. They recommend 8-in-1 Ultimate (NOT Ultra), Evo Ferret, and/or Totally Ferret food. Can you let me know where you heard that? Mine's on Marshall's.|||Switching a ferret to a raw diet can be pretty tricky because they are imprinted on their kibble at a very young age... they don't really realize that the raw meat is food. Here are some of the things that I did to get mine eating raw meat:
I would cut it up into very small pieces and try and feed them by hand, maybe even put a little piece in their mouth.
Pour some ferretone on the raw meat to get them to try it.
Try mixing it in little bits with their normal food. You could even try pouring some ferretone on that as well.
I found that starting with chicken was easiest. Try feeding them different parts of the chicken or meat - not just the same cut every time. Chicken wings are a favorite of my ferrets.
Keep in mind that these suggestions aren't something that you would try once, you will probably have to try it repeatedly. Once you can get them eating it, they will love it. My ferrets get so excited over raw food time that they can hardly control themselves!
If you are feeding them ONLY raw meat it's important that they get variety and they get ALL parts of the animal. When I feed mine chicken wings (for example) they will eat everything including the bone. When they are fed mice they will eat the entire mouse - you wouldn't even know that it had been there.
Good luck!|||Join the raw food for ferrets Yahoo group. They have many diets and tips on switching over. They are NaturalFerrets.
Some tricks are: start with cooked meat, then slowly undercook it each time you feed until you get to raw. Or add some ferrettone to the raw meat. Grind up some of your ferret food into a fine powder and coat the raw meat in it. Always offering some raw meat each time you feed sometimes eventually works.
Remember that not everyone who wants to feed their ferret raw food suceeds. This is because ideally, a ferret has to be started on raw food under six months of age. They imprint on whatever food they eat from birth to six months. After that, it can be very difficult to get them to accept new food.
Also, remember that raw foods are very hard to get right in terms of balance. You will need to make sure the ferret gets all it's vitamins and minerals. A common mistake is to feed just the flesh, and leave out the organs and bones, but both bones and organs are needed in order to keep your ferret healthy.This creates sick ferrets who are deficient nutritionally. A good happy balance is continuing to supplement dry food until you are sure your ferret's raw diet includes all necessary nutrients. The group can help you with this. A danger is also present in overfeeding supplements or certain meats, creating an overdose of a vitamin. That is why raw feeding is hard to do and takes some time to get right. Please ask your questions on the group to get some help, and read the FAQ's and documents section to see some examples of good raw ferret diets.|||The best "chicken" method I have found with my ferrets is to use a coffee grinder and grind the kibble to powder and add to a little bit of raw food like ground chicken or turkey, often with a lot of ferretone or natural peanut butter oil (not the actual peanut butter) enough to make it kind of runny. Then scruff ferret if needed and let it lick the thin mess off your fingers. if he still wont eat it put between back teeth. Eventually the ferret should take to the mix and you can cut back on dry kibble. Cut the kibble powder back until the ferret it eating oily raw meat. The long adjustment period of a couple weeks helps the body prepare for the bacteria that are in the meat too!!! Once the ferret eats soft ground meat and is used to raw flavors, you can try offering a ferretone laced chicken wing by placing it between the back teeth. You must eventually have the ferrets eating bone too, or they won't get calcium, etc. If your ferret refuses anything but soupy meat you can start either pressure cooking (or slow-cooker for 48 hours) a whole chicken, and blend the whole thing, liquids, bones and all to make a healthy "duk soup" which is really great for ailing ferrets and has saved many of my ferrets' lives! Just feed as much as you can and ease the ferrets kibble to Totally Ferret if you don't like Marshall's. Also, I have yet to have even the PICKIEST ferret turn down a feeder mouse, be it live (ethical issues here) frozen/thawed or pre-killed. I used to have all kibble food in the house and I have all ages of critters. At this point I can place a plate on the floor with a whole raw chicken and 8 ferrets swarm around and eat their fill...leaving the cats to clean up the rest...LOL!
PS... a bit of heavy whipping cream seems to make everything pretty tasty to ferret!
I am thinking about trying the raw food diet for 30 days like Steve Pavlina did. Is it true that it makes you need to have near diarrhea 10 times a day?
Currently I use the toilet for number 2s in the morning and have a shower after. I really do not want to have to use the toilet 10 times a day, it's totally impractical for life. You'd need to be looking for a toilet whenever you went out.|||You do poop more- but that is not the same thing as having diarrhea. Raw food does not cause loose stools.
If you want to continue defecating once daily, a raw food diet is not for you.|||Not everyone has the same response. I would guess that the less raw foods and high fiber foods one is accustomed to eating prior to starting a raw food diet, the more changes will be experienced.
When I increase my raw food consumption I see little change in that respect, because I've always eaten a lot of fruit and veggies daily. Even when cooked veggies are still nearly raw when I prepare my meals.
If you have rarely eaten whole foods lately, including raw fruit and veggies, then you might want to increase your consumption gradually, not go from one extreme (little to none) to the other extreme (all raw foods). Good idea, to increase your consumption of whole foods.|||A few years ago, I went to a raw food restaurant with some co-workers.
The next day, both of them said that they had an uptick in their bowel movements. I had no change.
If you eat pretty healthy and eat lots of veggies, you won't notice a difference. If you don't, then your body isn't really ready to handle the sudden volume, and you defecate more. For reference, 1 time a day, so it's not like I'm just used to going more.
You may want to GRADUALLY increase your raw foods intake. It'll do a lot to prevent bloating and gas.|||I tried this once and I was pooping what looked like black tar....it was basically like eating a natural laxative. People that do this to lose weight are prone to have eating disorders. If you want to eat raw for a few days just to clean out your system that's one thing, but doing it for 30 days is stupid. You will be flushing out most of the essential vitamins and nutrients you are eating, so what's the point of eating? To me it's like bulimia of the butt.|||Of course not. That is just not true. Could it posssibly cause that? Yes, but so can any other way of eating. A proper raw food diet would not cause that. Check out my review blog at rawfoodland.com to learn more about getting into rawfoodism. I try to help people get into eating raw food the right way.|||Everyone responds differently so maybe just give it a try before you commit.
Some people eat a mixture of raw and cooked food, find out where your tolerance lies and be comfortable. Get some advice on portion control.
www.cookingtv.biz|||I did it for two months, and my mom is currently doing it and neither of us have had a problem. You must not have been eating enough of this stuff before which is why your body is rejecting it.|||I am on a raw food diet and in the beginning you'll experience detox which might include diarrhea. But if you eating a balanced raw diet including probiotics you should not experience stomach problems.|||Your poop isn't as solid but I would say you have less of it, so use Wt Naps to clean up real good after you poop|||I don't believe it does
I enjoy sushi, prosciutto, and a good carpaccio.
Anyway, parasites are almost inescapable. You can get them from biting your fingernails, or eating at a salad bar. People should make a habit of deworming themselves once a year. The more you know :D|||I am happy to eat sushi, raw and smoked fish. I also would be happy to eat beef carpaccio in small amounts.|||Some sushi is good. I'd leave it at that. There's too much risk of bacteria or parasites in most other meat.|||Never. Salmonella is to much of a risk for me.|||Raw Food--- No Thank You xx|||no raw meats No No NO
Breakfast:
1/2 cup of oats made with water
Handful of blueberries and strawberries
1 tsp of cinnamon
Snack:
Handful of raw almonds
Lunch:
1 cup of black beans
Bowl of broccoli and carrots
Snack:
apple and peach
Dinner:
Salad with tuna, sprinke of pepita seeds, and balsamic vinegrette and olive oil
Also will I lose weight eating foods like this?
I jogged outside for 15 minutes, did the boflex tredclimber for 30 minutes, and stretched for 20 minutes|||Pretty much.
The black beans shouldn't be eaten raw anyways- they can contain toxic compounds only eradicated by cooking. All fruits and veggies are raw, oats, spices, and seeds are too. Olive Oil can be raw if extra virgin. The vinaigrette, however, is not, neither is the tuna.
However, you WILL loose weight eating foods like this, because it is a whole foods, low calorie diet. Especially with exercise. Best of luck!
I have had psoriasis for about 8 months now. Is there a natural cure for it that will make it go away for good? I have been drinking 6 cups of water a day and have been eating a lot of raw foods. I also put raw aloe vera on it every night and wash my hair with natural neem plant shampoo every other day. Is it true that psoriasis is caused by a weak immune system, and your skin cells are producing too rapidly?|||sorry there nothing that can help except going to a dermatologist is slows the psoriasis to spread with speacials creams they suscribe i have had it for 8 years now|||I'm sorry there is no cure for Psoriasis. It's an autoimmune disease. You can prevent flare-ups though by not stressing yourself (Eat well, sleep adequately, exercise etc... Certain medications can also prevent flare-ups like methotrexate, tar and other medications. Sun exposure also prevents flare-ups but dont forget to put on some sun screen before going out in the sun.|||Hello there.
Common understanding is that there is no cure. But there are remedies that control psoriasis and keep it in check for long periods of time. I haven't had mine (plaque psor. on my scalp, elbows and knees) come back for more than a year after having treated it with Cream and Spray from Champori.com The best part is that Champori is non-steroidal, herbal remedy. Try it. (they offer money back guarantee, so if it doesn't work - it's free). Also, vitamin D and omega-3 supplement are supposed to be beneficial for psoriasis.
Best,
Bernadette|||The cause of psoriasis is malfunction of the immune system, it is in over reactive state turning against your body.
For that reason I use anti-psoriasis extract from serenaskin.com to keep immune system balanced.
It work very well for me. My skin has been clear for more than 9 mo now.|||Hi,
I have been helping a friend get rid of his psoriasis鈥?on his skin, it covers about 2 square feet of his arms and hands.
He has been spraying on 2.5 PH water for about a month now, and it is working. He is also drinking 9.5 PH water. His wife has MS, and is also drinking the 9.5 PH alkaline water, and is doing much better.
You can get free alkaline water - place a wanted add on http://craigslist.com
Here is a demo video to watch for the eczema cure as seen in Japan. Sorry but the hospitals in the United States and Europe are not this advanced at this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXeo6-sNq鈥?/a>
Alergies to food include shellfish, garlic, and others. Stop eating things like cheese, then milk products, then anything brewed (beer, yogurt, breads made with yeast). When it goes away, then you have some idea of what you should stop eating.
Or use the process developed in Japan, and eat what you want to.
Good Luck !
USDA-approved ingredients, that is. I'm trying to look for a type of kibble that isn't as bad as the normal stuff (which is basically made of grain that can't be used for human food like cereal and meat that can't be sold to humans even in hot dogs) to go along with a mixture of leftovers and raw foods.|||http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_鈥?/a>
Try that website, but stick with the 6 and 5 star foods. They're all great quality. Orijen is listed as a 6 Star, as well as Innova EVO and Taste of the Wild. All three are great, but somewhat pricy. If none of them work for you, I'd suggest Canidae. Its a 5 star, but I've found TOTW to be cheaper (and better xD) Good luck!|||That website is misleading to the extreme, because it is nothing more than a reflection of personal opinions with absolutely no scientific data. Report Abuse
|||I've heard Bark at the moon by Solid Gold is about the best dog food you can get :) I will warn you it is VERY expensive.|||here in canada there is a food called orijen-not sure if it is available in the states, but my best friend feeds it to her 2 dogs and they are the healthiest they've ever been!|||Pick up a copy of Dog World Magazine or Dog Fancy magazine and you'll most likely find plenty of ads for the pet foods you seek. Virtually any pet or feed store can assist you, too.|||Pretty much everything in the 5 and 6 star categories here will be made with human grade ingredients and is of excellent quality: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/|||Look for the AFFco statement on the bag. Affco is a set of standards that are held to dog food preparation. The USDA does not regulate the production of dog/cat food or the FDA. Say if some chicken were dropped on the floor, they could still pick it up and use it without getting in trouble.|||IVD, Pinnacle, Innova, California Natural, Wellness, Canidae, Royal Canin are all brands we've fed to our dogs. They all are high-end brands, with high-quality, human grade ingredients. I've also heard good things about Blue Buffalo, Timberwolf, and Mother Hubbard, though I have not fed them to my dogs.|||First find out what the nutritional needs of your dog actually are, then determine what needs are being met by the leftovers and raw foods. Then and only then can you determine what needs to be added through the use of a prepared dog food to make a proper balanced diet. Understand tho' that it is very easy to overfeed using this method of feeding.
"Also, maximum levels of intake of some nutrients have been established for the first time, because of concern that OVERNUTRITION, RATHER THAN UNDERNUTRITION, is a bigger problem with many pet foods today."
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Center for Veterinary Medicine|||Like other folks answered, the 5- and 6-star foods on http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com are all great foods.
The best bang for the buck I've found is Taste of the Wild. Foods of similar quality like Orijen and Wellness cost about $2/pound, but Taste of the Wild costs $1.50/pound. Crappy foods like Purina Beneful are about $1/pound.
I buy ToTW at Tractor Supply.|||Most organic food is human grade You can usually find some at a vet or pet stores.
I feed my dog raw food, and the one he is eating right now doesn't have the veggies mixed into it like some brands, like urban carnivore. I want to give him fresh veggies with his meal but not sure much to give him. Hes a 17lb French Bulldog X Boston Terrier and he is 11 months old.He eats a half pound patty a day.|||No they don't!!
While a dog may enjoy the odd carrot or piece or fruit, they have no nutritional need for them. They have no molars for grinding, amylase in their saliva or fermentation bacteria in their intestines - all proof that dogs do not need vegetables or have the ability to properly digest them.|||Dogs don't need veggies.
Dogs are carnivores. Carnivores need MEAT and BONE.
Fruits and veggies have to be pulped to mush before fed to a dog because they lack the enzyme amylase in their saliva to start the breaking down of the cellulose that makes up veggie cells AND their digestive tracts are completely unsuited to making and real use of plant material.
But you really feel your dog needs it? Order the tripe patties from Urban carnivore. What little plant material that is left in the stomach even after being clean is about ALL the vegetation your dog will ever need.|||Well, you're welcome to give your dog all the veggies you want. Unfortunately, they aren't doing your dog a bit of good unless they are ground to the consistency of baby food. Even then, they are totally unnecessary. Dog's digestive systems cannot break down the cells in veggies to even make use of most of the nutrients.
If you're giving your dog veggies, it is primarily for fiber content - which translates to a waste of time and money.
Also, if you are feeding him some kind of pre-made raw diet, it probably already has some ground veggie in it and makes your suggestion even MORE unnecessary.
Please, do tell, what is the source of information that tells you dogs need veggies?|||Actually, dogs can survive on meatless diets, so they are technically "omnivores"
You can ground up some green leafie veggies but they should make up no more than 20% of his raw feed. If he eats a 1/2 lb patty a day, add in 2-3 tbsp of ground veggie.
Hope this helps.|||Actually my dogs do eat veggies.
Carrots and Beans.
I give them about a hand-full with theri dry food.
They love it!
Pelase answer mine!?!
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I heard that somewhere if you eat raw food for six months, you will begin to notice a change in your eye colour? Is this true? Because I want green eyes. Bad.|||No, thats a myth.
100% if you want different eye colors you should
get colored contacts, or use the Almay eye color kits which is make up that intensifies your eye color.. Being in the sun can also change your eye color temporarily but not permanent!|||no. but if you eat enough orange food (carrots, pumpkin etc, your skin will turn orange)|||nope...
This is my favorite vegetable. I use to bake it in the oven, but now i'm on a raw food diet and i can eat only raw vegetables. What should i do? Raw eggplant tastes like noting.|||Sounds like you need to buy yourself a cookbook on this type of diet. If it really taste like nothing to you than why could you just not add it to your other dishes; like salad?|||If came across this while researching the same question for myself. i found this recipe, which looks interesting, although i don't like to use erxtracted ingredients, like oils. If haven't tried it yet:
http://rawfoodsdiet.wetpaint.com/page/Eggplant+and+Avocado+Salad+Recipe Report Abuse
|||I am pretty sure eggplant is one of those things that is best to cook. There are many vegetables that just should not be eaten raw due to the molecular changes that take place during the cooking process. Some vegetables can actually be harmful if eaten raw due to some of the natural defense chemicals contained in them.
Personally I think restricting your diet to raw food only is not a good thing.|||If it taste like nothing, then that means it doesn't taste nasty, right?
My advice is to hold your nostrils shut while eating it.
This is my favorite vegetable. I use to bake it in the oven, but now i'm on a raw food diet and i can eat only raw vegetables. What should i do? Raw eggplant tastes like noting.|||Eating eggplant raw? You just wouldn鈥檛 want to. It doesn鈥檛 taste good and uncooked eggplant contains solanine 鈥?a toxin that can cause gastrointestinal difficulties.
But if you really want..... here is a recipe for you.
Tuna Tonnato with Eggplant Salad
2 (6-ounce) cans light tuna packed in olive oil (preferably Italian), drained, divided
1 large anchovy fillet
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for drizzling
2 teaspoons drained capers
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 (11 1/2- to 13-ounce) jars or containers grilled eggplant, drained
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1/3 cup coarsely chopped parsley
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
1/3 cup coarsely chopped mint
2 cups (1/2-inch) bread cubes from a country loaf, toasted
Blend 1/4 cup tuna, anchovy, mayonnaise, oil, capers, and lemon juice in a blender until smooth to make tonnato sauce.
Pulse eggplant, garlic, parsley, zest, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a food processor until combined but not smooth.
Toss tomatoes with mint, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Divide eggplant mixture among jars and layer remaining tuna (broken up into large chunks), tonnato sauce, croutons, and tomatoes (including juices) on top. Drizzle with olive oil.|||Hmm, that's difficult.
Try different seasonings, if you are allowed to on your diet.
Salt, pepper, tabasco sauce..
Hi, I am a 18 year old female. I'm 5 feet and I weigh 140 pounds. If I follow a raw food only diet for a month with plenty of water, how much weight would I be able to lose in that month?
Thanks,|||Nobody can tell you that. You lose weight by consuming fewer calories than you burn. You can still over eat even with raw foods.
To lose weight the right way you need to eat right and exercise. That means a healthy balance of lean protein, fruits and veggies, whole grain products, healthy fats, and drink lots of water. You can look up the 'food pyramid' for the % of each food type you need for healthy balance.
On top of that, exercise at least 1 hr a day at least 5 days a week. The more calories you burn, the quicker you'll see weight loss and it will help tone your body (esp if you add strength training).
Good luck!|||Hi there,
It's unlikely that anyone will be able to estimate how much weight you will lose; you'll have to eat less than you burn to lose weight.
But, a raw food, vegan diet can get you all of the nutritional support you need while you endeavor your weight loss. Ensure that you maintain a proper balance of sugars, fats, and greens. A good rule of thumb is to eat fruit in the morning, salads and fats in the afternoon and evening.
Also, be sure to exercise each day. Cardio and weight training are essential for a proper balance of exercise.
If you have more questions regarding the raw food diet, why not do some research and connect with other raw foodists who can support you on your journey. A good resource is www.rawpeople.com.
Best of luck|||It would depend on how much you eat just like with ANY diet. If you ate 20 pounds of sashimi everyday you'll end up gaining, maybe. weight doesnt depend on WHAT you eat but mostly on calorie intake vs calories burned.
I love raw food and these vacations I am going to a hotel where there will be many raw and exotic stuff to eat. Is there anything I can do to protect myself from the raw food? What signs on the food will make it seem okay and what kinds of things should I specially look for in my food in order to see if it is fresh?|||its pretty hard to tell by looking at it, but you should be able to tell by smell.|||cook it-take some matches with you, though they'll look suspicious in your luggage!
I am australia and we don't have many imported brands due to the raw food when imported are irradiated, which someone how damages the vitamins. I can't cook for her as our frige is too small
Most of what available here is what you'll American and UK call veterinary recommended crap, but my dog is doing fine on it and she looks good too.
Suggest some foods anyway. but don't expect me to have them here.|||Can you get raw chicken from the grocery store?
Raw beef?
Liver?
Fish?
Foul?
Rabbit?
Kangaroo?
You can still feed a raw diet without buying pre-packaged food specifically for dogs. And you don't have to cook it either.|||My dogs have done just fine on Purina. I've owned dogs for over 20 years and never had a problem. And I live in the US.|||So you are saying that in the whole of here you live you cannot find raw chicken, beef, roo, and other meat sources at the grocery store that hasn't been imported?
I am also sure there are a farmer who raise animals for meat that you could talk to as well.|||If you can't get good brands of food in Australia, then follow a trusted recipe for raw food. If you can get your hands on a book called Natural Health for Dogs and Cats by Dr. PitCairns then follow his recipes. I'm sure you will be able to find all the ingredients in Australia too.|||It is a problem, if you don't want to feed chicken carcases, everything else is just so expensive. I am not sure which state your from, but look at the below:
There is a New Zealand brand called ZiwiPeak that I have been interested in for a while (still haven't purchased it), I have been told that you can try Better Pets And Gardens stores - they will order food in for you, including ZiwiPeak and Orijen.
You can also try pookinuk, ask for a quote to deliver to you.
http://www.pookinuk.com.au/search-produc鈥?/a>|||High 5 Alias!!! Can't beat that answer...I can only add to it, and I'll add that if your frige is small, you can buy a small deep freezer for 80-100 bucks...that's cheaper than the cheap watch I bought my dad for Father's Day today!!! LOL, KIDDING DAD!
Hello, I have already decided to feed my dogs a raw food diet. I have done research on exactly what types of protein and vegetables are good for them, and what they cannot have. I can't find anywhere how much food exactly I should give them... I mean in ounces or pounds, and how many times a day I should feed them this. Their meals will mainly consist of chicken, lamb, potatoes, carrots, and rice. They are two female adult Golden Retrievers, one a little small for her breed. Any suggestions? Thanks|||Most dogs will eat about 1.5-3% of their body weight per day. My dogs are between 70 and 80 pounds and get between 1.5 and 2 pounds a day. It still varies based on dog since one of my dogs is skinny and needs a little over 2 pounds per day and one gets chubby on more than 1.5 while the third dog gets somewhere in between. They get this once per day and it is NOT measured out perfectly every day -- some days they might get a bigger meal that is 3 pounds and the next day a smaller chunk of something that is only 1 pound. The important thing is balance over time, just like I don't measure out everything I eat every day.
You can save the veggies for treats... they aren't necessary in a raw diet (or any other) as dogs aren't built to digest them in a useful manner. I'd also recommend some more variance in the meat sources and you really need to include some bone and organ in order to provide sufficient nutrition -- there's no calcium source in the foods you listed, for example.
Congratulations on making the switch -- we switched last year and I've never looked back. It's scary at first but boy is it worth it once you get through those first humps.|||i wish someone would answer this....
i need this info too|||Give it to them before you cook it, that might help:)|||How much food? Enough to make them not to fat, and not too skinny :)
That's both a simple, and the best answer for you. I feed my 50 pound dog a raw food diet, and I go for about 1 pound a day. However, I never weigh her food.. I just shop for her the same time that I shop for myself, and put down food for her. If I'm doign chicken thighs, I might throw down three. If I'm doign pork shoulder, I might through down 1 large chunk. I keep an eye on her weight.. and give her more food if she's looking thin, and then cut back if she starts getting chunky.
I also only feed her once a day.
Just an FYI- dogs don't need vegetables- that mostly passes through their system. You'll notice it in their poop. Feed vegetables if you want to, but it's more natural for their system to just have meat and bones.
I am starting a raw food diet and while I know that exercise is always good to add on I have NO time to do it in my day! Its really horrible. My question is, while the calories I am taking in are from healthy superfoods, veggies etc, the amount is huge right? So my question is if I don't exercise while on a raw food diet will I still lose weight?|||If you have enough time to browse Yahoo! Answers, then you have enough time to exercise. I'm sick and tired of people complaining that they have no time. At one point in my life, I was exercising 17 times a week. I ate 6 large meals a day, all of them homemade. I was also a full-time college student working 30-60 hours per week! I made time because it was important to me.
So, if you like the idea of being weak as a kitten and flabby as hell, then try to lose weight with diet alone.|||A calorie is a calorie. It doesn't matter if that calorie comes from a big mac, or a plate full of green and yellow veggies.
It's not so much what you eat, but the when, and how much you eat.
Calories are a measurement of energy. Your metabolism is the accountant for this energy. Calories are NOT a measurement of food - or fat. If you consume more energy then you require or burn, your metabolism will store the rest as body fat.
If you don't consume enough calories (overdraw), your body will "withdraws" from body fat. However, your metabolism adapts to your routine. So if you do this often, your metabolism will see that you need more reserves of energy (body fat), and will slow down, and reduce energy demands any way it can to conserve.
Bottom line: not enough calories enough holds on to stored fat. Too many calories get stored as body fat.
You also need nutrients. Vitamins and minerals, proteins, carbs and fats. Fruits and Veggies are ALL carbs.
So before going on ANY silly diet, you need to get an idea of how many calories you truly need. ONLY you can figure this out. It's based on you, your activity level, your body type, and your basal metabolic rate. Simple find this out - subtract a reasonable number (such as 250-500 calories), and live as you normally would. Slight reductions allow your metabolism to continue the slow withdrawl process. Steep decreases put a 'hold' on bodyfat.|||Any drastic change to your diet will ultimate end in some weight lose/gain. I do think that on this diet you could lose some weight. Lemme find you a website. I apologize if you already know this stuff:
"Critics of the raw food diet say while it鈥檚 true that some enzymes are inactivated when food is heated, it doesn鈥檛 matter because the body uses its own enzymes for digestion. In addition, cooking makes certain phytochemicals easier to absorb, such as beta-carotene in carrots."
So, I think what this paragraph means is that since you're not cooking your food, your body finds it hard to absorb it and, therefore, you won't gain weight from it.. I hope that's what it means. u.u
"Another critique is that the human body has changed in response to eating cooked foods. Some of these changes are that are jaws and teeth have become smaller, our stomachs have shrunk, and our small intestines have grown longer, lengthening the digestive surface area."
A smaller stomach = small capacity, of course. So, you would be taking in less and less food and, thus, less calories (depending on what you eat). Of course, your body will get to a point where you'll plateau. This is when exercise needs to come in.
You will lose some weight by staying on this diet, but it is good to try and fit exercise in. Can you exercise the second you wake up? I usually have a busy schedule towards noon, so I try to get in my exercise before my activities pop up. How about jogging in place while you wait for something to download, or walk around your flat and house for a few minutes. Every little bit counts. ^_^
Good luck!
I read that since veggies and fruit are not as calorie dense, you may need more calories to maintain your satiety and regular function.. just wondering if you for instance are on a 2,000 calorie diet (which is me, give or take), how many calories would you aim for if you just consumed raw foods?|||calories are calories...so not sure what you mean, exactly?
Is it possible to be healthy on a raw food diet? I've been considering going vegan for some time now, and everything I've read about the raw food diet has been incredible (as far as the benefits go). I'm already slim, and I don't want to lose too much weight, however. Can I go on raw food diet and still keep my weight in a healthy range?|||Yes, it is entirely possible to be healthy on a raw food diet. In fact, there is no healthier diet you can have. By eating foods in their most nutrient-rich state (uncooked), you are providing your body with the greatest gift you can give it. I am a raw vegan and have been for over a year now. I am also a competitive athlete. I have never been healthier. And yes, it is possible to gain weight on a raw vegan diet. But, just like any diet, if you consume more calories than you expend, you will gain weight. It's important not to eat too much fruit and fat and try to concentrate more on low-glycemic foods like leafy green vegetables, sprouts and sea vegetables.
Some excellent resources are: www.therawfoodworld.com, www.rawfoodrehab.com and www.renegadehealth.com
Best wishes to you on your journey to health.|||Yes but as with any other diet no one diet fits all. Raw food included. In fact if you follow macrobiotics it states that only people who live in cold climates and of a certain constitutional type can benefit from it. Its main basis is that heat over 116F can denature enzymes that help you digest food.|||A mostly raw vegan diet is not good for you. Never mind the rawfood propaganda. A lot of food is more easily digested when it is cooked first. You may end up losing a lot of weight and the diet is very strict and alienating. The idea that "all cooked food is poison" has no basis in reality. Some vegetables may be fine for you raw, but many others have to be cooked for you to enjoy the nutritional benefits.|||In, some cases, nope. People whose diets is solely on eating raw foods increase the risk of food poisoning and increased risk of food-borne illness.
I recommend you not drink any raw milk, eggs, and shellfish!! There is no nutritional advantages of a raw diet.
Kidney beans, including sprouts, are toxic when raw, due to the chemical phytohaemagglutinin.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/article…
# Alfalfa sprouts contain the toxin canavanine.
# Some types of raw cassava or cassava flour can be toxic.
# Raw eggs contain avidin, a vitamin B7 or biotin inhibitor, which can cause “egg white injury”. As many as 24 egg whites would have to be eaten to inactivate biotin. Avidin is denatured by heat.
# Raw seeds of the genus lathyrus (peas), can cause lathyrism.
# Raw brassica species can contain glucosinolate.
# Several seeds contain poison, such as Apricot kernels, which contain the toxin cyanide. See Seed#Poison_and_food_safety
# Raw parsnips contain furanocoumarin.
# Raw foods, particularly raw meat, may contain harmful bacteria and their associated bacterial toxins. Other parasites and viruses may also be present, such as toxoplasma, trichinella, or rotavirus, which may cause serious foodborne illnesses.
# Raw milk may contain Mycobacteria bovis (which can cause non-pulmonary tuberculosis)[citation needed] and brucella bacteria.
# Raw sweet potato, cabbage, cauliflower, turnips, rutabaga, canola oil, cassava, pinenuts, mustard, millet, soybeans and peanuts contain small amounts of Goitrogens which can interfere with iodine utilization and worsen hypothyroidism..
# Please see the category plant toxins for further relevant articles.
# Buckwheat greens are toxic when raw, particularly if juiced or eaten in large quantities by fair skinned individuals. The chemical component fagopyrin is known to cause severe photosensitivity and other dermatological complaints.
Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Saintpaul Infections Associated with Multiple Raw Produce Items --- United States, 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml…|||no because raw food are protein and you can get fats on it|||Nope.
Humans are omnivores. We're not wild animals, we can cook our own food. Depending on the food, cooking can actually enhance nutritional value.
Is it possible to be healthy on a raw food diet? I've been considering going vegan for some time now, and everything I've read about the raw food diet has been incredible (as far as the benefits go). I'm already slim, and I don't want to lose too much weight, however. Can I go on raw food diet and still keep my weight in a healthy range?|||hello, you can be on a raw food diet and be a very healthy weight..i should know:) i have a link for you to check out if you wanna get started on the raw diet i did..prepare to feel and look amazing!http://www.greensmoothiequeen.com/gogree鈥?/a>|||I just started my raw food diet 2 weeks ago and I can already feel a BIG difference! Check out this youtube page, watch a couple videos and you'll be hooked on RAW! I know I am. Good Luck! http://www.youtube.com/user/liferegenera鈥?/a>
By the way, there are lots of fatty fruits and nuts out there if you don't want to lose too much weight.
*I recently went on Atkins and lost 35 pounds.
*While on Atkins I found out the benefits of the raw food lifestlye and would like to experience good health.|||Don't eat more calories than you burn.
The primary reason Atkins works is calorie reduction. People who go on Atkins cut out whole swaths of calorie-laden foods from their diet. They stop snacking on chips and sugary snacks (carbs), they stop eating bread (carbs), the stop eating potatos (carbs), etc.
It's unusual for someone on Atkins to replace all the calories they cut out of their diets, so they lose weight.
What makes people gain weight when they go back off of Atkins, is that they revert to their previous overeating. They start drinkin beer again (carbs), and they start eating all the bread and potatos again, so they gain weight.
If you go to a raw food diet, you will likely be eating mostly vegetables. There is nothing wrong with that. Measure your calories as you make the transition, and be sure not to overeat. You may lose even more weight.
I love raw foods and juices -- take a look at www.vitamix.com.... fantastic product.|||You'll gain weight if you go to carbo laden foods Report Abuse
|||you should be okay, just exercise daily.|||well i can tell u from experience .i was on atkins for 3 years and i went from 290 lbs down to 158 lbs in bout a 9 months.unfortuantly ur body adjust to the life style u changed and it is possible u might gain some weight back til ur body changes over to the new diet also some diets dnt work as well for some people to the next.everyones metabolism is different.try to stay away from high carb foods and added sugars.also if u mean raw foods as in veggies stay away from peas they just turn into sugar when they hit ur body alond with carrets.alot of protein is hard on ur kidneys so limit that and try to subsatute ur carbs for salads.|||Why not keep the principles of Atkins while eating raw foods?|||Well said!
How many calories are in the raw bagel at RAWVOLUTION?
Cashew cream cheese, tomatoes, onions and pickles between two thick halves of our dehydrated olive and rosemary bagel.
Ingredients:
Almonds, flax seeds, lemon juice, cashews, zucchini, olive oil, rosemary, sea salt, olives, tomatoes, onions, pickles, mustard, apple cider vinegar|||Assuming the bagels are made out of almonds Id have to say that the bagel would be around 600-800 calories if its a decent size, especially if it has a good amount of cream cheese.
Dont be concerned about the calories the ingredients are everything you want in a food. One handful of almonds, around 20 nuts, is around 130 calories. There has to be at least 60 per thick bagel.
FOr an accurate response youd need to supply the size of the bagel.|||Ten Thousand Calories|||Hey that sounds really good...do you use a dehydrator?
low cal and zucchini has calcium
Obviously I can eat fruit but the problem with bringing soups frozen from home is that I would have to heat them in the microwave and that's no good of course. I could bring some dips and raw veges but that wouldn't be much of a lunch. I'm very new to raw food/cooking and wondering how I can incorporate it more into my life.
I take a train to work so can only carry things in a backpack.|||salads
wraps - romaine lettuce, avocado, spring onions, cherry tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, cress (can also include alfalfa or other sprouted things) topped with another leaf
or lettuce wrap with pate filling http://www.alissacohen.com/raw_recipes.h鈥?/a>
brownies - walnuts, fresh dates and cacao powder ground up in a food processor, mold into a dish then cut into squares
ravioli http://www.alissacohen.com/raw_recipes.h鈥?/a>
mock tuna salad http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/mock鈥?/a>
storms tabouleh - sounds like boring rabbit food but is actually delicious Storm's Raw Tabouli! (Our special staple "green stuff" recipe):
* one bunch cilantro
* one bunch parsley
* one bunch green onions
* two tomatoes
* one avocado
* half a cup of raw almonds
* cold-pressed olive oil
* unrefined sea salt
* raw honey
* half a lemon
Chop up cilantro, parsley, green onions, avocados and tomatoes in a bowl. Blend almonds to a fine flour in blender and add to bowl. Add the juice of half a lemon, a tablespoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of honey, and a teaspoon of salt. Change it up each time by adding a different vegetable/herb like corn, broccoli, or fresh basil, or a different spice like Italian or Mexican seasonings. Serves 3.
I use basil instead of cilantro because I hate cilantro.
Raw Deviled Egg-less "Egg" Spread
By Heidi and Justin of Raw Food, Right Now!
Serves 4-6
陆 cup pure water (I prefer to start with less and add more water if needed)
Juice from one small lemon
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 陆 teaspoons sea salt (or to taste!!!)
1 陆 cups raw cashews
陆 teaspoon dry mustard
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Turmeric, as needed for color (approx. 陆 teaspoon)
1. Place the water, lemon juice, garlic, sea salt and cashews in the high speed blender, and blend until very smooth.
2. With a spatula, take the mixture from the blender and place in a medium sized mixing bowl.
3. Slowly stir in the mustard, white vinegar, and turmeric until it reaches the color and flavor you desire.
4. Serve on top of flax seed crackers, celery sticks, or add a bit of water to make a creamy salad dressing.
I like this mixed with chopped mushrooms, celery and avocado to make a salad sort of thing.
waldorf salad - find a raw mayo recipe, mix with chopped apple, grapes, celery and walnuts
raw cakes can last out of the fridge until lunch time. carry a portion in a sandwich box. try this - grind up walnuts and dates in a food processor. make a layer of that on a plate. then a layer of chopped strawberry, papaya and banana, a layer of the crumbs, layer of fruit, layer of crumbs, then make a cream topping by blending pine nuts with a date, water and lemon juice. pour it over. you can decorate with fruit, nuts or flowers. cut a portion to take to work with you.
chocolate mousse pie http://stanford.wellsphere.com/raw-food-鈥?/a> i recommend you use cacao instead of carob as carob makes some people throw up.
lasagna - again a portion would last out the fridge til lunch time. http://www.savorsa.com/2009/10/raw-tomat鈥?/a>
canneloni http://gliving.com/golden-and-green-cann鈥?/a>
you could make these things for dinner and have leftovers for lunch.
berries, seeds, nuts, soaked chickpeas, fruit, can all be eaten as they are
if you have a dehydrator - pesto stuffed mushrooms, pizza, calzone, bread, crackers, pot pie|||I'm vegan, not raw, but I would think any kind of bento box would be good to start with. Other than that, as far as food, the only thing I can offer is sandwiches. I love fresh veggie sandwiches...beets, string beans, bell peppers, onions, snow peas, cucumbers, etc. I keep the bread, veggies, & whatever condiment separate & then assemble the sandwich at lunch time at work so the bread doesn't get soggy & all. Salad is always a good idea too. My co-workers laugh at me whenever I bring salad for lunch because I use such a big bowl, which I don't really understand, because a small salad isn't going to keep you going the rest of the afternoon. And, veggies and dip can be a pretty substantial lunch if you also bring something else, like nuts or some kind of raw crackers. Quite often in the summer, if I'm in a rush in the morning, I'll just throw various raw veggies into a bowl & take that for lunch (no dip). It's actually very satisfying, filling, and of course nutritious. :) (It's also easy to eat while you're reading the newspaper.)|||I really don't understand why people try to make this diet complicated. Eat fruit in the day and vegetables in the evening. You can make fruit smoothies and bring it to work in a container. SIGG bottles are great. 1L bottle can carry like 5 bananas blended with water and frozen berries if you wish. You can take some tangerines and apples for snacks.|||your right about soups but i dont agree with u on veges
carrot and celery sticks is always nice for lunch. how about a salad? toss some lettuce, tomato, carrot, and whatever else, add some mayonaisse or dressing and take it to work! or you could have a salad roll?
just get an ordinary hot dog roll, fill it with beetroot, lettuce, (olives if u want) cucumber, carrot wateva else! u can add ham/devon/ bacon or watever, but salad by itself on a roll tastes nice, if u get the right lettuce.
try it out, if u dont like it, i accept that and u can pick some1 else 4 best answer
ALSO try fried rice/ normal rice with steamed vegies? nice and filling too|||Well a salad in Tupperware would be fine in a backpack.
Make a big salad with spinach,tomatoes,and whatever else you like.
Put some raw dressing in a seperete container and there you go! To make
It more proteinfull add raw walnuts and almonds, chickpeas,
Etc|||Fresh and Fit has a cool veggie/dip container and a salad container. See http://www.lunchtaker.com (store section) to find it.
Also check out the site for lots of food ideas.
Have fun! :) Amy|||You could get veggie sushi rolls, which are mostly raw, except for the rice.|||Hello
Ok, some things that I like are:
Sprouted chickpea hummus with veggies or raw crackers (dehydrated, often seaweed or flax, if you don't have a dehydrator you can usually get these at health food stores)
Carrot salad
I'll give you some recipe ideas at the bottom of my post.
Also, do you have a water boiler at work?
You could boil some water, pour your soup into a bowl, pour the hot water into a larger bowl, put the bowl of soup into the water bowl and stir. Like you would heat babyfood. Most ceramic bowls won't get hot but just warm, so it shouldn't kill the enzymes in your 'raw' soup.
They should be deforsted already though, else this'll take ages.
One potential raw 'hummus' recipe is this:
1/4 cup dry chickpeas, let them sprout (that takes a couple of days)
(OR substitute canned or cooked chickpeas if you're in a hurry. Indeed it won't be raw anymore, but still very healthy.) (If you don't know how to sprout chickpeas you can try this site www.howardsvegansoap.com/recipe3.htm
they also have a hummus recipe there)
2 cups walnuts
2 tablespoons marinated sun dried tomatoes, drained
3 garlic cloves (peeled)
3 Tablespoons raw tahini (that is just sesame seeds blended in a good mixer or food processor till they look like light peanut butter)
3 Tablespoons Flax or Hemp Oil AND 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil ( if you don't have the other oils you can just use the olive. I sometimes use less oil in the recipe, it all depends on your taste, but don't be afraid of extra virgin oils. It's good fat.)
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sea salt (I use celtic, as it still has all the minerals)
and if you'd like you could add some paprika powder for color and 1/4 cup of basil, chopped, for some extra taste and vitamins.
In a food processor blend the chickpeas, walnuts, tomatoes, and garlic until smooth (you may need to add some of the oil)
then add the rest of the ingredients (except for the basil) and blend very well.
This should be refrigerated for a few hours (or overnight) to let the flavors mix.
Add the basil fresh, or mix it in if you'd like.
This should stay fresh for about a week in the fridge (airtight!).
This hummus is full of proteins and vitamins and essential fatty acids. If you pair it with carrots or celery you will get lots of fiber.
It's also good with pasta, but then we are back to non-raw.
CARROT SALAD:
This is a bit tricky as I do this without a recipe.
I just grate a bag of carrots ( I think they are 5 pound bags?) mushy or fine ( I have the luxury of a food processor). Then I grate 2 Large apples (more or less to taste).
I add a teaspoon of any virgin oil (I like sunflower seed or flax seed, olive oil is a bit too strong for this), and then I add a nice handfull of raisins (whatever amount looks good to you in your salad.
Then to top it off I either mix in 2-3 big teaspoons of sesame seeds or a nice amount of walnut chunks ( i break the halves into 4 pieces).
Mix it all together and enjoy. It makes about 4 servings. (or two very large servings)
If your carrots (and maybe also apples) were refrigerated you can probably serve it immedeately, otherwise I like to refrigerate it a bit.
This is very rich in vitamins and fiber and has some good fats in either the sesame or walnuts.
You can also always make a nice fresh salsa or guacamole. I eat this with the sprouted grain ezekiel tortillas. Not entirely raw, but I only do 80% raw. Alot easier and still very healthy. There may be a raw option that I don't know about for this though.
Also just google 'raw meals' or 'raw lunches' and I am sure you will find more than you want.
My favorite.... 'raw desserts'. mmmm
Good luck, and let me know if you find an awesome recipe, I am always adding to my collection!
Hope this helped a little.
I recently discovered how awful processed food is to feed to a cat. I am interested in starting my cat on a raw food diet. I need some suggestions and or recipes to get started. I live in an urban environment and I am personally opposed to grinding meat. Can anyone help?|||Hi there...here are some websites to help get you started on raw feeding for cats:
http://www.holisticat.com/rawdiet.html
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.rawfedcats.org/
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/sa鈥?/a>
Extra info:
http://www.felineinstincts.com/
http://www.rawlearning.com/|||Cats need taurine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine#Tau鈥?/a>|||If you do this you have to be careful to make sure you get all the vitamins and nutrients your cat needs. Talk to your vet first, if you refuse to grind meat your options may be slim. There may be commercial choice, like frozen food, or supplements you can add to the meat and buy from a local store. Buy from a butcher you trust, not the supermarket. You can't leave her food out in her dish for long.
One of my cats just eats a mix of small prey animals and Meow Mix seafood medley. She's 15 years old and still very healthy. She won't eat anything else.|||Seattle has given you some good links on the raw food diets. Yahoo groups can also be helpful. One I like is WholeCatHealth. There you can commiserate and rejoice in making the switch with your cat - not all cats can accept the raw food if they have been on kibble all their lives. Cats who have eaten canned food are easier to convert and for some people that is a necessary first step.
I have done a home-made diet for my cats for eight years now. I use the supplement powder from Feline Instincts because I am lazy about buying all the supplements separately and putting them together.
I always get my ground meat (chicken and turkey) from small markets where the meat is ground as needed - never packaged and is hormone and antibiotic free.
So my process is as simple as mixing up a 2 lb meatloaf for a family (except you don't cook the meat). I then freeze it in muffin tins which I transfer to a gallon ziploc bag to thaw out as needed. Right now I have two cats and one "muffin" is fine to share for their evening meal. Two lbs of ground meat makes a dozen muffins for me. I use canned in the mornings.
When you use ground meat you lose the benefit of the teeth cleaning properties of meat chunks and chewing on bone. My cats won't just not eat the chunky stuff so I had to compromise and bear the brunt of teeth cleaning on a yearly basis.
At http://www.littlebigcat.com Dr. Jean Hovfe has an article titled "Easy Homemade Diets for Cats and Dogs" which will give you an idea of the best supplements you need to put in your recipe.
Be aware that in using ground meat you MUST have a calcium source in the food. Otherwise the phosphorus/calcium balance is thrown off and would not be healthy for your cat. My recipe includes four oz of chicken or turkey liver for the vitamin A and I put in as many chicken or turkey hearts as I can get for additional taurine (there is taurine in the RAW meat).|||Google the info you need and do NOT forget to include the proper amounts of taurine which is a necessity. The other answers are very good and remember not to give onions especially. Grow oat grass for them.|||Excellent! You've made a wise choice.
Now you can make this as easy or as complicated as you wish. You do not have to grind your own meat, although that is certainly an option.
There are many different schools of thought on raw feeding - you should just choose whichever works for you.
I personally chose the whole prey route. This means ground meat, bones and organs in the right proportions so I don't need to do any supplementing. (There are those who feel it's better to feed chunks rather than ground so the cats get the dental benefit, but ground works better for me and I give them chicken necks for their teeth, so it's all good.)
You may get lucky - you could plunk down some meat and your cat would eat it. But many others, myself included, first had to get their kibble junkies off kitty crack and onto canned food as a first step. After that, small amounts of raw meat can be added to the canned, and gradually increased until it's all that's being served.
Or you can certainly continue feeding some canned and some raw. You have to take it at the cat's pace.
There are some Yahoo groups dedicated to raw feeding...you could join all of them (just go to Yahoo groups and search raw feeding) and review their theories and choose whatever works best for you. This is how I started. I got rather baffled and even gave up on the idea, but I was encouraged to try again - my vet suggested just picking any theory and giving it a shot.
So I do encourage you to join these groups and do your research, but don't let the myriad of options stop you - they all think they have the best method of feeding raw - you have to decide what's best for YOU and your cat.
Good luck!
Ok, one more thing - another way to tempt a cat to eat raw is to sprinkle or mix in bribe foods. For me, I crushed some dry food and sprinkled it over the raw. That helped get my girls started.
Oops I completely skipped over suppliers. There are online sources for meat - such as www.hare-today.com, or you may be able to find a local supplier. If you're in the midwest area, you can look at Taylor Pond Farms. This is where I get the bulk of my raw. www.taylorpondfarms.com. Not only that, but you can look at commercially prepared raw diets such as nature's Variety - this and some other brands do offer a completely balanced food.|||this isnt going to help but a raw food diet helps prevent lyme disease i have it too|||http://cats.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/raw鈥?/a>|||You can purchase different protein products from your local meat market, etc. (fish, chicken also)...
Any naturally found organic food products would be best for any pet.
Your imagination is limitless...|||My cats really like hard-boiled eggs!
~Hope this helps!|||go to the butcher or supermarket. you can get all the raw meat you like|||This is the mix I give on the weekends. It include raw free-range ground beef,chopped chicken hearts or turkey hearts(filled with taurine), and one spoonful of missing link feline supplement. Mix it all together and serve|||My dog was on a raw diet. It was a real pain. I spent more time preparing his food than mine.
The raw dog food comes in a long tube which must be frozen or it will rot really fast . So you must saw off hunks and weigh them on a scale. Not sure how the commerical raw cat food works. It was good suff. My dog loved it. But I weaned him off and started him on Merrick super premium foods and he is just as happy.
My vet discouraged the raw diet also. SHe said it was a food safety danger for the humans in the house as well as the fact that domesticated animals have not had to hunt for many years and thus are not equipped to digest raw in the same way as their prehistoric ancestors were so expect problems.
She also said the Cornell University has a study site which for a small fee will rate you dog or cat food as far as its nutritious content matching your type of animal. She suggested I check it out. I did not because I had decided I'd had enough of raw...it really was a pain. And my dog looks just as healthy with the super premium food. Check it out.|||There are lots of resources for doing this on the internet. I suggest you try out this thing called Google.|||Your vet will tell you not to do this. Please schedule an appointment for you to visit with the Vet about your cat's diet so you can learn about healthy alternatives. Yes this will cost you for a visit, but if you don't you will wind up paying more money to have him cure a sick or malnourished cat... Don't trust some of the crazy things you will read on the internet. I have been raising cats for over 40 years.
Although cats are carnivores (meat eaters) Raw pork can give trich, raw chicken salmonella, and raw beef other bacteria. This is why cats in the wild do not live as long as pet cats. The best food is dry kibble - Science Diet or Iams for Indoor cats, sold at pet stores like PetSmart and PetCo. Do not feed your cat canned tuna - too much sodium - destroys their kidneys. Also do not feed your cat onions, tomatoes, chocolate or any citrus fruit. These are poison to them even tho they like to taste them.
I feed my three the Science Diet indoor, and have since they were weaned from their mothers. All three are healthy happy and active. They do get tastes or small bits of apple, pear, cantaloupe, cheese, and one likes yogurt (not the sweetened kind or frozen yogurt - the natural kind with no flavor or added ingredients., and then only about a teaspoon full) Do not feed them milk, except maybe once a month as a treat, then only about a teaspoon full. When I cook chicken, fish, beef or pork, I cook a small bit for them (no seasoning) and they each get about a tablespoon chopped fine. This is only a couple times a week. The nutrients in the dry kibble are carefully formulated to give your cat all the right nutrition.|||cats are carnivores but too much meat can affect their kidneys. This dry food crap even vets go on with is garbage. I use meat lean and cook it with dry soup mix and mixed frozen veges. They also get dry food occasionally. I put omega six powder in it and some olive oil. I vary this mix as well sometimes with brown rice. You will pay less vet bills if you give them a good diet. my pets never get sick.|||Teach your cat how to catch birds and mice. We had a Bobcat once that ate nothing but raw liver. Perhaps you cat would like that.|||Before you force the poor cat to live on raw meat, ask the advice of the best veterinarian in your city. The vet may think that cooking helps reduce germs in the raw meat that need to be monitored. Most of what a cat eats is meat..You probably won't find a cat wanting to eat much raw vegetables or drink raw milk.Raw milk would not be so good either. Probably best if you see what the supermarket has and what your cat likes best, buy those things. Take the cat for its shots. Make sure it does not get feline lieukemia, that's a tough way for a poor cat to live (and die)..
My pug is prone to struvite crystals and I am curious about the benefits of a raw food diet for his condition. Does anyone have any information? I just want him to be healthy!|||A dog that develops struvite crystals should be on a food with a reasonable protein level (arounbd 18-25%) that promotes a healthy urine pH. I use California Natural for my own dogs (one also used to develop crystals). There are prescription diets available, as well, though they cost more, and often, there are healthier choices available. If the crystals continue to recur, a prescription diet may be the best choice. They haven't been back in my dog since I switched food.|||From my knowledge, no. Our rainbow bridge boy suffered terribly from a condition very similar to this and he needed to be on a very strict diet. As much as I hated it, he needed to be fed a cereal and rice mix (U/D it was called) to prevent the crystals returning. The high salt levels in meats and a lot of veggies are bad for it and it can become a very painful thing for the dog. Your vet should be able to recommend you the perfect food for your Pug so the crystals dont return.
Good luck!
I am starting to feed my dog raw, but got a little worried when I started reading about parasites in raw food. So I wonder, if instead of fresh raw I decide to feed dehydrated raw, will it eliminate the chance of my dog getting parasites?|||Yup, you freeze it. I would not feed wild swine or bear or beaver... wild game like this can carry a species of trichinella which is NOT killed by freezing... everything else, a week or so at zero degrees or colder and you're good to go. A lot of folks are worried about this and that initially. When they see the overall improvements in their dog and the enjoyment the dog gets from eating a species-appropriate diet, the worries kinda fade away.|||I have read frozen foods do not contain enzymes which are one of the prime reasons for eating raw food.
Maybe giving the dog as anti-parasite herbal tincture every so often would help. Use Clark's rule for dosing found here (dose the dog by its weight) Report Abuse
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|||See if you can find organic meat as when animals are feed better, they are more resistant to parasites so organic may be lots better. Report Abuse
|||Where are you getting meat for your dogs that it's full of parasites? If you're going to feed raw, your dogs should be getting the same fresh meat that you'd purchase for yourself...well, if you lived in other cultures anyway. I'm probably never going to sit down to a plate of heart and think "oh, yummy."
There are a lot of myths about raw feeding. That the meat is full of parasites is one of them.
I've got dogs here who've never been fed anything but raw, and we have no problem with parasites, internal or external.|||If you feed human grade food, there's no problem with parasites; but if you are concerned, almost all parasites can be killed by freezing the meat for a month or so.
Dehydrated raw would be fiendishly expensive.
I feed raw, and I rarely pay more than a dollar a pound. When I get free meat off freecycle or craigslist, the average price goes way down.
Hi, I would like to know more about feeding dogs raw food.|||Check out these sites:
http://www.rawlearning.com/
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
http://www.rawfed.com/
If you have a holistic vet in your area, I would also recommend visiting them to talk about raw diets. They generally are well-educated in the area and can be a source of support for you. Traditional vets receive generally one course in nutrition, sponsored by big dog food companies and using texts written by major dog food companies. So, they tend not to be well-educated on or supportive of the idea of raw feeding unless you're very lucky.|||Read up! Lots of research should be done before attempting raw feeding. It's a great thing to do, but you need to know your stuff first:
http://www.rawfed.com/ (RawFed)
http://www.rawlearning.com/ (Jane Anderson's Raw Learning Site)
http://rawfeddogs.net/ (Raw Fed Dogs)
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/ (Raw Meaty Bones)
http://rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.html (Raw Prey Model Diet Vs. BARF Diet)
http://community.livejournal.com/rawdogs鈥?/a> (Raw Dogs Livejournal Community, excellent raw feeding information on the profile page and overall helpful community for raw feeding questions)
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html (Myths About Raw Feeding)
Darksong~|||Here's a lot of links to check out! Make sure to do a lot of research, it's important to balance out the diet. There's a great raw feeding group on Yahoo also where there's TONS of info.
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/Links
We started feeding raw when we adopted a dog who couldn't tolerate anything else and I've never looked back!|||I would just like to add that the Yahoo! groups raw feeding and rawchat are fantastic for getting started and continuing your education in/exploration or a raw diet:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/RawCh鈥?/a>|||this page has ebooks about raw food for dogs http://leerburg.com/diet.htm
I want to eventually have this lifestyle, but I know it's going to be hard in social situations. What do you do to avoid being awkward? Not many menu's have raw vegan items, also when you go over someones house for dinner, what do you do if they are not serving raw foods?|||Eat the least processed crap, I don't go to Olive Garden and places out of a can. If Im paying I go someplace good with alot of choice, I don't say yes to any old crap, I don't believe in bad food so I do't eat it. I mention I eat raw stuff when I go to someone's house, but it's not a life or death diet, the reason is health only, it's not like eating cooked food once is going to kill anything, or do anything except make me physically feel worse the next day. Really not a big deal. This isn't a ethically- based type diet.
Nor do I call myself a raw foodist.|||Just,try & learn about the place ahead of time & see on their website(if they have one)if they have any raw,vegan food-You can also ask when you're there--Vegan 4 3 years cause i love animals-hope this helps!
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I keep hearing different things. so even if something is cooked and pasteurized, like some sausage or cheese, but it sits out for a day, does that mean it could suddenyl devlop listeria bacteria on it? I thought listeria was ONLY with raw or unpasteurized foods not cooked AND pasteruized foods even if theyre old. wouldnt that just be normal food poisoning? and salmonella, is that caused by raw foods too or spoiled foods or both? I dont get it at all.|||Food spoilage depends on having some mechanism for bacteria to infect the food, and then on sufficient time and suitable temperatures needed for the bacteria numbers to become large enough to cause spoilage. Pasteurization and cooking increase the amount of time it takes for food to spoil, but neither prevents spoilage.
Listeria, salmonella, and all sorts of bacteria grow in food, and they are present in most environments. Even though pasteurizing kills bacteria, handling food, or letting food set out in the open can re-infect the food. Rates of re-infection depend on the length of time food is exposed to open air, or the amount of bacterial transferred from plates, utensils, or from touch (especially if flies land on the food). Its almost impossible to bottle something like pasteurized juice and keep the bottles sterile, so bacteria get into pasteurized foods at the packaging stage.
Once infected, bacterial growth is very slow if the food is kept below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. At this temperature, it may take several weeks for bacteria to spoil food. Some bacteria do not grow at all at low temperatures - that's why frozen food doesn't spoil. If food reaches a temperature between 80-90 degrees F, this makes perfect growing conditions for most bacteria, and at these temperatures bacteria can grow so fast, they may be able to produce millions of new bacteria every few minutes.
In the home, most food contamination comes form touching the sink, countertop, or dish rag, and then touching the food. Most kitchens have all sorts of dangerous microbes growing near the sink, where dirty dishes are stacked, and where food is prepared. The only way to keep the bacteria at healthy levels is to clean the kitchen surfaces with bleach or other disinfectant every time you prepare food, and never use a dish rag more than one day.|||These two links should tell you what you need to know about these two bacterial infections.
I'm starting to eat more raw foods (as in the RAW diet) and am having problems with diarrhea. Why? I'm about 75% raw.|||It is probably just your body adjusting.
When I first introduced more raw fruit & raw vegetables into my diet (75% plus) I always had diarrhea, especially after eating fruit.
It took around three months to settle down.
I can now eat tons of raw fruit & raw vegetables without diarrhea.
Juicing vegetables is really good. All of the vitamins, nutrients, minerals go directly into your bloodstream and get to work straight away. Also because there is no fibre in the juices, this will help to reduce the possibility of diarrhea.
I have got an Oscar 900 VitalMax juicer which does a brilliant juicing job. The better the juicer the more pure juice it will extract and the longer it will keep.
I can only suggest being patient and giving your body time to adjust. Plus add some juicing and maybe some blending (the book “Green for Life” by Victoria Boutenko explains blending greens)
If possible, only eat certified organic produce or natural stuff you have grown yourself.
Despite what some of the other people on this board have said, I know through personal experience that adding more raw fruit and (especially) raw vegetables into my eating lifestyle is one of the very best things I have ever done, in terms of nutrition and my overall health in general.
I have lost masses of weight that previously I could not shift, my hair is healthy, my skin looks clear & glowing, my doctor has said I have completely reversed the threat of diabetics, my psoriasis has healed, my ulcerative colitis is healing and my depression has lifted.
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|||wash your veggies....also maybe it is a detox reaction|||that sounds totally normal. it will take a while for your body to adjust to all that fiber.|||It depends on how long you've been eating raw foods. It might be too much of a shock to your system suddenly getting that much fiber.
Try eating more weighty foods like nuts and more fatty foods like avocado.|||most fruit is full of natural Fiber and Juice. Not a good combination for the digestive system.
I don't want to sound like a preacher. Just be very very very careful with that diet. The human body of the years of evolution has adapted to have most food cooked. Eating that raw diet there will always have the chance of picking up some sort of viral parasite that cooking food would would normally kill. This includes some vegetables also...
So be careful!|||i dont know|||absolutely they can cause diarrhea.|||sounds like a detex. your body is adjusting and sooner than later you'll be regular again..just wait it out and keep doing what u r doing, your body will get used to it and it will thank you in many ways for keeping/treating it so pure and healthy :) xoxooxx|||Indeed. That is LOTS of fiber. Some foods actually need to be cooked to get maximum nutritional benefits, as well. There are lots of reasons a RAW food diet is not such a great idea.
edit: Fiber makes you go to the bathroom. Too little fiber = constipation. Too much = diarrhea.|||Fruits & veggies are full of fibers so they will naturally clean out your system.|||That sounds appetizing...|||Yes fruit especially|||yes most deffinitly! they are acting as a detoxification. you should deffinitly not use that diet it is not healthy for you at all! for a good diet you need to stick to the food pyramid
If someone goes 100% raw for a while, and eats an occasional cooked meal, what happens? I heard that you feel sick and you feel pretty bad when you eat a cooked meal after being raw. Is this true? I have been raw for two months and have lost a total of 31 lbs and my skin is looking baby smooth with no more acne. I am going to a birthday party next saturday and its going to be a bbq. I want to go there and eat hamburgers and hotdogs and have a beer. I dont plan on doing this everyday, just that day. Will i have some sort of weird reaction to cooked foods after being two months? Thank you, and if u want to be helathier in general, i highly suggest it.|||Cooked food is easier to digest than raw food. The only problem I can foresee is possibly eating foods with a lot of grease, if you haven't done that for a while. Just take it easy on the greasy food; eat slowly and you should be ok.|||I agree with the previous answer. Grease will overwhelm your system. Are you normally eating raw meat? Having lots of heavy protein may also really slow things down. However, I think of cooked food as "partially digested." When food enters your stomach, the acids quickly work to break it apart. That is also what happens when you cook something. Cooked foods are less difficult to digest, consequently.
My sister is just starting to get interested in a raw food lifestyle. She's just starting out like, in the last week. Christmas is coming and I'm stumped on a gift for her so I thought there might be something that she may need related to this new direction she is choosing to go. Is there any kind of kitchen tool or somthing of the sort that is a must have for a raw food enthusist?|||There are all kinds of gifts and tools and books here as well as recipes
happy hunting =)
http://www.living-foods.com/
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my daughter is a fruitarian and she has been for some years~eats only raw living foods, nuts, seeds, protein drinks (smoothie type) fresh and dried fruits etc:
Organic|||A dehydrator is a must for anyone who wants to pursue a raw food diet. Also, a juicer, food processor, and blender are always good things to have around.
Even gifts such as cute cooking supplies [like measuring cups or whatnot] are a great idea. Also maybe a raw food cookbook! So she can start trying out new and fun recipes. Or even a book about pursuing a raw food diet. Anything like that would be a fabulous gift.|||A juicer! they are very expensive for a good one though so it depends on how much you are spending.
get her a good knife! so she can chop up her food.
or Im sure there is a book out there!|||A juicer, blender, food processor, or a dehydrator would be helpful.|||The main thing is a bunch of raw food.|||Get her a god dam grill!!! You are not supposed to eat raw food, she is going to hurt herself.
I've read so much about the positive aspects of eating a raw food diet I was wondering were there any proven negative drawbacks? Has anyone had any experience with a raw food diet and didn't like what the results?|||When we say raw food diet it was based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as vegetables, seeds, grains, nuts, dried fruits, seaweeds, beans and so much more.
Enzymes that assist in our digestion and absorption of food, will be destroyed if a certain food will be heated above 116 degrees F. In a nutshell, cooking will diminish all the nutritional value of food.
That is why; I don't think the diet using raw foods have a negative effect to our body. If you want to take a diet, you should eat raw foods, because at least 75% of diet should must be living on raw.|||I don't think that there are negative aspects of a raw food diet.Maybe at first, they will experience detoxification reaction when they start the raw food diet, especially if their previous diet was rich in sugar, meat, and caffeine. They will have mild headaches, cravings, nausea can occur but usually last for several days.
There are also critics on raw food diet; detractors said that enzymes are inactivated when food is heated. Actually, it doesn鈥檛 matter because the body uses its own enzymes for digestion. On second thought cooking also produce phytochemicals which is easier to absorb, such as beta- carotene in carrots.
In a nutshell, unenthusiastic aspects is seldom on raw food dieting.|||The biggest negative is the cult mentality surrounding this type of diet. It is not so much a food choice for many people, but a community that separates people from the mainstream and offers wisdom from self-professed gurus and other con artists.|||Parasites if you eat meat or fish raw- yes, some meats are eaten raw, or very undercooked!
If there is any chance that the food is contaminated somehow, the bacteria/parasite will not be inabled until heat destroys it.
I was just pondering the thought of switching my dog over to a raw food diet, BARF, "raw" whatever you want to call it.
What are the benefits and risks of a raw food diet?
What IS it? What foods do I feed? He's a dachshund if that makes any difference.
Is it expensive? Is it worth it?
Basically, I'm just looking for someone with experience feeding raw who can tell me a little more about it. Thanks.|||I have no problem with prey model, but where does the fibre, etc. come from that would be eaten in the wild?
From the prey model site:- "All of these prey animals are made up of bones, organs, muscle meat, skin, hide/hair/feathers, fat and other connective tissue. In the average prey animal, the ratio of these parts is approximately:...."
But they then say to feed meat, bone and offal. So where's the fibre that would come from feathers or hair? In that respect, I disagree with the prey model.....and only in that respect, which is why I still feed a small amount of porridge to my dogs in the morning.....to mimic what they would naturally eat in the wild. I feed 60% Raw Meaty Bones, 10% offal, a small amount of porridge, and the rest other meats such as tripe, tinned fish, etc. (I can't afford real fish for myself, never mind the dogs!)
The benefits are enormous. Dogs that are incredibly healthy......just one vet visit in 18 years of feeding raw......apart from spay and neuter. No bad skin, no gunky ears, etc., etc. My main Raw Meaty Bones are chicken wings or chicken carcasses. (Again, some people say there's too much bone there, but <in my opinion and my experience> the ratio of bone, skin and meat is approx 33% of each.....so not too much at all.)
It costs very little for me to feed five dogs......25p per lb for chicken carcasses....for a dachshund it would be minimal cost for maximum results.
Good luck!!!!|||If you can afford to feed your pet daily with raw meat, go for it. It's "healthier" because feeding your dog raw meats avoids the additives and fillers used in dog food.
You could shoot for a high quality dog food if daily meats are too expensive. You can give them things like raw beef and chicken, and eggs, and even some veggies.
Be sure to check with your vet first, or do lots of research so as not to feed your dog too much, not enough, or something that is not healthy.|||Check out this great website which not only goes over the best in dog foods, but also talks about raw diets. Great, great article. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Dogs-701/Nutr鈥?/a>|||There are quite a few people on here that feed raw and I'm hoping one of them answers you. I personally DON'T feed RAW, but I would highly consider it if I was in a different situation. I have 2 (nearly 3) small children and I just don't think I can honestly commit the time that it takes to track down the right foods, weigh and divide up portions, etc. I DO feed my dogs raw on occasion, but it is not exclusive. I feed high quality kibble instead.
The people who feed it, swear by it. Healthy coats and teeth, less doggy smell, and the list goes on.
When you get the right things from the right places, it isn't actually expensive. Most people feed raw meaty bones, liver, and other organ meat. If you can find a butcher in your area that will help you out...you are there. A lot of people have good success with the "leftover" parts such as chicken heads, necks, pigs feet, and organs. Many of these, the butcher has no need for, and so they will either give them away or sell them for cheap.
The risks are similar to those who feed a kibble diet actually. Many dogs are infected with e. coli each year, not from a raw diet, but from commerical kibble. Any food you feed could potentially infect your dog. I'm not saying there are NO risks or even that the risk is lower...just that there is a risk in anything you feed. If you are concerned about parasites and viruses, freeze the meat for a few weeks first. You do need to make sure to feed outside or somewhere that you can wipe down easily.
Hope that helps a bit if none of them see your question. Good luck. There are lots of places for information on the internet.
@la vita~ yay...I knew someone would come along with the links.
I also notice less poop. Overall when I switched to grain free kibble I immediately saw less poop, and when we feed raw...we see even less poop because they dogs are actually digesting and using what we feed them.|||Prey model is the best raw diet, as it properly replicates what canines would eat if they didn't have us to shop for them : )
I'll give you some links and a bit of info:
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.ht鈥?/a>
http://preymodelraw.com/
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/
Dogs are carnivores. They are NOT omnivores, as some people say. They have the history, the physiology, and definitely the dentition of a carnivore.
Hence, vegetation is not necessary whatsoever. It is filler and dogs do not derive any substantial nutritional value from vegetation. That is why I do not agree with the BARF diet.
Benefits? Nutrition in it's most natural, pure, bioavailable form. Proper cleaning of the gums and teeth. A task that requires physical and mental attention. You control the ingredients, so you know exactly what your dog is getting. Your dog enjoys a healthy breakfast/lunch/dinner and you rest better knowing that you are giving him a great base to build from, improving his looks and immune system.
Risks? If you don't wash your hands after handling raw meat, you can contaminate surfaces. But that is Kitchen 101. Despite what others say, RAW bones are perfectly edible and safe, as they are soft and malleable (cooking makes them brittle which leads to punctures of the esophagus and stomach)
Basically, you feed raw muscle meat, raw meaty bones, and raw organs.
80% muscle meat
10% bone
5% liver
5% other organ meat
You feed 2-3% of the dog's ideal adult body weight. (Just takes some quick math)
I fed a grain-free kibble to my pup, and though he "looked" fine, he had constant, terrible gas, his stools were equally noxious, and he pooped ALL the time, and it was never solid.
On prey model, he had minimal poop, NO gas at all, and his stools were small, compact, and I literally had to have my nose about a foot away to even smell them. Plus, chewing on chicken quarters made him slow down, not inhale his food, and take time to worry it over (which also cleans their teeth, by the way).
Not expensive if you shop smart. I picked up a 30 lb. bag of Taste of the Wild High Prairie for about $38. That's $1.26 per pound. That's cheap for a whole POUND of food - you can barely get a pound of dried pasta these days for that price. By comparison, you can easily get away with paying $0.75-$1.50 per pound of raw meat/bones/organs, which is terrific for superior nutrition. Visit farmer's markets, butchers, watch for good sales on meaty bones (chicken quarters, whole chickens, ribs, drumsticks, etc.) Also don't turn down freezer burnt meat and venison that people advertise on craigslist.
I just read that he's a dachshund - your food bill will be VERY minimal.
I cannot recommend it enough, and I'm pleased that you want to feed him properly.
I hope this helps you, and good luck! What is your dog's name? Is he a standard or miniature? What color? : )
EDIT: You have to keep in mind, too, that depending upon the prey, dogs will eat it differently. If they catch a larger ungulate, such as a deer, they will avoid the rumen and intestine contents. However, if they catch a bird or lagomorph, they generally just eat it whole.
The concern over veggies and fiber and whatnot comes from the misguided belief that there is a dietary need for veggies, since wild canids occassionally consume vegetation in the form of partially/fully digested plant matter. However, that matter is minimal and not enough to compose a serious percentage of the canine's diet.
As nellana pointed out, the inclusion of minimal feathers, possible horn, and other odds and ends of the carcass is not to be dismissed, but it certainly isn't a dietary NEED.|||Royal Canin has a dachshund breed specific diet that is a cost effective and well balanced diet that is designed to help eliminate or minimize problems within breed. www.royalcanin.us
Human food and raw diets are not every well balanced for them cause they metabolize things differently than we do so you could be over working their liver and kidneys not to mention if not prepared or stored correctly you can cause GI infections that can be costly to treat. the link below goes into detail about some of the problems you could face but also give you a website that has recipes for diets if you decide to go that route that has been research and recommended by the AVMA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles鈥?/a>
regardless of which way you go a good multi vitamin such as Pet tabs or Missing Link is advised to ensure your pups immune system is healthy.
http://www.missinglinkproducts.com/produ鈥?/a>
www.pet-tabs.us
the links below in the source section are a list of things you should avoid at all costs cause they are toxic to you baby along with some information about pet insurance. it is a reimbursement plan and i strongly advise getting it, it will save you in the long run trust me alot of our clients that have it have thanked me time and again for recommending it. I
best of luck to you both.
Ok so today was my 4th day of liquid fasting. I decided im done with the liquid fast and wanted to go onto doing the raw food diet. I want to start today, what should i start out by eating?|||lettuces salad with oil n vinegar little veggie soup fruits bananas apples go also with avocados for healthy proteins Make sure every day you eat a nice soup onions cabbage celery potatoes.|||carrot dear take it peel it and keep medium size pieces in ur pocket so whenever u feel hungry have it its benefits its juicy good for teeth also and it has no fat like bananan have u can also prefer oranges also ok start it like these
and plz take milk atleast 2 times it maintains ur energy during work ok
all the best buddy go ahead :-)|||bannana, apple
Someone else mentioned raw food in relation to another question earlier and I just wondered what people on a diet like that eat? Obviously raw food, but what sorts of meals do they have? Is it filling? I think I'd struggle on a diet when I didn't cook anything.|||Hello, I have "teetered" with raw vegan food for about 3 years now and here's what I know so far. Raw foods will include:
- Raw fruits and veggies that are in season and/or organic.
- Nuts and legumes. Both will need to be soaked overnight for easier digestion.
- Plenty of leafy greens. You can juice these (i know, yuck! but greens are so good for you!!!) and incorporate these in salads.
- You can make milk using raw nuts such as almonds and sesame seeds by soaking these overnight and blending them.
- Some raw foodists will eat mono meals. Meaning for the entire day, one will eat all meals of bananas, or greens..etc..
Sometimes, its easy to eat like this, like just pick up a piece of fruit and eat. No more wondering if your food has preservatives and additives. Most times its hard. I guess it depends on what are your intentions for wanting to make raw foods your lifestyle? Also many struggle with this if they live in an area or state where there's not much great produce. Also, what about the cold weather??? We all want hot foods and warm drinks..
If you are very curious, I would suggest you look up a few authors on raw foods such as Alissa Cohen, Jeremy Saffron, Shazzie and Roe Gallo just to name a few. Most of their websites will tell of the good and bad of eating raw foods. Enjoy!|||just eat fruits & veggies constantly you won't get hungry.|||http://www.thegardendiet.com/
http://www.rawfamily.com/
I suggest you start out slow..adding cooked brown rice & such if you feel the need.
I use the idea in the summer when I don't need so much cooked food I do mostly if not all raw, when it is cold I use more cooked food.
http://www.hacres.com/home/home.asp|||you either eat all raw food or stick with your cooked foods that you are eating now. It is not wise to eat a raw food diet and then add a few cooked foods. It does not work because acid is then produced in the stomach, and it is bad for raw food. Acid and raw food create indigestion. As long as you eat a lof of different fruits, nuts veggies and such...you can get all your vitamins or take a supplement. A lot of concern comes with the pesticides that are put in the produce, you might want to grow your own garden ot buy organic.|||Raw food diets are what is in on the West Coast - they even have high end restaurants. Basically you can eat anything plant based (no raw meat, eggs, or milk) that hasn't been cooked over 108 degrees.
They make pasta out of spaghetti squash, noodles out of spiral cutting cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, and other root vegetables, and sauce is fresh pureed tomatoes with fresh herbs. Alot of sauces are pureed vegetables with herbs, and it can be over other vegetables or the so called pasta above, or they do dehydrate grain/seed/nut combinations. Flaxseed biscuits are all the rage right now. Basically they are like dried crackers. And alot of stuffed vegetables with soaked or sprouted grains and seeds, with a spinkling of nuts over the top. Yum.
Filling isn't a word in the raw food diet. You get the nutrients you need to keep your body at optimal health. Filling is an adjective for a person who wants to feel stuffed for hours after they have eaten or has food in their intestines for hours (even days) making them feel filled. Once you start to eat healthy, that filling feeling becames not wanted. I like to feel light, probably just like when you first wake up in the morning and have a flat stomache and feel light inside - unless you had too many stimulants the night before, then you have another issue to deal with first.
From the Wikipedia on why a raw food diet:
* Raw foods contain enzymes which act as catalysts to regulate the digestive process in the body. Heating food degrades or destroys these enzymes in food.
* Eating food without enzymes makes digestion more difficult; deprives the body of enzymes; and leads to toxicity in the body, to excess consumption of food, and therefore to obesity and chronic disease.
* Raw foods contain bacteria and other micro-organisms that stimulate the immune system and enhance digestion by populating the digestive tract with beneficial flora.
* Living and raw foods have higher nutrient values than foods which have been cooked.
(Wikipedia also includes dairy and meat in its raw food category)
I eat about 75 % raw food during the summer, when fresh fruit, vegetables, and getting the kitchen hotter with a stove and oven seems ridiculous in 90+ degree weather!|||salads, its alright to have quiche and soups, toasted sandwiches, pasta with raw veggies in it n same with rice|||Raw food...that's not vegan however...|||salad? sushi?
I've read that raw food diets are soo benifical for inflammtroy disorders and such because of their food enzymes that they restore the body with... But I read an article saying how that the stomach acid destorys the enzymes in your stomach and so none gets absorbed, and they had a reasrch study done saying a very tiny minute amount gets reaborbed... Can someone clarify this for me?|||Raw foods have digestive enzyme. The enzyme structure starts to change with temperature. At 116 deg Fahreheit, the enzymes become non-functional.
Your body also creates digestvie enzymes starting with saliva in your mouth all through the digestive tract.
When raw foods are eaten, 40% of the enzymes are used up in digesting the food itself. 60% of the enzymes remain that can be used by your body in addition to what it produces.
If your hypothesis was true, then the stomach wil also denature the enzymes produced by your body. We know it is not true otherwise the people who do not eat raw produce would be in bigger problem than what they have now.
The internal body temperature does not kill the enzymes in the food, nor does the acid produced by the body.
In some cases, there may be over-active enzymes produced in the body that acid. We have to recognize that fact and then eat raw Pmegranate. The enzymes in the pomegranate will balnce out the over-active digestive enzymes. In Ayurvedic healing, over active digestion is called Pitta. But, when you have Pitta, the enzymes in your food will either make it worse, or balance it. Fresh ginger will make it worse, while fresh pomegranate will balance it out.
Sorry! the digestive enzymes in raw foods are not destroyed by normal internal temperature or normal acid in your stomach
Now let me go back to what i said earlier, 40% of enzymes is used to digest the food it self leaving 60% behind. Half of this 60% or 30% of the total is used in your body to balance the enzymes naturally. Now, you are left with 30% of the original enzyme that can be used in digesting cooked foods and only a tiny portion is used to expel the toxins. But this tiny amount is pretty large in comparison to the amound produced by the body to expel the toxins.
Raw food diet is based on Ayurvedic healing. I don't agree with many hypothesis of the Ayurvedic healing, but the digestive enzymes in raw foods is not one of them.|||This is an interesting article:
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/ra鈥?/a>
As we age, we lose much of our stomach acid and it becomes harder to break food down and absorb nutrients.
Normally when you are a teenager you can eat and drink whatever you want with no side-effects.
As you get older, digestive issues, bowels issues, allergies and the dreaded middle age spread are all a result of this stomach acid lose.
Taking a vegetarian enzyme supplement is suggested by many naturopaths.
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|||When eating raw food, stomach acid is very, very low. Enzymes will not be destroyed and this is the major way that the body gets its enzymes.
Without food enzymes you can imagine what people look like. Fat, bloated, pale, wrinkled, gray haired, or no haired, bad breathed and arthritic.
Just take a walk down your street and you'll see them.
|||Many RAW diets use Juices as a staple to help absorb the nutrients. Also taking a digestive enzyme helps. I think the article may be a little lop sided on it's info.
You need to read & study more. I have never healthier than when I do A high RAW FOOD Diet.|||Well, raw food diet can be beneficial for your health, because it promotes weight loss and fuels your body with vitamins and minerals, BUT...
1. It's not Ayurvedic diet, because Ayurveda recommends a lot of raw food only for Pita dosha.
2. Most digestion and absorption takes place in the small intestine.
When you chew your food, salivary amylase begins chemical breakdown of carbohydrates. When the bolus of food riches the stomach salivary amylase IS DESTROYED BY ACIDS. So enzyme from our salivary glands are destroyed. I assume that enzymes from foods are destroyed as well, because PH influences enzyme activity, as well as temperature (but it's not the case).
3. In the stomach proteins are denatured and fat is broken into smaller droplets. There's no carbohydrate digestion in the stomach! (may be mechanical, but it has nothing to do with enzymes).
So how does our body digest food?
4. Pancreas!!! Pancreatic lipase digests fats, pancreatic amylase digests carbs, proteases digest protein. Moreover, bile from the gallbladder emulsifies fat and aids digestion. So why would you need enzymes from food?
Most vegetarians are not "hairless, overweight, gray, etc", only because they consume so many vitamins and minerals in their original state. Moreover, raw vegans tend to avoid most food allergens.
My husband and I are both obese and need to lose 80-100 pounds each. A friend recommended a raw food diet, where you eat as much as you want without having to cook. Does anyone know where I can get info on how to begin, any supplements/vitamins that would be necessary (or how to get everything our bodies need from this type of eating), without me having to order a book?|||First of all DO NOT try to just switch to raw food! Please, you could hurt yourselves. i was a natural food coach for many years - there is such a thing as a TRANSITIONAL diet- you know from whatever you eating now - ease you body into the raw diet. if you are really want to do this then do it safely - i just checked online - i studied with a lovely woman named "ANN WIGMORE", before i answered your question i went online-she's still in business! GREAT for you guys- go a head and put her name in your search bar and go! TONS of info. if you're serious her program IS the best i have ever come across. and yes i was a raw food freak for about 5 yrs or more-i had asthma- i have it NO MORE-that was about 25 years ago- i'm still asthma free. when i started to have children my husband and i thought it would be best to ease back into a cooked veggie diet( we've been veggies for over 30 yrs & yes raised a family as veggies too. boys are over 6' and daughter is beautiful and almost 6' tall). the lady ANN WIGMORE is a wonderful person i'm very fortunate to have had her association. and would recommend her program to anyone trying to become a raw food type-be it for permanent or temporary she would be the best - Good luck hope this helps|||a complete raw food diet is not good for you.
try simple things like:
* having cereal for breakfast with low fat milk,
*sandwich for lunch eg ham with lots of salad and low fat mayo on brown bread
*grilled chicken, lots of veg but a few potatoes
*go for a walk together for at least 30 minutes per day and you will notice the weight falling off
*stick to your regime and you will succeed
Good Luck|||Go outside to your backyard and start grazing.....What you want to do is become a vegan juicetarian that is the only way to go to not be immoral. You are only wanting to do this diet to lose weight. You need to become moral by becoming vegan.|||why do u want 2 start a raw food diet but u can eat seafood and i guess that is a raw food diet
According to David Wolfe, a raw food specialist, you cannot over eat on a raw food diet. His claim is that because of the form as well as types of food you will eat, naturally you will regulate yourself.
In my experience I find this to be true. In fact I feel satiated more than I ever did as an omnivore, vegetarian & or vegan.|||I agree. One of the points of the raw food diet is that cooked food is actually toxic to the body, so the body builds up a thick layer mucus in the intestinal tract to protect itself. This layer only allows a tiny fraction of foot nutrients through. When you go on a raw food diet, this layer eventually disappears and the body can absorb as much as 30 % of food as pure nutrients, so the body needs a TINY FRACTION of the food it once did. And thusly, raw food people are much more aware of how full they are and over eating is not even an issue anymore. Good luck on your journey.
Here are some links I will recommend.
http://www.rawfamily.com
http://www.oraganic.com
http://www.eatraw.com
http://www.rawfoods.com
http://www.rawfood.com
http://nov55.com/hea/food.html|||then again dont eat 20 bananas in one day cuz they have a lot of fat and also nuts and seeds a lot of raw foodist over eat those and wonder why they're gaining weight because they are full of fat and high calories, yes good fat but too much of anything is never good. Report Abuse
|||I believe you, because you are true lover.|||Does it include sashimi?|||you can always eat as much as you want.|||Yep it's true.
Here's Y :-
What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of fat made by your liver. Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in all parts of your body. It helps make cell membranes, some hormones, and vitamin D. Cholesterol comes from two sources: your body and the foods you eat. Blood cholesterol is made in your liver. Your liver makes all the cholesterol your body needs. Dietary cholesterol comes from animal foods like meats, whole milk dairy foods egg yolks, poultry, and fish. Eating too much dietary cholesterol can make your blood cholesterol go up. Foods from plants,like vegetables, fruits, grains, and cereals, do not have any dietary cholesterol.|||just satisfy ur self. Man needs food!|||check out dr youngs research on alkalinity in the body raw alkaline diet is the best and i believe you can eat as much as you want love john www.phmiracleliving.com|||Yeah, there's no way you could gorge yourself on raw foods, I don't think. There is so much fiber in these foods, stimulating digestion and passing through you undigested that it makes you feel very full and I think it would be very uncomfortable to eat too many... even if you tried and wanted to.|||You can overeat on any food whatsoever.
Any excess calories in your diet, and raw foods contain quite a bit of carbohydrates, is stored by your body by turning it into saturated fat, so you can still overeat and gain weight.|||only eating raw foods isn't healthy eating a lot of cooked vegtables is one of the healthiest things possible. i know this from expirience. i am a vegan and i have done a lot of research about it|||yes, eat plenty of cold uncooked french fries, pizza, burritos, anything that peeps say r bad for u, if its not cooked, eat it. that way u dont get the fat from the yummy grease its usually cooked in
Okay, so when I eat some raw fruits and vegetables, my throat and mouth gets really itchy and feels like it's going to almost close.
The foods I've discovered that do it all the time are- carrots, peaches, potatoes
The foods that do it sometimes (usually if I eat a lot)- strawberries and apples
And I'm sure there are more, I just can't remember at the moment.
Why do you think this is?
I heard sometime once about how having seasonal allergies could actually trigger allergies like this, is that true? (I do have seasonal allergies)|||It sounds like you may have oral allergy syndrome. Does it bother you to handle raw foods, like shredded carrots or sliced potatoes; does it make your fingers and hands itch? It is linked with pollen allergies. I used to be allergic to nearly all raw fruits and vegetables. I went to an allergist and had desensitization shots for my pollen allergies. After being on the shots for five years, my allergy to raw fruits and vegetables went away. Now I can actually eat a salad.|||You do sound like you are allergic. Until you are fully aware of what is going on, I would suggest avoiding these foods. A severe allergic reaction could actually kill you. Your throat closes up to stop anything from getting down and you stop breathing basically|||You do have a allergy, I react to many different things including some bottled water, it seems it is not the water but the additives causing my reaction, try a anti-histamine like piriton or benadryl.|||Indeed u are right.You might be allergic to certain vegetables,fruit etc.U should go get checked by an allergy specialist for further detail.Hope this help
I want to start a small, virtual business about how to take control of your health by eating raw foods, with an emphasis on raw animal foods like ceviche, tartar and other more exotic items. My concern is about liability. I will be recommending that people eat foods in a state that mainstream medicine and science say are risky to one's health. I, of course don't agree with that, I've been eating these foods daily for over 3 years, the odds would have to be very great in my favor if they were as risky as they say. That is beside the point, basically I want to know how to keep myself from being liable for people who choose to follow my advice. This is my passion and I do it right now for free anyway, so why can't I charge for it?
Thanks!|||You should have a good business liability policy in place and you should have an attorney draft a disclaimer that you attach to each piece of advice you give out.
I have looked on all the raw feeding websites but cant actually find lists of foods. I read dogs shouldn't have raw trout or beef that comes from feedlots?? so can someone write a list of raw foods that dogs CAN have. Thanks
AND BEFORE ANYONE TELLS ME RAW FEEDING IS BAD, DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. Im asking raw feeders evidence not your opinions on raw feeding.|||Chicken is pretty much the staple because it has most (not necessarily all) of the nutrition they need, it's inexpensive on the commercial market (compared to beef, lamb, pork, rabbit, turkey, duck fish etc), and the dog can eat it all. The main thing to watch out for with commercial chicken is the cheapest ones are often pumped with salt water to make them weigh more. The label will say, "enhanced with up to 12% chicken broth." The nutrition facts label will also show that it has more than a couple hundred milligrams of sodium per serving. Your dog doesn't need the extra salt and the cost savings is minimal because of the water weight. I feed whole chickens minus the breasts (which my family eats). The dog can eat everything (skin, giblets, raw bones, and all the meat). The smallest dogs (<15 lbs) might have trouble with the drumstick bones. I feed turkey to my dog when it's inexpensive. In November it's easy to get whole turkeys for $0.99/lb, and last December we found left over birds selling for $0.45/lb!
I feed farm-raised trout and feedlot fed beef too. There's nothing wrong with it but some people might speculate that it lacks some of the amino acids that wild fish and grass-fed beef would have. That's plausible and the solution is to feed a supplement like wild Salmon oil that has the amino acids. The main reason I limit trout and beef is because of the cost.
I try to buy my commercial-market sourced meats for the dog below $3.00 a pound because my dog eats about 60-65 pounds a month. I can buy good quality chicken at $0.99/lb (if it goes on sale for $0.75 I fill the freezer) but the other meats get more expensive. Still, there are good beef organ meats at a reasonable price. I get beef liver, a great source of biotin, for $1.29/lb. I also get beef kidneys for the same price. I can get some big boney cuts for about $1.89/lb which I give as "recreational" bones. The bones are too big to break or swallow but the dog can chew the meat off and suck on the bone and marrow for hours. Occasionally my dog will get ground beef if some of ours gets old before we cook it.
I would love to feed oxtail but it's too costly here. We use it for soup for the family but the dog only gets to admire the aroma.
Fish is expensive in our state because it's all imported. Occasionally I feed a can of mackerel or sardines but those are cooked fish. I've fed raw farmed trout when it was cheap. I'll be able to catch wild trout this summer. Ocean fish are probably the best if you can get it at a reasonable price or catch it yourself.
Commercial markets for lamb, pork, duck and rabbit are too expensive (>$5/lb) where I live but at some point I'll get out and shoot some rabbits for my dog. We've got lots of jack rabbits and cottontail around here. I can hunt duck too but it's a little more competitive (it's getting to be for the elite) -- same goes for deer. Other varmints make good meat too: squirrel, possum, coons. Just make sure they're not diseased or poisoned. I don't have a sporting dog but if I did you can bet he'd be working for his diner. Around here you can shoot quail and chukar to the limit. If you get snakes like some fat rattlers, those are good too. It's too cold for them around here though.
An easy way to feed a smaller bird after you shoot it is to split the skin down the breast and cut the neck inside the skin. Then huck the carcass out of the skin. You loose the skin with all the feathers but it goes a lot quicker than plucking. This way you can dress pigeon, dove, quail real quick.
Some folks feed a little alfalfa, kelp, or chopped up fruits and vegatables but others don't. I feed about half a cup a day.
I mentioned the Salmon oil supplement earlier. I also supplement vitamin E because it goes with the higher levels of amino (fatty) acids to both preserve the fat and to prevent a deficiency in the body. If you don't feed supplemental fats, supplemental vitamin E is probably not necessary.
I may also feed other supplemental vitamins but they are not necessary if the diet provides them. I use a supplement that has a known calcium:phosphorous ratio (using tricalcium phosphate). I can use that to bump up calcium if I'm feeding a meat that is higher in phosphorous but lacks calcium rich bones (like beef liver, kidney, ground beef etc).
Sometimes I feed yogurt or a supplement with lactic acid producing bacteria.
My dog gets commercial dog treats (like Zuke's mini-naturals) as well as hot dogs and cheese for treats.
Obviously different people have different goals for feeding their dog. Some people have a religion about it, some are just really enthusiastic about health foods and natural cures, I'm sure still others do it "for the environment." I don't impose my morality or superstitions on my dog. I would let my kids eat McDonalds too, even if I knew it was dead for more than 24 hours. Kind of my reason for feeding my dog raw and my kids better than McDonalds is because we have something better to eat and we enjoy it more, that's all.|||It's easier to say what is not safe. Large fish and sharks are too high in mercury and IMO tuna is also. Out of the fish, wild alaskan salmon, wild caught sardines, and wild caught smelt are the ones most raw feeders I know and myself feed. Tilapia is another popular one fed that I know.
For mammals, the weight baring bones of large mammals such as beef and bison are tooth risks because they are so dense and shouldn't be fed.
No bone that isn't covered in meat should be fed.
Bear shouldn't be fed because they carry a parasite called trichanosis.
I don't believe in feeding any mammal that is a carnivore.
Be careful of OLD large bird bones, they tend to be brittle and shard.
Of course, organic or pasture raised beef or other animals will be more nutritous and exposed to less disease and chemicals, but factory farmed meats are fed by many raw feeders. (oh and don't buy ground meat unless it is organic because ground meat uses many chemicals)
Other than that, the sky (or farm or wild game) is the limit!
These are some examples of the raw food I ordered in the last few months:
1. bison and beef trachea and gullet
2. whole rabbit with fur (yep they eat the fur)
3. meaty turkey backs
4. chicken necks (these are very small and may not be good for medium or large dogs because they are small enough to be swallowed without chewing)
5. beef organs- liver, kidney, pancreas and spleen
6. beef and chicken hearts
7. beef tripe
8. lamb legs
9. pork shoulder
10. wild caught whole smelt
About risk of bacteria:
http://rawfed.com/myths/bacteria.html|||This website will give you a list for adults and for puppies. It even has a daily menu below the list.
There is other info on the site as well but if you just click on the Adult or Puppy diet there is a list.
You should also read about supplements that are listed.
http://www.diamondpaws.com/health/barf.h鈥?/a>|||My dogs eat chicken, pork, beef, fish, venison, moose, turkey, quail, etc... as many different types of meat that you can think of, your dog can eat. Join the yahoo raw feeding group- there are lots of veterans on there with tons of advice.|||NO NEED TO YELL
Raw is great if you know what you are doing
There are books and websites on the subject.
Personally, I give my dog any raw meat (he's on dry kibble, but I will mix sometimes)....like chicken, beef, lamb, fish...|||Join this Yahoo group. http://www.pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/r鈥?/a>
These people will answer any question. They have years and years of raw feeding experience. If you like, they will even give you a mentor to help.|||Try Googleing BARF Diet.|||Nothing can be guaranteed as safe.
My personal rule is that it be intact meat (not ground) and have been dead for less than 24 hours. To do this I deal with a local butcher -- supermarkets and grocery stores will probably be of very little use to you. They typically don't know how long it's been dead, or where the meat came from.
Typically I aim for about a pound of food for every 10 pounds of weight for your dog. You're going to have to play with it for your particular dog's metabolism and activity levels. The general rule of thumb I use is 30% meat, 30% organ, 30% fruits and veggies and 5% fiber (oatmeal or canned pumpkin are my more common fiber sources) and 5% error room, and a squirt of some kind of fat (usually salmon oil).
For meat and organs, I use chicken, beef, turkey, bison, elk, venison, duck, and pheasant. I change it up quite a bit, depending on what in season. You'll find that different meats are available at different times of the year, for different prices. For veggies I use an assortment (depending on the season) of acorn squash, carrots, green beans, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, quinoa, cabbage, cucumber, celery, apples, parsley, courgette/zucchini, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, brown rice, and the occasional cantaloupe/musk melon as a special treat.
The trick to raw is fresh and variety, and this does mean stopping at the butcher on a daily or near daily basis, and weekly trips to the farmer's market.
No raw salmon! It can make your dog very, very ill. Dogs are uniquely susceptible to the effects of salmon with the parasite Nanophyetus salmincola. No onions, and a very minimal amount of garlic, they've been linked with anemia. No grapes or raisins, they've been linked with renal failure. Nothing with caffeine or chocolate (obviously). While dogs can eat most things we eat, they can't eat everything we eat.
If you don't want to prepare it yourself (or are pressed for time) there are raw foods that have been dried or that come frozen that I've had a great deal of luck with. By drying it, the enzymes remain intact, the food remains uncooked, and you don't have to worry about using the meat after it's been sitting too long. Addiction is my usual brand, though many of my friends have had good luck with Nature's Variety (which is a frozen product) and Steve's Real Food For Pets.
EDIT: Whops, forgot the bones. Bones I feed as separate from the meal, and typically use turkey necks with the vertebrae, or cow tails. I'll also use deer and elk antlers, and elk bones as they've got the least chance of splintering as my border collie is something of a power chewer.|||I've been feeding raw for years, I specialize in min pins and also have altered companion dogs, they all eat raw. The difference I see in their teeth is wonderful, also their coats are gleaming, but even more interesting is that they don't gain weight on raw meat. I do not feed any grain or vegetables at all, dogs are carnivores not vegetarians or omnivores (although some of mine would eat anything). I buy from either a meat market or the butcher and sometimes publix has good sales on chicken. I feed all parts of the chicken, also turkey, pork ribs, pork neck bones, beef ribs, beef heart, pork heart, liver, chicken gizzards, chicken hearts, chicken necks, turkey necks, turkey legs, and wings etc. Remember it is important to feed the bones, this is were the calcium comes from, as long as they are not cooked, they will not splinter. I have found that for me it is cheaper to feed raw than a quality commercial food. Another thing I enjoy about feeding raw, in the past when I did feed dry, the dogs would just inhale their food and then want more never seeming satisfied, give a raw chicken leg to a min pin and they will be chewing and gnawing for about 30 minutes, so they are enjoying the food and at the same time massaging their gums and cleaning their teeth. Since this is raw meat I do wear gloves, my house pets eat outside on the porch, my kennel dogs eat in their own crates and I wipe them out each day with a bleach solution.|||Raw meat lets the dog live longer nad be healthier!!!
I would feed the dog Chicken tenderloins.But not chicken liver|||You need to read the section on Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasites and the one on Zoonotic risks. This is not my opinion it is facts and it has been referenced if you want to research further. If you honestly care about your dog you will look into the risks instead of blinding yourself by the so called "benefits" that everyone claims a RAW diet has. Don't be ignorant, be educated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_feeding
ADD: You obviously didn't read the article but jumped to conclusions. The first line even explains, "Raw feeding is the practice of feeding domestic dogs and cats a diet primarily of uncooked meat, edible bones, and organs." I don't see how you can come to a conclusion that it's about humans. It also discusses how dogs who contract bacteria from raw diets are prone to diarrhea which can dehydrate them and even lists that they have been fatal. As I've said you need to educate yourself on ALL aspects of it and not just the so called benefits . Otherwise you are ignoring potentially fatal aspects of it and putting your pets life at risk. This link also explains concerns.
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jan05/鈥?/a>
I want to switch my four-month-old pit bull/German shepherd puppy (who is allergic to grain) from Nutro to an all raw diet or maybe raw food with some kibble.
Any information is appreciated as I know nothing about feeding raw food. I didn't even know you could do this until last night.
Menus, amount, type of food, price, etc.
Thank you!|||Sorry but you can forget some of the answers you have had so far.
Never feed raw WITH complete as suggested somewhere, and forget all the RAW is bad for them and shortens their life crap, and the YA is the worst place to get answers ....
Gees... what is going on here tonight,
I and quite a few of the regulars feed raw and have done for years. Please email me and give me a proper email address and I will send you a pile of stuff to start you off along with some recommended sites.
When you email me I will send you sheets on various bits and pieces including a whole list of possible things to ask a butcher for.
You are looking to basically feed 80% meat, 10% bone and 10% offal. You need to get going on it but keep reading so that you are getting clued up as you go along.
Well done on an excellent choice - and I am sure you won't look back. Cheaper and better by far than any kibble you can get.
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/http://www.rawmeatybones.com/http://www.鈥?/a> http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.htmlhttp://www.mypetcarnivore.com/rawfeeding鈥?/a> http://www.topdog.ie/index.php?pageid=ra鈥?/a> Here is one list of vets around the country. http://leerburg.com/holisticvets.htm http://www.rawnaturalpetfood.com/
http://www.dogster.com/forums/Raw_Food_D鈥?/a> http://www.rawlearning.com/http://www.barfworld.com/
Raw Feeding Links - Groups, websites and store sites for parts, organs, rabbits etc. http://www.prey4pets.com/servlet/StoreFr鈥?/a> http://www.mypetcarnivore.com/rawfeeding鈥?/a> http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Rawfe鈥?/a>|||I personally dont' feed raw but holistic brand of dog food. If you are going to give some kibble the dog is probably not going to eat it after having the raw. But if he does get a brand like Blue Buffalo or Innova, Earthborn is what I feed my dogs.|||http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2126252_feed-dog鈥?/a>|||First of all IMO raw diets are the best option for your dog. Whilst it may sound a little expensive at first, it become cheaper as they get older, as they eat less. Also a lot of people have reported reduced veterinarian bills due to their great overall health resulting from their natural diet.
The biggest difference I have noticed since switching my pup over about three weeks ago is 1) the improvement to her coat - it is nice and silky 2) no ear wax - like none at all 3)reduced amount of faeces as she is using essentially all of the food I am giving her - no more fillers that just pass through her.
In regards to what option you go with for feeding your pup, from what I understand you have two option, which I highly recommend researching yourself= barf and prey models. If you choose barf, as I have, you then have another two option; homemade and premade. Personally, I homemake mine - sure it takes a little longer but it is way cheaper and I am able to choose what goes into her food and even mix it up when I wish.
This is the recipe I use for homemade barf diet. In no way is it 100% but I am still doing my research and I will continually add to it as I see fit.
2.5-3kg chicken/beef/kangaroo mince or chunks
2kg mixed veg run through food processor (they MUST be run through food processor & some people don't feed veg at all)
3 raw eggs (shells run through food processor)
0.2kg chicken liver (I run these through food processor as well or chop them finely because my dog doesnt like them whole)
1 clove garlic (natural repellent for fleas)
cod liver oil
olive oil
Then divide this into 200g bags and feed 2 a day. I think the formula is 4% of a puppy's body weight and 2% of a dogs body weight a day, divided into however many meals you give them.
Then every second or third day she is also given sardines in oil (GREAT for their coat) and/or raw meaty bones (emphasis on the RAW and MEATY) such as lambs neck, kangaroo tail or chicken necks/wings/thigh.
My costs are about AUD$20 a week but I've heard thats quite expensive (but that does make like a week & a half) but just keep an eye out for cheap meat.
Also DO NOT feed them half raw half kibble as they are completely different foods which are processed by your pup differently. If you feel you MUST feed both feed them as seperate meals, not together.|||If you are going to feed raw, it must be ground. I use to feed Evan whole prey model food, but he nearly died one day after choking on a piece of turkey tail.|||My advice is to google the BARF diet or prey model diet, I don't feed raw yet.. but I know Y!Answers seems to be the worst place to get information on it =)|||it shortens their lifespan up to 50 percent
So this is my 3rd kitten-related post. I'm working in Bulgaria until next year and I would like to feed my kitten raw foods, however there aren't supplements in my small town. I doubt there are supplements even in the big cities here. I have access to chicken hearts, livers, breasts, ground beef, chicken wings, sliced pork, processed pork/beef mix (like kofte), sausages, and obviously eggs and dairy. He was a Bulgarian orphaned kitten who has been raised on mother's milk so far I think.
My question is this: can I raise Tabs (his name) to optimal health with a raw food diets that doesn't include the supplements that are always present in the BARF recipes? I don't think asking for Taurine or Omega-3 fatty acids from my local vet will accomplish much.
Raw and natural is the way to go and I'd think just the meat would help Tabs develop the way he was meant to, but what's the deal with the supplements? I trust REAL and WHOLE foods more than some corporations processed garbage loaded with carbs, I don't care who it is.|||I don't know about Omega-3 fatty acids, as they are in many meats and oils, but the lack of taurine will not show up for months, at which time the effects will be irreversible and deadly.Taurine is found in animal proteins, but the amount would be unknown and you really are guessing, and a wrong guess would be fatal to your cat.
It is not just meat that is important, as cats ingest pretty much the whole mouse, so they are getting organ parts that are rich in enzymes that they need to assist them in digesting their foods. Cats have a short digestive system, and without the enzymes from their food, they will not get the nutrition they require from what they eat.|||Go to Yahoo Groups and look for Raw Feeding groups for Cats there and you will get a lot more information there. I can't help you for cats since I only own a dog..however to get the Omega 3 fatty acids for my dog cheaper than the dog version at my vet, I use the human version (with the vet approval). Those who own cats might be able to help you with an alternative over in Yahoo Groups if someone doesn't come along here.|||I would NOT feed your cat RAW foods. At least cook the meat so it is worm/ disease free.
a little cooking works better for the health than raw
good luck |||I found a stray kitten while on holiday in Bulgaria a few years ago too !
What will happen to him when you go home next year ? :(
Do they not sell cat food out there ?
At least he would be getting the vits he needs|||I applaud you for wanting to raw feed, but cat lover is completely right, without taurine your cat will not survive. It is absolutely essential. If you can't find a way to get the supplements then a raw diet will not be safe.
Are there any internet retailers that will deliver to you? Or someone in another country who could send them to you?
eyJude - raw is much healthier for cats than cooked. Cooking meat takes out a lot of the nutrients they need.
Hey I am a college student and would love to start the Raw Food Detox diet, but as you can assume I am not that rich. I was wondering if there was a way I didnt have to pay for a book, but if not which one to buy? Also whats the cheapest way to buy these foods?|||I have two books about that, and they are really useful. I personally haven't started the diet yet, but that's because I'd like to plant most of the food myself. I think that's one of the ways of keeping it cheap.
look info up in the net, but watch out to see if the sites are reliable. even best: ask people who know about it! I don't know if it's very common in the US, but there are always a lot of people who eat raw food around, just look and you'll find
avoid veggie restaurants unless you're rich, they're usually expensive xD
and good luck! that's a very goos iniciative, for your health and for the planet! *-*|||This site has a bunch of info on Raw Detox. It really helped me start living a Raw lifestyle. I regularly Detox with the Terra Cleanse. So worth checking out. Hope it helps :) Have a Rawsome day!
http://rawpeople.com/store/cleansing-det鈥?/a>
I was wondering how much raw food I should feed my new Boston Terrier? He's about 8 weeks old and weighs almost 7 pounds. He is a little boy for his age but I was wondering, im gonna grind the food up im just wondering how much I should feed! Thanks y'all!|||You don't need to grind it, his little chompers are perfectly capable of crunching bones at his age!
Puppies need 2-3% of their ideal adult body weight daily, or if you're not sure of that number, then 5-10% of their current weight until grown. Of course, let your pup's body condition be your real guide; the numbers are only there to get you started.
In case you haven't seen them before, here are some great links to get you started on feeding a proper raw diet:
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/petowners/w鈥?/a>
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/diet/exp-di鈥?/a>
http://www.ukrmb.co.uk/images/ww.pdf
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/
http://preymodelraw.com/how-to-get-start鈥?/a>
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
http://dogfoodchat.com/forum/raw-feeding鈥?/a>
Hope that helps! Good luck!|||Make sure you feed more than just raw food. Raw is excellent but it's good to balance it with some dry as well. I feed my boston about 1/2 cup twice a day, so you want the proportion somewhat similar. Since he is a puppy you can feed him three times a day until he is around 6 months. You can experiment a little bit too. If your dog is looking skinny, than increase the amount. If he is looking fat, then cut back a little bit. You will find the right amount for his size.|||Personally, I allow puppies and kittens to eat as much as they want through out the day.
You don't have to grind it either.|||3% of his body weight spread over his # of feedings. You need to feed meat, bones and organs.|||Ask your vet.
well i wanna start eating vegan.. but i first wanna start off by doing a raw food diet .. i need some links 2 meal raw food diet plans, and vegan diet plans... thanks..theres so many results idk where 2 start so anything would help :)|||Be careful not to overwhelm yourself by jumping into vegan however if you know you're strong enough, more power to you.
Make sure you maintain a healthy protein level in your diet because that is easily forgotten in a vegan diet.
Consider a multivitamin also, they have many for vegetarians because the lack of vitamins you receive from the diet.|||Good for you!! I just started going vegan...though I do have a weakness for seafood. Make sure you also add our protein (beans) and whole grains. Here are some good ideas I got after I had my baby.|||Did you take the 30 day plede to go Veg?
http://www.goveg.com/
If you are 80% raw or 70% raw or something what kind of cooked food do you eat? I'm trying to be 75% raw and for cooked foods I have:
roasted peanuts
cooked lentils with a poached egg
hot coco made with milk, but no sugar
Boiled red potatoes, cooled (then mixed with raw leeks)
baked squash ( can't stand it raw yet)
I pick these food because I crave them. I'm normally a lacto-ovo veggie.
Are these good choices? what kind of choices would be best for cooked meals? I don't plan on going 100 percent raw anytime soon. I might cut out eggs and milk, but I just miss them sooooo much whenever I try that and it's hard enough to stop cooking most things.
Also I can't eat tree-nuts.
|||The lentils are a great idea. They are rich and good for you.
Potato and squash as well.
I bake my squash with a bid of brown sugar on the meat. Then mash with a bit of butter and add some cinnamon to it. is heavenly.
I am lactose intolerant.
Some of the raw food recipes I've tried haven't been that good but the desserts have been great though.
Best websites for easy and tasty meals for vegan and raw? Preferably where the recipes are rated and ingredients available in Australia.|||i'm talking from personnel experience so trust me i used to be vegan at that time i had read so many "evidence" about the health benefits of a vegan diet(almost no disease, lot of energy , good for animals" i read so many theories about the vegan diet i almost became an expert i thought i would be healtier,happier etc. 6 months later after starting the vegan diet : went from muscular to as skinny as a toothpick (looked like i was about to die according to my parents) , no energy whatsoever, no sex drive, very pale skin, you could see the bones in my face, grumpy , always hungry no matter how much i ate, etc. food gurus might tell you that the vegan diet has all you need but strong evidence show that you lack: protein, calcium, vitamin a, d, and fat soluble vitamins, iron(a lot) , magnesium , essential fatty acids (only in fish omega 3 and 6 , enzymes to help with all chemical reactions in the body and many other things. many people have had serious problems with this diet i'm a guy but girls have misscarriages, their period stops, and other things (already mentioned above) i know a lot of things about nutrition and now my health is very good , i'm muscular(i have to i play basketball), always have energy , never tired , no headaches, physical ailment nothing. secret. i aonly eat natural food : a lot of meat (yes nothing satisfies your hunger better than animal food fish, poultry, chicken and it's low in calory so it helps you lose weight tremendously while cutting down on carbs wich make you gain weight ), lot of fruits, 4 cups of green tean every day, lot of water, basically an omnivorous diet but no junk food ,no sodas,no biscuits just natural foods . tribes in africa eat that way and have no diseases at all . so forget about those vegan know it alls anf follow my advice if you're fat you'll become normal ,too skinny you'll become normal as well with this diet you'll basically reach your ideal health and bodyweight.by the way i tried the raw food diet for 3 months this time i almost died. i don't wanna scare you but eat a natural, omnivorous diet .|||Both diets require a careful balancing of foods to ensure you get all the nutrients you need, particularly calcium, iron, and proteins.
However, the Vegan diet is far more forgiving as it allows for a much wider selection of recipes, and allows for cooking of vegetables that are hard to digest efficiently in their raw state.|||That depends.
Most raw foodists chose their diet after suffering some chronic health problem, like allergies, depression or migraines. For many it is a welcome alternative to a life of toxic and debilitating pharmaceuticals. Most raw vegans believe that health problems which arise from lifestyle choices can be treated in the same manner.
I have never met a raw foodist who believed (as a previous response claimed) that cooked food was harmful, nor do we use the term "dead food" frequently. Cooked food is simply devoid of enzymes, thus not as easily digestible. Without digestion there can be no assimilation of nutrients, and circulation suffers.
For me, raw food is healthier. And the meals I prepare are much tastier than the sodium and fat laden processed foods so many people rely on.
(My nut burgers beat the crap out of microwaved Quorn.)
http://www.rawfoods.com/
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/
http://www.rawfoodchat.com/forums/index.鈥?/a>
http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/
http://goneraw.com/
http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/|||Raw foodists feel very strongly that "dead food" (cooked food) is harmful, but, at this point, it is hard to establish that cooked food is the cause of health problems. I don't want to poo-poo raw foodists, because some would say that the data on veganism is limited, too. In general, studies show that a well-balanced vegan diet is very healthful; in some cases, we don't get as much of some good things (B-12, zinc, etc.) as meat-eaters, but we get more of other good things (fiber, vitamins A and C, etc.), and, of course, much less of the bad things, and are, hence, less prone to most diseases (cancer, heart disease, etc.). For these reasons, I feel confident in saying that a vegan diet is more healthful than a standard American one. Of course, raw foodists are vegan, too, but they eat a much more limited range of foods.
Regarding taste, well, honestly, if you're vegan, you can eat your favorite raw foods, and cooked foods, too, so the obvious answer is vegan.
Vegan recipe sites/blogs:
http://www.theppk.com/ (punk rock and all-around popular!)
http://veganyumyum.com/ (fancy!)
http://www.veganmeat.com/ (easy!)|||I'd say that tastier is vegan diet, simply because there's a bigger food choice and a bigger chance you'll like more foods. healthier - probably raw food diet, because there will not be so many chemicals as it might be in some vegan foods.
but I think there's not a significant difference between these two.|||ewww you eat FOOD???? How wasteful!! How Barbaric!
The "breathairian" diet is the way to go. No dishes to wash. You may need to buy a coffin after a couple months of this diet, though.
http://www.angelfire.com/stars3/breathe_鈥?/a>
Raw vegans...how do you calculate your percentage of raw food intake? Is it based on calories of raw foods, or amounts? For instance, if I eat 2000 calories and 1500 calories were from raw sources, would that make a 75% raw diet? Or is the percentage based on something else?|||I'm most likely wrong, but wouldn't the percentage of raw food intake be...how much actual Raw food you consume daily as opposed to caloric intake from raw sources? I would expect it to be so, but I won't make assumptions.|||I am 80-90 percent raw. I come to that percentage based on the only un-raw things i eat are raisins and pro-bars (really good by the way, great for busy college students). I don't eat raisins every day so on those day i say i'm 90%. However does it really matter what percent you are?
Pro-bars are 70% raw. Lara bars are pretty good too at 90% raw.
Im new to the raw lifestyle so im just learning as i go.
Every day, and yes, I enjoy them. I wonder if you are asking something else. Everyone who eats salads, fuits and veggies eats raw food. Sushi is often raw fish.|||tuna tartar|||I have eaten shushi, maki and other japanese food and it's delicious.|||Yes I have, and while it's an aquired taste and not for everyone, yes I do enjoy it.|||If you have ever eaten a salad, you have eaten raw foods. I think just about everyone has. Other raw foods that I enjoy are oysters and steak tartare (which has raw beef and egg in it).
Original Steak Tartare
INGREDIENTS
1 pound finely ground beef tenderloin
1 teaspoon brown mustard
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco鈩?, or to taste
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon brandy
1 pinch salt, or to taste
ground white pepper to taste
1 egg
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, mix together the beef, mustard, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brandy, salt, pepper and egg until well blended. Arrange the meat in a neat pile on a glass dish, and cover with aluminum foil. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. Serve as a spread on crackers or toast.|||Yes, I have eaten some raw foods. I like eating some vegetables raw, but eating steak raw is disgusting.|||Raw carrots! Plain; no vegetable dip.|||Sure, if it is vine ripened. Greenhouse grown produce and early harvesting destroys the flavor. You might as well be eating cardboard.|||Carpacio yummm it's Italian and is raw beef fillet (it's seared in a pan on the outside for a little bit with herbs but it is raw inside) sliced ever so thin drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice etc. And beef tartare ohhh and Raw vegetables hehe|||I love raw foods! Especially sushi, fresh veggies, and other foods.|||ramen nooodles i eat those all the time
aside from eating raw meats, not really high on the list for me, what are some good ways to get protein whilst eating only raw foods. I've been sticking with mostly raw shelled nuts but I know theres better things out there.
I'm assuming beans or something of that sense are a source, but how do you prepare them without cooking them? I've read something about soaking, but wouldn't the water take some of the good stuff out? I suppose drinking it would be bad =P
any input would be great, as im really enjoying this lifestyle choice.
-Chris-
3 years Veg
1 years Vegan
2 weeks raw.|||EVERYTHING has protein in it. Ugh. Please don't be another victim of the protein myth.
Veggies, leafy greens, fruit, nuts (raw almond butter *drool*), etc.
You can sprout raw beans (and nuts) by soaking them; but whenever I'm raw, I don't sprout (or eat) beans at all.|||quinoa, beans, and tofu.|||Raw. Mmm. I don't have the time or desire to do it full-time at the moment, but here you are:
- sprouted beans and soaked seeds are good... some grains have lots of protein, namely quinoa
- tofu is *not* raw
- you can make your own raw cheeses and milks and they will have protein
- most foods contain protein, so don't worry too much unless you don't get variety... it's mainly a question of getting the right mix of ammino acids, etc.
Juliano's "RAW: The UNcook Book" has lots of great recipes for raw "dairy" things.|||All food has protein -- in fact, lettuce has some of the highest protein per calorie of any food! Just make sure you're eating enough calories, with a wide variety of food sources, and you should be fine.|||Portabello mushrooms.
And while all food may have some protein, most of it doesn't have enough to maintain a healthy diet. Just because lettuce has a high protein-to-calorie ratio doesn't mean it is loaded with protein - it hardly even has any calories!|||Wonderwall - Since you eat cooked foods, you're more malnurished than him.....
Food in raw form has MORE digestable protein, and vitamins and minerals.
I've been 60% raw for 11 years. I'm healthier than most people. Carol Alt went raw 12 years ago, and regained her health, looks and figure....and is working again.
You don't need the amount of protein that the gov says. The gov is influenced by big business industries(beef ind. , milk board, etc)
BUT, before going raw, you should read all the stuff I've read. You need to understand the detox process. You may lose enery and feel rotten. You should slowly move to raw. The diet requires 50% fruit, and is aften linked with a "fruitarian" diet, since they're similar.
Here's 3 articles:
ESSENTIAL - http://www.realgainz.com/FeatureArticleR鈥?/a>
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/鈥?/a>
http://www.realgainz.com/Fruitarianartic鈥?/a>
Quotes from the articles:
Be careful who you listen to
I see so many transitioning Fruitarians/(Raw foodists) stuck in their detox symptoms and suffering from various health issues because they have kick started their cleansing process but are not keeping the channels of elimination clear by cleansing, so they just end up recycling their waste and end up feeling worse - and this is the main reason why most people quit|||a good mix of beans, nuts and pulses should get you all the protein you need. soaking beans is only really going to be necessary if they are dried. you can avoid this buy eating bean sprouts.
First I'll give brief medical information, I am 18 years old 5'7" 134pounds I have low progesterone/estrogen, irregular menstrual cycles and my OBGYN suspects I might have PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome).
I am looking into becoming 100% raw vegetarian.
Why? Because like most people with PCOS, I have acne problems, I wish to have a clearer complexion and also lessen my chances of getting diabetes and other diseases.
Since the diet I was on was mainly fruit/vegetables with very lean meats (mininum of 90% fat free beefs and turkey)
I figured it might be a good idea to go raw.
I don't know if what I am doing is considered a "slow process" or suddenly becoming 100% raw overnight.
It's been two days since I have cut out processed foods and tonight was the last night I had meats.
I plan on going completely raw tomorrow, but I read on this website Saying
"Skin loses elasticity as we age. So it鈥檚 especially important, if you are past 40 or 50, to lose weight slowly on the raw food diet. Preventing sagging and drooping is much easier than trying to reverse it once it鈥檚 happened. Two crucial pieces of advice:
- Never fast more than 36 hours at a time.
- Do not go 100 percent raw overnight."
Will my breasts sag if I go 100 percent raw tomorrow?
Also if you have any suggestions on a good raw recipe book, that would be most helpful.
Thank you in advance :)|||You are 18 years old. Your breasts wont sag for a few years...
I am going on the raw foods diet.
Does anyone know a menu plan for one, preferably for 7 days|||Go onto youtube and type in Raw for diet or raw food menu for beginners.
You will get much more help in a visual way than I think you may get here.
Good Luck|||Unprocessed, preferably organic, whole foods such as:
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Nuts
Seeds
Beans
Grains
Legumes
Dried fruit
Seaweed
Unprocessed organic or natural foods
Freshly juiced fruit and vegetables
Purified water
Young coconut milk
At least 75% of food consumed should not be heated over 116 degrees F
Breakfast
Fresh fruit, coconut water, flax meal (banana, apple, flax seed, almond milk and cinnamon) topped with germinated nuts.
Lunch
Smoothie made of super foods, spinach and herbal tea, wheatgrass, home-made sunflower seed cheese or pate on cucumber, coleslaw with avocado.
Dinner
Avocado/carrot soup, tai lettuce wraps, green juice .
Drinks
Pure water, fresh juices, smoothies, coconut water, almond milk.
I am transitioning to a raw vegan lifestyle. This hasn't been too tough. I lived off raw foods and random grazing food. I haven't eaten meals for a while. I snack all day.
Shortly before deciding to become a vegan, I discovered the joy of bread. Not Wonder bread or the sliced stuff. I am ADDICTED to the mini baguettes from au bon pain. I love the kinda tough, chewy texture.
I feel a lot better when I'm eating raw which may signal a gluten or other food allergy. Every thing just runs better, but I have tried to give up this baguette thing, and like a crack addict, I go way out of my way to get a fix.
How do I deal with this? My stomach gets off its smooth sailing rhythm once I have it. Even that isn't punishment enough for me to keep away for more than 4 days. That's the longest I've gone without it. Is there some substitute? I think I might just need something salty, but other things haven't resolved it. Help! What do you suggest. I want to stop eating it.|||don't buy it and be discplined about it.|||I love bread, but bread doesn't love me and I had trouble "slowly cuttting it out", the only way to go is to be disciplined and go cold turkry because it does work and your cravings will eventually go away. Report Abuse
|||I wish I could help you. I'm addicted to bread myself but fortunately I don't have any sensitivities to it. Maybe you could try a bread that isn't made with wheat gluten? I think there is a flat bread made with rice or something. I usually make my own bread since a lot of the stuff in the store isn't vegan.|||Addiction to wheat is actually quite common - or at least white bread.
when wheat is processed into white flour it is stripped from the outer shell of the grain. for wheat to be successfully digested it needs the outer shell and so your body tells you to eat more bread (so you can get the shell of the grain).
Then you eat even more white bread and your body wants bread even more cause it still didn't get the nutrients it needs from the shell. and so on, and so on.
The only way to stop this is to switch to wholemeal or wholegrain bread. there are some baguettes available in wholegrain - and yes i know they're not as tasty....
Once you give your body what's it's actually asking for - whole wheat - it should reduce the craving for it....
Also - wholegrain is usually better for digestion problems anyway. You can also try breads that are made from other flours (wheat-free) but i'm not sure that will eliminate your craving since it's only answering the taste craving rather that the physical one.
Hope this helps.
Elizabeth - a vegan and a former bread addict (though not as bad.....:-)|||Like any other addiction, you just have to do it. I know that's not much help but if you really want to, you will.|||You want to stop eating BREAD?
OMG, that's why you vegans freak me out.|||I eat everything organic and I know how hard it is to give up bread. Perhaps if you tried organic bread it would set better with you. The mini bagettes at Au Bon are not organic. The perservative in them could be what is bothering you.There are some great tasting organic breads if you must have it . I applaud you for going "raw vegan" I was just reading about it . Sounds good to me.|||I do not eat fully raw. But I eat a lot of raw foods. You might want to try bread that is made from sprouted grains. That is what we buy. Ezekiel foods makes sprouted bread but we like Alvarado Street Bakery Barley. It is very digestible.
You may be able to find it in your store locally but if not it can be ordered direct via mail order six loaves at a time. It freezes very well. The link is shown below.|||I'm a Raw vegan chef and I know how addicting bread, and cooked food in general, can be. I want to congratulate you on doing this great so far....it's more than most can do.
The good news is that it actually gets easier as time goes by. Of course, you have to avoid the bread, like don't walk down the aisle in the store where they sell it, or don't go to the bakery where it is. It might sound harsh, but that's what many people have to do to succeed at giving up bread and cooked food in the beginning. After a while, you're able to be around it and just view it as something that was in your past, a distant memory and not a part of who you are anymore, because you're all about ultimate health.
I, myself, am a fan of making dehydrated bread and flax crackers...things like that. There is a way to make a chewier bread that is still raw, made from veggies and flax meal. Super easy and really tasty!
Everytime you eat the bread, it does become addictive again. However, here is something that might help. Get it down on paper. Write a plan for how you will give up the bread. For example, take baby steps and make a deal with yourself that you'll only allow the bread 3 times a week for the next 3 weeks (this is just an example, you could start out just doing it 1 time or 4 times, you decide).
Then, on your calendar, write down the days you'll do it and make it very "technical" almost...if you get my drift. A real plan for how to get it out of your life. So, after those initial weeks, now you decrease it and then you do that again until you're not eating it anymore. Have this all written out on your calendar so you know when you can and when you can't eat it. You'll feel stronger and stronger with each passing week.
If you fall off the bandwagon, don't worry about it. Just get right back on and start again. It gets easier every time and you eventually get sick of eating the bread because of how it makes you feel.
Hope that helps!
Chef Kristen Suzanne
www.KristensRaw.com
I was hoping to get an answer from someone who has experience in this. I have a couple questions about feeding raw foods to my puppy. Is it safe? Is it really better for her than the crappy commercial food like Science Diet and Why?? How do I get started? I read I have to make it balanced and complete, How? Should I be using some sort of vitamin supplements as well? Which meats, veggies and fruits are best? Which things should I NOT be feeding her( ex. onions) ? Is there anything else I should know before considering this? Can you recommend a good site with some sort of recipes or something? Thanks, A best answer will be awarded if there is one :)|||I raw feed 2 Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
Both since 8 weeks of age. One is nearly 3 years old and the other is 10 weeks.
For the first week or two feeding raw stick to one type of protein. Chicken is best. Large chicken pieces with bone are good.
Then include another type of protein like lamb. Again do this for a week or two.
You can then include organs, this should make up 10% of the diet. 5% of that being liver. Add organs slowly, they can be a bit rich for puppies at first. I dont feed Maggie 10% just yet, I will increase to that over the next month or two.
I have got her on frozen whole raw sardines, which are great for teething. And I give her a bit of heart each week.
Other meats can then be included.
Here's a list of all the different types of meats you can feed.
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/Recipes
If you include fruit and vegies no more than 5-10% of the diet. They are best fed pulverised. These are optional, as a majority of the diet should be meat. Greens and sprouts are best. No grapes.
Here's a few sites to help get you started.
http://www.rawlearning.com
http://leerburg.com/feedingarawdiet.htm
Hope this helps.|||Good for you. Both the rawfeddogs and b-naturals sites are a good starting point, also google raw feeding and barf diets. There's a lot of good information on line, read everything so that you have a basic knowledge as to what's needed for good canine nutrition. I've been raw feeding for over 6 years and my diet has evolved over the years and tweeked to suit the needs of my dogs. Join an on line raw feeding group, experienced raw feeders input is invaluable when there are questions. Good Luck.|||I have fed my dogs a natural raw diet for the last 10 years, they are fit and healthy with shiny coats and have never had a dog with an allergy.
Do a google search on BARF by Dr. Ian Billinghurst. BARF stands for biologically appropriate raw food....or bones and raw food.
I agree with you about Hills and most other dry kibble foods. There are very few good ones but you can't access them anyway so it doesn't help you.|||I have fed a raw food diet for 14 years, to Yorkies and Border Collies, puppies and adults. They eat what nature intended, which does not include cereals (no kibble) etc. There are some very good books, email lists and web sites that will help you learn and understand about raw feeding.
I am including some links below which IO hope you will find useful.
Well done for taking responsibilty for feeding your dog this way.|||Dogs are carnivores so when people add the yogurts. veggies, fruits its really for their amusement. Dogs will do just fine with WHATEVER meat you decide to feed. Some genetically weak pups/dogs are allergic to certain foods, so I would test the dogs out with small amounts first with whatever you plan on feeding them!|||Make sure that you are informed about this as it can be bad for the dog if not done properly. Talk to your vet or breeder and get their opinion on this.|||www.b-naturals.com|||Raw Feeding. Is something that you have to thoroughly research before trying it out. Because if you don't know enough about it, don't know what or how much to feed, etc. It could be dangerous for your dog. And you could be giving him not enough proper nutrients. And also I read somewhere. Where dogs with weak immune systems or something like that. Couldn't handle raw meat. So you want to make sure that your dog can handle raw meat ok, and that their isn't any problems.
Why don't you just feed your dog a High Quality kibble? Like Wellness or Innova? As you can order foods online.
Also their is a home-made diet that you can do for your dog. Which is something that should also be thoroughly researched before trying also.|||To get started, do some more research. You will find conflicting camps out there, though, so just remember: dogs are carnivores. They may eat vegetables or fruits in times of famine, but they give little other than a full feeling. You know that dogs should eat meat, that's why you won't feed Science Death, so why add veggies and fruits to their diet yourself? Dogs need a diet of 80% meat, 10% organ (half of that liver) and 10% bone. That's it. As long as you feed a variety of meats and organs, your puppy will be fine. LOTS of people have weened whole litters to raw food without incident. If you feed a proper diet, you shouldn't need any supplements (assuming the dog is healthy to begin with). Over supplementing is just as dangerous as under, so don't give "just in case" supplements.
I also recommend you join the Yahoo! groups raw feeding and rawchat:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/RawCh鈥?/a>
More websites to check out:
http://www.rawlearning.com
http://www.rawfeddogs.net
http://www.rawfed.com/myths|||Germany (most European countries) have higher standard on pet foods than NA. Could you get a local retailers to ship to you?
If you can find it, this is the best dry kibbles in the market. Orijen is the brand. I use the 6 wild fish and sea vegetables one.
I asked similar question before...I got these two good responses. See below in " ". The key thing about raw is food safety. My friend feeds his Dane raw since he is like 8 weeks old.
"I agree that raw feeding is beneficial for our pet dogs and cats - it not only promotes a healthier digestive system but can prevent auto-immune disorders and intolerances.
I raise and breed staffordshire bull terriers as well as owning three cats of various ages. They eat raw meat, meaty bones and offal in the approximate ratio of 2/3 muscle meat (including heart) and the remaining third a combination of meaty bones and organs. This is not rocket science and these ratios are worked out over a week or two not on a daily basis. Liver is very important for its essential nutrients but don't feed more than once a week as vitamin A is fat soluble and too much may cause problems.
The major part of their diet is bone-in chicken pieces and kangaroo (mince or chunks) but they also eat whole fish, pork, beef, lamb, whole eggs etc. Each animal eats between 2 and 3% of their ideal adult weight per day. Pups eat the same amount as the adults - just in several feeds a day. Once you feel comfortable with feeding this way you will be able to 'eye ball' the correct amounts to feed and also be able to adjust food intake depending on the activity levels and/or appearance of your dog. I find that by shopping around I can feed my pets for less than the cost of 'premium' commercial foods. My pets never need teeth cleaning and very rarely need vat care either.
As others have stated, dogs are designed by nature to eat prey NOT cooked biscuits, grains and vegetables. Read the first link for the reasons why. And to the vegetable/omnivore people please read the myths links as hunters do not eat the stomach contents of their larger prey nor does the occasional eating of berries etc change an animal's scientific classification.
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Dogs are Carnivores" An article clearly explaining the physiological reasons behind this classification
http://www.thewholedog.org/artcarnivores鈥?/a>
A feeding guide published by Tom Lonsdale, a vet who advocates raw feeding and has been widely published
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/diet/exp-di鈥?/a>
A website debunking some of the many myths regarding raw feeding and bones.
http://rawfed.com/myths
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Well, I DO see the relationship between kibble and giardia. Just like I understand the relationship between other things like salmonella and kibble. Kibble takes a lot longer to digest than a raw meat diet, therefor, everything sits in the intestines for longer than it really should. THIS is what leads to dogs getting sick. I'm not saying it will magically end your giardia problem, but it sure can't hurt.
Here are some sites I like, since there literally is so much information it will make your head spin:
http://rawfed.com/myths/
http://rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.html
This company sells all different kinds of premade raw diets (which I don't do much with anymore) but I think this feeding calculator is really snazzy.
http://www.barfdirect.com/catalogs/store鈥?/a>
This is a yahoo group I like. They can be pretty hard core, but nothing says you have to do everything the way everybody else says you should. Get the info and make your own rules.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
I feed prey model (which means essentially I try my best to mimic my dog eating a whole prey animal in the wild) as opposed to BARF which usually uses more bone and veggies (which I don't bother with).
Add: It's one thing for the average pet owner to be ignorant of the facts...but vets who fail to to "get it" really disappoint me. Look around, there might be a holistic vet in your area that can give you lots of info, too. (I had no idea there was one in my area until I got completely fed up with my old vet giving me "the look" every time I told them I feed raw.)"|||Personally I would stick to proper dog foods, a good brand that will give your puppy everything your puppy needs.
Puppy's stomachs are very sensitive and you can make your puppy very ill by feeding it the incorrect things, I know in the wild dogs will eat anything but they don't live as long do they? So stick to the best things to help your puppy grow in to a healthy dog that will live a long time
So many (healthy) foods have to be cooked to be eaten. Like sweet potatos (extremely healthy) and all that. I want to go on the raw foods diet but is it really that healthy? I mean I always eat organic and don't ever eat canned or packaged foods but I still have to cook some of it, or else I wouldn't get proper nutrition. Should I go on the raw foods diet? How would I do it?|||Some foods are actually more nutritious when cooked. Do research on each individual food before giving up on cooking it.
One rule of thumb, though, is not to cook something to the point where it's physical characteristics are altered completely. When a carrot not longer has crunch to it you've broken the food down TOO much.|||It's very difficult, even compared to normal veganism. Most fruits and many vegetables, and many nuts and seeds can be eaten raw. You'd either have to sprout most beans and whole grains to make them digestible, or grind them into a flour.
You say you want to go on the diet, but why? Especially since you don't think it's as healthy as your current diet, and far more limiting.|||Honestly, there are tons of wonderful raw vegan recipes all over the internet. Samosas, spring rolls, pies, no-bake cookies! For myself, I'm way to lazy to make any of them.
For breakfast i start with a smoothie. Today in my smoothie i had banana, celery, carrot, Bok Choy, spinach, blueberries, strawberries, cocoa and it was DELICIOUS! no lie. My lunch and dinner are always salads. I suppose it sounds quite boring, but I'm very satisfied with the foods i eat, for nutrients and taste. There are many different kinds of fruits and veggies to experiment with, and as long as you keep an open mind and a wide palate, it can be lots of fun (once again, no lie).
Although i try not to endorse (raw) veganism, i totally do!
Not only is it ethical and environmental, but its damn right tasty too. One thing to add is that, if it requires willpower to be (raw) vegan, you probably aren't doing it for the right reasons. But that doesn't mean that there aren't right reasons, you will just have to look for them (and the internet makes that pretty easy).
p.s. I use to love steaks, pasta, reeses pieces and such. Nowadays I wouldn't touch any of that with a 10 foot pole. I like myself, and have to much respect for my body, to fuel up on anything but the best.|||I believe your question was:
What exactly do people on the raw foods diet eat?
Seeds, fruits, fungi, grasses, vegetables, sea plants and even some common weeds are edible raw.
Why does everyone have to put their two cents in and not answer someone's question?|||I like my steaks cooked medium well done, unless it was a cow from your own farm you don't know what kind of parasites it has so you never eat it raw|||anything you want as long as you dont cook it above 104 dergrees. Also processed food as in tofu should be avoided|||You better stick with fruits an vegetables only. Because u don't have to cook them.|||Why would you? Humans have been cooking food since they made their first fire.|||sushi, lol. but no seriously..
when people go on raw food diets, they mean fruit and veggies.
hope this helped(:|||Bear and pork meat... if you are into parasites.|||What about the following (or you could have any fruit combinations, mix in nuts, dried fruits, seeds etc:-
BREAKFASTS
1) Banana, Almonds, Apple & Cinnamon
2) Apples, Strawberries or Blueberries with Banana Sesame Cream (mashed banana with sesame seeds)
3) Apple, Brazil Nuts, Dates & Blueberries
5) Banana halved & filled with Nut Butter, Sultanas & Sunflower/Pumpkin Seeds
6) Apple Slices topped with Nut Butter & Dates or Grapes
7) Pear, Apricot/Peach & Brazil Nuts
8) Oranges & Dates
LUNCH/DINNER/TEAS
Marinaded Mushrooms 鈥?(Mushrooms, olive oil, soy sauce, garlic, rosemary, margoram, thyme, chives, basil, parsley, salt, pepper, lemon juice & bits, agave syrup)
Mushrooms stuffed with pesto, basil, sundried tomatoes & cashew nut butter.
Avocado Guacamole 鈥?(2 avocados mashed, 1 green/spring onion chopped, 1tsp cumin or any other herb you like, 1 lemon juiced all mixed together)
Courgette & Celery Chips/Sticks with Salsa 鈥?(5 tomatoes chopped, handful cilantro/coriander chopped, bit sea salt, pepper chopped and a green/spring onion chopped, add some chilli to taste) Just chop the courgette into circle slices, and chop the celery into sticks and dip into the salsa.
Avocado, Orange & Spinach Salad 鈥?(avocado, orange, sea salt, spinach, pepper, bit of oil and lime/lemon juice)
Nut Salad 鈥?(cashew or any other nuts you like, sultanas, shredded lettuce, shredded cabbage, grated carrot, chopped cucumber, cherry tomatoes, chopped celery, chopped apple. Pour dressing of agave syrup, salt, pepper, mixed herbs, garlic, onion powder/granules, olive or flax oil, apple cider vinegar and a bit of soy sauce (optional).
Collard Wraps 鈥?(collard leaves with the spine cut out of each leaf, then you are left with two separate pieces. Use one piece to fill with a filling, then roll it up and secure on a wooden tooth pick or with the flap facing down so the roll stays rolled up. You could also use romaine lettuce or lettuce in general for wraps. Use whatever pate/spread fillings below or make up your own:-
RAW PATES/SPREADS & WRAP FILLINGS:-
a) Tahini, grated carrot, red pepper/capsicum, lettuce, tomato and sultanas.
b) Grated Carrot, Courgette, Mushroom, Onion, Soy Sauce & Guacamole
c) Chinese filling 鈥?mung/bean sprouts, garlic, ginger, onion, carrot, pepper/capsicum, tamari, apple cider vinegar, apple, sesame seeds/oil)
d) Cashew or Almond Butter, sultanas, celery and apple slices.
e) Sprouted Chick Pea Houmous 鈥?(250g sprouted chick peas, 2tbsp tahini, olive oil, 1tbsp lemon juice, tamari, 2 garlic, water)
f) Almond Butter, Avocado, Tarragon, Dill, Onion, Oil, Soy & Lemon Juice
g) Carrot Dip (3 carrots grated and chopped, 陆 onion, 2tbsp dill, lemon juice, tamari, oil, water, 4tbsp tahini)
Greek Salad 鈥?(tomato, cucumber, olives, red onion, red pepper, tahini, lemon juice, cider vinegar, garlic, olive oil, spinach)
Portobello Mushroom Stuffed with Guacamole 鈥?(avocado, tomato, onion, coriander, sea salt. Serve with tomato, olives and salad)
Pepper/Capsicum stuff with Sweetcorn, Grated Carrots, Parsley, Oil, Garlic, Onion & Orange Juice
Tomato stuffed with with Spinach, Tahini, Garam Masala & Onion.
SALAD DRESSINGS
1) Sweet Mustard 鈥?(Same amounts of apple cider vinegar, agave, flaxseed or olive oil, 1tbsp crushed mustard seeds or more/less to taste, clove of garlic, some salt & pepper)
2) Tahini Avocado Dressing 鈥?(avocado mashed, 2tbsp tahini, bit soy sauce, dash of agave nectar, lemon juiced, 2-3tbsp water, some sea salt and pepper or chilli powder)
3) Apple Curry Dressing 鈥?(apple, lemon juiced, cup olive oil, garlic, 1tbsp ginger, 陆 tsp salt, 1tbsp curry powder by Ani Phyo)
4) Sweet & Sour Dressing 鈥?(tomatoes, dried tomatoes, pineapple, carrots, onion, dates, vinegar, soy, oil, ginger)
5) Satay Dressing 鈥?(tamari, lemon juice, dates, almond butter, chilli & water)
6) Thai Dressing 鈥?(mushroom, tomato, garlic, ginger, lemon grass, chilli, dates, lime, coriander, coconut, spinach, apple, soy)
Look at the web sites below for recipe ideas:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/aniphyo#p/u/鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykedcGpo1鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWRvv5yzb鈥?/a>
http://www.hacres.com/recipes
(sort through them, they have lots of raw recipes amongs a few cooked recipes)
Lots of Love
Misscpb xxx
So many (healthy) foods have to be cooked to be eaten. Like sweet potatos (extremely healthy) and all that. I want to go on the raw foods diet but is it really that healthy? I mean I always eat organic and don't ever eat canned or packaged foods but I still have to cook some of it, or else I wouldn't get proper nutrition. Should I go on the raw foods diet? How would I do it?|||Some foods are actually more nutritious when cooked. Do research on each individual food before giving up on cooking it.
One rule of thumb, though, is not to cook something to the point where it's physical characteristics are altered completely. When a carrot not longer has crunch to it you've broken the food down TOO much.|||It's very difficult, even compared to normal veganism. Most fruits and many vegetables, and many nuts and seeds can be eaten raw. You'd either have to sprout most beans and whole grains to make them digestible, or grind them into a flour.
You say you want to go on the diet, but why? Especially since you don't think it's as healthy as your current diet, and far more limiting.|||Honestly, there are tons of wonderful raw vegan recipes all over the internet. Samosas, spring rolls, pies, no-bake cookies! For myself, I'm way to lazy to make any of them.
For breakfast i start with a smoothie. Today in my smoothie i had banana, celery, carrot, Bok Choy, spinach, blueberries, strawberries, cocoa and it was DELICIOUS! no lie. My lunch and dinner are always salads. I suppose it sounds quite boring, but I'm very satisfied with the foods i eat, for nutrients and taste. There are many different kinds of fruits and veggies to experiment with, and as long as you keep an open mind and a wide palate, it can be lots of fun (once again, no lie).
Although i try not to endorse (raw) veganism, i totally do!
Not only is it ethical and environmental, but its damn right tasty too. One thing to add is that, if it requires willpower to be (raw) vegan, you probably aren't doing it for the right reasons. But that doesn't mean that there aren't right reasons, you will just have to look for them (and the internet makes that pretty easy).
p.s. I use to love steaks, pasta, reeses pieces and such. Nowadays I wouldn't touch any of that with a 10 foot pole. I like myself, and have to much respect for my body, to fuel up on anything but the best.|||I believe your question was:
What exactly do people on the raw foods diet eat?
Seeds, fruits, fungi, grasses, vegetables, sea plants and even some common weeds are edible raw.
Why does everyone have to put their two cents in and not answer someone's question?|||I like my steaks cooked medium well done, unless it was a cow from your own farm you don't know what kind of parasites it has so you never eat it raw|||anything you want as long as you dont cook it above 104 dergrees. Also processed food as in tofu should be avoided|||You better stick with fruits an vegetables only. Because u don't have to cook them.|||Why would you? Humans have been cooking food since they made their first fire.|||sushi, lol. but no seriously..
when people go on raw food diets, they mean fruit and veggies.
hope this helped(:|||Bear and pork meat... if you are into parasites.|||What about the following (or you could have any fruit combinations, mix in nuts, dried fruits, seeds etc:-
BREAKFASTS
1) Banana, Almonds, Apple & Cinnamon
2) Apples, Strawberries or Blueberries with Banana Sesame Cream (mashed banana with sesame seeds)
3) Apple, Brazil Nuts, Dates & Blueberries
5) Banana halved & filled with Nut Butter, Sultanas & Sunflower/Pumpkin Seeds
6) Apple Slices topped with Nut Butter & Dates or Grapes
7) Pear, Apricot/Peach & Brazil Nuts
8) Oranges & Dates
LUNCH/DINNER/TEAS
Marinaded Mushrooms 鈥?(Mushrooms, olive oil, soy sauce, garlic, rosemary, margoram, thyme, chives, basil, parsley, salt, pepper, lemon juice & bits, agave syrup)
Mushrooms stuffed with pesto, basil, sundried tomatoes & cashew nut butter.
Avocado Guacamole 鈥?(2 avocados mashed, 1 green/spring onion chopped, 1tsp cumin or any other herb you like, 1 lemon juiced all mixed together)
Courgette & Celery Chips/Sticks with Salsa 鈥?(5 tomatoes chopped, handful cilantro/coriander chopped, bit sea salt, pepper chopped and a green/spring onion chopped, add some chilli to taste) Just chop the courgette into circle slices, and chop the celery into sticks and dip into the salsa.
Avocado, Orange & Spinach Salad 鈥?(avocado, orange, sea salt, spinach, pepper, bit of oil and lime/lemon juice)
Nut Salad 鈥?(cashew or any other nuts you like, sultanas, shredded lettuce, shredded cabbage, grated carrot, chopped cucumber, cherry tomatoes, chopped celery, chopped apple. Pour dressing of agave syrup, salt, pepper, mixed herbs, garlic, onion powder/granules, olive or flax oil, apple cider vinegar and a bit of soy sauce (optional).
Collard Wraps 鈥?(collard leaves with the spine cut out of each leaf, then you are left with two separate pieces. Use one piece to fill with a filling, then roll it up and secure on a wooden tooth pick or with the flap facing down so the roll stays rolled up. You could also use romaine lettuce or lettuce in general for wraps. Use whatever pate/spread fillings below or make up your own:-
RAW PATES/SPREADS & WRAP FILLINGS:-
a) Tahini, grated carrot, red pepper/capsicum, lettuce, tomato and sultanas.
b) Grated Carrot, Courgette, Mushroom, Onion, Soy Sauce & Guacamole
c) Chinese filling 鈥?mung/bean sprouts, garlic, ginger, onion, carrot, pepper/capsicum, tamari, apple cider vinegar, apple, sesame seeds/oil)
d) Cashew or Almond Butter, sultanas, celery and apple slices.
e) Sprouted Chick Pea Houmous 鈥?(250g sprouted chick peas, 2tbsp tahini, olive oil, 1tbsp lemon juice, tamari, 2 garlic, water)
f) Almond Butter, Avocado, Tarragon, Dill, Onion, Oil, Soy & Lemon Juice
g) Carrot Dip (3 carrots grated and chopped, 陆 onion, 2tbsp dill, lemon juice, tamari, oil, water, 4tbsp tahini)
Greek Salad 鈥?(tomato, cucumber, olives, red onion, red pepper, tahini, lemon juice, cider vinegar, garlic, olive oil, spinach)
Portobello Mushroom Stuffed with Guacamole 鈥?(avocado, tomato, onion, coriander, sea salt. Serve with tomato, olives and salad)
Pepper/Capsicum stuff with Sweetcorn, Grated Carrots, Parsley, Oil, Garlic, Onion & Orange Juice
Tomato stuffed with with Spinach, Tahini, Garam Masala & Onion.
SALAD DRESSINGS
1) Sweet Mustard 鈥?(Same amounts of apple cider vinegar, agave, flaxseed or olive oil, 1tbsp crushed mustard seeds or more/less to taste, clove of garlic, some salt & pepper)
2) Tahini Avocado Dressing 鈥?(avocado mashed, 2tbsp tahini, bit soy sauce, dash of agave nectar, lemon juiced, 2-3tbsp water, some sea salt and pepper or chilli powder)
3) Apple Curry Dressing 鈥?(apple, lemon juiced, cup olive oil, garlic, 1tbsp ginger, 陆 tsp salt, 1tbsp curry powder by Ani Phyo)
4) Sweet & Sour Dressing 鈥?(tomatoes, dried tomatoes, pineapple, carrots, onion, dates, vinegar, soy, oil, ginger)
5) Satay Dressing 鈥?(tamari, lemon juice, dates, almond butter, chilli & water)
6) Thai Dressing 鈥?(mushroom, tomato, garlic, ginger, lemon grass, chilli, dates, lime, coriander, coconut, spinach, apple, soy)
Look at the web sites below for recipe ideas:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/aniphyo#p/u/鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykedcGpo1鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWRvv5yzb鈥?/a>
http://www.hacres.com/recipes
(sort through them, they have lots of raw recipes amongs a few cooked recipes)
Lots of Love
Misscpb xxx
Okay I am 14, I weigh about 165 and I'm 5'9". I'm not like a huge person but I'm definately a bit overweight. I hate wearing bathing suits and I always cover myself up. My goal weight is 130 and on January 1st 2008 I'm going to drop everything I eat and become a raw foods person. I am going to do a raw foods diet so number one I can be healthy and so I can lose all this weight. I want to do it for about 3-5 months. I just want a jump start in losing weight an then sometime in my future I may become a raw foods person for life. But will I lose about 30 pounds in 3 months? I will be going to they gym about three days a week and I'm a very active person but I'll do anything to lose this weight!!!! I know for sure I'm overweight so don't think I am just a regular teenage girl who thinks she fat..I really am fat. Please tell me if I'll lose this weight!!! Is it possible to lose that much in 3 month? Thank you so much!!!!!!!!|||It is possible, but how much weight you lose is somewhat dependent on a number of factors, some you can control and some you can't. You need to know a few things before starting a raw food diet. More or less you are doing a vegetarian diet. There is lots of BS out there about what you need to eat or not eat. I would recommend a book titled, The New Becoming Vegetarian. I can't recall the author but go to half.com and type in that title. You can get it used for about 6 bucks and shipping is 3 or so. You won't be disappointed. It will also make sure you understand what science says about eating that way. Then after you have read it, start your diet.
Lastly, its not all about the weight loss anyway. You need to get comfortable with who you are no matter how you look. Don't get caught up on the image thing. Weight loss will come with a good eating plan, just be patient and give it time.|||youre actually not overweight. your bmi (body mass index) is 24.4, and 25-29.9 is overweight|||I think you'll find it's alot harder than it sounds-
meals have to be planned to make sure you get enough nutrition,
what foods nutritious vales are,
you have alot of reading up to do,
you need to find a variety of raw foods you like, if your diet consists of the same foods you'll soon give up.
I couldn't say that you would defiantly loose weight, I started on mostly raw foods 2 weeks ago after a week reading various books and preparing myself and I've put on weight, however that's not to say everyone does.
You should slowly 'wean' yourself off other foods, I miss warm drinks mostly, hot chocolate and horlicks, YUM! I still have a horlicks most nights, just the horlicks and water, I NEED it to sleep.
Good luck anyways, feel free to e-mail me, I'd be happy to help you with anything I can!
I really want to go on the raw foods diet. I've heard so many good things. That and all the recipes look cool in general!
When I told my dermatologist he even sugested it may be a good idea seeing how my acne doesnt seem to be getting any better.Anyways! I bought a deyhydrator,I have an old juicer etc. Nuts costs so much money, and I know many of the recipes call for nuts. I'm planning to be on it for 1-2 weeks (at first at least). Even my dad was thinking about going on it. With 2 people; how much should I buy and generally which are the main nuts to go for? Is it ok if I still drink store bought soy milk instead of making it? What about store bought Natural Peanut Butter (nuts and salt)? Will little things like that make any difference?How is it possible I dont have to worry about calorie counting with this even with the high cals you find in nuts and dried fruit? What are the foods to go easy on? One site says go forth and eat, another says to not over do nuts, avocados, fruit.|||check this site it has all the info u need like detox is it waste of time ,about fibre, spinach, tomatoes etc
u are on the right path for a healthy lifestyle|||just make sure you watch the portion sizes of your foods..it wont make any difference to your health if you dont check the size of your meals,no matter what you eat..|||I eat lots of avocado & nuts! If you're worried about gaining weight or anything like that, just don't overdo it. I definitely don't overdo fruit... I gain so much from sugar.
Well done -- excellent choice.
Sorry but to the people trying to put her off, thousands of us feed raw diet for our dogs including bone and we have fit healthy dogs and would NEVER swap back to kibble.
I do not push raw onto people if they don't want to know, but I think it is wrong to come on here and try and put people off of raw when they have not asked for advice on kibble. How do you know what nutrients your dog is getting with kibble -- you don't.
Try reading through some of this stuff and also join the yahoo raw feeding group. Read as much as you can and then start with one protein source preferably chicken as that is light. Go from there. Possibly join other forums to ask questions.
http://www.rawfed.com/ (RawFed)
http://www.rawlearning.com/ (Jane Anderson's Raw Learning Site)
http://rawfeddogs.net/ (Raw Fed Dogs)
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/ (Raw Meaty Bones)
http://canine-carnivore.com/feeding-your鈥?/a> (Feeding Your Dog a S.A.R.F./Raw Prey Model Diet)
http://rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.html (Raw Prey Model Diet Vs. BARF Diet)
http://community.livejournal.com/rawdogs鈥?/a> (Raw Dogs Livejournal Community, excellent raw feeding information on the profile page and overall helpful community for raw feeding questions.)
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html (Myths About Raw Feeding)
Great choice and good luck.
By the way - do we as people count every bit of food we eat for the nutrients we are getting. No. We just give a good balanced diet. Same for your dog, and at least we know what they are getting.
No offence to anyone feeding kibble, it just annoys me when people start coming out with silly things about raw when they obviously know nothing about it.
The one thing I would say is that it really should be kibble OR raw and not both. Sorry Bernese. The ph balance in the stomach has to be different to digest both and it puts a strain on organs to have both.
Incidentally, the environment needed to digest raw meat is the natual canine one. It is altered to digest kibble, and kibble DOES NOT clean teeth. Ripping meat from bone does.|||Gguys, please do not answer questions where you obviously know very little about the subject. Many people on this section feed raw because dogs do not have stomachs like humans - they SURVIVE on raw meat in the wild and a prey diet is actually the best thing you can give a dog.
GSDs, like any other breed do very well on a raw diet. I would recommend looking up the BARF diet, start with this website:
http://www.barfworld.com/
There's a lot of information on raw feeding there. I would recommend doing it slowly, to let your dogs stomach get used to a new food - as you would if you were swapping brands, a gradual introduction will prevent diarrhea or The Pukes :P
Your best option is to ask local butchers or farmers if you could buy in bulk to save you money, else buy organic meat from a market.
I would honestly reccommend a raw diet (even though I have always fed home cooked - I don't like touching raw meat, but I'm going to eventually suck it up and switch to raw!) as everyone that switches to raw notices a dramatic improvement in their dogs health, and it's always great to know exactly what your dog is eating.
All the best, good luck with your GSD - they're such lovely dogs!
Edit: Lorraine that's fine, I just knew some people that do that. Will remove that from my answer so it doesn't confuse any future readers! Very interesting to know that the ph balance causes problems though, thanks|||Great choice. Lorraine has already given you plenty of great links, nothing more I can add to her answer.
Raw feeding is how dogs should eat, it's not new, it's not a fad, it is what nature intended and what many people are now realising and going back to basics with.
#|||Okay I have a 7 month old rottie and he's about 21 inches and weights about 80 pounds probably a few more pounds now but around 80 I've been feeding him raw (the prey model of raw though) ever since he was 5 months ols I bought him the most expensive food ever from orijen to solid gold to blue buffalo to acana besically if it was really good for him I bought it with all the grade A foods I was told his poop would be rock solid but from when he was 3 months to 5 months he had diarhea it was better and worse but it was never hard so I researched the diet thoroughly and its really not that complicated u feed them 3-4% of their adult weight as puppys and once full grown its only2% you have to balance it out so its aroud 15% bone 5% organs 75% meat 5%fruits and veggies once you calculate how much you need its simple I spend about $40 on probably 1 1/2 months of food (I'm feeding chicken currently) and you have to freeze and thaw as he uses usually I freeze all but 1 chicken cut that one and when I have only 1 days worth I thaw another and so on. But usually you can find a lot of really good deals you just have to look at supermarkets and little shops for food oh and also you can just switch as you please when you feed chicken only give chicken and then stop all together and give him wats next its simple just research it well and good luck
:)
Btw his poop now is SOLID lol
Oh yea and during the holiday season turkey is such a great idea its huge and usually really cheap
Just give it a go|||Hi!
Perhaps no subject causes more controversy among dog owners than the merits or risks of feeding a raw food diet. On either side of the fence, you'll find supporters who believe strongly that theirs is the best way to properly nourish our pets.
But is raw food the right food? It depends on whom you ask. The popularity of raw food diets--especially those that are prepared and sold online or in stores--has been rising in recent years. Owners say that raw food keeps their dogs healthier and happier, more energetic and promotes longer life.
Click the link below for more information.
Hope this helps.
Thank you!|||Why? Dog food is most appropriate for any dog, as long as it's good quality. Feeding your dog raw food may cause all kind of different issues especially if it's different all the time.|||No, a good brand of dog food, and NO Bones, raw food may contain things that you don't want to feed your dog such as worms, prions and bacterium...
Unless you are going to feed him people quality raw meat, don't do it.
Do you know exactly what nutrients your dog needs and in what quantity? And are you going to make certain that he gets the hard crunchy things he needs to prevent dental problems without giving him bones?
a good brand of dog food please.|||i dont recommend that for any dog since raw foods have all kinds of illnesses in them. There system isn't used to eat raw food like when they were wild dog. I have a german shepperd and I will never think of giving it raw food!! I really think it's a bad idea, no matter what breed of dog it is
to optimal health?
Do you think our propensity for making cooked and processed foods so big a part of our diet is why we are having so many degenerative disease and they are striking at younger and younger ages?
Could the amounts of raw foods even small amounts be what will eventually keep us from total annihilation when we reach our equivalency of 4 generations which is said to be 100 years.
If you have not read about this study by a doctor that lasted ten years, you owe it to yourself to see this brief summary
http://www.nutrition2success.com/informa鈥?/a>
also here
http://therawfoodsite.com/cats.htm
The only ones eating cooked foods are we and our animals we feed. Is it co-incidence that these are the ones suffering from these modern disease for the most part.|||By John H. Tobe. pub (1965)
You Can Live To Be 100
I solemnly stand before you and say that because hundreds of thousands of people have lived and are living to be more than a 100 years of age, you can too.
Do you have the will, the determination, the strength of character to achieve this inherent right of every human being? Of course, I am fully aware of the fact that you did not gain sufficient knowledge early enough in life but nevertheless, you can as of this day begin to improve your health and add to your years by following the principles as outlined here in this volume.
It is my firm conviction that if we were to return to our Garden of Eden, and I know there are many such paradises throughout the word, and were to live in accordance with the principles of that Garden of Eden, we could even exceed their long years of life.
There is little room to doubt that if we were to follow the ways of living that were followed in those sublime days - - eating only of vegetables, grains, nuts and fruit without heating or processing - - we could have the long years of life achieved then.
DEAD OR ALIVE
Life begets life, and death begets I don't know what.
In simple parlance, I'm trying to say that if you want to be alive, healthy and well and full of energy, then it is essential that you guard your health, and above all - - eat living food.
How can dead food give you life and energy?
What do I mean by dead food ? Well, let's check into the average morning meal.
Your beverage has been boiled or cooked, and it is as dead as a doornail. The white sugar that you use was dead before it ever came into your home. The cream or milk that you use in your Coffee, if it isn't already dead, is dying because of the pasteurization process it was put through. The same applies to your butter or margarine which is even worse.
So you have some toast made out of dead bread, and of course, the toasting process only helps to cremate it. Then you might have some jam or jelly ( boiled and sterilized so that not a spark of life remains). Who knows - - you may even have a breakfast of eggs and bacon cooked to a frazzle so that not one living enzyme or micro-organism remains alive.
But perhaps you're different! You may have had some cereal - - maybe oatmeal, wheaties or wheatlets or the stuff shot out of cannons, or maybe crispies or crunchies - - all of which hasn't contained a bit of life since it was emasculated in the processor's factory.
So far, fella - - if you have eaten any one or many of these - - you haven't put one bit of living, decent food into your mouth or stomach.
If you think you can find health and long life in eating these dead foods - - which, incidentally is the diet of most Canadians and Americans - - then you are badly mistaken, That is why our doctors and other healers are so busy.
That is why the pharmacists are busier than the one - armed paper hanger.
That is why the drug houses are making millions and millions.
That is why hospitals are unable to handle the traffic.
You don't believe me ? Well, you will, if you are lucky enough to survive long enough !
By John H. Tobe - - - 1965 ( 45 years ago, then)
This question relates to a subject I have been researching off and on for some time now.
And I think it's an important subject that needs more discussion. This information came from one of my old treasure ,that I have been bless to have in my medical library.|||great answer. I voted for you as I missed picking a best. Report Abuse
|||Processed/fast/frozen foods as well as chemical additives and preservatives are causing chronic illness, along with toxic substances/foreign DNA in vaccines, prescription medications, and chemical pesticides and pollution.
Commercial dog food has shortened life expectancies from 16 to 12 years. But hey, the vets are making a killing treating Fido and Fifi for bladder stones, periodontal disease, pancreatitis, diabetes, and allergies, cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, etc. Cortisone and antibiotic sales have never been better.
What would happen to all the profits if there was a sudden outbreak of wellness?
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
I'd like to add more raw foods to my diet. Interested in any suggestions people have and any info on the science behind it. Thanks!|||I have tried a raw food diet just because I was curious about the claims behind it - many claim it can relieve numerous physical ailments, blast away cholesterol and blood pressure, rejuvenate the skin, make your hair and nails gorgeous.
Unfortunately, three days in on a completely raw diet I was hungry and miserable. I was taking forever in the kitchen making all these elaborate recipes from the raw food cookbooks I took out of the library and it was costing me a fortune to have so many fresh fruit, vegetables and raw nuts and seeds.
However, just because it didn't work out for me doesn't mean it's not for you :) There's been plenty of people that have done VERY well on a raw food diet. Just yesterday I watched a TV show on Discovery Health about Dr. Oz (the Oprah doctor), who took a group of very ill (high cholesterol, overweight, high blood pressure) people and put them on a completely raw vegan diet. By the end of 8 days, they lost an average of 25% of their cholesterol, they lost weight and ALL of them returned to normal blood pressure!
Raw food diets take some dedication but I have found that I like a lot of the recipes, you don't need to go completely raw to enjoy the benefits of raw food, in my opinion. You can eat partially raw - after all, that's how our ancestors ate it before man applied fire to food, so it's got to be second nature, and possibly healthier too.
My favorite raw food recipe is very basic zucchini pasta with raw sauce. I use a potato peeler to peel zucchini into flat, thin strips, like pasta. In a food processor, I mix tomato, avocado, garlic, onion, mushroom and fresh herbs like basil and oregano. I pour the sauce over the zucchini and I like to garnish with ground raw walnuts and nutritional yeast.
There are a lot of great books out there, there's one book that I read that had before and after pictures of everyday people (some young women, some men and women in their fifties and beyond) who went on a raw food diet and looked absolutely amazing afterwards. This is the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Live-Food-Factor-C鈥?/a>
The book makes a lot of claims, but also offers a lot of research and insight, and surprisingly (most raw food books don't venture here!) has additional chapters about challenges and even offers counter-arguement for the raw food diet, which gives you a lot to think about. There's a lot that is said about vitamin B12, in particular for raw vegan diets.
There's a lot of book out there about being a raw foodist. I thoght I'd also mention that the raw food diet isn't exclusively vegetarian, in fact, MANY of the books I've seen had people eating raw meat and sometimes raw dairy as well.|||I agree with allot of what Maggie's has to say. I did 100% Raw last summer it was a amazing experience too.
1 Danger I had seen in our raw group locally mixing allot of heavy fat based Raw foods(nuts, avocados etc,) with their normal fat based diets. Weight gains!
I do not do the elaborate dishes often mostly for company or the Raw Potluck group I am a member of. My fave Raw Uncook book is Raw Made Easy by Jennifer Cornbleet. The recipes are small portions (1 or 2 servings), require very basic kitchen gadgets. I have a blender & juicers.
I keep it simple.
I do fresh Juice, lots of fresh veggies, salads, nuts, seeds, a small amount of fruit.
My salads are quite eventful. Base usually being Romaine or other dark green lettuce with a huge variety of veggies, then the toppers raw seeds or nuts even sun-dried fruit.
I never do raw meat or fish, but have done raw goat cheeses(rarely)
Hallaujah Acres subscribes to the 85% Raw 15% Cooked Vegan Diet as most people fine it eaiser to do. This ratio is still considered RAW, though some Raw peeps do not feel anything less than doing 100%. http://www.hacres.com/home/home.asp
Paul Nison has an amazing story on his health & an transformation by being 100% Raw. I heard him speak a few weeks ago.http://www.paulnison.com/beforeandafterp鈥?/a>
"Let food be thy medicine" Hippocrates
Slaint茅 (to your health)
When you first tell them your lifestyle choice what have been the type of responses/comments you have gotten from your family,friends, and complete strangers.Especially if your Vegan or into Macro and Raw Foods since most people have really never heard about those type of lifestyles.|||I'm a raw food vegan. My family and friends hate it. They always say stuff like we can't go anywhere with you and why do you make things so difficult.
Also my mom is always trying to tell me I need more protein or how food is better cooked.
I'm just so tired of hearing it. On one side of the coin people say eat more fruit and vegetables and then when you do they tell you to eat more meat and cook your food. I'm really just tired of other peoples opinions. I have been a raw vegan for 3 years now and have NEVER FELT OR LOOKED BETTER IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
I think everyone else is just jealous that they can't eat and look as good as me! My friends are always asking what I'm eating and how I stay in shape. LOL...while they eat there double cheese burger.|||Well, as many people know, I live in Ohio. When I was a vegetarian and I turned down meat, I would (obviously) disclose why. When I told people that I was a vegetarian, they'd say, "Oh! You work with animals?! What does that have to do with eating meat?"
And I would reply, "That's VETERINARIAN. A vegetarian doesn't eat meat...".
Comical? Yes!
Sad? Even more so.
At any rate, now that I'm a vegan, I find that most people have never heard of the term before. For those who might know a little bit about it, they'll say, "Is that something like a vegetarian?" And I'll reply, "Yes. Something like that." And then elaborate on the dietary specifics.
In both cases, people just look at me like I'm a freak. Some people are really cool though and ask questions about what I eat and the like. I think I'm finally getting used to it.
Cheers!|||I'm a vegetarian. When I told my family I intended on becoming a vegetarian they thought I wouldn't be able to keep it up. Them thinking this just made me want to do it even more.
My friends are OK about it, but I just get a feeling they find it a bit odd. I don't know why though.
Myself and one of my friends were talking about diet and lifestyle one day and I was telling her about my diet. She suddenly became very dismissive and defensive at everything I was saying. As though she thought I was trying to preach at her. If I wasn't a vegetarian I know she wouldn't have acted in the same way. It's like there's some sort of cynicism towards it and prejudice; out of fear.
I was invited to a friends birthday recently - she was having a BBQ. I was the only vegetarian there. It wasn't very nice being surrounded by people all ripping meat off chicken legs. Whilst I just sat there eating a slice of bread. I think people see vegetarians as a burden, as I felt in this case. I really felt like the odd one out, the one who didn't fit in.|||They usually assume that I am weird and are shocked that I don't eat meat. What gets me is why do any of them care what we eat? I couldn't care less what other people eat.
I am doing a Science Fair Project and need to know the top three dog foods on the market. I already have B.A.R.F (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) listed as one of them.|||Top 3 dog foods on the market, as measured in annual sales, or quality of the ingredients?|||never heard of B.A.R.F sounds like barf lol but anyways I'd say Wellness, Blue Buffalo, Pure Gold, and Halo you can find them all at Petco in the dog food section they are a bight pricy but you can just buy the small bags and a factor in your science fair project might be that all those foods I listed come in different flavors so try and get the same kind of flavor or like the main meat in all of the should be chicken or lamb or w/e anyway goodluck on your science fair I kust finished mine and I hope your paper work doesent get held up because it has to do with animals!|||This should be added to your science fair project, this information needs to be taught to as many people as possible.
Please read your pet food labels, including treats. IF you see the following: Meat, Meat Meal, or By-products (of any kind) please do not feed this to your pets. The food contains what is called the 4 D’s, which means; Dead, Dying, Diseased, Decayed meat.
This meat is called “rendered” meat. I highly recommend you look it up on the net. This meat is anything that ever breathed. It is euthanized cats and dogs from vet clinics and shelters, oh and btw, they don’t remove their collars or the plastic bags their bodies come in. Don’t forget, these remains also have various chemicals in them. Those pets may have been on chemo or hormones, or who knows what else.
The meat also comes from other sources, like dead zoo animals, road kill, and dead farm animals any meat that humans cannot consume, also feces is included. This food is also filled with tons of chemicals to preserve the rot, and also to cover up the death in the food.
Many pet owners think their pets are a just picky eater that is far from the truth. They know the food is rancid. Also many of our pets have food allergies, and that is because of the horrible food it is being fed. Changing the food can stop the allergies in most cases. Sure, you will pay a bit more for better dog foods, but you will save on vet bills and save your pets life. It is possible to extend their life by 50%. So understand, food can be medicine, or food can be poison.
Be aware of pet foods that are made by companies that also make human food, they are the worst abusers of rendered pet food. In case you didn’t know, American pet food is illegal to sell in Europe because of how horrible it is, and companies in this country make special good blends for the European pets to make it legal and give the American pets the deadly rendered pet food.
Don’t be fooled by the cute commercials on TV either, those foods are THE worst to give your animals. If you wouldn’t eat it, why would you expect your pet to? I highly recommend either Wellness brand, or Holistic. Both are found in pet stores, or you can order it online from places like Petco, etc.
Please learn about rendered pet foods and pass the word on to friends and family. I know you love your pets, so show them how much by going now and reading the labels on the food and treats you are feeding them. Then, get to a pet store and buy healthy food.
I know this is a lot to read, but I love animals and only want the best for them and I am sure you do too.
Thanks.|||Do you need the most commercially available ones, or the best ones in terms of quality? I only ask because they're polar opposites.
ETA: In that case, probably Iams, Pedigree, and Purina.
For more info that could help you out for your project, try http://www.dogfoodanalyis.com|||Go to the following sites:
dogfoodanalysis.com
dogfoodchat.com
dogfoodadvisor.com
whole-dog-journal.com
They all rate dog foods so you should be able to narrow down your list there. Hope this helps.|||BARF/Raw foods aren't leading dog foods on the market.
I'd say something along the lines of Purina One, Dog Chow(from Purina), and...eh, Ol' Roy.|||Purina, IAMS, Pedigree, Ol'Roy, Alpo, Kibbles 'N Bits..... all the junk found in the supermarket.|||I would have to say... Evo (including innova), orijen, and taste of the wild
Thats if you mean healthiest dog foods on the market|||Orijen/Acana
Nature's Variety
Wellness|||I think iams might be but blue is the healthiest so im not sure.
It came with nutrition program but it costs like $20 a meal (exaggeration but too expensive) so i want to do my own raw food diet. I know many raw foods will help, but any really good ones.|||There is a natural supplement that "explodes" your fat cells called "forskolin" look for it on the web. It runs about $20-$25 and the dose is 50mg per day. Belly fat is caused by stress, excess sugars and starch, so cut out your "white" food intake, take time for yourself and just breathe. Be sure you're getting 80g protein per day and 25g of fiber. (Starting your day off with 30g of protein is working for my husband who didn't eat breakfast before and does not exercise. He's lost 10 lbs in 6 weeks and that's only Mon-Fri!!) Good Luck to you...
is this bad the way i am eating. I AM NOT STARVING MYSELF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT! but after starting the raw foods lifestyle i have not been hungry. should i make myself eat more even though im not hungry. do the fruits not make me hungry. i dont feel sick or anything. what do you think is this bad. advice plz.
07/20/09 food: 2 apples drink: water, powerade
i dont drink powerade any more thats all i had thats when i started the lifestyle.
07/21/09 food: apple and banana 2 plums and 10 carrot circles drink: water and vitamin water
07/22/09 food: plum and peach and kiwi drink: water more water|||If you don't eat significantly more than that, you ARE going to damage your body.
You've probably consumed enough calories in 3 days as my 15lb dog consumes in one meal.
Don't be an idiot.|||This is absolutely not a bad way to eat. very healthy. However you should eat more, you are definetly not geting enough nutrients from what you are listing. there are alot of raw websites. that give thousands of recipes for making meals. ive been raw on and off for about two years now, lost 60 lbs first 6 months. but ive been lazy about it lately. Its amazing how creative the raw chefs get.|||mankind started in the Garden of Eden as vegetarians until they sinned. alot of people dont realize that u can do without meat because certain vegys supply everything that meat does.get a dieticians schedule for straight vegy menus.
I just saw this thing on You Tube that these people lost a great deal of weight by just eating raw foods. Now I am extremely interested in doing this, but is this the same as just becoming a vegetarian? If not can some one pleeeeaaaase explain the difference and show me an example menu of someone that is eating only raw foods, would eat. HELP I'M NEW TO THIS!!!! |||No. Vegetarianism is a meatless diet. Raw foodism (AKA raw veganism) is a plant based diet where nothing is cooked above a certain level. While "regular" vegans are okay eating dairy-free baked goods and cooked foods, raw foodists eat only, well... raw food!
It sounds ridiculously difficult, to the point that it wouldn't be worth it to me. But then again, I'm vegan for animals, an not eating bread isn't gonna save any of the furry ones.|||i dont know why you would want to and i would say no they are not the same|||The difference is that vegetarian means not eating meat. Raw foods is vegan and it's all RAW FOODS. This means raw fruit, raw vegetables, raw nuts, raw seeds. A vegetable stir-fry and a cup of coffee are vegetarian but they're not raw. They're cooked.|||There are raw-fooders who eat fish and other seafood (lots of them) and even some who eat meat. I've taken pleasure in beef tartare on occasion - lean raw ground beef seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, and a little salt and pepper.
So although there are vegan raw-fooders, the two things are different.|||Raw food is just what it sounds like: food that's not cooked. Most vegetarians cook their food (have you never eaten a meatless meal like spaghetti with tomato sauce?)
Neither vegetarianism nor raw foodism is a weight loss diet. Vegetarians have a number of reasons for their decision, usually including ethics, environmentalism, politics, health and preferance. Raw foodists believe that it's healthier because cooking destroys certain enzymes in food. You can gain or lose weight following pretty much any eating philosophy; it's just a matter of burning more calories than you consume.|||The raw food diet is really extreme and I don't think it is healthy. Raw vegans eat fruits, veggies, seeds, and nuts. Vegetarians don't eat meat. Vegans don't eat meat, dairy, or eggs. Even if you lose weight on the raw food diet it isn't healthy.|||NO.
Not alll Raw Foodies are Veggies - Vegan. Some eat, raw eggs, dairy, fish & beef.
MY diet today:
AM: Barely Max drink
snk: Fresh made Veggie Juice
Lunch: Barley Max Drink, Huge Raw Veggie Salad
snk: Green Smoothie : 1 cups fresh or frozen fruit with handfull of 2 raw baby spinach, water & raw agave nectar
Dinner: Raw Tomato Soup(recipe: Raw Foods Made Easy), Veggie Salad
snk: Apple with raw cashew butter
Except for juice I rarely drink anything but Water in the summer, when it's cold I do like hot tea.
*Salads include: Romaine, Spinach, Cabbage, Carrots,Cukes, Tomatoes, Raw Sunflower Seeds, Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Raw Nuts (choice Almonds, Cashews, Walnuts etc.) Avocado, Home-grown sprouts, Dried Goji Berries, Dressing made with Raw Olive Oil & Lemon Juice or Raw Apple Cider Vinegar.
I on occasions do eat Organic Raw Goat Cheese.
I hope this is helpful
Slaint茅 (to your health)
I'm interested to know more from people who have tried this diet for health reasons or otherwise, especially regarding how easy or hard it was/is to stick to. I know some people follow it as a lifestyle choice and this is of particular interest to me. Do you get bored or crave other foods ever? Does it satisfy you? Do you feel more energetic?|||i eat raw veggies, fruits. BUT sometimes you can't get all the minerals you need doing that.
steaming them properly will unlock minerals and vitamins that raw doesn't unlock.
read up on your veggies and fruits about consumption and preparation.
this site generally speaks of cooking vegetables.
raw more or less is for the fiber, crude materials.
which has amazing results.
http://drlwilson.com/Articles/VEGETABLES鈥?/a>|||ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh|||I would eat raw vegetables but never meat|||It's like a bad case of bulemia!! the human body no longer uses its appendix. They are still there but they are dorment. Therefore we cannot digest raw foods properly, making this type of diet at best uselss, at worst dangerous.|||um um um um urrr you need to eat meat urrek and other thing my cousin urrrk went on a all fruit diet and he is very skinny and e looks very urrrrk unwell|||I'm trying it for two weeks during lent (vegan the rest of the time) . If you do it you should let me know how it was.
vegweb.com has a lot of recipies and advice!|||I don't believe in "fad" dieting. I kep fit and healthy by eating what I want, but in modeation. For example, I only eat fried foods every few months, but fruit and chocalate every day. Dieting is only good, for as long as you are dieting, when you stop, you pile the pounds back on.|||Man that was one very bad experience for me...
I got food poisoning and almost died from it...
I had a fever so high I should have been dead....
I was hallucinating something fierce all the time - could not tell reality from fantasy at all...
It was really bad - so I cook everything I eat just about now...|||I hear it can give you terrible indigestion as your body isn't used to breaking down everything you eat like it has to when you're eating raw veg all day.
Moderation in everything is by far the best way to stay thin and healthy.
When my brother died 2 years ago, he had become a vegetarian as a way of fighting the cancer. While he still died, I became a vegetarian as a way of daily remembering my brother. It is definitely a healthier, cheaper way of life, but I'm looking for tasty uncooked foods. Alive is better!
Any good websites you know of? Thanx.|||beyondvegetarianism.com
Its about RAW FOOD and VEGETARIANISM!|||Try http://www.thegardendiet.com/ to see the lifestyle of a raw food family. It's fascinating. And...I'm sorry about your brother. Report Abuse
|||try GNC.com|||yummmmmmy!!|||Parsnip Soup
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 large parsnip,shredded
1/2 med onion,chopped
2 tablespoon tahini
2 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoon orange blossom honey
1 apple, cored, cubed but not skinned
1 tablespoon parsely
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon bazil
1/2 cup water
Directions:
Put all ingredients into blender and puree. Pour into bowls, and serve with salad and rolls. Enjoy! This is a raw food recipe.
Serves: one to two
Preparation time: 10 mins.
this is a recipe i found at a site called www.vegweb.com, and all you have to do is type raw meals at the search box and you can get a lot of things.|||for raw food:
go to ocraw.com or visit yahoo group Orange_County_CA_Living_foods.
system and foods needs to be at least steamed. This ranges from many different alternative perspectives-acupuncture, ayurveda, etc. I am very confused-what do you know about this-raw food diet the way to go or no? And why|||I believe you need to find the right diet for you personally. I have had digestive problems for as long as I can remember. My food allergies were getting worse and I finally went to a Naturopath Doctor who did a complete blood workup on me and designed an eating plan for me. This was about 7 months ago and when I stick to the plan I feel really great. In my case I am not good with raw foods and always felt crummy after eating a salad.|||You are not suppose to get raw meat at all, raw veggies fine. Over time eating raw meat will damage your digestive system some studies have show that it will cause stomach cancer as well. All the crap that they but in raw meat is not good.
Everyone I have know in my life (2) who ate raw meat const. have died and the doctors said it was there eating style.|||IT"S A PERSONAL CHOICE!!!! THE BODY DOESN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!!!!!! NOURISHMENT IS NOURISHMENT!!!! PROTEIN, CARBOHYDRATES, FAT ETC......... EATING IS ONE OF LIFE"S SIMPLEST PLEASURES !!!! {ENJOY IT}|||the more raw the better|||Eat your veggies lightly steamed. This will help your body absorb the most minerals from them. You will not get full benefits from eating the veggies raw.|||50% raw would be ideal. Fruits and vegetables can and should be eaten raw and juiced. Fish, meat and poultry should be cooked.|||There is only one case where steamed is better. Carrots are better steamed. Otherwise raw rules. Any time we process, cook, or change food, it's not good for us. The trick to raw food diet is getting a variety each day. Don't eat the same thing all the time. We need lots of nutrients to stay healthy. Eating the same thing all the time won't fill up the nutrient chart. Also look for raw nuts, seeds, and grains. A variety of beans is useful. Find a diet that tastes good and has a variety of ingredients. Learn to be creative with food. You will enjoy it a lot more.|||It depends on the food. Raw meats can cause a bacterial infection like E-coli, raw fish can cause parasites, other raw foods can be toxic until cooked. Eating raw veggies is ok, but cooking some will make the nutrients more bio-available. This is true with carrots and getting the beta-carotene out of them. It is true for other veggies as well. This should be an easy subject to do research on and develop a better diet.|||do your research before jumping into a raw food lifestyle. and remember, that it is a *lifestyle*. it can be very easy and very rewarding, you'll have more energy and your outward appearance improves... I lived this way for a while but found it difficult to maintain due to my living circumstances at the time.
check out rawfood.com or David Wolfes book The Sunfood Diet.. lots of tips, recipes and well informed advice..
good luck!|||Hi,
I am a raw foodist. You have to be careful going raw, there is a lot of misinformation out there. There is also a lot of debate even amongst the raw food community. There are two main ways to get your calories when you are raw. One is sugar, from fruit. If you get too much you will be setting yourself up for some big health problems. The other is fat. You don't want to go overboard with either of these, you need to find a good balance. You also can actually be a junk food raw foodist by eating mostly nuts and dried fruit. I think the biggest problem that rawfoodists have is that they don't eat enough veggies, especially dark green leafy vegetables. This is where you get a lot of your minerals and you need to eat a lot or you will start acquiring major deficiencies. There are foods that are hard to digest and you will have to build up your digestive health. Nuts are hard to digest and most raw foodists agree not to eat a lot of them. Personally I feel great when I eat raw but it isn't for everyone. You have to take in to account money, time, planning, kitchen access, social problems and most importantly heath issues. If you are curious try it out for a little while you can always add cooked foods back in your diet.|||the closest to nature the better.you need life to live healthy.cooked food it dead.i seer my meat because you do need to kill the bacteria on the meat that it came into contact during packing and cutting it.
4 month old sibe husky, i feed her raw food diet, and since then her coat has gotten shinier, more energy, gained a bit more weight and more to the point she actually eats it!! however to raw food users out there..are there any things i can give her to actually gain weight..she is very skinny, right now i feed her chicken, biscuit, raw veggies (or cooked) natural yogart and fruit...any suggestions?|||Satin Balls
http://www.njboxers.com/satin-balls-reci鈥?/a>|||what about pumpkin and rice? they love it!
I also use raw ground beef, my dogs enjoy that too.
good luck to you!|||I would say alot of raw beef.
And Bones and stuff... and healthy veggies :)
Good luck!|||You could try increasing the amount you feed her by 10%.
Try giving eggs, crushed shell included, 2-4 per week.
Only 5-10% vegies in the diet, a dog doesnt need anymore than that.
Blend raw vegies.
Also add red meat and organs-heart/liver/kidneys etc, and chicken pieces with skin on. Raw bones are good too.
When my dog looks a little skinny I increase his food, when he looks too chunky I decrease his food.
Good Luck.
I've been looking at raw food recipes, and there are a lot of dehydrated foods that look delicious! However, I don't have the money or the will to go out and buy a food dehydrator right now. Is there any way through the oven and/or sun that I can dehydrate my foods?
Thanks!|||Put the oven on the lowest setting (mine has a "warm" setting that is 170 or 180 degrees.) Keep the oven door partway open to keep the heat down.|||oven on lowest temperature works OK.
Alton Brown states you should use a box fan, and a couple cellulose-based home heater filters, and stack the food in the grooves, and strap it on the blower side, then stick it out a window and turn it on... cool dry is always better for dehydrating that warm dry.
finally there is the sun dried method, if you have a clean, dry, well ventilated area with constant sun exposure.|||yes.. use a non stick cookie sheet, or any baking sheet with parchment paper on it.. lightly spray with Pam (very slightly)
and lay out very thin layers of fruit or veggies (like tomato slices) you want to dehydrate and put in oven on warmest heat overnight...
I make dried tomatoes, apple slices and even beef jerky this way....
Raw foods can be expensive if that's all one eats. If anyone has maintained this lifestyle without spending hundreds of dollars each month, please share your tips. I had to literally juice half a bag of oranges to get 1 glass of juice. Can you imagine with all the other foods?|||of course there is. Be creative.
Take a look at this website:
www.goveg.com
This will give you the basics of becoming a vegetarian. Also do a net search on vegetarian recipes, lifestyles. You can learn alot. I found out that alot of stuff that we eat on a daily basis can already be "vegetarian", i.e. catsup, some brand name snacks., etc.
Good luck and hang in there.|||I don't think it's possible. It helps if you own a farm or greenhouses.|||Have you tried to grow your own garden?
I am attempting to try this this year!|||I used to eat a raw vegan diet for a few months. I don't remember exactly how much it was costing me but it was cheaper than my diet is now. I don't recommend eating vegan ever, raw or otherwise. There are deficiencies of certain nutrients that one can only obtain from animal products. Mankind started out eating meat and needs to continue doing so for good health.
For over one year and 3 months I've been eating a 100% raw diet with raw meat, eggs, and dairy products and a small amount of fruit and no vegetables but some vegetable juice.
Eating vegan and the amounts of fruit people tend to eat on a vegan diet leads to tooth decay, lots of cavities, bone loss, nervous system disorders due to deficiencies in vitamin B12 and other health problems from deficiencies and from too much fruit or the anti-nutrients in vegetation, nuts, and seeds.
If you're going to do a raw diet I recommend eating raw meat on a daily basis, as well as the regular consumption of organ meats. Fruit juice is troublesome because of the sugar with no fiber to slow it's absorption. Fruit should be eaten whole and with fat such as butter, cream, eggs, avocado, or coconut or a combination of fats such as a smoothie with eggs, fruit, raw honey, and cream or butter.
No single diet is the best for every person but your diet does need to include a large amount of animal products. Vegetable fiber is very difficult for the human digestive tract to break down and vegetables pass through mostly undigested. We don't have the many stomachs and as long of a digestive tract as animals that were made for eating plants. Fruits that many refer to as vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers aren't too hard to digest though.
Eskimos would go 9 months of the year or longer with no vegetation in the diet, only meat and organs. I heard that Eskimo means "raw meat eater". Many other very healthy native peoples have lived off of mostly, sometimes exclusively, animal products for thousands upon thousands of years. No one naturally only eats vegetation though. It's not healthy.|||Almost but not quite.. you need some cooked foods! a pure raw food idea is a bad idea. How can anyone live on just $200 a month? I spend $300 on food a month! I do cook eggs. I don't eat any meat. I eat lots of fruit! And veggies too!
I think you could live on a raw food diet for $400 a month eating mostly fruits veggies, grains and cereals, if you want to eat raw fish add another $50 to that total monthly unless you fish for your fish!|||Let's see... $200 divided by 30 days per month.... Spend $6.67 per day. I bought 3 ears of corn this week for $1. I would think you have to go to the "farmer's market" and buy alot of "specials". Eat nuts too. Eat beans and rice, mac and cheese, nuts and rice, mix at least two of these three groups, rice or macaroni, nuts. and beans or veggies. They have lots of protein and they taste great. I think this is possible. Not easy... put possible. Fresh veggies and nuts, don't cost as much as meat. Don't juice it, eat the real deal.|||Try growing your own food. Its probably a whole lot cheaper and plus, you know where your food's coming from. Some farms these days use so many pesticides and chemicals. I'd stick with growing them my own or try your local farmer's markets. They're relatively cheap and you support local businesses.|||err, it cost about 50cent to make half glass, and $1 to make me a full glass of oj
i ate raw vegan before, it costed less then $5 a day
i make juice all day and ate the following
cucumber 2 for 99cent
carrots 50cent per lb
orange 50cent per lb
banana 39cent per lb
mixed nuts $4 per lb
mixed seeds $2 per lb
celery $2 each
lettus 1 bucks
tomato $1 per lb $1.50 max. i ate alot of tomato
so there you have it, if you shop at the right store, you can er buy food at that price, and the store i shop at have the best vegg selections, the veggs looks good, not, like really fake vegetables from walmart|||THe Chinese and Indians do it all the time. Its dependent on where you live. I buy my vegetables in ethnic markets. Supermarkets in Los Angeles overcharge for vegetables. The quality in some of these ethnic markets are a lot better too. I use to go to hispanic markets, but their numbers are dieing. Chinese is common. Korean can be cheaper as well as fresher. THey have a nice selection of organic vegetables too. Japanese has a high reputation of cleanliness, but I rarely buy from them, because they are expensive and far from me. Locally I go to the middle eastern/ Eastern European market. They are cheap, but their quality is sometimes lacking. There are Thai, India and Russian markets, that I visit in rare occassion. THe only one that I feel is worth while is the Russian, but I haven't been their since the government force them to change their business. I use to go to downtown and buy bulk from the wholesalers too. The traffic makes it no longer worth while. I also buy from the local farmers market. Its rare for them to be cheaper than the supermarket, but you can find bargains. Orange juice is a luxery item especially with the freeze. I would let the oranges sit at room temp before juicing. If its cold, you get less juice. I calculated your daily expense, and it would be tough. It's barely doable in Los Angeles. but your meals might become very boring.|||If possible, get a part-time job in a raw food cafe, you might be able to eat for free or at least get a discount.|||Depends on how much you need to eat, and how choosy you are with your taste buds.
Where do I purchace raw foods? What foods are concidered raw?|||www.sparkpeople.com has a great raw foods group that I am in called clean eating. you can get all the info you want, and it is FREE< FREE <FREE.... Sorry, I love sites that help, without trying to sell you something.
www.rawnutrition.com is great too.|||The only foods we should eat raw are fruits and vegetables. Raw meat and dairy products carry disease.
I am hoping to become a raw foods vegan because I have heard that it is very healthy and I'm already a vegan so it won't be too large of a change. I just want to know where to start. I went onto amazon and searched for raw foods vegan books and was overwhelmed. Can someone please recommend a book or two that will get me started and possibly some resources that will teach me about the health aspects of this diet? I want to learn what I need to be eating on a daily basis in order to stay healthy on this diet.
Thanks in advance everyone.|||Yes, raw vegan diets are optimal. I've tried many different things...I used to eat meat, then became vegetarian, became vegan later, and have been raw for 8 months now. I've never had better health and energy. For everyone who is skeptical...I just recently had my blood work done and got my results yesterday...all of my nutrient levels are great. And I don't do any supplements or vitamins. It's all from fruits, veggies, greens, and seeds/nuts.
Two books I highly recommend are Ani Phyo's Raw Kitchen book and Alissa Cohen's book (I think it's called Living on Live Foods). Alissa's book is over 400 pages of recipes, stories, food info, etc. I'd also recommend you join her raw vegan online board at www.rawfoodtalk.com/index.php. There you can connect with people who are new at raw all the way to people who have been raw 20+ years. It's a great place to have questions answered and to find great recipes. Good luck!!
PS Of course you could do any diet wrong. You could be unhealthy eating raw foods by eating pinenuts all day. It's all about variety...this is to the person who posted earlier.
Our digestive system is clearly meant to handle vegetation and not meat. Carnivores and omnivores have very differently built systems than that of ours. Ours most resemble apes, who eat all vegetation with the exception of bugs :)|||Don't bother, for your own health's sake.
A vegan diet is unhealthy and unnatural. A raw food vegan diet is even worse. Some foods are indigestible and/or toxic unless cooked - not only animal foods, but plant foods as well.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
I started a complete Raw Food diet 3 months ago. It healed me completely of my M.E. that I had for 15 years, truly a miracle healing, but I am a newbie at this and now my lungs must need cleaning or ?? I have this bothersome cough and now it is worse.It is not a cold, it could be like asthma or connected to over use of the adrenals For those of you who do RAw foods, what might you suggest, I am sure I am not covering all the necessary foods yet, I bought a daily supplement yesterday, and I have no insurance, so I will NOT go to the dr. until I think it is serious, but even naturopaths, what is good for my lungs, I'll try them all ;) thanks ;) from a newbie ;)|||There are quite a few natural foods that can help with respiratory health and lung health, but the main thing that would help would depend on what exactly is causing the coughing. You could get a supplement combination that has several nutrients that help specifically for the health of the lungs, but if you wanted to stick with only whole foods, here are a few options:
-Garlic (great for cardiovascular and immune system health among many other benefits)
-Pineapple (the Bromelain that's naturally occurring in it is good for the health of the lungs, digestion, and even your joints)
-Elderberry (more commonly used for the immune system and could help if it was a cold, but it also helps with healthy breathing year-round)
-Licorice (the real stuff, not the candy... it's good for lung health, but don't take too much as it can be harmful if you eat too much for too long; you may want to get a supplement of this one for safety sake)
-Nettle Root (an excellent respiratory aid, but I can't say I've ever seen the whole root where you could eat it straight... you may need to get a supplement of this one, too)
Those are the main things I would start with, but I would also recommend minimizing dairy (as that contributes to mucus production, which can impact a cough) and make sure you drink plenty of water. Good luck and I hope I helped!|||Good for you. I;m happy that the raw food has helped you. The coughing may be an indication of your immune system being hyperactive and reacting adversely to some harmless thing like pollen or dust etc. You need to take an immune modulator for such a condition and it would help bring your health back to normalcy.
The best immune modulator is Trifactors of 4life Research of USA. Please check their website www.4life.com and see if the country you live is covered by them. They operate in over 50 countries and I'm sure Trifactors will help you get rid of your coughing and improve your health even more.
Just generally aside from the typical fruits and veggies what are necessary food/spices/ingrideants to have in the kitchen to make Raw food meals? I am new to this raw food thing- started as just trying to be healthy and now I love eating raw! It makes me feel great! I have been doing it for about 4 months but I want to try and experiment on how to make new foods that are HEALTHY!!|||Aside from fruits and vegetables, my regular grocery list includes:
sun-dried tomatoes
jalapenos
coconut
dates
cacao powder
coconut oil
agave nectar
apple cider vinegar
Nama Shoyu
olive oil
flax seeds
sunflower seeds
nutritional yeast
almonds
brazil nuts
macadamia nuts
pecans
pine nuts
pistachios
coconut water
Lara Bars
The best books to start with are "Raw Food Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" by Lori Baird and Julie Rodwell. Both have good recipes that don't require specialty equipment, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" is packed with information and resources.|||I've been raw 2 and a half years. Raw is great, but I've learned that raw doesn't necessarily mean healthy. The more you do to food the less healthy it becomes.
If you share the view that raw is healthy because it's natural, then don't get a dehydrator. If you really want to make stuff, you could make smoothies.
raw nuts are not usually raw. They're dried out, stored for a long time (and the fat gets rancid). Also, nuts are not needed/important,
Aside from new meals, how about new foods. Look around more.....I highly recommend farmers markets: unusual fruits and veggies, less pesticides, and picked riper = healthier and tastier.|||WOO RAW!
invest in a dehydrator! honestly, its the best 300 bucks youll ever spend. you can make all sorts of delicious RAW food! like crackers and breads, fruit leathers, and chips made from kale, zucchini, sweet potatoes etc.
so yummy and so healthy :D|||papaya
blender
raw nuts daily
raw sprouted breads
soaked beans and lentils daily ( soak for two weeks or more to get them super soft, or just a few days to be edible)
raw oatmeal- Bircher Muesli ( google it)
I have been sick with a chronic illness for 15 years and am now almost completely well from Raw foods, but I am kind of hyper, I think because I am so excited about being well. I am too hyper for people. So . I always had very high energy before I was sick and I was teaching elem school so that high energy was to my advantage, , but now that I am 58, and retired, I need to bring it down a notch. Any suggestions Yoga is not for me, but I LOVE to exercise, but how about raw foods or juices ? thanks|||beets do very good things to your adrenal glands are are good for nerves of steel.
banana has tons of potassium- good for jitters and nerve function.
Garlic and omega oils are good for the joints nad general nerve function, the same goes with avocado.
I find ginger, celery, organic apple and cucumber juice really really good for the core- like your stomach, spleen and general centredness.
The celery cleans blood and ginger cleans everything, Organic apple is just the best juice.
Add carrot to that juice if you want it smoother and heavier.
And lastly, this is my absolute favourite. if you need sweets and candy- eat dates and chopped bananas with a squeeze of lemon juice and brown sugar.
The dates and lemon are sooooo good together- if you simmer them lightly, in lemon juice, then swirl some yoghurt, or tofu cream through them,,,,its something else.
but as raw, freshly dried, with the banana and lemon and brown raw sugar, it's a real treat.
For a smoothie= try banana, pear , raw plain yoghrut, date and lemon.
That is the most unbelievable smoothie- the dates make it so creamy.
If you don't want to do yoga, and find in mindnumbing, have you tried extreme stretching?
To flex your joints to where they are designed to go- instead of where you feel the "pain" is very refreshing.
Like being able to touch your forhead on your straightened knees, that kind of thing.
This is a kind of inner shiatsu and stimulates the lymph nodes and all the adrenal glands to flow fully.
Being able to do the splits, bend over sideways to touch your ear to your knee- it's what you get to in a roundabout way with yoga, but I think yoga is too boring for me, I'd always prefer some hefty excersize , so you may find the extreme stretching good for you.
A bit further every day, also it make you breathe very low in your body and after that you realise all the pain you feel is carried high, in your chest.
Doing the stretching, you have to breathe, THROUGH the bit that you are having pain with- it's all in your mind.!
That's how it was for me anyhow.
Glluck!@|||Lithium?|||Most everything I've seen shows that magnesium is a calmant
since evrybody's system is different you need to try various amounts until you are satisfied|||I love this Raw Recipe, so soothing and calming. Its perfect for this time of year as well. Hope it helps you chill out :)
http://www.rawpeople.com/index.php?optio鈥?/a>|||Sunflower seeds help me calm my nerves.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname鈥?/a>
I want to sart eating ALOT of raw foods (vegetables & fruits), but the thing is, everytime i eat vegetables it makes me want to vomit, why is this? I can't even eat one carrot withou feeling sick?
this sucks, will I get use to it?|||Hi, there.
I am assuming Your previous diet/style of eating/lifestyle wasn't to pure;-)
It is possible that there are some digestion problems because of accumulated ..who knows what;-)-mucus, parasites..;-)
My advice is : go to the heath food store and buy some nice good probiotics which will help to build your digestion track back. It is necessary. It is like cleaning the overloaded closet and starting all over again with sorting your wardrobe nicely;-)
Second is : Most of the people have some weird reaction to raw foods, because they ARE NOT USED TO EATING RAW FOODS, and on the other side they don't chew enough. We are used to SOFT =boiled/cooked out of a fiber foods that don't need an effort to digest. Also- the chewing is a meditative state which will calm u.What I advise is either juicing your veggies/fruits or blending them ( which will keep the fiber in:buy a blender and "prechew"the meal:the base could be a good/spring water ( not tap!) or young coconut water-->2 cups, add some fruits;blueberries,peach,pear and put a hand full of greens or more! Blend it , add some lemon and enjoy.
I recommend a book : Victoria Boutenko : GREEN FOR LIFE.
I hoped it helped U!
loveXXXX
|||Please put a proper question in the question box, not just... ... a... partial...question.
> makes me want to vomit
Um.... why on earth would it make you want to vomit???
Maybe try organic veggies. You could be sensitive to chemicals.|||try different kind of vegetables. try avocado, mango, grapes strawberries, apple, banana.
make a smoothie.
try hummus as a dip with cruditee
make juices.
|||You will get use to it.
Before I was a meat eater & hate vegetables.
Now I am vegetarian and eat lots of grains, fruits, and vegetables (yes, raw, too.)|||try to combine vegetables with something. i don't know, find some recipes... mix them with something... maybe this helps. |||Don't eat raw potato and if you do, just a small quantity. It's not good to eat too much raw potato. |||You should speak with your doctor. It could be a digestive problem.
I eat a diet primarily of raw fruits and vegetables and I work out 4-6 times a week. I know the raw foods aren't helping out my muscle development that much and was curious what some of the prime foods for this situation would be.|||well fruits contain very important vitamins but if you get past a certain daily amount, it's just added sugar. i recommend 1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight for muscle-sparing. and space it out because even though your small intestine is 24 feet long, it still can only absorb so much at a time.
Me and my boyfriend are pretty into raw foods and aren't planning on going full raw right away, but we're both vegetarian/vegan and wanna learn more and experience a few days to a week at a raw vegan retreat. Can anyone help?|||Here are some raw retreats that I know of:
House of Verona - near Toronto Canada
http://houseofverona.com/
Tree of Life in Arizona
http://treeoflife.nu/
Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida
http://hippocratesinst.org/
good luck!
I am transitioning over to the raw foods diet.
Advice from others and from all the books I have read said that to sucessfully become a 100% raw foodist, it helps to have a support group of people who are going through the same thing, especially when your body goes through the "detox" stage.
Does anyone know of an online support group that would be useful?|||PETA has an online forum.|||veggieboards.com has a section for raw foodists.|||sorry, I do not know, but I too wish there was one! - I want to know more about it. - I am scared of the detox.|||Raw forums helped me a lot. Raw Freedom Community is probably the best I found. They're very welcoming and open and genuinely interested in helping raw foodists or aspiring raw foodists. The worst I found was Raw Food Talk (Alissa Cohen's forum) because they don't seem to really care about helping raw foodists, but more pushing the stuff Alissa sells in her online store.
If you google "raw food message board" you'll find all sorts of resources.
Good luck. I feel great when I'm eating raw. :)|||You will certainly get some fantastic tips, hints, support and recipes from some lovely, kind, generous and knowledgeable people on the raw forums..........
BUT.......... you will also come across some absolutely seriously fanatical raw vegans, who can be completely pompously overbearing know-it-all wankers.
http://goneraw.com/forums
http://www.rawfoodsupport.com
http://www.vegsource.com
http://www.veganforum.com/forums/index.p鈥?/a>
http://raw-pleasure.com.au
Go at your own pace and don鈥檛 get intimidated by the fanatical sector and you will be fine.
Also for extra support, try to find a raw vegan potluck group in your local area.
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i'm starting a raw food life style and im having a hard time with what i can and cant eat can someone who lies this life style please help. i've found info but some of it is contradicting its self
can i eat ; eggs, any processed food, trail mix, yogurt, cheese bread ETC...
want to be able to improve my heath and get to a better weight any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated|||No raw food mean fruit, veggies, and nuts. None of these can be cooked at all, it fresh, its raw, and not processed, or from an animal. good luck though I know people who eat only and raw diet and they feel great and look great but it does take work and first and then you wont crave other foods anymore.|||Raw food health can be a little confusing. Should you eat only plant food or experiment with raw animal foods?
I have done both and to be honest I like both raw plant and animal foods. I find that raw animal foods are way more grounding and great for endurance, but plant foods are also needed for important vitamins and minerals.
Learn about raw foods and then you decide what may be best for your body.
I am planning on switching my pit bull from kibble to a raw diet like raw chicken thighs, necks, backs and things of that sort but i don't know if there is a certain way to feed it or just put the raw chicken in her plate just like that including the blood from the chicken? Also is it safe to feed them raw foods from supermarkets or is there a better way?|||There's a couple different myths this could fall under so I'll just post the entire list. http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html But the short answer is, its fine.
Most of my dogs foods come from the supermarket. I stay away from meats with added solutions and broths as much as possible. These are often referred to as enhanced meats and have a very high salt content. Some dogs can handle it some can't.
Start out with chicken for a couple weeks, and then slowly add in variety, your dog needs plenty variety to balance the diet over time. My own two get chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, pork and venison.
Where to feed is really up to you, although its unlikely the dog will keep the food in a bowl or on a plate. I feed my dogs in their crates. You can also feed outside, or teach the dog to eat on a towel or mat. To do that put the food on the mat, everytime your dog tries to leave the mat put the food back on it. Your dog will learn that food needs to stay on the mat.
As always practice safe meat handling practices.
Dogs digestive systems are setup and fully capable of digesting raw meat, bone and organ. They are also able to handle higher bacteria loads than we can. How many dogs do you know that eat garbage or poo with no ill effects?
Dogs with sensitive stomachs aren't born, they are made. We make them that way by feeding foods that aren't species appropriate, and only feeding one kind of food. Think of it this way, if you ate nothing but corn your whole life and then one day decided to eat a steak. What do you think would happen? Your body would go Woah!? What the **** is that!!!! and it would react to it with digestive upset. Same thing with dogs.
Sasha, kibble also contains salmonella, even kibble fed dogs poo contains salmonella. Unless you're out there eating poo or not washing your hands after clean up you've got nothing to worry about.|||Let's start with the basics. Dogs are not wolves. Dogs may be the same species, but hundreds of years of domestication has changed their physiology and behavior. Okay. Next thing. If you really want to feed a raw diet, consult with a veterinary nutritionist...someone who has a veterinary degree and is board-certified in nutrition for your pet. You can find a list of DVMs with this specialty at http://www.acvn.org/. Consulting with a nutritionist will ensure that your dog is getting all the proper nutrients from his homemade diet. I personally don't advocate feeding raw food diets. I've seen too many dogs come in to the hospital with horrible salmonellosis from their raw diets. That being said, it is your decision. Just be sure to be careful and thoroughly research the idea, using reliable sources...not everyone who answers questions here is qualified to give advice on every topic.|||The blood is just part of the carcass so it is fine. Chicken is a really good starting point but it is important to provide a wide variety if you can. My dogs and cats get chicken, lamb, beef, pork, fish, whole eggs and kangaroo.
Just meat and bone is not enough - your dog needs to eat some offal as well. At least 3-5% of its diet should be liver but not more as vitamin A is stored in fat and overdose is possible.
If you aim to feed 70-80% meat, 10-15% bone and 10-15% offal your dog will get every nutrient it needs.
* a raw diet does not cause pancreatitis - it is diets high in carbohydrates that put extra pressure on the pancreas. For dogs with EPI (a pancreatic enzyme disorder) a raw meat based diet is the most recommended
** 37% of ALL dogs regardless of diet, will pass salmonella in their stools. This is NOT mean that the dog is ill but that their digestive system is doing what it should.!!
*** there was a kibble recall recently sparked by a salmonella outbreak in humans. Whatever you choose to feed always wash your hands after feeding, cleaning up poop etc and don't play with or eat dog poop.
**** many vets now promote this type of diet as the best means to prevent many common health problems in our pets.|||When feeding raw food, it has too be very fresh, not bought in the supermarket fresh(often this chicken arrives frozen, is thawed, sits in the back for a bit then gets wrapped and displayed).
My old dog ate raw meat we bought directly from a slaughter house. The slaughter house, freezes the meat as soon as it is cut.
I do believe the guy above me works for Iams, not a vet. I do not know a single vet out there that would recomend Iams.
Google the Barf diet, that's what I fed my dog. Remeber that dogs where once wolves and all they eat is raw meat.|||RESEARCH
Join a Yahoo! rawfeeding group
Read as much as you can find
Raw feeding is a matter of BALANCE of nutrients over a relatively short time- my goal is within 2 weeks the dogs have eaten 80% meat, 10% bone, 10% offal from a variety of sources--- at least 2 meals of fish, a meal of raw eggs, the rest comprised of chicken, beef, pork, lamb, game animals.
I feed my dogs in their crates. Since I have no small children or elderly people wandering about I don't worry about salmonella. I let the dogs drink the blood from whatever meat source I'm using.
I get WHOLE chickens from the grocery store or a wholesale meat supplier. I choose to feed whole chickens because these are usually kept frozen. I've become very adept at chopping up a chicken and I usually save the breasts (and whatever other parts I want) for human consumption.
I get raw ground offal from my butcher. He grinds a mix of 40lbs liver, 40 lbs heart (which doesn't count as offal since it is a muscle) and 20 lbs of fat for me, freezes it and then chops it into 1.5 lb blocks for me.
There are a variety of ways to source meat. People get quite fanatical about what they believe is the right way. Many people don't feel supermarket meat is "fresh enough". Personally, I don't really worry about it. My dogs don't seem to be phased by whatever I feed them.|||Don't do it. I lsot my dog at 3 years old (2001-2004) He got salomania and just died. The kibble diet is fine don't swich. |||I know most raw feeders try to feed in an inclosed area because it never stays in the bowl. I will tell you what I do and if you need more information, I highly suggest you go to www.bigdogsporch.com. There are many experienced raw feeders there and a canine nutritionist that also feeds raw.
Many raw feeders fast the day before feeding raw, I did, but it is not a requirement.
You will want to start with chicken or a readily available meat.
Remove the skin and fat until poop is firm. Once poop is firm, add in the skin and fat. Once poop is firm, feed that for a week. Then add in another meat. You dont need to remove the skin and fat this time, but introduce it slowly. My dogs lived off of chicken thighs and quarters for atleast three weeks and to prevent accidents in the house, keep the dog on a floor that is easy to clean, especially while you cant be there.
I buy from walmart, publix, kroger, ingles, etc. I buy the meat that is on sale, all is under a dollar per pound. My dogs are healthier and do fine on the supermarket meat. I know some people buy from wholesale markets and can get some of the specialty meats at a good price.
Keep in mind a dog will sometimes bury their meat to let it "ripen" and then go back for it later.
Skip the organs in the beginning to avoid big episodes of diarrhea. Once the pup gets used to the chicken and has consistent solid poop, then add in organs.
Keep Plain mashed pumpkin in your house. I always have it around just incase my dogs start having diarrhea and it is supposed to work for constipation as well.
|||I agree that there are quite a few dog foods out there that the ingredients are just scary, but before going to a diet sure to cause pancreatitis, I suggest you try some higher quality dog foods. Domestic dogs are not used to the richness of raw, cooked, or basically any kind of human food. It takes a heavy toll on their digestive system, espcially their pancreis. I would suggest going with Iams Premium Protection food. It's not especially costly, and most supermarkets carry it. It has glucosamine chondroitin for healthy joints, as well as real meat in it.
As long as their are know it all's in the world, there will be conflict. I did not go to school for this long to be taught nothing. These people answering, have no training in animal medicine, no experience in animal medicine, just their own opinions. If you were to ask a vet, they would tell you exactly what I told you. Perhaps they would recommend Science Diet, but that is only because they make more profit. Actual profit on a 40lb. bag of Science Diet is $20+, while Iams is less than $10 :)|||Most raw feeders feed the chicken as it is . The "blood will not harm your dog...however
11.9% of all chicken sold in supermarkets for human consumption contains salmonella. Though for the most part, the dogs do not get sick from it, it does pass through their feces and can infect humans and other dogs. Small children and the elderly are especially susceptible. Freezing the chicken does not kill the bacteria. You will need to handle the chicken very carefully.
Additionally, 30% of dogs fed a raw diet had salmonella in their stools.
The other problem with a raw diet is that it can cause deficiencies and excesses in vitamin and mineral requirements of the dog. You will need to research what to give as supplements.
The best research book I have found (after exhaustive research) is:
Raw Meat diets for Cas and Dogs? An assessment of the Research Arguments and Relate Advisability of Feeding Raw Meat-Based Diets to Cats and Dogs. by James O'Heare, PhD.
www.DogPsych.com
Many people find this diet to be great but you should do the research and decide what is best for your dog.|||Your dog can get salmonella from raw chicken just the same as you can from eating raw chicken. Why would you want to put your dog on a raw diet anyway? I would stick with the kibble or if you want to feed your dog chicken boil it first.
I recently took in a stray, and we think he is about 3 months old now. I am wanting to do a partial raw foods diet (only partial because of time and money) and I am wondering how much chicken should he get? If I left a bag of cat food out for him he would just eat and eat and eat and eat. I've found great info on the raw food diet, but can't find out anything that says how MUCH to give him.
He will get dry food for breakfast, and chicken for dinner.|||Here are some websites to help you. You usually feed 2-3% of the animals body weight. The great thing about kittens is they tend to self regulate, meaning they'll eat what they need and nothing more. Feed three times a day this young. Just put some down, wait for him to finish, and then put it away for the next meal. He probably won't even go through a whole large chicken breast in a day.
And good job on going raw! It's the best thing you can feed him. If you go completely raw, he will need more than just chicken though (he will also need organ meats, bones, liver, and heart). If you ever have questions, I'm more than happy to help.|||An adult cat is supposed to get 2%-3% per day of its body weight on a balanced raw diet.
With a kitten that % would be much higher, how much high would depend too on the age of the kitten. The younger it is the more food it needs to provide the nutrition for growth and younger kittens are also more active so need more calories.
Supposing that your kitten weighs about 3 pounds and guessing its food needs are 3x as high as an adult of the same weight, that would come to 4.3 ounces per day if that were all he were eating.
Yes, that does seem low, but raw fed cats need less food because their bodies use more of it.
If he is getting only one meal of raw I'd err on the side of too much and give him 2 1/2 ounces.
Make sure that it is balanced. The ideal proportions are 80% meat (with fat), 10% bone, 10% organs (half of that liver).
It is easier to do if you make up the meals in two week batches and freeze them. I stole an idea from a favorite website and use canning jars (the kind people preserve veggies, jam, jelly in). They are nice and neat, stack in the freezer, and are easy to wash.|||First of all you need to give him more then just a few bites of raw chicken. There is certain vitamins and minerals as well as taurine too that must be added. I'm working on making my own raw. Here's the website I got my info from that may be helpful to you.
I think they are figuring about 3-4 ounces of meat per meal per cat - but this is an adult, so I'd be splitting up the meals and giving a little at a time (divide in half and give 2 raw meals).
If you want more info (as I'm getting a high quality cat vitamin mix to put in with the raw instead of making it individual things) - email me and I'll give you that website. It will be a lot easier.
http://www.catinfo.org/makingcatfood.php|||I feed my kitten about 3 oz of chicken 3 times day. I leave water and dry kitten chow out at all times. I also alternate Turkey, chicken livers, giblet and beef. I have been doing this for about a month. My kitten is now 16 wks old and appears fine. Actually better, and loves it
She is fed raw at 7,2, and 11.|||chicken is actually high in taurine. As long as you're feeding the dark meat I don't think you'll have a problem there. My cats get a diet of mostly chicken. Since he's a kitten, I would let him eat as much as he wants. Most animals will regulate themselves. Once he's a year or so if he seems to be gaining weight start cutting back.|||You should give your kitten only about half of a cup of raw chicken skin not raw chicken meat until about an age of 5 months, giving him raw meat will give him alot of gas at an age of 3 months. Good luck.
How could they not get sick from eating raw chicken and meat? And how in the world does butter and clay work as a toothpaste?|||Hey. Stop insulting my family!|||i have no idea how they ate that without getting sick, i guess they are just lucky, and the toothpaste thing obviously didn't work... did you see their teeth... they were yellow|||I might be thinking of the wrong one (hard to believe there's more than one family eating raw food), but if it's the one where their kitchen didn't even have a stove and the Mom thought that she would eventually be able to "eat the sun" for energy, they were also vegetarians.
I think her argument against cooking (which she never made on camera) was that heating is a form of predigestion, so it slightly lowers the nutritional value of your food. Somebody should have told her that your body cannot assimilate nutritional value from food that's giving it diarrhea, anyway; besides, the reason that we cook food is that the predigestion is helpful to our bodies because it helps us break the food down further, so we do less work to get the vitamins that we need.|||Their GROSS! They were so use to eating raw foods that when they ate regular food it didn't digest well. I agree people need to know what their eating, but not cooking it is just stupid.
That whole bit about the toothpaste was pure nasty. The mom was talking about how regular toothpaste ruins people's teeth. Bull crap, I say. Crest and Colgate seem to work well with clear minded sane people cause they are making bank!
And when they went to get checked out, the nutritionist didn't have any reason for them not getting sick by eating uncooked foods. The dad said they don't get colds, so some kind of weird way it works for them. There some out of this world weirdos on that show.|||Yea they have the weirdest families on there, a few days ago a family's profession was bottling deer pee and they did it IN their house! And there was this family that said they were pirates and didn't pay bills! WEIRD!!!!|||such animals.|||that was sssoooooo weird and gross. i can't believe they got sick from eating cooked food once! and that butter thing didn't make sense either. isn't brushing your teeth supposed to get the food off? that was putting food right on! those were some of the wierdest people i've ever seen. (no offense to them or anything)|||i watched that one - it was SO GROSS! i don't understand how they don't end up getting sick. and how can they not gag from the horrible taste?
Is it acceptable to eat cottage cheese on a raw foods diet?
How about canned tuna in water?|||If you want to eat a raw food diet - it consists of fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds all living or raw, nothing cooked, canned or processed. Cottage cheese is dairy and tuna is meat so both would not be a part of a normal raw diet. But you can tailor make your raw diet any way you want. The colon gets a good rest and it would help a lot with the colon cleanse and also cleanse the liver and other organs if you did NOT eat the cottage cheese or tuna because digestion will take longer etc. etc. Stick to fresh living raw foods as much as possible and you'll feel a lot of energy too on a raw food diet. Nurse Sue (and I'm also a 10 year raw foodist having cured my breast cancer ten years ago with raw foods.)|||you definitely can't eat the tuna in water because oddly enough it has been cooked, hence it isn't raw,
also, EAT MEAT!
I'm considering starting it soon, and I'm wondering what some of the non obvious restricted foods are. I don't know a lot about this. Of course you can't have meat or cook anything, but what are some other things you can't eat. Can you have bread or milk? Peanut butter? Or is it strictly fruit and veggies?|||Actually - there are rawists who do eat meat and eggs - and they do not cook them. I am not recommending it - just saying that is what some people choose to do.
Generally rawists will not eat food that has been heated above 115 degrees, which is the point where the enzymes are broken down. Most of the raw food/whole food movement is getting enzymes from living food.
So normal bread you get in the store is out - but there are bread like foods that rawists make to use instead of bread. Generally they make a dough but instead of baking it - they put it in a dehydrator to finish "cooking" it. Here is a recipe for Italian Bread that is raw-food-compliant: http://rawfoodsdiet.wetpaint.com/page/It鈥?/a>
Milk from the grocery store is out as it has been pasteurized. Raw milk would be acceptable - if you can find it - it is not legal in many all states.
Peanut Butter is out because the peanuts are roasted - however you can probably find fresh-ground raw almond butter at the health food store.|||You can't have bread, but some raw foodists dehydrate a mix of flaxseeds and other stuff to make crackers, which they top with veggies to make a sandwich.
You can't have commercial peanut butter, but you can make your own! Artisana makes lots of nut butters, like coconut, cashew, pecan, almond etc.
It's not just fruits and veggies, you can also have nuts, seeds, etc.
I suggest you read up on some raw vegan athletes like Tonya Kay (kayosmarket.com and tonyakay.com), Brendan Brazier (brendanbrazier.com) etc.
Here are some of their interviews about protein:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>|||You can have raw milk on a vegetarian diet. You can have SPROUTED grain breads, you can't have peanut butter. A raw food diet consists mainly of fruits,vegetables,nuts,seeds. If your not raw vegan, you will also eat bee pollen, honey, and some raw milk.|||anything|||bread is cooked so I'm assuming you couldn't have that..|||On cooked diets, the vegans are usually healthier than the vegetarians, and the vegetarians are usually healthier than the omnivores.
However on raw diets, the omnivores and vegetarians are healthier than the vegans. I wish it wasn't so, but it is. 50% of raw vegans develop health problems, which go away when they add raw eggs or dairy OR cooked grains and legumes. 50% of raw vegans are healthy and happy but there are an awful lot of horror stories from the rest. I unfortunately am in the 50% who is not healthy on raw vegan. But now I'm stuck - I'm vegan for ethical reasons, but my body is no longer adapted to cooked food so cooked things make me really ill. So I can never go back to cooked vegan. Which means I'm stuck on raw vegan and feel lousy!
So in answer to your question, yes you can eat raw unpasteurised milk and raw eggs on a raw food diet. Most raw foodists seem to be vegan but there are plenty of vegetarians and omnivores on a raw diet.
You can't buy bread or milk or peanut butter. But you can make your own peanut butter out of raw peanuts (bought in shells), for which you need a juicer with a homogenising attachment such as the Champion or the Greenstar. You can also make all other kinds of nut and seed butters which are healthier for you than peanut. You can go to a farm and buy raw unpasteurised milk. Goat is far healthier than cows. You can't make yogurt because that needs to be heated but you can buy some kefir grains which are a culture. You add them to milk and they ferment it in 24 hours, to make something similar to yogurt, only it's liquid, and far better for you. Kefir can cure yeast infections, yogurt can only ease them a bit. If you leave kefir in for days then the milk will go thick similar to cottage cheese.
You can make bread in a dehydrator, the excalibur is best. You have to soak the grains, then drain, then water them twice a day until they sprout. Then grind them up. Add other ingredients (either just water or add flavourings/oils). Then mould into a loaf shape, and place in the dehydrator (or outside under the sun if you live somewhere really hot), until dry.
Raw vegans eat fruit, veg, nuts, seeds, sprouted beans/lentils/chickpeas, sprouted quinoa/millet/oats, seaweed, coconut, olive oil, flax oil, herbs, spices, cacao powder (raw cocoa powder), carob powder.|||y the hell would u wanna do that u would be starving n bread is cooked btw i think u wuld just get really sick n feel like fainting all the time i did something like that n almost passed out a few times n u would walk around like a zombie all day cuz u have no energy..... after about 4 months i got sick of it n started eating regular again n was finally happy n energetic n not passing out
Is it possible to be on a raw foods diet and not have to eat tofu or fish?|||The actual raw foods diet is vegan, Tofu & Fish are not supposed to be eaten. Tofu is processed & fish is a meat.
It is all about easy, healthy digestive system & these inhibit optimal digestion.
Raw foods are unprocessed, vegan foods. Like fresh vegetables, fruits, some raw nuts (not salted & roasted), nothing that has been heated to above 105-118 degrees.
so no processed flours, sugars, anything. ;)
as far as protiens - avocados, coconuts, nuts
sweeteners - agave, raw wild honeys, stevia
Lots of water|||I imagine you can eat raw foods you know like fruits and veggies.. but if you dont want to do tofu or fish, try lean chicken and turkey burgers. I pretty much did that and lost lots of weight. Good luck!
i'm thinking about changing my diet to the raw foods diet.
does it really make you lose weight fast? and can any of ya'll suggest websites where i can get information? thanks.|||That's great, eating raw food is good, it will maintain all the natural nutrients and minerals inside. But you have to be careful how you go about preparing it.Ensure that all leafy things are cleared of pesticides and others. Organic food is good. Will not encourage you to eat raw meat, which can be harmful to your body if not done properly. All fruits and vegies if eaten raw will benefit our immune system very much, so are high fibre products, like unpolish rice, brown rice, and legumes.
Go ahead, it good for you.|||only eating raw food is very good for you, its what were meant to do. anything that hasnt been cooked or frozen. i want to do it too, im vegan and but i just want bread sometimes but i wanna give it a try. just dont eat raw meat. thats a bad idea. fruits have lots of sugar but its still not bad, as long as you excersie youll lose weight|||Yes, because the stuff is disgusting.
i heard you get gout from raw meat..........hearsay|||okie...eat raw veggies..but not raw meats...its not good..u need to bake them...u won't get acidosis by this but if u are diabetic..and u eat less...or less sugar control u could be in trouble...eat baked..meat...|||Yes, all sorts of parasites are in uncooked foods. For instance, you can get E.Coli from beef, Salmonella poisoning from chicken, Trichinosis from pork, etc.
Has anyone switched from cooked foods to raw foods?
I heard not only will you lose weight eating raw , uncooked (vegetables & fruits) only that not only will you lose weight but have the best skin of your life. Would appreciate some feed back|||yes its true.|||Yes, it is true about the raw foods diet. I started it about a month ago, and everyone is noticing differences. Skin is the first thing people noticed. I used to have TERRIBLE mood swings, but now i barely have them. And your eyes look clearer! Report Abuse
|||Wow, you guys are all wrong. Cooking actually helps many foods to improve their nutritional level, tomatoes, broccolli and cauliflower are but 3 examples. A light steam is the best way. You will give up on raw soon enough so....whatever!|||Yes, it is true. Like anything else, though, you need to eat in moderation. But raw veggies and fruits are excellant for their nutrient value but also for the ease with which they pass through the body. Other raw forms of foods, dairy products and meats I would have cooked until done.
With the recent outbreak of E-coli I would wash completely any vegetables, especially leafy greens and rooted veggies. Fruits I would check for blemishes to see if there are any breaks in the skin. These breaks could show insect infestation or worms.|||i think you should gradually switch to raw veggies and fruits; so your body want go into shock you need protein from the other food groups. so i would say if you want to detox your body try it for a week. Hope this helps.
i'm thinking about changing my diet to the raw foods diet.
does it really make you lose weight fast? and can any of ya'll suggest websites where i can get information? thanks.|||It won't make you lose weight fast but it will make you lose some weight slowly. Raw foods also contain more nutrients so they are better for you. Be careful of foods like fish though.
I would like to try a 30 day raw food diet for cleansing purposes.
I've tried searching for nutritional information because i'm unaware of what fruits and veggies are best for you and what you need most of throughout the 30 days.
I'm a vegetarian anyway but I get most of my protein and calcium from processed soy products and soy milk. Also what other foods besides fruits, veggies and nuts can you eat during the 30 days? Can you have almond milk or yogurt? All all nuts roasted? Any information (mostly nutrition facts) would be greatly appreciated!|||I'm not experienced as a raw foodist, however, I do eat a whole plant based diet that is low in fat. As I understand it, a raw foodist can cook 30% of their foods and still retain that moniker. Because you are eating processed soy products, it's clear you or your vendor are cooking beans.
As a pure vegetarian, I eat cooked beans. I suspect that sprouted beans would be critical to providing part of your protein requirements. Of course other proteins are provided by whole grains and leafy green vegetables. The leafy greens are rich in protein, calcium, and iron.
Soy just sucks from a flavor perspective, so manufacturers of processed soy include additives that are not all that healthy. It may also be genetically modified. There are natural hormone effects which are considered to be a health hazard. Processed soy products cooked. Please consider preparing more delicious varieties of beans that you can prepare yourself instead of letting some greedy vendor do it for you, adding artificial sweeteners and flavor enhancers.
To summarize, you need:
+ Leafy greens. (raw)
+ Beans (not soy, but other beans are great cooked or sprouted)
+ Grains (you will need to cook wild rice or another whole grain, preferably not wheat or gluten)
+ Whole fresh fruit (Not commercial juice!)
+ Colorful vegetables (raw)
+ Ground Flax Seed (Omega-3 Fatty Acids)
+ B12 and D3 as needed
+ Pure water, preferably deep well water
Avoid almond milk, coconut milk, and roasted nuts because they are high in fat. Even vegetable oil is unhealthy because it contains a lot of calories and not much nutrition. As a raw foodist, it's a good idea to stay away from all processed foods including excess oil, fat, sugar, salt, nuts, avocado, and processed ingredients like MSG and aspartame (soda pop).
He is a 6 year old male who we adopted a year ago. He was on 9 Lives before we got him, we switched him about 8 months ago to Innova EVO, and he has stopped throwing up dry kibble. I want to switch him to canned and raw but he throws it up. We have tried Innova and Merrick wet foods, and raw turkey and salmon, but he pukes every time. Any suggestions? Or just keep him on dry?|||Its really not good to be on all dry (especially for a male cat) as it tends to cause more UTI's.
I would try some other brands of canned food (Wellness, Blue Buffalo, Iams, Natural Balance (get chicken, lamb and beef - NO fish flavored foods).
Try some boiled chicken breasts at first, then if things are ok, only half cook it and see what happens. Hopefully you can get him to eat raw chicken or hamburger in time.
The only raw our cats get (as well as the canned/dry too) is chicken or hamburger/beef. I don't feed any of my cats fish - raw or cooked or canned.|||I recommend a vet visit to rule out any parasites or other issues, but it sounds like he might have a food allergy. I've had cats that couldn't eat fish at all. You also shouldn't be feeding him raw meats at all....(raw turkey). If you want to give him a "treat" you can give him plain, boiled white meat chicken with no seasonings.|||Call your vet and schedule an appointment, just to rule out any medical conditions but if dry food doesn't upset his stomach stick with what works.|||You are not supposed to switch cat food it messes their stomachs up if you do give him a combination of the two foods so it won't be to hash on them|||have you tried probiotics? if that doesn't work, I guess you can keep him on EVO dry,|||you shouldnt give cat raw food it can cause worms
I made some tamales and froze them. I want to have them for dinner tonight but don't know if I should thaw before steaming them. Also for other foods, can I take straight from the freezer to pan?|||AS for the tamales - YES thaw them.
AS for the other foods - it DEPENDS on what you are cooking.
Veggies do not need to thaw if cooking for soups, stews, casseroles. |||mostly everything you need to thaw out before cooking...
and yes, tamales thaw them out them steam them in the pot|||They will need to thaw, as will most meats.
There are a few foods like instant meals, frozen battered or crumbed fish fillets and other packaged foods that can be cooked from frozen. (check the label)
and be disease free, because this way your body does not have to contribute any enzymes for the food to be digested because raw foods come with their own enzymes that makes them digest themselves in your gut|||you can live to be 100 anyway, look at george burns.
seriously, google his name, he litteraly lived to be 100 and he smoked cigars, drank and chased young girls.|||noooooooooooooo ewww you're gonna die in an hour if you do that.|||No its not true, no one can live disease free in anyway shape or form in this diseased filled world.|||I'm sure you could live to 100 without eating only raw foods. You would just have to take very good care of yourself. A women in Asia lived to be over 120, I think it was, and she said her secret was green tea.|||The live food thing is one approach. Personally, I think a vegan or vegetarian approach is healthier. There is much proof which shows that a vegetarian diet promotes longevity.|||that is the easiest way to get a disease especially from raw meat. cooking salmonella prone foods like meat and eggs is the only way to kill the germs. COOKING KILLS THE DISEASE.|||who knows|||Why would you want to live to 100?|||I don't know for sure, but I know that there are a lot of people who believe that. They call themselves raw-foodists.|||I don't think I want to live to be 100 anyway.|||Studies have shown that people who live to be 100 and plus usually eat a lot of fruits and veggies|||Unless you die from E.Coli or Salmonella. lol|||No lol. Thats wrong. . Everything has to be cooked to be disease free. We can neglect veges and fruits
My grandma is 78 and looks 58! She's taking a variety of supplements religiously.
Just wondering if there's anything anyone can recommend that has kept them youthful, energetic, and with GLOWING SKIN, like my grandmother.
I know there are the goji berry drinks and such things. And of course the raw foods way of eating.
What are your thoughts? What do you live by/take/eat religiously?
Thanks :)|||Antioxidants help.
You can find further information in a search for antioxidants + foods.
what type of fish can you eat on the raw foods diet?|||Sushi?
I would not eat any raw meats.
When the world was young and unpolluted and you caught your own fish and only your own hands touched it, maybe it was OK to eat raw fish. I would not recommend it. That's just my opinion. Live well and do good.
Trying to start a raw food diet...just wondering whether or not cooked beans can be eaten??Bean such as chick peas, kidney beans and aduki beans??anyone have any information on what other foods can be eaten as part of the diet?|||if its cooked then its not raw innit! sounds like a poor diet to me, but fire on if you think it will help|||if you are on the Raw Food Diet - no, you canNOT eat any foods that are cooked/warmed-up over 105 fahrenheit. The raw food diet is all about having max enzymes and nutrients.
This diet consists of percentages of different foods and i am confused how to base these measurements. should i give him a percentage of his weight or a base number? and if thats the case, what is the base?|||Raw diets are the best my dogs did fantastically on them and I am actually starting them on it once again. Don't listen to the answer about salmonella and all that.
Here is a post about a lot of great sites that explain in detail all about it and they make it simple to understand. I remember when I was starting the percentages and weights overwhelmed me until I read a few of the sites
http://www.dogforums.com/5-dog-food-foru鈥?/a>
There are a few premade Raw diets but they are not cheap lol|||I am not a vet, but i would not feed an 8 week old puppy raw food, due to bacteria, possible salmonella, etc. Get a second opinion, if possible.|||Call your vet for clarification. I'm impressed you found a vet that supports raw feeding (good for both of you).|||If it's confusing, it was really confusing to me too, then just buy ready made raw food diets like: Nature's Variety, Healthy Paws, Pawsitively Raw and others. They are complete meals and easy to serve. Takes all the guesswork out of it too. :)
I have learned a lot about dog nutrition and be adviced the raw food diet isnt all that its cracked up to be... firstly there is the risk of health problems to you the handler of the raw meat.
further more it doesnt provide all the extra nutrients that good quality foods ad, even with supplimenting fruits and veges. (for example glucosamine and chondroiten wont be in the food and other beneficial things like Yucca are hard for you to get)
I do reccommend people feed a bit of rice (preferably brown) to dogs
But I would suggest selecting a good quality dog food for small breed dogs, either Lamb meal or chicken meal as first ingredient and rice as second|||Marina Zacharias (holistic practitioner) at http://www.naturalrearing.com/ will have lots of advice for you, and help on her site. You can actually call and talk to her. The contact info is at this addy. Her dad may answer. He is also very helpful as a retired vet. They have raised Basset hounds for many years. I have raised a number of litters on the raw food diet. They have been the most vigorous of all the dogs I have raised. I only wish I had the time and commitment to feed the diet to all my dogs.|||I'm glad to hear you've decided to try a raw diet for your dog. I think you'll be very pleased with the results. If your dog has been eating commercial food, you will have a "detox" period in which the body is getting rid of the nasty chemicals in dog food. Once that has passed you'll be amazed.
Don't listen the poster about the dangers of raw meat. Yes there is bacteria on raw meat that could be harmful to us. But use safe meat handling practices, and you'll be fine. You eat meat right? I doubt all of comes precooked in a pretty package.
Now to answer your question. The staple of my dogs raw diet is chicken. My dog is lab, she gets leg quarters, for your dog I'd go with wings or necks. They also need organ meat a few times a week. In a small portion as it is very rich, to much at one time can cause diarhea. I also mix things up a bit with fish, pork, etc. I also know a lot of hunters, so during hunting season I get a lot of freebies as well.
I don't use any fruit or veggies in my dogs diet. Some do some don't. I've been feeding raw for a year now without using them and my dog has never looked better.
Here's part of my dog food article, contains a bit of info on raw diet and some raw diet links. Another good source of information on raw diets can be found at http://www.livejournal.com Do a user search for "rawdogs" This group has people who have been feeding raw for years, and others just starting. They'll be happy to answer questions for you.
There is another diet option other than dog food. Some people choose to feed a raw diet. This involves feeding the dog raw meaty bones and organ meat. However it is not as simple as throwing a couple chicken bones in a bowl everyday. If you wish to feed this type of diet, do lots and lots of research first. Switching to this diet without knowing what your doing can lead to nutritional problems for your dog. I'll give you some links as a starting point in research if you are interested in this type of diet.
http://www.willowglen.com/barf.htm
http://www.bestfrisbeedogs.com/diets.htm鈥?/a>
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html
http://www.rawdogranch.com
What's Really In Pet Food
http://www.api4animals.org/79.htm
could you give me a few differnt food ideas for a raw foods diet?
thanks!|||I don't recommend a raw food diet for anyone.|||Try this great, well priced cookbook (I think is is downloadable).
Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan TRANSITION Recipes (over 107 recipes)
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Amazing and delicious Raw vegan recipes for desserts, entrees, soups, salads, sides, snacks, smoothies, juicing, holidays, dehydrating, hemp, and tips for adopting the vegan Raw Food lifestyle. Recipe books include introduction to Raw food for beginners.|||Raw foodist or raw vegan? They are two different things. You need to do a LOT of research before you go on something like this. Deficiencies add up very quickly if you don't. If you are thinking raw vegan then look into works by Dr. Gabriel Cousens. There is also a website called rawfoodsite.org that has a recipe box and forum where you can discuss different elements of raw vegan. Read, read and read some more before you make this kind of leap. People do it but to do it healthily is very difficult. You need a food dehydrator, food processor, juicer, blender etc. It actually takes a LOT of special equipment to do raw vegan. There are many nutrients that aren't released if a vegetable isn't at least steamed. Dr. Cousens is the first person I'd tell anyone to look at in terms of raw vegan. Raw foodist I really don't know much about. Are you a vegan? Just add more raw foods into your day but don't eliminate all cooked foods. Are you a vegetarian? Work your way into vegan and then switch. Are you none of these? Then you need to work your way to 80% raw. B12 is a must for supplementation as is D and other nutrients. It's not really a 'cheap date' to be a raw foodist.|||The best books to start with are "Raw Food Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" by Lori Baird and Julie Rodwell. Both have good recipes that don't require specialty equipment, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" is packed with information and resources.
I usually start the day with a smoothie. (Frozen bananas, fresh OJ, agave nectar) Frozen bananas are great to have on hand, because when you put them through a juicer or a grinder, it's just like soft serve ice cream.
Other staples of mine include cashew ranch dip, flax seed tostadas, guacamole, nut burgers, onion bread...
For a quick snack I usually grab a LaraBar and a coconut water.
If you decide that raw food is for you, and you want to try more adventurous recipes, you will probably want a dehydrator, a juicer, and a spiral slicer.
Some good websites:
http://www.rawfoods.com/
http://sunfood.com/Catalog/Default.aspx
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/
http://www.rawfoodchat.com/forums/index.鈥?/a>
http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/
http://goneraw.com/
http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/
It is also helpful to keep in mind that one is considered a raw foodist if they consume 75% or more of their food raw. This leaves plenty of wiggle room for the occasional cup of herb tea, or a veggie burger.|||Hi, first of all well done for taking this step! You will definitely see changes in your health if you stick to it. The best way to start is to transition slowly, eg by replacing 1 meal with a raw substitute. Try having a green smoothie for breakfast, or a mixed green salad at lunch time rather than trying to go raw 100% overnight. I have created a short video based on my own experiences, which you can check out below as well as my website for more ideas.|||raw peas, papaya, sliced onion, cilatro, apple, soysauce, slicedd tomato, dash of curry paste, queeze of fresh lime, and BAM!!! eat and salivate.|||Invest in a good dehydrator! I recommend Excalibur.
Here are two good recipe sites:
http://goneraw.com/
http://www.fromsadtoraw.com/RawRecipes.h鈥?/a>
Meats, eggs, dairy, and poultry need to be cooked first for flavor and second to kill bacteria.
Fruit and raw nuts are great.
Most vegetables are fine raw.
Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage release their nutrients in a form that is easier to absorb in the digestive tract. Always better to steam than boil to retain nutrients.|||well i like raw broccoli better than cooked broccoli, and if this also pertains to cold food, then i also prefer cold pizza to hot pizza.
I am working on a 4-5 page editorial on Raw Foods that will
include caterers, restaurants, TV shows, videos, books,
classes, potlucks, networking groups etc.
If anyone has businesses or services they would like to recomend that would be appreciated. This will appear in the upcoming Nevada Wellness Directory September 2007
to March 2008 issue with 25,000 distribution.
If you would like to submit a testimonial on how Raw Foods
has helped your health you can email that information as well.
Thanks, Lori
nevadawellnessdirectory@yahoo.com
702 785-4609|||Try this site : http://www.livingwellwellnes.com they have an Alternative Medicine approaches using Raw Foods and ioncleansedetox machines from U.S. plus massage therapy. I hope the website is already finished.
Atheena will post her Raw Foods Tips.
Join the friends_of_filipinas@yahoogroups.com, we posted many health tips there, too.|||No, thanks.
Are raw foods like fresh fruit&stuff?I dont get what raw foods are,im from another country..|||Raw foods are foods that haven't been cooked/cooked properly. If a meat is not cooked we call it 'raw meat'. Same for any other type of food.|||uncooked food|||OK, raw foods are uncooked fruits, and vegetables.
For instance I eat a salad made from raw pepper slivers or chunks, tomato slices, cucumber slices, sliced radishes or what vegetable you just have in the house, put a little oil over it and a little vinegar, mix it and eat it. I also like a salad from spinach leaves with mango or you can make a smoothy of different vegetables and fruit. That all is called raw food diet. Nuts can also be added.
Where are you coming from?
Does switching to Raw Foods Diets,Ingesting EM Products or Other really make someone's iris change from brown in colour to green,blue or even gray.My eyes are black will they really turn to blue,green or even gray if i switch to such diet.Anyone out there who tried it,did your eye colour really got lighter or is it just crap informations?
http://www.rawpaleodiet.org/iris-color-c鈥?/a>|||It may be possible, but, on a genetic basis, it would take a lot of these foods to have an effect. So I would say no, it is not possible.|||Hi Mr Teen
I believe you can change your health dramatically by eating raw or whole foods (especially organic). But you must also cleanse out the toxins in the body. Colon and liver cleanse needs to be done in order for the body to disspose of waste and toxins. A healthy body can overcome any obstacle.
Best of health to you
Cheers
i was advised to eat raw foods for one week to detoxify my body due. just wondering, approx. how much weight is expected to be lost if it is done for a whole week?|||depends on how many calories you eat and how much exercise you do.if you eat around 1200 calories or so of raw food without exercise my guess is around 2-3lbs maybe depending on your basal metabolic rate.but with exercise maybe more like 5 most would be water weight though.|||If you're serious, maybe 2-7lbs.
I have tons of friends who are on an all raw food diet to DETOX -whatever???
Why do people believe that this is better when there is scientific evidence that some foods are actually more nutritious when cooked? What about legumes, are they to be eaten raw too? How about potatoes? Someone please let me know.|||People are always getting obsessed with some weird thing they read about. There is always a guru or salesman who can convince the gullible that this or that is the answer to everything. The raw food thing caught on because it's easy to accept the "cave man" logic that this diet is correct for the natural state of our bodies.
As with anything else, it seems like moderation is the best way to do things. It's fun to "change things up" and sometimes eat a sweet potato raw (julliened and as a salad topping!).
Seems like we jump on these "solutions" in an attempt at longevity. Well, we're all gonna die someday, so I'd rather eat my food in the way that TASTES best to me and enjoy my body while I'm able to!|||I think that it is all in perception. I believe that people perceive raw vegetables as being healthier. Therefore they will eat what they perceive as healthy instead of what is truly, healthy.
If we relied totally on what our bodies or taste buds tell us, everything would be cooked <<< well, except for carrots ;-) >>>But we have learned that if it tastes good, it must be bad. This is why chocolate has been so demonized over the years when it is actually good for you. I prefer my healthy vegetables to be cooked and I am healthier for it.
I tried it out before and went cold turkey and only lasted two days. and I always felt hungry. I guess I wasn't eating the right foods? I've been vegetarian for four years now...
anyways, suggestions are welcome!|||Give yourself time....even if you can not stick with it right away and fall off the wagon keep on trying.Start breakfast with a big fruit salad or a green smoothie-blend greens like spinach or kale and add some berries, banana,mango or whatever you feel like in a blender and enjoy.A blender might be a good tool to start with because you can make a lot of dressings,pates,desserts,smoothies and sauces in it.for lunch you could have a colourful salad with all the raw veggies you like, you could even add some fruit or nuts.Eat a lot of fruit and veggies and some healthy fats like avocados or nuts...if you are hungry eat more fruit and veggies.there are tons of recipies online you can look up and there are forums that support you in your journey.Have fun and take it easy...|||The cold turkey may have been your problem. It's best to eat about 50/50 first and then gradually increase it to more raw then not. Check out the video at the link below...it may help you out a bit. It has a few instead of's instead of certain foods you normally eat.
I recently started eating mainly raw fruits and vegetables and green foods such as, spirulina and chlorella and some sea kelp, Why is my skin so dry?|||Do you normally have excessively oily skin or just oily? Oily skin is not 'genetic' as dermatologists claim, your body does everything for a reason, excessively oily skin is due to the body trying to remove toxins from the body, this may indicate a high toxin load/high vegetable oil intake, and/or not drinking enough water {1/2 your body weight in ounces of filtered water per day {fltered from Chlorine/Fluoride, cancer causing chemicals in the water supply}}
If so, then your body is detoxifying, your body removes dirt from a select few mediums: faeces, urine, sweat, flem/nose, and the skin.
If you have cut back on consuming vegetale oils like Sunflower oil, which causes oily skin, and inflammation, then this could be the reason. Further, if not, the raw food diet causes the liver to detox, and thus makes it release all the toxins, making it more efficient in removing further toxins/dirt in the body that may reside in the skin/blood/adipose tissue{fat layers}. This could be the reason for the dry skin.
To remedy the dry skin, massage into the face/body Virgin Cocconut Oil, and consume 1-4tablespoons per day after meals. This is an anti-fungal/anti-pathogen oil, which kills bacteria, viruses and fungi, it also kills the bacteria under the arm-pits {usually attached to the hair or on the surface of the skin, bacteria thrive here in everyone as it is a moist/damp area} which cause the odour/smell, use the cocconut oil as a deoderant, or in conjuction with Baking soda, added to a make-up remover pad and a little warm water.
Watch here for more information:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcbqjEm0E鈥?/a>
Conventional deoderants are not regulated, and contain many carcinogens and heavy metals, which can cause breast cancer, it also dry's the skin unnaturally, causing irritation, and flaky skin.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/j鈥?/a>
Hope this helps.|||Probably because a raw food diet tends to be deficient in Omega 3's you get primarily from seafood. I had the same experience when I was on a raw food diet. My skin returned to normal after I started eating more protein and fish. You might try omega 3 supplements|||add a spoonful of extra virgin olive oil. have flaxseed oil with yougurt. both are extremely good for the body.
I know that vegan restaurants do cooked vegan foods like potatoes, rice etc but are there any raw food versions about? Its big talk in USA at present. Thanks|||http://www.leonrestaurants.co.uk/vision/ it isn't exactly raw, but it's ethos is all about super healthy food with lots of flavour. i haven't been to this restaurant as yet, but seen the recipes and look delish, and the founders are very highly acclaimed chefs.|||Yep there definitely are! I think they all have a few vegan options on their menus too, but they have a good selection of raw dishes:
Saf ihttp://www.safrestaurant.co.uk/ (does the most amazing raw beetroot ravioli)
VitaOrganic http://vitaorganic.gofreeserve.com
Inspiral http://www.inspiralled.net Report Abuse
|||No there is no such thing in London we do not fall for cons like this.
That would make any fruit and veg market an open air restaurant.|||yes, the closest river|||yes it is in liverpool its called jakie's
I'm 28, I've been a vegetarian for 14 years...lately I've really been considering becoming vegan and a raw foodist at that...I currently don't eat any meat, fish, or eggs. The thing that gets me is cheese. I'd really love to cut out processed foods and all animal products. I'm huge into learning and reading, I'd love to hear of some books that may have helped some of you. Thanks!|||Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's 30-Day Vegan Challenge.
Is that called being a Rawist or a Raw Foodist? |||Same thing, although "raw foodist" is more commonly used.|||Raw Foodist. And there is also raw vegan, people who eat a diet primarily consisting of whole natural plant foods. Raw foodists eat it all, raw fish,raw veggies,raw fruit,raw milk, even raw eggs and meat(Grrrrrooooossssss)|||Salutations,
I thought it was called "live foods" It is a great idea to include as much raw food as possible in your diet. the less processed the better. but if it must be cooked to be eaten safely cook away! Cheers
The elegant raw food "cuisine" that was (or still is, maybe?) served in high end raw food restaurants is actually extremely labor-intensive. Nothing is simple. So most people couldn't afford to eat that way, and they don't have the time or money to invest in the equipment it would take to prepare things like that at home. |||The problem with that is food hygiene. Most people who work in fast food restaurants are not trained at all in the food industry, so raw food may be very hazardous to members of the public. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, but it might not be plausible.|||Why do you need a restaurant for raw foods? Not like there is any "cooking" involved. Go to the fridge, pick a raw carrot and munch on it. It's not that complicated. |||Only if there are enough people who are into the raw foods diet otherwise it would go out of business in no time. |||raw food? then why would you need a restaurant anyway? you don't need anyone to cook it for you.|||there's one in a town about 20 miles from where i am. it seems to be a hit, and gets rave reviews.|||You'd have one if there were a demand for it.|||no
|||Umm........isn't that why we have salad bars,,,,well we do in Australia!|||isn't that what we call v-8 juice.tmm
i recently ordered dherbs from dherb.com. iv'e heard my local radio personalities promote the product as well as stars like singer/actress brandy. what i want to know is how did the product work for you? what did you do while using the product? what did you eat? how did it make you feel? would you continue to order or use the product? WHAT SHOULD YOU ARE SHOULDN'T YOU EAT?|||i love vegetables with some dressing. they make me feel better than i used to because i was gettin gisck all the time when i ate meat. i love fruits too like mango and watermelon. they are so juicy. i would prefer not to eat too much nuts because that would be really bad for you . maybe like half a cup a day|||Read fit for life. It will help you to understand eating raw foods. |||Not familiar with your diet but any diet's snack or side order should include both walnuts and blackberries. Look how nothing in their food group family is even close.|||i love fruits try them
Chicken, you will build up your immunity to certain bacterial infections.|||raw food
lol...|||Salad Bar at the local grocery store|||tita, you took the words right out of my mouth!. lol.|||Spinach
Carrots
Hummus
sushi
zucchini
squash|||Ham, Cheese, Milk & Bread|||fruit and veg - ring the changes so you don't get bored, you could also make smoothies to drink/as a dessert. I wouldn't recommend any raw meat though lol.|||my grandma ate raw tuna and she lost a lot of weight|||There are actually loads of raw foods that you can make and prepare for yourself, but it requires the right equiptment which is a struggle if you dont have the cash.
If you go to a healthy organic store sometimes they have a "raw food" section, with unroasted unsalted nuts and seeds.
You can steam your veggies as long as it doesn't go higher then 107 degrees.
The raw food diet is pretty limiting but it works wonders for people. If you live in a city it is easier to get a hold of some good raw foods, I know some places have gone as far as having raw chocolate bars, raw cream, raw crackers.
And raw peanut butter too. I eat almond butter.. lower in calories and pretty damn good.
Just look it up online, Raw food recipes. there are loads of sites and things.
Sushi is good for protein too.
Friday, February 17, 2012
I am interested in starting a raw food lifestyle. Does anyone have any advice or receipes|||Caution, it has been centuries since humans have lived primarily off raw foods. Our G I tract is mostly accustomed to cooked foods.
Start gradually and be cognizant of any body issues, like excess gas & bloating. (cooking has done the preliminary breakdown for us for a long time & your system may require "adjusting" to raw foods)
Also, cooking kills the deadly bacteria present in many foods . . . even veggies , what is your plan ?|||I would reccomend doing 80% raw and 20% cooked. Raw food is very good for you as it has more nutrients and enzymes. However you still need some cooked food like salmon and whole grains which should be cooked. Always remember balance is key to much of one thing is never good. Good luck!|||Japanese Raw Fish, sea foods etc.?
Go Japanese Style|||i wouldn't do it, it's not good for you.
Will it take my muscles longer to recover without meat protein? What are good foods to make sure I recover and gain muscle? Im a female, 32 years old.|||Protein will definitely aid in recover and is necessary to build new muscle tissue. You should think about add a chemical free pure whey protein to your routine... maybe in the form of a smoothie after your workout.
Here is a low calorie high protein smoothie on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI1V0DZKo鈥?/a>|||No. I don't think that is possible. Their is no way you could consume enough protein.|||protein is protein.|||100% raw is hard work, of no benefit health-wise, and not very eco-friendly. Better to have a reasonable amount of raw foods in your diet - plenty of salads and appropriate raw veggies such as broccoli - and cook foods that don't really lend themselves to being eaten raw (e.g. potatoes).|||nuts/seeds/grains, be sure to soak them before eating !|||ok, you're getting a lot of horse **** from these people. It is not hard to stay 100% raw, there are really great recipes out there that taste fantastic. I've got 2 raw non-cook books. one by Ani Phyo and the other by Alissa Cohen, I also want to pick up both of Sarma's books. This is Alissa's forum for Raw food junkies www.rawfoodtalk.com and this is a web site where you can connect with raw vegan body builders. www.veganbodybuilding.com There are both vegan and raw vegan's on this site and they will be able to give you more information as far as building muscle goes.
I eat 100% raw. I work out for an hour every night. I stretch, jog or hop on the elliptical for half an hour, stretch again, sit ups, crunches, side leg lifts, back leg lifts, front leg lifts, push ups etc.
I feel like I have more energy and drive to work out now than I ever did eating SAD. I'm losing weight a lot easier now than before and feel better the day after a hard workout as well, not so sluggish and sore.|||As you鈥檝e probably heard before, your post-workout meal may very well be your most important meal of the day.
The reason is that when you鈥檙e finished with an intense workout, you鈥檙e entering a catabolic state where your muscle glycogen is depleted and increased cortisol levels are beginning to excessively break down muscle tissue. These conditions are not good and the only way to reverse this catabolic state (and promote an anabolic state) is to consume a quickly digestible post-workout meal (can be a shake or smoothie) as soon as you can after training.
The goal is to choose a meal with easily digestible quick carbs to replenish muscle glycogen as well as quickly digestible protein to provide the amino acids needed to jump start muscular repair. The surge of carbohydrates and amino acids from this quickly digested meal promotes an insulin spike from the pancreas, which shuttles nutrients into the muscle cells.
The post-workout meal should generally contain between 300-500 calories to get the best response. For example, a 120-lb female may only need a 300-calorie meal, whereas a 200-lb male may need a 500-calorie post-workout meal. Your post-workout meal should also contain anywhere from a 2:1 ratio of carbs:protein to a 4:1 ratio of carbs:protein. While most of your other daily meals should contain a source of healthy fats, keep the fat content of your post-workout meal to a bare minimum, since fat slows the absorption of the meal, which is the opposite of what you want after a workout.
When choosing what to make for your post-workout meal, the first thing to realize is that you DON鈥橳 need any of these expensive post-workout supplement formulations that all of the fancy ads you see everywhere will tell you that you absolutely NEED! I tend to prefer to make my own post-workout shakes from natural ingredients instead of using a commercial mixture, since many of them are low quality.
A good source of quickly digestible natural carbs such as frozen bananas, pineapples, honey, or organic maple syrup are perfect to elicit an insulin response that will promote muscle glycogen replenishment and a general anabolic (muscle building) effect. The more you can assist the muscle repair process, the more you increase your metabolic rate and can help your fat loss as well.
The best source of quickly digestible protein is a quality non-denatured whey protein isolate and/or some fat-free or low-fat yogurt. Here are a couple ideas for delicious post-workout smoothies that will kick start your recovery process:
Chocolate Banana 鈥?blend together 1 cup water, 陆 cup skim milk, one and a half frozen bananas, 2 tbsp organic maple syrup, and 30 grams chocolate whey protein powder 鈥?38 g prot, 72 g carb, 0.5 g fat, 440 calories.
Pineapple Vanilla - blend together 1 cup water, 陆 cup vanilla yogurt, one cup frozen pineapples, 2 tbsp honey (preferably raw), and 30 grams vanilla whey protein powder 鈥?35 g prot, 71 g carb, 0.5 g fat, 425 calories.
When looking to lose body fat, keep in mind that post-workout meals should have the opposite characteristics of all of your other meals throughout each day. While post-workout meals should have quick high glycemic index carbs and quickly digested proteins, all of your other meals throughout the day should be comprised of low glycemic index, slowly digested carbs and slow release proteins.
These are powerful strategies towards developing a lean muscular body with a low body fat percentage. Another great thing about post-workout meals is that you can satisfy even the worst sweet tooth, since this is the one time of the day where you can get away with eating extra sugars without adding to your gut. Instead, it all goes straight to the muscles! But ONLY if your workout was super-high intensity and involved resistance training for large portions of the body. If all you did was some low intensity cardio, forget about doing this type of post-workout shake.
Any suggestions on some high energy tasty foods? I'm trying to eat at least 1200 calories a day and have found it really hard to eat that much.
I don't eat sugar (i replace with stevia, maple syrup or agave), no dairy products and no processed foods. Just to be even more difficult.|||Dates, bananas, avocado, raw cocoa, apricot puree-
use date and apricot puree- they' delicious and high in cals.
I could eat dates till the end of the world in 2012.
I love them.
Making a raw chocolate pudding with avocado and coco powder and agave- very easy.
Blend some cashews in coffee grinder to make a cream, add coconut shavings, and top the pudding with that.
Press the chocolate pudding into a pie crust- raw walnuts, blended with a agave, apricot puree and nut flour-= chill the pastry and fill with the coco filling and top with the cream.|||There's a place I go in LA that's called real raw live. They have the most amazing raw drinks and some are seriously high in calories. Theres a fat burner and a mucus buster drink that I normally do and they're tasty! Can't remember everything that's in them but lots of kale, lemons, cayenne, brocoli, apples and beets! I would look in your area for raw food stores or look up recipes online!|||Well, which do you mean? All Vegan foods are Vegetarian, but not all Vegetarian foods are Vegan. The only things I can think of that fit your request and fall within the limits of a Vegan diet are nuts and beans (peanuts, soybeans, etc) and algae powder.|||corn flake, wheat flake etc.|||Nuts to you!|||how about EGGS
Where can I find pre-made foods that are acceptable as part of the raw cat food diet (BARF)? I don't want to spend a ton of money but I also don't really have the time to grind meat and make the raw food at home. I'm also concerned about toxoplasmosis and would prefer not to handle so much raw meat all the time. Are there any easy options that are pre-canned/frozen and easy to find at your local store?|||Some pet stores where I live now carry the pre-made raw diets from ground meat. It is not in any grocery store. They are as expensive as my own home-made. I tried some and my cats didn't like it much. Cats are very resistant to any change in their food (different smell or taste).
I buy my ground meat (chicken and turkey) from a small specialty market and use the Feline Instincts supplement powder with that. I have been handling raw meat for my cats (not much for myself) for eight years now and neither I nor the cats has had any problems with "contamination".|||I go to a pet store called Pet Mania and they give out frozen raw foods. To serve it, you just thaw it. I wouldn't be afraid of diseases because as long as you wash your hands well, you should be safe. Just don't cook the meat, as you will lose nutrients that are important to cats. |||No, you have to go to a specialty pet food store that carry those kinds of foods. Box stores won't carry them. Look online or the phone book. You will have to introduce the raw diet very slowly. Cats will vomit it until their guts can handle it. It could take months. And the raw diets are not cheap. I tried it on my cat, and she puked immediately after eating it. |||Just about any variety of meat, except ham and cooked fowl--the bones become hazardous when cooked, and it's better to just serve without them, to be safe. But you also want to make sure they get some safe veggies, and the occasional grain, no matter what people tell you about the carnivorous nature of cats. My Chimera loves little bits of flour tortillas, and most of them like green beans and/or just about any cooked bean in which meat or meat-sauce is used. Rice is also good for them, to leaven their diet. It also keeps them from having the runs, which is common in purely carnivorous diets.
What I would do is mix that plain meat with some good dry food like Purina One, for instance, because this makes possible on-demand feeding--just put down the dry food, and only mix in the meat at their official mealtime. The advantage is twofold: the dry food contains the grains and veggies they also need for good health, and chewing it helps clean their teeth, which cuts down on the accumulation of plaque which necessitates the scaling of their teeth. This will not only save you money in the long run, but your cats stress, and future dental problems.
This could also save you considerable money on food, which is another help for your budget, and Purina has several price points in their food, so you needn't break the bank. And I recommend it myself, having fed all my dogs and cats Purina for fifty-some years now, and all of them have been vigorous and healthy till the end. There are more expensive foods, but I doubt there are any with a better track record. And, their quality control is conspicuously excellent.|||We have a local natural/organic grocer that offers it cheaply but you have to ask for it. I would look into this option.|||Yes, there are raw foods that can be purchased at some petstores or online. :o) Yeah... convienence!
http://www.felinespride.com/products/cat鈥?/a> .
I purchased this myself when I first started and my cats loved it! The current raw recipe I use (www.catinfo.org recipe) is also very similar to this mix.
Another premade Raw you can try is Natures Varity. I personally have never used this but know many people that do and it鈥檚 pretty easy to find http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.la鈥?/a>
Good luck!
I am quite familiar with healthy eating, raw foodism, and nutrition (working on a B.S. in nutritional science) though my question needs to be answered by someone with far more insight than myself. I understand what enzymes are, how they work, and am a believer in both digestive therapeutic applications. I am also a fan of the raw food diet for the clean, simple, and 'living' factor, but cringe when I read about raw foodists 'selling' the notion that eating raw foods will increase enzyme activity in the body. As far as I know, our body starts producing enzymes in the form of amylase as soon as we begin to salivate for food. The harsh environment of the stomach denatures most proteins, which includes enzymes. How can we say that the enzymes are still in tact in the stomach on top of saying that they are ready and willing to help break down the foods that they let sit so nicely in front of us before they were consumed?|||Well, this is really an interesting question...and a good one too!
Eating raw food can be beneficial in that the food content is still fresh and has not deteriorate or converted to other compounds. Also bacterial activity has not taken a great foothold.
Certain things that should be aware of:
Not all fresh food are useful, some contain enzymes that can cause bowel irritation, some can be toxic. Also, there are foods that are sprayed with pesticides or preservatives.
Yes, stomach acids and other digestive enzymes may also destroy certain enzymes in raw foods.
I think it is important to maintain a certain balance when we think of a good and healthy diet. People may also have allergies to enzymes in raw food, or develop long term allergies to rwa food.|||First Amylase only breaks down carbohydrates. Second the stomach doesn't break down all enzymes. However...when you get to your advanced human nutrition classes you will learn more about this.
This diet works because of the fiber of fruits and vegetables. It basically goes right through you and has little calories as it it. Fiber has been known to grab cholesterol and soem other fats and pull them from the body. If people live off of fruits and vegetables they will lose weight because there is very few calories in them and they "go through you" pretty fast.
I wouldn't promote this diet as a nutritionist. People who are on this diet will lack the fat soluable vitamins such as A, D and E. They will get K from their dark leafy veggies. Their protein stores will be depleted unless they are somehow supplemently their protein. They will have a vitamin b12 deficiency as well as Zinc. Muscle can start to break down also. When people ask you about this diet, you need to explain that glucose is the primary fuel for the brain and lacking this will make people more groggly and not as focuses, plus mention about all the vitamins they will be missing out on.|||Can't help you with this, but I will say that eating raw meat is nasty and is crawling with parasites, and I am sorry but the acids in our stomach cannot kill these parasites. Therefore they will travel all over you body until they reach your brain. Other things raw such and fruits and some vegetables I can understand the benefit of eatin that raw and unprocessed and un cooked....but this girl is not eating no raw, rare mean....ever heard of salmonella.
I feed my Dog a combination of Raw Meaty Bones from various animals, Eggs, Fruits, Vegis, some Dairy and supplements including Brewers Yeast, Fish Oil, and Vitamin. What is a good ratio to be feeding my dog using the B.A.R.F. method?|||Here are a couple of sites I found about the BARF diet. The bottom one includes the ideal ratio of food.
http://www.ukbarfclub.co.uk/about-barf-f鈥?/a>
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm#daily|||I've never heard of the BARF method... I just use the predetermined amounts of those vitamins and minerals that are in the bagged food. Bones are dangerous to give dogs because of the sharp edges that they sometimes have, not to mention the fact that bones can easily get lodged in their throats.|||It is difficult to give you a ratio of feeding when not knowing the size and age of your dog and what meaty bones you are giving your dog. I suggest that you do an Internet search for people educated in raw feeding that can give you a diet to follow. A breeder friend of mine on the west coast set me up with diets based on weight and ages of the dogs. She also has different diets such as if you intend to breed your dog. Different vitamins and such. People who tell you OMG don't feed your dogs bones they can choke on them or the bones can splinter don't understand dogs are carnivores and naturally eat meat and bones. Raw meat and bones not cooked.
I am a big fan of fruits but not so many vegetables...i like broccoli, green beans, corn, carrots, peas...i want to go on a raw foods type diet---anyone have some sort of menu that would work for me? One with lots of fruits but that still gives me everything i need nutritionally? |||Pecan-Wild Rice Loaf
3 cups pecans, soaked 1 hour
2 cups carrots
1 red bell pepper
1/2 cup shallot or onion
1/2 cup fresh basil
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1 cup sprouted mung beans
1 cup sprouted wild rice
2 1/2 lemons, juiced
2 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
1/4 tsp. cayenne (or to taste)
Nama Shoyu and/or Celtic sea salt, to taste
1) Put pecans and carrots through the Champion or Green Power juicer with the blank in place. It comes out like a pat茅. Set aside in a large bowl.
2) Put the red bell pepper, shallots or onion, basil and cilantro into a food processor & blend well using the "S" blade. Add this mixture into the pat茅.
3) Then, add in the sprouted mung beans and wild rice, lemon juice and spices. Mix very well by hand. Taste and adjust flavors. Shape into a loaf and transfer to a serving platter. Garnish with pecan halves and red bell pepper rings in a pleasing design.
Serves 6. Keeps 2-3 days in refrigerator.
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/peca鈥?/a>
Rueben Burritos
Quacamole:
2 avocados per person
2 green onions chopped
2 radishes finely diced
1/2 cucumber finely diced
some chopped dulse
some chopped fresh cilantro
optional: 2 diced cayenne peppers, or cayenne powder
some lemon juice
2 Tbls. of olive oil
mash together and season with celtic sea salt and add:
2 chopped roma tomatoes, or home grown if you have them
....any quacamole recipe will do actually
Bubbie's Saurkraut in a glass jar:
open the jar and place some saurkraut in a bowl...done deal
Whole Romaine Leaves:
wash and dry and display on platter
Basil, Garlic Lemonette:
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1-1 1/2 cups olive oil, depending on how lemony you like it
fistfull of fresh basil leaves
3 or 4 cloves of garlic
celtic sea salt
squirt of honey
blend well, put in a community bowl: serves two
Roll up quacamole and saurkraut in the romaine leaves and spoon on the lemonette as you eat the burritos.....bring a roll of paper towels to the table, and roll up your sleeves
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/rueb鈥?/a>
More:
http://goneraw.com/recipes
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/
http://www.rawglow.com/recipes.htm
http://vegweb.com/index.php?board=154.0
http://veganpeace.blogspot.com/2008/02/v鈥?/a>|||You could soak some raw garbonzo beans in water for 10 days and make hummus. here is a helpful site http://www.living-foods.com/|||Good for you for becoming conscious of a raw food diet.
You should be careful about eating too much fruits. Too much sugar, even in raw organic fruit, can be toxic to the system and give you stomach pains and emotional disorders.
I do have tonnes of raw food ideas on my website as well as lots of educational references.
Please do not hesitate to contact me.
I'm going on a raw food diet and my mom went to the store and bought some questionable foods...
-Multigrain Flax Crackers
-Roasted sunflower seeds
-Granola (it says organic cereal)
And are things that say "organic" considered appropriate for a raw food diet?
thanks!|||None of them are.
A raw diet means all uncooked food.
Crackers are made of batter that has been baked. Baking is cooking.
Roasted sunflower seeds are roasted. Roasting is cooking. (Although raw sunflower seeds are available)
Granola is a little tricky. Most granola is baked.
Organic means no pesticides or herbicides were used in growing the plants used to make the food. This has nothing to do whether it is raw or not. Raw food is not necessarily organic, organic food is not necessarily raw.
Sounds like you are falling prey to rather "gimmicky" diet ideas you don't really understand.
Anyway, if you want a raw diet, eat raw vegetables, nuts and seeds that are not "roasted" or toasted". Theoretically raw fish and beef. (Although I find most people on a raw diet are also vegetarians.)|||well not really , becuse it is cooked
my dogs won't eat dog foods wet or dry they don't like it.
They like raw steaks and chicken feet and chicken neck bones.
advantage for me because chicken necks and feet are cheap!|||Nope I don't want my dog eating raw meat, just not what I think she should eat
I feed my dog Orijen.
I love how people have to thumb you down if they don't feed the same thing xD|||It's completely healthy for dogs to eat raw meat.
Be sure the meat is not spoiled. It is best not to feed the bones because they can splinter and pierce organs.
Do not cook the meat with bones in it, this actually makes the bones more brittle and easier to splinter.
If you can get meat straight from a butcher that's probably best. And meat on a large bone such as a leg bone is probably safe, just avoid chicken bones.
If the meat is boneless cut it into easily chewable cubes to avoid choking.
As far as the dog refusing to eat other foods, I assure you he will. If you WANT to get him off of the raw meat be persistent with whatever dog food you've chosen. He will not starve, he will eat it. But if you're ok with the raw diet and you're being selective about your meat, there is nothing wrong with it.|||My dogs eat rabbits if they catch them in the yard (we don't condone that, but there's not much we can do; they ARE in the yard). And we give them gizzards at thanksgiving.
However, they also eat dry dog food, and the raw meat is an occasional treat. If you want to feed them only raw meat, I recommend lightly cooking the meat before feeding--they don't need it, because their saliva and stomach acids are much stronger and can handle most bacteria, but it's a good precaution and less messy. Also make sure to cut it up. They do not need as much meat as dry or wet food, because there are no fillers. Give them dentabones and dry "treats" with vitamins to keep up health. See a vet about supplements that may be needed, and the best kind of meats to feed them.
EDIT: OH and they love raw or very very lightly cooked eggs too, and that's good for their coats.|||I feed my great dane raw-diet and It work good for him compare to top of line dry foods that i had been feeding.
whenever i recommend raw-diet to yahoo answer board, people get freaked out for some reason. Also, do not ever cook the meat or the bone. plus don't ever feed dry food once you starts raw-diet.
It will cause some problem on your dog.
yes, raw steak, chicken feet, neck are great. however, you need to balance amount of meat(pork, beef, chicken, fish, egg, and etc), bone, and organ part(heart, liver, tripe, and etc) in oder to make a balanced meal for you dog.
for example feed liver once a week, feed raw bone to control stool firmness, and etc.
it is not that hard as you think. Do research then you will see!!|||Abigail Staples is obviously an idiot - a very unlearned idiot. Feeding dogs raw food is actually quite healthy; I'll include some links.
Living Foods: Raw Pet Food -- http://www.living-foods.com/articles/raw鈥?/a>
Raw Food Diet for Dogs -- http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-nutrition/鈥?/a>|||I feed Nature's Variety raw. I use to feed prey model raw, but my pit bull nearly chocked to death. I would like to go pack to prey model, but I'm terrified.|||It's not good for any animal or human to eat raw meat. It is inhumane. I suggest going to the vet to make sure your dog is still in a healthy condition.|||I think its OK but maybe a little unhealthy. U should go to the vet and see if she/he can do anything about it
I'm about to start a cleanse from renew life (the two week first cleanse), and I've mostly been eating raw foods lately like nuts, veggies, fruits, and sushi if i eat meat. would it be alright for me to continue this eating style? Would I get weak? I want to do this the right way! Thanks for any information.|||Lots of people do it, its a strange sub culture of people but they are out there. Most likely nothing would happen as long as you are still getting all of your calories and vitamins. Just watch the sushi/raw meat.
I am looking to really get more into raw foods. What foods would be great to put on my grocery list? I am looking to detox my body and I heard that a raw food diet is great in doing so. Thanks in advance for the advice....|||Here is a link to raw foods recipes..
Raw Food Recipes
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/|||Fresh organic vegetables and Fruits.|||Raw food diet?
Do you mean vegetables or meat?
If you do not cook meat/poultry/fish before eating, you might get a terrible stomache
if you mean vegetables, majority of them can be eaten raw like cucumbers,carrots,lettuce, celery.
it is better to eat them raw as after cooking, these vegetables loose their vitamins and nutrition's to the heat.|||most of all vegetables and fruits are able to be eaten raw.|||Any fruits and vegetables that you enjoy eating. Hope you have fun detoxifying.
salads: lettuce, cucumber, carrots, cherry tomatoes, celery, green peppers
broccoli and califlower u can blanch in hot water and take out right away
raw oysters
fruits|||I am worried that a vegetarian should need to diet at all. I am over weight and find that eating a balanced vegetarien diet which include the Peas and Beans helps me to looses about four pounds a month on average. I also swim and weight training it helps me to keep off the pounds. Report Abuse
|||SUSHI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!鈥?/div>
|||Vegetables|||Most veggies--broccoli, carrots, celery, onions, cauliflower, green beans, other beans, etc. You can also eat nearly any type of fruit.|||sushi
vegetales
salad
CHOCOLATE
fruits
sashimi (if that counts )
tofo ( if that counts)
fondu ( if that counts)|||Eat cooked meat! Vegetables are great raw, recommended!
Eating raw meat can be dangerous. The Ecoli O57:H7 is killed in hot tub temperatures, so it is thought to be much more common than the disease outbreaks indicate. Not to mention a host of other diseases in meat.
If you want to run the veggies under hot water you can kill the Ecoli on the surface.|||first off,, you dont eat sushi,, rice is cooked,, you just eat fruits,, veggies,, frozen stuff that says "Frozen Fresh",, nuts,, and other things here and there,, for most people,, i think it's more of a local question,, like where in your area would you get raw foods,,
What are some good raw vegetables to eat , im not the biggest fan of raw broccoli btw. also what are the best raw fruit/vegetables for skin and immune system?|||Vitamins E, A, K and C are good for the skin.
Vitamins A, C, E, B and Zinc are good for the immune system.
E is plentiful in dark leafy vegetables, such as spinach, collard greens, kale, Swiss chard and turnip greens. Seeds, such as sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, as well as wheat germ are also plentiful in Vitamin E.
A is found in sweet potatoes or yams, spinach and carrots.
Sources of K include kale, collards, spinach and turnip greens.
The best vegetable source of C is red bell peppers.
B vitamins are found in leafy green vegetables.
Mushrooms and peas are good sources of zinc.
So all you need is a spinach salad with some red bell peppers and mushrooms.|||hi there,
Carrots are very good for you. They contain a substance called carotene which is turned into vitamin A in the body. Celery is also an excellent raw food, full of fiber. Carrot and celery sticks and hummus are a nice way to make raw carrots more delicious.
Kiwis are an excellent source of vitiman C and are particularly nice in fruit salads.
Aside from this one of my favorite 'quick' dishes is blue berries, raspberries and strawberry with natural yogurt.
I often eat tangerines as an alternative to sweets as they have natural sugars and are quite nice as a snack.|||celery,cucumber, greens( dandelion,kale,spinach,parsley,cilantro)
i've been watching lots of vegan videos on youtube and came across the liferegenerator.
his name is dan mcdonald and he does lots of videos on vegetables for specific purposes like you want. skin, immune and more.
he's been a raw vegan for over 15yrs i think and has over 900 youtube videos. he basically makes a new video every day.
since i haven't really watched raw fruit videos for specific conditions i can't comment on that.|||Fruits
Bananas, apples, pears, plums, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries
Raw foods are supposed to cure type II diabetes naturally in 30 days according to the documentary, "Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 days." and RDNmovement.com, Who has direct experience with this program. I am considering a raw diet.|||The raw food diet is how we were meant to eat, the best raw food diet is one with mostly fruit and some veggies, most veggies aren't fit for human consumption, have you ever been attracted to eating a raw veggie without seasoning, etc? There are only a handful of veggies that we can consider human food, and some can be considered fruit(romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, celery, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and bell peppers(all colors except green which are unripe)).
Beyond that I highly recommend lots of fresh air and sunshine and abandonment of pharmaceuticals, creams, soaps, cigarettes, etc(assuming you don't absolutely need them, I don't know you and the raw food diet may lead to you saying good-bye to these products). I wash in just water and brush my teeth with just my brush and water.
If you live like this you can say good-bye to 99% of all disease including cancer, diabetes, etc, and never have to worry about them again.
Edit: Read the book 80/10/10 and check out this website - http://www.rawschool.com/basics.htm
Edit #2: If you go raw, watch out for someone named David Wolfe, he's a con artist and his main goal is to sell his "superfoods."|||Health:
Reduces body fat and inflammation because of low levels of c-reactive protein.
Increases energy
Sturdier immune system that recovers from disease faster
Energy Efficiency:
No Cooking = No electricity
Organic agriculture helps to save the planet
Others Benefits:
Most become more in-tune with their body
A lot of people report spiritual improvements
No animal products are used and the animals are thankful!|||I think it's amazing for your body and have planned on starting one for a while now.. Read "Eat to live" by Joel Furhman. Excellent book.
What is the significance behind feeding bull terriers raw foods?
Our cocker eats a high quality dry food.|||Bones And Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (B.A.R.F.) is a popular and healthy dietary choice. Thousands, if not millions, of cat and dog owners feed their pets what they consider to be the most natural diet. Properly devised, it is a safe and healthy diet.
Commercial dog food became popular around the 1950's, and most brands include a lot of grains. Savvy dog and cat owners who feed commercial food carefully read the labels, and choose to feed what is called "super premium" food. You can't buy super premium food at the grocery store or big box stores.
I suspect that, without being aware of raw feeding, you might have misunderstood that this dog, or even its entire breed, must be fed a raw diet. That's not accurate, though.
A typical raw diet for a dog includes raw chicken backs (no...it's the cooked bones that are dangerous) and a mix of meat and vegetables, with raw, meaty bones as snacks. Many people who feed raw swear against feeding corn, soy, wheat, and low quality meat byproducts and meat meals.|||The significance of feeding a dog raw meat is that a dog is a carnivore and lacks the ability to cook, so raw meat is what its body is supposed to digest.
Feeding it vegetables, grains, and dry food (no matter the quality) is NOT what dogs should be eating.|||no perticular dog HAS to eat raw anything. all dogs can live off dry dog food. infact, it's better for them to be eating regular dog food.|||You should feed them regular dog food. Raw meat and veggies could cause them to be sick.
Even some cooked veggies are a no no for dogs.
I am trying to get into the raw food diet.
I am wondering though, what foods I can have and what I should avoid.
Also, does it get easier over time? Do sugar cravings go away?|||Well, there are many different views and trends in raw foodism, but one thing everyone seems to agree on is that you need to eliminate processed foods. This means no junk, carbonated drinks, chips, popcorn, chocolate, pizza, cookies, ice-cream, and the likes. Lucky for you, there are tons of healthy raw deserts out there that you can learn to prepare yourself and that taste amazing and don't even seem raw! And yes, there are ways to work around cravings as well. Check out the first link i included in the resource box for a recipe to a lovely raw desert.
You will also need to focus primarily on incorporating more fresh, raw, organic, plant-based meals into your diet. Since consuming raw foods of animal origin poses several health risks, most raw foodists are vegan. This does not mean you will be lacking in protein and fats, there are raw alternatives out there that can provide you with everything you need. The second link i included in the source box might give you some ideas!
Hope i have been helpful. Good luck in your raw journey!
How much of raw foods do you need a day to reach caloric intake?
What is a typical day menu? (not looking for recipes here)
How much of what? Anything will work. Thanks :)|||Hi! I'm not a raw foodist or vegan at all, but I am vegetarian so I can offer a little bit of input.
I would suggest eating lots of dark greens like broccoli, any beans and nuts for a little more protein and starchy vegetables like potatoes and corn for extra calories.
Other than that I don't know too much about calories and proteins for fruits and veggies, but when I want to find out I go to an online food diary, the one I use occasionally is fitday.com
It tells you the caloric and protein equivalent for any food you select, including fruits and veggies and you are also allowed to portion it. Say you only had a cup of apples, or 0.5 of a grapefruit, or 4 kiwi slices. So that is always handy.
Another reason I like it is because you can record when you work out as well and what you do and how long you do it for. It's usually pretty accurate when coming up with the calories you have burned from walking fast or slow, running fast or slow, even random things like crunches, and lists the calories you automatically burn that day just because we burn calories from sitting. So since you wouldn't be getting that many calories in you that might be a helpful source to make sure you don't burn off too many.
As for a typical day menu, I imagine mine would go something like this (based off the fruits and veggies I enjoy)
Breakfast: grapefruit (raw sugar optional), avocado with pepper sprinkled on top
Lunch: assorted fruits and veggies such as grapes, apples, carrots, broccoli, squash or zucchini, pineapple...all in bite sized chunks; edamame; nuts
Dinner: I'd make a salad from hearts of romaine and depending on my mood either make it a veggie or fruit salad. For veggie I'd do shredded carrots, diced tomatoes, chopped red onion, corn, red peppers, etc. Experiment with different flavors, depending on your preferred tastes. For a fruit salad I usually make it with red grapes, strawberries and diced avocado, you can always add more like mandarin orange slices and your favorite nut. Dressing is optional but I would recommend for doing it raw extra virgin olive oil mixed with lemon or lime juice, I'm sure you can find a recipe for something like that.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions.
I know that the raw food diet has so many benefits for health, longevity, and mental well being. But sadly, I lack the willpower needed to give up all of my beloved cooked foods. My wonderment is, if I eat a diet that is largely raw, but not completely, will I still experience some of the benefits, if to a lesser degree?|||the more whole foods you eat, the healthier your diet is.
thats just my opinion.
as for the cravings and stuff.. it sounds like youre still addicted to some cooked foods.. maybe you could try going 100% raw for a while? after a couple of weeks the cravings went away for me and i started craving fruits and veggies.
good luck :]|||A healthier diet, no matter how extreme, is better and will have benefits, big or small, if you lack the willpower try substituting things such as a lower calorie milk or etc. instead of regular "whatever"
and I did think of your name the wrong way until i read your about me section lol
help me?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?鈥?/a>|||It is fine to do some raw, some cooked, just as long as you make sure that you are keeping things in balance and being aware of getting all the nutrients you need. Even if you don't go 100%, you will still see some benefits from doing raw. I myself am raw, and have a lot more energy since switching over, and also never experience things like indigestion, gas, bloating, lethargy, constipation, diarrhea, amongst other more serious health problems. I have solid blood pressure, low cholesterol, and, I check in with my doctor for check-ups every so often, and I am healthier than ever.
I would definitely support incorporating raw food into your diet, even if it's just a little at a time.
As you'll see from this article:
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full鈥?/a>
raw food is very beneficial, but one must be careful about supplementing vitamin b12 so they don't develop a deficiency.|||Boutenka, even said that she noticed a difference in physical appearance amongst those that simply drank one green smoothie a day (even if they were still eating meat). So I would say yes!!|||From what I've seen and heard, you will see benefits from a green smoothie with raw greens, fruits, and vegetables, regardless of your bad meat/bread/dairy eating habits. Of course, advocates indicate that cooked foods introduce harmful elements that are, by the way, addictive.
Cooked food is addictive and can be kicked with a 12-step process like any other addiction. Some people believe it is easier to be 100% true to raw foods. Personally, I avoid, but do not exclude bad food from my diet. I'll eat small portions of steak or desert if I'm a dinner guest, and people just assume that I'm dieting.|||There is no health benefits to eating a raw vegan diet.
i live in nyc where do i get organic how to i now if its really organic|||I live in NYC too and the only places that come to mind when I think "organic" would be...
Whole Foods stores [theres one in Union Sq]
The Garden [if you like Brooklyn, theres one in Greenpoint]
Bedford in Brooklyn has a lot of vegan restaurants, and like "shops" I guess.
But that's all that comes to mind.|||even though most foods are not organic these days and organic stuff is very hard to find in some places, very few foods are genetically modified as of now. i watched a movie called 'the beautiful truth' and it says that this group of people is working to stop gmo crops from getting out into the mainstream. they say that they have already stopped rice, wheat, and other stuff from being gmo. the only foods that can be legally gmo in the mainstream as of now are canola, corn, cotton, and soy. and i am sure that if you look hard enough around stores where you live you will find one shop or maybe more that sells organic foods.
edit: you can rest assured that if it labeled as organic than it is almost always going to be organic. but, try to get certified organic instead of just organic, because if it is not certified, sometimes individual companies can make their own organic rules and label their products as such if they avoid some pesticides, not all of them.
Try a Google on: raw vs cooked foods
There are a ton of sites out there that should help you out!
:-)
Ed, RN|||Cooked foods are much easier to digest than raw foods.
For example raw lettuce and raw broccoli are very hard to digest and give some people severe stomach cramps but cooked broccoli and broccoli soup is fine. The same applies to raw tomatoes and cooked tomatoes.
Unfortunately during the cooking process some of the water soluble B and C vitamin content is lost so it is better to eat raw fruit and raw vegetables if they don't give you stomach or digestion problems.|||I will give you very simple
"science". Raw foods (except
meats.) lose NO NUTRITIVE
value when eaten uncooked.
All foods grown in the soil
already have the proper enzymes to digest them and
retain the highest food value.
These enzymes are killed
at a low temp--hence cooking
kills most digestive enzymes
that were originally in the food.
Cooking foods has been
necessary for many reasons
mostly because not all people
have a garden, so must
cook and refrigerate their
foods.
There are ways to cook
and still save most of the
nutrients. The Highest way
to throw away valuable nutrients is to boil, then throw
away the water.|||the human body/system was designed to eat raw foods.cooking destroys all the enzymes and most of the nutrients making digestion difficult.you can find all the info on the net.
yes raw food does help but if u want to lose weight in a healthy way U should have a healthy balanced diet have more fibre and protein in your diet they keep you full and energized and you should have small meal every 3 hours check this site for article on lazy way to lose weight, high protein diet and fibre and more fibre this should get you started|||raw food diet?nonsense! just minimize food portions and workout vigorously..
I was wondering what are some foods to purchase for my Raw Foods diet.|||"I am the stone that builder refused
I am the visual
The inspiration
That made lady sing the blues"
Boondocks! nice!
go to the produce department and get one of everything and start blending, chopping, and mixing to find what your taste buds like.|||Bananas! Nuts! Quite appropriate for a totally raw foods diet. (-:
Just kidding. If it makes you happy, go for it. I do believe that eating a lot of raw foods is a good part of a proper diet. I just don't believe in anything so restrictive, and think of things long term and permanent.
Lots of info in this...
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/archive鈥?/a>
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2009/11鈥?/a>
That stated, you will need to find fresh soy beans and variety of peas, broccoli, carrots, a variety of lettuces, avacados, lots of berries. Make sure you keep your protein level up.|||Googling this question would have been more efficient and quicker. Possibilities are endless for this diet.
I just wanted to know why some people would prefer raw foods like sushi and not cooked foods.|||because it is more healthy for the body. I love cooked food because of the many flavors and exciting different ways in which it can be prepared, but the truth is, the human animal, (you, and I), were not designed to think about what we eat, only to eat what was available.|||I honestly am a horrible cook. I don't mind the taste of raw over cooked, so it's just a million times easier for me to eat lots of raw food.|||Because when you cook foods they lose some of the vitamins that are in them naturally. Not to mention some foods just have a great flavor without cooking them.|||The raw fruits vegetables and meats have natural enzymes that help to break down foods. These enzymes start to change structure with heat above 115 degrees Fahrenheit. If cooed these enzymes become useless.
The proponents of raw foods cite these digestive enzymes as one of their major reasons to eat raw foods. This argument should be viewed in light of following two otherfacts.
1. The body itself generates the digestive enzymes and does not need them from raw foods.
2. The internal body temperature would destroy the the enzymes in raw foods any way before they can be used|||Many foods are great raw, green peas staight out of the garden uncooked, carrots and radishes, strawberries, and heaps of other fruit.
BTW The rice is cooked, and the fish is selectect to be safe when eaten raw.|||Sushi is not raw. Sushi refers to the sticky seasoned rice which is cooked.The raw fish is called Sashimi.|||because of personal preference. Not 'because' its raw. fish turns a different texture when you cook. theyre both good but some people just like how fish tastes when its raw like when its made into sushi.
notice not all fish can be eaten as sushi/sashimi.|||cause thats how the dish is, and some people want to eat raw food. but i'd just stick to cooking my food.|||They believe it's better for them.|||I eat raw because I like it that way else I don't mind cooing as I love to cook.|||It tastes good due to a different taste and texture of the raw fish. Humans ate raw food before they discovered fire and then food cooked by the heat of the fire was discovered.
Why do we have to eat canned fruits when they can be eaten raw?
Cooking is not confined to preparing food with heat.
Some food get chemically cooked (like the chemical reaction when fish is marinated in vinegar).
I have been on raw food diet for about 1 month and I've already lost some weight. Is there anyone else out there who has lost weight on raw foods? What other benefits did you experience? How long did it take you to see results?|||I went pescetarian, only eating no meat except seafood. I am also lactose intolerant so there was no dairy. And I lost about 20 lbs along with exorcize in about 6m, but I didn't need to lose that much weight though. I am still steadily losing weight though. Since starting I feel both more energetic, and I think that my overall health has improved I think that if you are looking to get healthy that a vegan/vegetarian/raw food/ pescetarian diet is the way to go.
Can i feed him biscuist in the morning and a mixture of raw foods in the afternoon?
Any recommendatiosn fro Pitbulls?
Please only positive answers, no "dnt feed him raw food"|||A raw diet is great, as long as it is the proper raw diet. There are many websites that can help you. Also, vets usually know NOTHING about nutrition (which is why the foods they recommend are crap like Iams and Purina), so if you want to talk to someone contact a canine nutritionist. A 13 week old puppy should be eating three times a day, and you can switch that to two times a day anywhere between 4 and 6 months. There is also no need for a dog that young to be getting treats of any kind unless you are using them as training treats (which since you said biscuits in the morning I am guessing you are not)|||This would be a problem. You don't describe exactly what your "raw foods" consist of but it is doubtful it is the required and balanced nutrition required or recommended for a growing baby. Talk to your vet about nutrition. It is so important for the development and growth of his bones and neurological system. He is a high energy puppy so his nutritional needs are great right now and lay the foundation for his health for the rest of his life. Giving him "biscuits" in the morning is inadequate to the point of being cruel (from a nutritional standpoint - not meant to be a harsh comment). Think about it. He has been asleep in his crate or where ever all night. He has not had any calorie intake since the afternoon meal and probably no water for hydration. So his first meal of the day should be hearty, of good nutritional level, and satisfying. Puppies need to eat often because they can't eat much at a time. Otherwise, their blood sugar can really plummet and this is a real problem for a baby. He could go to sleep and not wake up (I know someone who lost their puppy this way - he was not intentionally starving his puppy but he didn't know any better and was feeding the little guy like an adult dog). Again, you should consider getting some advice from your vet about good food choices for your puppy. The diet you describe is incomplete to meet your puppy's needs and you want to offer him the best possible opportunity to be strong and healthy.|||Here is a list of great sites that helped me immensely when I first started looking at the RAW diet
http://www.dogforums.com/5-dog-food-foru鈥?/a>|||There are some good sites and books on "raw" food diets for dogs. Some people believe a raw diet is healtheir for dogs.
Do be careful the foods are appropriate & not spoiled. Dogs can get food poisoning.|||I have never heard of a "raw" diet. But I think pet foods are probably better. If you are concerned about nutrition, maybe you could ask your vet or your local PetSmart?
can someone give me a list of all the raw foods you know of!
thank you !|||carpaccio (raw beef)
steak tartar (raw ground beef)
sushi
mayonnaise (uncooked eggs)
ceviche (raw shrimp, "cooked" in citrus juice)
gravad lax (salmon cured overnight with salt and dill)|||meat?
|||Sushi! which is raw fish and other seafood.
and also any vegetable not cooked is technically raw.|||Vegetables, fruits
I read that some people have blue eyes that appear brown because of a layer toxins in your eyes caused by eating processed foods. It said that by eating raw foods, the amount of toxins will decrease and your true eye color will be more visible.
Does anyone know if it works?|||TRY THIS LINNKS
http://Vegetarian.com
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-C…
kiss,
maggi
|||I have eaten alot of carrots and my eye color has gotten lighter, but not a different color all together Report Abuse
|||if the toxins in your body were really so large in amount that it changed the colors of your eyes, i imagine you would be experiencing many more problems than just different eye color. bottom line, no, that's not even possible.
sounds to me like some crazy extremist is trying to scare you into going veg
p.s does that mean that all black people have toxins covering their otherwise colored eyes? see how crazy that sounds, well, yea.|||Eye color is determined by genetics, not diet, so unless you get colored contact lenses, there's no way your eye color will change.|||I have never heard of that before, and to be honest it sounds rather suspicious . Give your raw food diet a try anyways and see what happens! I'm very curious...a star for you!|||eye color is determined by your mother and fathers genetics.|||definately not..
I just read some info on a popular dehydrated raw pet food maker that says their meat is actually dehydrated at a high enough temperature that it is cooked, yet they call their food "raw". Is this true with all dehydrated raw pet foods?|||Yes it's true. It's not really raw... at least not all of it. The fruits and veggies are raw but the eggs and meat are actually cooked. It is said to be still better than kibble because supposedly dehydrating the food preserves much more nutrients than fully cooked kibble.
It's annoying finding this out after spending so much money on dehydrated "raw" food. It's not really a raw food diet, in the sense of meat being raw. Very very misleading of these companies to be allowed to call it raw when it's not.|||I sometimes feed my dogs "dehydrated raw food" too but it is not raw. If it was, the food would have been totally rotten right now. It is cooked but they use the slow process of dehydrating it. They just take out all the moisture from the food. I'm sure they add preservatives to keep it lasting for a year or more but I guess it is somewhat healthier than those normal kibbles & canned foods. The animals they use for the food are wild animals & have not been injected with vaccins or other stuff. This is what they say but I don't think it is entirely true. If they were wild caught, then they wouldn't be able to produce so many foods to be sold worldwide right? But one thing I have to say about these kind of food is they smell really good like gourmet food but it's bloody expensive here in my country! Why not just give real meat that we can buy from the supermarket or wet markets then & cook it ourselves? Alot cheaper right? But too bad no exotic meat sold here in my country...
Buy toilet paper|||No its lame and annoying.
Cooking food does destroy nutrients, but it also makes food more easily digestible for humans. Some foods such as cashews are highly toxic if not cooked first.
Remember cyanide and strychnine are natural doesn't make em healthy. You can die from too much carrot juice, apple pips,apricot or cherry stones.|||i dont think you should go on a 100% raw food diet.cooked and raw should both be 50% each.our body is able to digest certain foods better when they are cooked.|||certainly. make sure you're getting a balanced diet... know which vegetables give what and include everything in your meal... bon appettite|||Sure as long as you are only eating fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and grains or beans, and nuts. I don't advise raw meats.|||Do the diet you FAT chicken!!!!|||You should not eat raw meat and eggs.It is bad for you.(Thats what my mom said.)|||yes and no if you eat too much of it youll get too sick but a little is okay but hey do wat ya like its your body!|||Yeah many people say that eating raw food is healthy, but don't expect to lose some weight by eating raw food. Eating raw fish (sushi) is good for our health, and eating raw veggies is better than cooked ones because you won't lose the vitamins in it|||Depends on your body. I would suggest finding out as much as you can about it before starting. I think you might find the following sites helpful. Good luck with what ever you decide to do.
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/dietandfitness鈥?/a>
http://nov55.com/hea/food.html
http://www.living-foods.com/
I have lost a lot of weight eating mostly raw foods. I also eat one cooked egg every day and four ounces of other protein (meats are cooked) - everything else is raw - occasionally I have a cooked bran muffin.
Again, good luck. :O)
I've done research on this, I've joined several yahoo groups, etc. Since my dog has been on kibble for a little while(Blue Wilderness) everyone has suggested slowly started adding in raw foods and taking away kibble. Everyone has suggested starting off with a raw egg in the shell on top of a little kibble.
However, I cannot find the answer to one question. Can my dog eat the shell as well? Is the shell a good part of the raw food diet?|||I switched my dogs over cold turkey, pardon the pun! They also get organic whole eggs, shell and all. They love it and it is good for them.|||Dont slowly take kibble away, do it all at once! Kibble digests slower then Raw so you will ultimately hurt your dog.
Yes, they can eat the shell, it IS good for them.|||Im looking at putting my dog on an all raw food diet too.
Have you been on this site before?
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/diet/exp-di鈥?/a>
Its great!
Dogs can eat egg shells... however I wouldnt personally give it to my dog.|||shell is good. :) my dog likes them. my cats don't.|||Dogs often gulp, and seldom chew like humans, until food is pulverized. I'd be a little concerned about him swallowing large pieces of shell.|||Break the shell and give the raw egg. Make your transition ASAP - the raw diet, if you're researched it thoroughly, is much better for your dog. Here's a website that confirms what you're doing.
http://www.thedogfoodconspiracy.com/dog-鈥?/a>|||Yes, the shell is a great part of the raw diet. My dogs love the shells but I supervise them just in case. When I started, I crunched the whole egg, shell and all, and mixed it into the dog food. Decreasing the amount of kibble and increasing the amount of raw meat (I started with hamburger) Eventually they were on full raw diet and eggs (I give them eggs every other day.) Due to the economy (for a 16 year old at that) I feed them 1 cup of kibble (Canidae) with 20 ounces of Raw Meat as well as a little plain organic yogurt and of course the eggs. Good luck|||Eggs are great, mine love them. I freeze them and offer them as yummy summer time hot weather treats.
No transition is needed, simply toss the yucky kibble and start that pup on REAL food, asap!!!
As for the groups youve joined, if you have joined rawfeeding and rawchat, with our combined over 15000 members, NO ONE will have told you to start slow, or just start by adding an egg, I gaurantee this.
These lists are again....
RAWFEEDING
RAWCHAT
On yahoo groups, go...join, you wont be sorry.
The reason behind the no transition is that kibble and rawfoods have different rates of digestion. Raw is very very fast, it moves thru their systems incredible quick, which is why theres just no danger from ecoli, or salmonella with raw. Kibble , due to its composition and presence of un natural fillers, carbs and other non essentials to a carnivores diet, takes FOREVER to pass thru. To mix the two is simply asking for trouble. Some folks opt for a 24 hr fast between the last kibble meal and the first raw meal, just to allow for the remaining kibble to be eliminated. I did this, but it is personal preference. Join those lists I suggested above and be sure to check out the archived messages..there are answers to questions in there you didnt know you had. LOL|||I wouldn't recommend giving him the shell just to be on the safe side. Its like giving a dog a bone, many people will argue that a dog can handle it but experts advise people to stay away giving them bones. I haven't heard much about dogs eating egg shells but I wouldn't do just to be safe. Good luck.|||You run the risk of giving your dog salmonella on the raw food diet - and this can be transmitted to humans. You also run the risk of feeding a nutritionally inadequate diet.
I am currently a vegetarian (I have been for 3 years), but I want to also eat raw foods. I don't really know where to start. What should I eat? And can I have olive/ vegetable oil? Do you really loose weight from eating raw foods?|||Raw foodists eat fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouts, fresh juices, and anything that can be made by a combination of these things.
Yes, raw foodists consume olive oil. Purists insist on "cold pressed."
Yes, most people lose weight.
The best books to start with are "Raw Food Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" by Lori Baird and Julie Rodwell. Both have good recipes that don't require specialty equipment, and "The Complete Book of Raw Food" is packed with information and resources.
Some good websites:
http://www.rawfoods.com/
http://sunfood.com/Catalog/Default.aspx
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/
http://www.rawfoodchat.com/forums/index.鈥?/a>
http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/
http://goneraw.com/
http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/
It is also helpful to keep in mind that one is considered a raw foodist if they consume 75% or more of their food raw. This leaves plenty of room for the occasional cooked meal.|||I am a raw vegan and started out by just jumping in and eating whatever I wanted as long as it was raw.
My suggestion would be to buy a raw food DVD or two along with a recipe book and just get started. The DVD's were a real inspiration to me in the beginning. Sometimes the recipes can appear too complex and discouraging on paper but when you see them actually being made it's obvious just how simple raw vegan food preparation really is.
www.rawfoodtalk.com is a great forum where you will get lots of support. Check out the 30-day challenge for newbies.
Best of luck to you!|||Eat whatever you want. Anything can be eaten raw shy of a couple veggies and fruits from across the world. Start with just simple salads, add different things to find out what you like when it comes to uncooked produce. You can eat oils, your not looking to become a fruititarian so it is no big deal. Just try stuff.|||Well first off, never eat raw meat as I'm sure your aware.
Salads are a good place to start, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cucumber are all raw etc.
Perhaps you should try sushi for your proteins - raw fish, never had it myself but it may be nice.
Have nuts and seeds and fruits for snacks.
And if your open to not so healthy raw foods I hear raw cookie dough is very tasty.
And eat raw eggs at your own risk....
drink wise, plenty of water, fruit juices and smoothies!
I am a锘?vegan and I eat a lot of raw foods but I am committed to making the full switch and being strictly a raw food vegan. I would like to know what tools are needed to be a raw food chef. I know a food processor is essential, but what other utensils or ingredients are a staple point of any raw food chef's kitchen?
Thanks so much!
<3 Veronica|||I think a good powerful blender/juicer is really useful.|||food processor|||Do your homework. So many problems are caused by walking in blind.
lots of people have done it and so lots of advice out there|||Food dehydrator. I found this site while researching another raw vegan question. It looks like a good place to explore. http://goneraw.com/|||you wont need as much things as you need, go to www.fitonraw.com and suscribe to her daily blog and e-zine articles about it. it will help you A LOT trust me. i did the same :) so go go go go go!
system and foods needs to be at least steamed. This ranges from many different alternative perspectives-acupuncture, ayurveda, etc. I am very confused-what do you know about this-raw food diet the way to go or no? And why|||I'm not a fan of total raw food diets. The reason is that while it's true that some nutrients are lost by cooking you also destroy a lot of 'bad stuff' by cooking. Besides germs look at cashew nuts and kidney beans. Raw both contain enough toxins to make you sick or kill you if you managed to eat enough.
Cooking veggies can also make nutrients available that would otherwise go unused because they were trapped in matrices of protein, starch or gums. Root crops like carrots or potatoes are an excellent example of this effect.
Before the raw foodies flame me too badly I'm not saying *never* eat food raw! Just remember the adage "all things in moderation" and consume both raw and cooked foods.|||No! I think it is a pretty bad diet, Some things can carry diesies and the only way to rid them of it is to cook them.|||Hi,
I was a raw food vegan for 4 years. When I did it, my health, looks, weight and skin improved. My doctor could not believe it. I am starting a cleansing now to go back to Veganism. You can get sick with meat too. Wash your food and be creative about what you eat. I have a site that you will love. It is called www.freedomyou.com. It teaches you how much of a gift life really is and how we should treat our lives. Your body will love you for it!
Be well and G_d bless you!|||Man, I have heard so much either way about this.
Cooking food destroys many vitamins and enzymes which help you absorb them.
On the other hand, cooking some foods helps to break down the lecithins or proteins in them which are difficult to digest. Take mushrooms for example. No one should ever eat raw mushrooms of any kind. They contain phytoproteins which are very harsh on the digestive system and can even cause intestinal bleeding. When you cook them, the phytoproteins are broken down into easily digestible proteins.
Beans are another example. I wouldn't eat sprouted kidney beans in a million years. That's just going to land you in a very permanent place on the porcelain throne for a few hours.
On the other other hand, raw sprouted soybeans are way more nutritionally awesome than cooked soybeans. According to this here sprout book I got from the library, they contain four times the amount of protein that cooked soybeans have, as well as higher amounts of vitamin A, C, B complex, and E that the dried/cooked beans don't have.
So the reality of the situation is that it really just depends on the food. You'll really have to research into each individual food to find out how to maximize its potential. And probably throw out any information you find that doesn't have some good science to back it up. (Sorry ayurvedic cooking.)|||Raw food diet Is the Healthiest diet but if your system isn't useto it do it Gradually.. When U do get into it do a balance of fruit and veggies.
the fruit's to aid digestion is plumbs, grapes.
I tried a raw food diet but it was too boring for me ( Enough Drillers ha! ha!) Well I'm a vegetarian and I like cooking and baking.!|||healthyer
no when u eat life u kill life and therefore its kinda non transferable|||What you eat is only one part of your health picture. You can eat right and die of an illness or cancer, or you can eat right and cancel the effects by smoking, drinking, or some other detrimental behavior.|||eating assumes the physical attributes from the item.
It does not assume the spiritual aspects of anything.
It allows you to regenerate what is needed in your body, but it does not allow you to regenerate "forever'
But I think you knew that before you asked your question.|||Nope - many nutrients are made easier to absorb through the cooking process. One example is lycopene in tomatoes. Cooking also destroys a lot of the bacteria in our foods and prevents food born illnesses. Raw food diets are a great diet to follow short term and are a fun way to improve health but your body needs variety (not meat though). Just dont forget to take vitamin B12. Its not hard to find in a vegan form.|||No but you will LIVE a longer & healthier than you wolud eating S.A.D.
is it possible to feed 12 month old babies raw foods? i would think that it would be better for them.|||NO!.....especially vegetables because the baby might get choked!...OMG!, please hire a nanny before you hurt this child.......|||OK lady! listen up! for one thing i don't have a child yet! I'm only 16, and thinking way way way way ahead! now, how do you think Adam and Eve did it? Report Abuse
|||There are a couple of problems with raw foods such as...
Their immune systems are not ready to handle any pesticides so you would have to soak, rinse, soak, rinse a couple of times before even thinking of giving it to a 12 month child
Their digestive systems have a hard time breaking down 'raw' so bloating, gas, etc......cranky child!!
The 'big' possibility of choking as they don't understand that everything must be fully chewed and broken down before swallowing.
Don't rush it as you will pay the price!|||dude your gonna kill them. yea hire a nanny
answer mine?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>
Pros:
Greatly improved digestion
Improved circulation
Increased energy
Most people see a decrease in symptoms from chronic illnesses.
Weight loss
Cons:
Specialty equipment (juicer, dehydrator, spiral slicer) is needed for most recipes.
Recipes can be quite time consuming.
Ingredients can be hard to find, if you don't live near a Whole Foods.|||Cons:
Dealing with the social aspects. I've been doing this for almost 3 years.
Pros:
Incredible Health & recovered health
Energy to spare
I started out using a great Un-cook Book Raw Food Made Easy by Jennifer Cornbleet. Her recipes use simple basic everyday foods, & no fancy kitchen gadgets. I already as a well equipped cook/ kitchen had a Blender(cost about $20.), I did buy a Spiral Cutter( but went almost 2 years without one) . I did Juice before I became a RAW FOODIE so that too I also had.
Try it awhile then if you feel the need for the more involved food prep then you can buy a Dehydrator, Food Processor(I use a plain old Mandolin for my slicing). I do not find this any more time consuming than cooking from scratch. You just need to plan menus & have a few fav recipes that call for little pre-made things for those times when you are in a hurry or have forgotten to soak the almonds or such.
Most Raw Foodies I know personally eat very simple Lots of staight fresh Veggies & Fruits. Paul Nisson was here speaking last year, I made him a plate of food off the buffet for him to eat on the next morning. He just wanted fresh basic things none of the fancy time hog preped foods there.
Slaint茅(to your health)|||PROS:
BEST WAY OF LIFE
more energy
getting the most nutrients possible
CONS:
NOTHING BUT IT IS THE BEST WAY OF LIVING
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Yes, lots of INFECTIONS, every where in the body. Think how many hands have touch the raw meat, in the store by packers? Cooking is safe, and your body will sooner, or later will show results. Ask your doctor, what he thinks. I could not figure out why I got infections, so easy. I stop slowing, and got healthier. And go to check a slaughter house, and then see if your raw meat really safe?|||See this site for people with an 85% raw diet and the benefits they get. Click on home page and read the theory of why raw foods are best. Also the LINKS page has a link to the biggest raw foods recipe site.
http://www.phifoundation.org/heal.html
I'm not saying that it's going to be a pure raw food diet because I'm not sure if I can afford that but I want it to be maybe once every other day or once a day. What do I buy when I go to the grocery store? How do I make it? Is it as expensive as those high quality foods that are grain-free? Sorry for all the questions, but I've looked up a few sites but they seem to be sort of confusing. Thank you.|||I've also read confusing and conflicting things about cats and raw diets. That alone would make me not want to attempt such a thing. I do remember reading one article (or maybe it was even an answer on this site) about health consequences from a raw diet, and feeding a cat raw foods was not recommended. Try using keywords like 'cat health and raw diet' or something similar and look online for more info.|||Chicken, un frozen wing just give it over supervise but don't get involved some cats get a hold of raw meat and the tyger in them comes out!
be sure to feed a balanced meal, not all chicken that is. Just mix it up and try not to overfeed.
And today I ate candy, cereal, rice in a cup (that you heat in the microwave), and sugar free pudding. All of it tasted like poison. It did not taste the same as it did before I started eating the raw foods, it was disgusting. Why is that?
(and the reason why I ate so much is because I have a sugar addiction, which I've been trying to overcome. Hence eating only raw foods.)|||Your body is becoming more sensitive to real food. Now, your body will react against unnatural food because it sees it as a toxin or a poison... the body does not recognize it and will fight it. This will trigger the same response as a virus or toxin entering the body. Physiologically, the body produces more white blood cells when it senses a toxin or virus and it also does the same thing with cooked food and especially junk food with loads of refined sugars (which is exactly what you ate so much of). This response was proven over and over again with a study done on tens of thousands men and women at Harvard in 1993. Refined sugar, quite literally, is seen as a drug (or poison) in the body and will try to get rid of it as fast as possible. This is why some people get a "caffeine buzz" when they drink too much coffee - the buzz is really just the body's response to get rid of the poison.
BTW - you can curb your sugar addiction in a much healthier way by making raw desserts or smoothies sweetened with raw agave nectar, raw honey, stevia, raw yacon root syrup, vanilla extract, pure raw unrefined sugar cane, and raw dates.|||It's because your lying. If they all tasted like poison funny you kept eating cereal and rice after the candy instead of eating fruit.|||ewww that sounds kinda gross lol but i think they tasted diffrent because you body and your sence of taste were tring a diffrent thing.....
im starting the raw foods diet, what foods can i eat other than fruits and veggies? i dont really want recipes, more like stuff around the house. thanks!|||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_food_di鈥?/a>
Check this out!!
There are more foods here, just scroll to the bottom to see some things you can snack on!!
http://www.eatsprouts.com/eat/index.html
Good Luck!!|||Grains, nuts and beans are some other ideas--think of unprocessed foods.
Also, it really pays to shop organic. This is gives some great info. how to prepare your shopping list and to go "green" (shop organic). You might find these tips helpful with your raw diet!
http://buzz.prevention.com/community/the鈥?/a>
Good luck!|||well, you can eat raw meat, like, not quite cooked. But yes, fish is a good one, GOOD LUCK!! =)|||well this food is not raw but it is very helpful on a diet fish|||things that are raw.|||thats a biggie diet in cancer groups. i would tie my search into that.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
I am dieting and I have lost a lot of wieght but I decided that I want to make a little sweet. Anyone have any low carb sugarless dessert recipes to share? They can also be raw foods if you have any or any sites. Thanks.|||most berries are very low carb, so go for those. Buy frozen berries w/ no added sugar, dump some into a bowl, top w/ a packet of Splenda and some whipping cream. Stir well. Sort of like fruit-flavored ice cream. The fruit will freeze the cream. Mmm!|||Not raw but low carb and sugar free:
Butterscotch Cheesecake Delight
Crust
2 c. pecans
录 c. sugar (Splenda)
2 T. butter, melted
Filling
5 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 陆 c. sugar (Splenda)
1/4 c. Caramel Tempations liqueur
2 T. vanilla extract
3 large eggs
For crust: Blend pecans and sugar (splenda) in food processor until nuts are finely ground. Add melted butter; blend until moist clumps form. Press nut mixture onto bottom (not sides) of prepared pan.
For filling:
Preheat oven to 350掳F. Beat cream cheese, sugar (splenda) and vanilla (and liqueur) in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Pour filling over crust. Bake until cheesecake puffs and is set around sides but center still moves slightly when pan is gently shaken, about 50 minutes. Transfer cheesecake to rack. Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Cool cake completely. Remove foil from pan. Cover with plastic and chill overnight.
Another good option is to make a Pavlova -- this is basically egg whites and use splenda instead of sugar. spread in a large pie plate or on a large cookie sheet and bake until just golden, then use this as a base for a fresh fruit topping, berries being the best low-glycemic choice. This is better in the summer when fruit is cheaper.|||I don't have a recipe in th top of my mind, but any cheesecake recipe can easily carb very low carb, replace the sugar with Splenda, and use almonds or pecans chopped finely with butter and a bit of Splenda for the crust, I have done it before and it turned out very well.|||check out diabetic cook books at the library i had gastric bypass surgery in 1998 and i do the low carb sugar free thing too and that is where i get my recipes or the back of equal sweetner boxes
I was JUST WONDERING. How do their jaw muscles get used to the new raw food, since the other dog foods don't help with building jaw muscles in a dog.|||I assume they would be fine with it. I have always fed my dog dog food and one day he decided to steal all of the raw hamburger meat from the counter and eat it. He was fine. I think it is just natural for dogs to eat raw meat.|||Cut it up. There's a book on preparing your dog homemade food that you don't have to "spend all day on". I saw it in the library, but I can't name it for you. Commercial dog food isn't good. That was just pressed on people in the 40's. "It's sooo much better to have all your dog food already made! And it's got vitamins in there!" But dogs' teeth and breath will be better after eating real food for less than two weeks. I've heard you can get meat leftovers from a butcher.|||I switched my dogs to raw "cold turkey" as well. They did just fine. It is just like any other muscle building, dogs will take it slow at first. That is one of the reasons you should feed only chicken the first two weeks. Chicken bones are especially soft and pliable. This will help the dog condition their jaw muscles before starting on anything major.|||I recently switched my dog to a raw diet and he doesn't have any problems with eating the food. He will be 6 in a few weeks and he had eaten dry dog food before. I guess they just get used to eating the raw food and its no big deal to chew.|||I switched "cold turkey" to raw
My dog got used to it. He was a little unsure at first, but now he looks forward to his raw meal every nite.
maby your pregnant!|||many people can crave many things depending on things that they like. generally, women that love chocolate may crave chocolate. if you like sushi, then it shouldn't be surprising that you crave it.|||because they are yummy! I LOVE sushi!|||Depending on what you're craving, you may need a certain vitamin included in the foods you are wanting, or you may want the sodium that comes in certain fish, as well as the soy sauce used for dipping your sushi in.|||you like sushi, so you crave sushi.|||Sushi refers to the Rice. If you crave raw fish you are craving Sashimi. If you are craving Sushi then you are craving rice or carbs.
If you favor raw foods, please offer one of your favorite recipes.|||Though I am not a raw foodist, I think it is a great way of life, especially if you grow your own food. It is better for the environment because it cuts out all the energy needed for processing, packaging, and cooking (to an extent, I think to be considered raw, it can't be cooked any higher than about 116 degrees F). On a diet like this, you get the full potential and nutritional benefit of the food item and you eat no meat (if you do you are taking a big, reckless chance). Going on a tangent, meat is horrible for the environment considering all the land and water it takes to "grow" the animals, the emissions of methane from all those cows, the waste they create pollutes our oceans and water sources, the transporting all the animals to and from the slaughterhouses, the packaging, the cutting down of rainforest to grow soy just to feed chickens, I could go on....
Here's a bunch of websites about raw food that I found from Care2.com:
http://www.livingnutrition.com
http://www.doctorgraham.cc
http://www.rawfoodsupport.com
http://www.transformationinst.com/
http://www.healself.org/
http://www.thegardendiet.com
http://www.wholisticraw.com
http://www.takeafruitbreak.com
http://www.shazzie.com
http://www.rawlife.com
http://www.davidwolfe.com
http://www.purejoylivingfoods.com
http://www.roegallo.com
http://www.rawgourmet.com
http://www.livingnutrition.com
http://www.gardenofhealth.com
http://www.rawfamily.com
http://www.living-foods.com
http://www.rawfood.com
http://www.roxraw.com
Hope these help you!
good luck!|||Oh it would be wonderful....and tasty too. Love those raw eggs, and raw hamburger meat. Yummy. Let's save the world!!!!|||I don't see how it could affect the environment either way. Maybe you don't expend energy heating your food?|||Because deadly pathogens don't get killed in the cooking process; thus you die and your carbon footprint goes to zero.
never heard that, but spicey food speeds up your metabolism.|||i dunno
but u'll get worms or something|||actually no you wouldn't it makes you more fat|||Definitely. Raw veggies will really help.|||absolutely YES|||Depends on the foods.
Raw vegatables will help burn more calories.
Also eating cold foods (not ice cream). But if you eat cold soup vs hot soup your body has to heat it up before it can digest it and that burns more calories.|||You don't burn calories unless you exercise.
Eating raw foods, as well as any food, adds calories. Raw foods, however, are lower in calories.|||no but you will get the runs from eating certain foods raw and thus maybe lose some weight.|||i depends on what kind of food you eat! logon to www.bobble.co.nr|||yes.
fish instead of meat
calcium citrate 600 mg instead of milk
high fiber, low inflammatory, high quality whole grains instead of flour anything:
*buckwheat
*amaranth
*quinoa
*brown rice
*oats -preferably whole
stevia instead of sugar or artificial sweeteners
multi-source green powder supplement instead of caffiene
I am 36 weeks pregnant and i have 3 cats.I feed 2 cats dry food but i feed our other cat wet food because she refuses to eat the dry food.I was wondering if wet food(friskies and fancy feast)was raw food?I know it is probably the dumbest question ever but i need to know because i dont want to put myself or my unborn baby at risk for toxoplasmosis.My cats are indoor cats and i was tested for the toxoplasmosis at my doctors office when i was around 30 weeks pregnant and it came back negative.
Should i worry?|||No.
Canned food is processed, so it's cooked, don't worry.
It would be great if you could switch the other cats to wet as well, it's much healthier for them!
I wouldn鈥榯 really recommend feeding any dry food. Cats are designed to get their water from food. That's the way nature designed them, they have low thirst drive. When fed dry, they won't drink enough to compensate for the lack of moisture. They will only consume about 50% of the water they should be having. This can lead to kidney disease, UTI, crystals, blockage, renal failure and more.
Free feeding also contributes to obesity. And the fact that dry food is over-processed means, that most of it鈥檚 little nutrition has been already destroyed, leaving almost no nutrients for your cat. It needs to eat more to meet it鈥檚 needs, and in the process consumes more calories from the fillers.
Btw wetting the dry food will not help. There鈥檚 bacteria on the kibble and the water would just allow it to grow.
The only way to give the cat it's natural hydration is to feed it wet food only.
But some wet foods are not of a very high quality, either. That goes for most commercial foods. Just like the dry, they are often made with cheap fillers such as corn, wheat, soy, rice etc. These are not a part of cat's natural diet (it鈥檚 an obligate carnivore 鈥?it eats meat) and they are not designed to digest it. Grain is carbohydrate which the cats can't process and it turns into blood sugar and fat, causing diabetes and obesity. In the wild, where cats only hunt for meat, diabetes and obesity are unheard of. It's us who cause these by feeding a species inappropriate food.
We usually read labels on our food, but rarely on the food for our cats. Learn to read the label and understand the ingredients. The healthiest food to feed apart from raw feeding is grain-free wet food with no by-product. Some good brands are Wellness CORE, EVO, Merrick, Nature's Variety, Blue Buffalo Wilderness and more. These will give your cat the proper hydration and nutrition it's designed to get and it will be strong and healthy.
If you switch it's diet, do it gradually, by mixing the current food with the new one over couple of weeks until there's only the new. This will prevent diarrhea and upset stomach.
You will probably get a lot of different answers, so google feline nutrition or look at the links below, and do the research for yourself. I personally wasn't able to find one reliable source (besides the pet food industry) that would say grain is beneficial for cats or that dry is beneficial for them.
More on cat nutrition below,
Good luck!|||No need to worry - canned food is processed and not raw. But you risk toxoplasmosis more by handling raw hamburger that you are eating, then getting it from your cat. Be sure someone else is cleaning the litter pan. If you have to do it, wear disposible gloves when you scoop.|||The cat food is ok. Canned foods are processed and not raw. I would have someone else clean the litter box or wear gloves. Same with raw meats...wear gloves and disinfect sink, counters and trash can.
i heard that ifu stay on raw foods it can change eye color did it happends to any on raw diets food notice eye color change if u guys have tell me what u guys eat lol couse my eye are dark brown but they where grey once when i was born but change to brown so it might be possible to change for me since i still might have the grey genes but anyways .|||I don't think that anything can really change your eye color except colored contacts. Eye color is genetic so it can't be changed unless you use cosmetics, like hair color for example.
I wouldn't go on a raw food diet because you might get sick from some kind of parasite or bacteria from eating too much "high risk" food.
It would be safer, and easier to just get some FDA approved colored contacts. I've seen a ton of grey colored contacts on the market.|||nope|||no. its impossible to change eye color. well last i heard it was, maybe some type of laser surgery or soemthing could change it slightly. but raw foods cannot
i'm already a vegetarian who goes light on the dairy...hardly ever eggs or fish. i'm trying to figure out how to do raw the easy way.|||hey, believe or not, I'm on that diet too!
It's been going pretty good so far, I must say :)
lemon juice and pepper have been my best friends throughout the days...
try them, they might help you ease into the transtion too :)
I'm starting the Liver Enhancement Diet recommended in http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Fat-Burning-Healthy-Weight/dp/1888045558 for 2 weeks, moving in to a Raw Foods based diet. I'm wondering if I can use HCG drops to enhance my weight loss if I keep calories to 500-600 a day and eat sufficient protein?|||did you already read the reviews about HCG?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>
friends i know that went on HCG diet just lost muscle weight and became heavier AFTER the diet. some raw food sounds great....asparagus is good for liver...good u are into health.
i am really starting to get concerned about ingredients in food i am eating
if i was to move on to raw foods would it just be like eating salad everyday
are their any negative things that could happen to me if i were to only to eat raw foods
i wasnt thinking of doing this as a diet i was thinking of a lifestyle change
have you got any advice for me
thanks for your answers
xxx vici|||I've done it for long periods and am working towards it fulltime but it's very hard and needs to be done slowly. you need to slowly reintroduce it into your diet. I am only doing it part by part to start with and am up to 2 meals a day. You need to get professional nutritional advice, I don't know if I can do it completley as I am getting very tired but if I can get the balance right it might be worth it. To be honest I think even having 50% raw foods may well be enough. My skin looks better, I get out of bed better in the mornings and many of my health problems have disappeared but i'm not 100% convinced that fully raw diet is the healthiest option as of yet. I think everyone's nutritional needs are different so seek professional advice and supervision and take it one step at a time|||never.would not consider it.|||I tried just eating raw food but the meat kept getting stuck between my teeth.|||i saw some people on wife swap and this family all the ate was raw food it was disgusting and the doctors on the show said it was very bad for you.|||i think it would be detrimental to your health if you ate a completely raw diet, not to mention totally boring.fruits and vegetables i always eat raw, as far as possible, as long as you eat a varied and balanced diet, and use fresh, and unprocessed ingrediants, where possible, i wouldnt worry.
Can intestines take raw foods without trouble for a long period of time?|||I've been raw for almost three years now. Without being graphic- my intestines function super efficiently. |||Are you talking about raw vegetables?
You may eat a little everyday, before meals. Try out, you will know whether it is suitable for you or not.|||Raw foods are full of the nutrients that cooking destroys. They're very good for you.
I eat raw as much as I can now, and it's doing me no end of good. I feel full of energy and stamina and my mind is a lot clearer. Plus I don't spend ages cooking every day!
I made a raw carrot cake for my girlfriend's birthday the other day, she thought it was delicious and it was so filling.|||I have the belief the human body best served eating as natural as possible. That would mean fresh & raw. it's a myth thsat our bodies are very much different than when we were origanally created. I don't think the Garden of Eden had BBQ pits.
If you can do at least 50% of your daily food intake raw you will see an amazing transformation in your overall health.
Easy way accomplish this is a huge fresh veggie salad at the start of every lunch & dinner & raw fresh fruit 1st. thing in the morning.
In the summer when all the fruits & veggies are at their peak I do as much as 90% raw,, it is wonderful.|||I'm becoming a raw vegan foodiest on Monday(75% of the time because I still live at home and my parents would freak).
Becoming a raw foodiest is the healthiest thing you can do for your body. You will gain energy, and you will be at the best weight of your life. You will look great, feel great, and be great.
(Haven't experienced it yet, but once I do trust me I know I'll be happy)
any salad with no fattening dressing is great.|||any fruit/veg with negative calories like apples,oranges,Tomatoes ect|||I personally can't stand raw foods. The only raw foods I'll touch are vegetables.|||fruits, veggies, salads with low fat, boiled eggs, spinach, nuts, that type of thing.|||All whole raw foods are great for a healthy diet. Be careful with the dipps though. That's where the fat comes in.|||Eat things that are rich in nutrition, but low in density. Salads with a minimum of dressing. If you make salads with flavorful ingredients you'll find them enjoyable- that means find good tomatoes that smell like tomatoes. Use assorted greens, not iceberg lettuce. Add some sliced almonds, raisins, thinly sliced onions, pistachios, cooked and rinsed beans or chickpeas. Drizzle with good extra-virgin olive oil- just a little- you don't want the salad drowing in it. Sprinkle some good vinegar on it. Salt and fresh pepper, toss, and there you are.
Bannanas are a great snack food- sweet, filling, and not too caloric. Apples, too.|||I'm not much on fruits but instead eat lots of veggies. My almost daily salads are usually made up of iceberg lettuce, chopped carrots, chopped yellow (sweet) onions and diced tomatoes all topped with a nice tasty salad dressing, sliced almonds and maybe a few croutons.
How much raw food, all, half? What else to eat/drink for health.|||What are the Guidelines of the Raw Food Diet?
1. What can I eat?
Eat unprocessed, preferably organic, whole foods such as:
fresh fruits and vegetables
nuts
seeds
beans
grains
legumes
dried fruit
seaweed
unprocessed organic or natural foods
freshly juiced fruit and vegetables
purified water
young coconut milk
Raw food diets may include raw fruits, raw vegetables, raw nuts, raw seeds, raw unpasteurized dairy products (e.g. milk, cream, butter), raw meat, raw eggs, and raw honey.|||Carrots;They have more carotene than any fruit or vegetable. (Carotene is what the body converts to vitamin A). And carrots are an excellent source of vitamins B, C, D, E and K, as well as calcium pectate. Calcium pectate is an extraordinary pectin fiber that has cholesterol-lowering properties. They are cheap. Make carrot salad ,
4 carrots, shredded
1 apple - peeled, cored and shredded
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup blanched slivered almonds
salt and pepper to taste
Apples are low cost as well. But they are high in natural sugar. They are a high souce of vit A and C.
Celery;Celery is a great guilt-free snack item, especially if you want to lose weight.Celery is a wonderful low-calorie and low-fat vegetable, consisting of about 95% water. When looking at its nutrients, celery contains adequate amounts of potassium, folate and fiber. One cup of diced celery provides 344.4 milligrams of potassium, 34 micrograms of folate, 2 grams of fiber, 19 calories, and less than 0.16 grams of fat!
can't think of anything else sorry.. hope this helped.. fresh food is pricey.|||http://choosediet.blogspot.com/|||vegetable, fruits, nuts, and legumes.
The best is all raw, but very very very hard to do. I have tried a little while, but it is tough - absolutely health, but not very enticing.
I would mix it up a bit - 50/50 raw and cooked.
I am talking about those whom have NOT consumed meat, bread, salt, fish, sugar, honey, soda pops, alcoholic beverages, non-smoking, non-drugs or "getting high", microwaved foods, candies or any pills. Non-processed or pasteurized foods.|||about it you can get information from here http://webmd12.notlong.com/AAxC5In|||Not me, but I know people who've been on that diet. Supposedly their allergies have disappeared.
Enzymes are destroyed when exposed to heat, that's why raw foods are so easily digested.
When enzymes are destroyed = food intolerances.
I wouldn't recommend an "all raw food diet". You would most likely become deficient in vitamin b...
Anything not processed, is fine. "Meat, eggs, honey" They're healthy in moderation.
If you're not going to eat fish, then you should take omega-3 fish oil capsules for cardivasucular health.
The body needs protein and carbohydrates. Surviving on fruit only...that's not healthy. Fruit increases blood sugar levels. You should eat vegetables, meat, and fruit.
India has the shortest life span. Many of them are vegetarians.
Countries that do eat meat, tend to have a greater life span.
The bacteria. Are dogs succeptable to the bacteria in raw food? That is pretty much why I stopped feeding the dogs raw chicken. Don't get me wrong, I am not attacking anyone who feeds their dogs a raw diet. I just want some more info about it.
Does anyone know if the bacteria in raw meat can harm a dog?|||In general yes, dogs' systems are set up to handle more "nasty" foods then cats. Some dogs,like people, are more susceptible to bacteria, older and young mostly. I have used raw chicken and the raw medallions with 3 older dogs, 1 who was 12 and 2 who are 13 yrs old. But I use a small amount to start to let the dogs digestive systems get used to the new food. But there are some bacterias that can kill dogs as they do people. The hambuger chain that had several people die from contaminated meat, got their meat from a distibutor who sold to many dog people and several litters of pups died. The pups didn't have the immunity to the bacteria.|||The raw diet is good for dogs and cats. With dogs it needs to have plenty of vegetables and grains too, because they are not carnivores.As long as they are getting all the nutrition they need they should be susceptible because they ate wild food in the wild. There is also a vitamin supplement you can give them too that helps.|||you really only have to worry if its been frozen and thawed or heated and refridgerated (not that you'd want to do that on the raw diet, but ya know).
i did it for a little while with my former dog, she had mylopethy and i found a recipe to try. she loved it thats for sure. dont really know how good it was since it had no effect on the progress of the disease, but she never got sick from it.|||Dogs have a shorter digestive tract than we do. One would assume this is a leftover from when wild canids ate carrion.
In my experience a healthy dog can readily process the bacteria that is in raw foods *IF* they are used to it (the intestinal flora that deal with such things needs to be present and dogs who have not been raw-fed often have a period of adjustment when switching over).
Raw feeding is not for people who do not understand keeping their kitchen and the dogs eating facilities clean. I would be less likely to raw feed if I had a toddler as my kids when they were young often attempted to share with the dogs (or more to the point the dogs shared with the kids).|||http://www.drpitcairn.com/nutrition/nutr鈥?/a>
The above link will help you out. We have the book and it's excellent, we've home fed for 4 months now and just within the first two weeks the results were noticable, your on the right track.
We feed a variety of foods, not just meat and everything is cooked from the diets we chose from the book.
Don't know about the bacteria, I do know wetting dry dog food causes the bacteria that may be on that to multiply rapidly.
Get the book, it's worth its weight in gold and has so much more in it than just diets to feed.|||I was told that you shouldn't give a dog raw chicken as it can give a dog food poisoning just like a human, but lamb is fine raw, the vegetables should be partly cook as well otherwise they are too fiberous for they digestive system, in the wild they would get their veg digested from an animals stomach.|||Yes it is very bad for dog and people especially e-coli or what ever you call it!|||According to my vet absolutely not, as I asked about this last week, because one of my dogs is a dreadful scavenger in the fields of carrion and remains and all sorts of nasty stuff that I can't stop her getting at. I was very worried about the germs, etc, but my vet virtually laughed it off, as seemingly dog's tums can take the germs without problem, unless of course you have a dog with a sensitive tummy, as some dogs can only eat certain food or they get gut upsets. I'd just try a little if I were you to see how it goes with your dog.
My dogs won't actually eat raw chicken at all. So I cook it in the microwave from frozen each morning, which also makes the bones edible, and they love that, plus their health is VERY much better as oldies with previous skin and joint troubles.
me- 2 days..... whoops...|||Been doing raw foods since Fall '08. Although not 100%, I have learned to incorporate more and more raw vegan into my diet to the point where I am now high raw to 100% raw.
In my cooked vegan to raw vegan journey, I have shed over 30 lbs., am playing the best soccer of my life, and feel great!
Check out the before and after photos: www.luismedrano-live.com/about|||I've eaten raw foods before
Like oysters with Chile and Lemon and a bit of salt
I have eaten sushi
That's about it|||I'm not a rabbit or a hamster!|||What dat ting now? Shoot it! Shoot it in the mug! Iss alive! Iss movin'.Kill it,kill it while it's in da plate!|||No, but it sounds healthy! Probably makes you go to the bath room alot until your body gets used to the change.
Take this all with a grain of salt, do your research and form your own opinion.
http://www.beyondveg.com/tu-j-l/raw-cook鈥?/a>
"Introduction to the controversy
The cooking = toxicity = disease paradigm. One of the most common ideas in raw-food circles is that most diseases are due to toxemia, and that one cannot be truly healthy without discontinuing what is believed to be one of the major sources of such internal toxemia: cooked food, even if such food is unprocessed in any other respect except by heat.
While it certainly appears true that many people experience (sometimes impressive) improvements when first coming to raw food, it also appears that long-time pure raw-foodists who have maintained the diet for many years are rare. Anecdotal evidence also suggests (no peer-reviewed research is available on the issue, to our knowledge) that those eating 100% raw foods do not appear to be any healthier on average than people eating predominantly raw, and that raw diets are not the only diets that may work."|||Bro. N.S. Jack Ruby suggests the research be "taken with a grain of salt" if I understand the raw food diet, salt is banned so don't do that.|||Here is one academic article on this, there are of course many more:
http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content鈥?/a>
Can Cod Liver oil be added while making Cat's Raw foods in liu of wild salmon oil ?
I am trying to make this ----->
http://www.catinfo.org/makingcatfood.htm
I can't find wild salmon oil all around where i lve..|||Yes, it can.
Be careful, though - one capsule of Cod Liver Oil can contain 10,0000 IU of Vitamin A & D, which is fat soluable and can create toxicity if fed too much over time - so I would only give Cod Liver Oil maybe once or twice a week, not every day, and in very small amounts.
If you're feeding liver (which I assume you are if following that recipe & feeding raw), liver is also high in Vitamins A & D, so an overdose of Vitamins A & D is quite possible when supplementing with Cod Liver Oil, too. Just be aware. Very small amounts once or twice a week are OK.
You can also feed oily whole fish -- like no-salt/spring water sardines/herring/mackerel (high in Omega 3's & 6's) ... they also have meat & bones in them, and because they are canned (cooked), thiaminase has been destroyed so there's no risk of Vitamin B1 loss (the recipe calls for additional Vitamin B complex to be added anyway).
You could feed whole raw fish, too - I don't because of the thaiminase concern (and all the fish that don't contain it, like trout and salmon, are heavily polluted)... but I'd still say it's fine in small amounts as an infrequent treat. But if you're going to feed regularly, make sure it's canned and a no-salt spring water variety.
I feed my cat a raw/whole food diet, and I skip the fish oil and feed whole canned fish. IMO, whole prey is always better. Plus, my cat loves it. I don't feed fish as a whole meal, but rather as part of a meal, as the recipe describes. The main bulk of my cat's food is whole chicken, including chicken bones, chicken kidneys, beef heart, chicken gizzards & hearts (when I can find them), raw egg yolks (with shells), and chicken or beef liver.
Make sure to supplement with Vitamin E. (The recipe calls for Vitamin E anyway.)|||I would call a vet and ask as some fish are deadly to cats and dogs, and even though this is not the meat just the oil, you never know. Some oils, like cod liver do specific things, to people, not sure if they would affect a cat in the same way, but since other oils are not sold for that function for people, I would think that the samon oil is a known "safe" oil, where as "cod" might not be.|||Tonka has given you good dietary advice so I won't add to it.
Earlier you asked about doing lab work. I found this:
http://www.2ndchance.info/normaldogandca鈥?/a>
Hi, I am looking for a restaurant in Sydney that serves "raw foods". Please don't answer places that serve salads and/or sashimi, I am talking about foods with living enzymes. Foods that are not heated above 46掳C, they are sometimes "cooked" in a dehydrator.|||Rawfood
131 Norton St
Leichhardt NSW 2040, Australia
(02) 9572 8882|||Thanks for that, unfortunately that number has been disconnected. I looked them up in the white pages and rang the mobile number there but they just said they do not have a raw food cafe. Report Abuse
What does it mean? And is it a good diet to lose fat and weight?
Thanks !|||It is basically a diet to stop eating cooked and processed food.(Such as PopTart,Oreos,etc)
In this diet you can only eat fruit,vegetables,whole grain breads,etc
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularh鈥?/a>|||You eat only natural foods in their natural forms.
Not really a good diet because it is impossible to maintain, you'd be better using something like slimming world or weight watchers - or eating healthily without following a program and investing in some workout dvds or a gym membership.|||You eat raw foods.
And no, you ******* retard.
i make this and eat it often ,i container ,cherry tomatoes.
1 cucumber diced
2 green onion finly chopped
1 green pepper diced
1 small bunch broccli diced
2 carrots diced
2 celery diced
1/2 tsp garlic
1/2 pepper
1 small bunch radishes diced
then cover it all in ranch dressing and let it set for about 2 hrs in fridge,
better the longer it sets ,
if theres anything you like to add just toss it in this is good stuff|||sushi with raw fish n salad with raw vegetables|||Raw Food: Lemon Pudding (Banana Base):
5 min 5 min prep
1 servings
1 banana
1/2 tablespoon honey or agave nectar
1-2 tablespoon unsweetened flaked coconut
2 tablespoons lemon juice (from about 1/2 of a small lemon)
1/2 tablespoon olive oil (optional) or coconut oil (optional)
1. Mash the banana with a fork.
2. Mix in the rest of the ingredients with a spoon.
3. Alternatively, process all ingredients in a food processor until mixed.
4. Note: Some people use pitted mejool dates instead of honey or another sweetener. I prefer a liquid sweetener, since the dates don't give a very smooth texture in the final product. If you want to use dates, one should be enough in this recipe.|||Steak Tartare
ground beef
tiny sliced onions
1 egg yoke
westeshisire sauce
tabasco
ketchup
salt & pepper
1 tea spoon of olive oil
1 poon of Dijon mustard
Serve with French fries & salad with this dressing :
Vinaigrette
red wine vinegar
peanut or sunflower oil
Dijon mustard
salt & pepper
All mixed together
Bon app茅tit|||I do not see if you want foods that are not cooked or foods you do not have to cook.
Most canned food can be eaten as is, Baked Beans
Peas
Corn
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Stews etc
Looking at it the other way
I can't think of a raw meat that hasn't been processed in some way apart from salted
Carrots
Peas
Cabbage
Lettuce
Celery
Tomatoes
Onions
Fruits
hi everyone i would just like to know if it possible to eat raw foods such as sushi, maki and sashimi because i've heard that its not good as there is ans H1N1 outbreak right now? even if we're eating in the near the mddle east, in southern asia?|||That's not how the flu is transmitted. No worries.|||nope, all meats are fine!=)|||its not a foodbourne virus|||yes|||I cannot say yes or no because i cannot be responsible if you get sick, sorry i cannot judge food.
:-)|||Even if you could get the virus from meat, it would only be a problem with pork. Pork is the worst possible meat to eat raw. Pigs carry parasites that can be very dangerous, so all pork should always be cooked thoroughly. In any case, you can't get swine flu from pork.
The only way you could get swine flu from food was if someone preparing the food had swine flu and exercised poor hygiene. In that respect sushi is probably your best bet of all food, as raw seafood requires scrupulous attention to food hygiene, so they will already be operating to a high standard. If they neglected food hygiene, people would get ill and they would be shut down.
Obviously only eat raw food somewhere you know to be safe, as it can go very wrong.|||Non-issue
a diet that includes only these. Is it practical?|||Its kind of nonsensical. You're eating raw foods because you're so worried about the nutritional loss if you expose your carrots to heat, but then trying to get major macronutrients that you need solely from completely processed sources.
Let me be clear, I think raw foods, vitamins and whey protein can all be good things to include in your diet.
I'd recommend a diet based primarily around whole foods - not just raw foods. Cooked chicken and grass fed beef are a lot more natural and nutritious then protein powder (although I use it sometimes!).
Eat lean meats, lots of vegetables, legumes and some carbohydrates (carbs during the day, not so much in the evening). Milk, yogurt are good. A basic multivitamin is good. You might want to add fish oil. You're better off getting most of your nutrients in 'food' form then supplement form.|||Where's the salt and vinegar chips and Chef Boyardee?|||Sounds like a pain in the butt. I'd give up only because it would be too difficult and complicated to follow.|||No, it is not balanced. Eating only raw foods can wreak havoc with your insides, you do need to include some cooking or heating. Try one of the established programs such as Weight Watchers to ensure your health.|||And what does this have to do with marriage? Most of the questions on here today should be in other areas where people might know how to answer them.|||Yes|||I would never give up steak and salad
I want to experiment with the Raw Foods Diet, so I was wondering what I can buy product wise at the grocery store or Whole Foods for this diet besides fruits and veggies. Would Ezeikel bread be ok since it is sprouted? And things like that...|||Hey! I've been (mostly) raw for a couple of years now. The sprouted bread isn't really "raw" but it's seen as a transition food, meaning it can help alleviate cravings of unhealthy white bread products.
Try this site:
http://www.living-foods.com/faq.html
For more information about raw. Gabriel Cousin's also has some great raw books. I'd recommend staying away from David Wolfe's raw books, however. His books push a lot of expensive supplements and superfoods you don't need.
You don't really need any special products, just a grocery store with lots of fruits and veggies and nuts and seeds and sprouts. You can spend money on "gourmet" raw items found online, like here:
http://www.sunfood.com/Catalog/Default.a鈥?/a>
But they're expensive and you don't need them. If it's a whole food and comes from nature, then you're good! It's a simple concept =)|||Useful book for you "12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Addiction to Cooked Food" by Victoria Boutenko http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AE4鈥?/a>|||uncooked foods
I just seen this show and they talked a little about how raw foods can actually cure humans and they are healthier in ways than cooked food.
Is this really true, and if it is please provide evidence, proof of why it is.|||Cooking causes foods like fruits and vegetables to lose some of their nutritional value (vitamins, etc. ) The heat destroys many of the valuable nutrients, so yes, it is better for you to eat raw vegetables and fruits. Obviously meats are not a good idea (poultry, pork, beef), but some fish can be very lightly cooked or not at all if you like that. Anything processed (canned, in a box, etc) had a lot of additives to preserve the foods.|||Some raw vegetables are better for you than cooked because your not cooking away all the nutrients. Organic food is way better for you because they are grown and raised without chemicals and pesticides or other natural stuff. A good book to read is Natural Cures they don't want you to know about. by Kevin Trudueu. That probably can answer a lot of you questions.|||Look at Japanese, they like their sushi and they're like supreme beings. I love sushi and raw foods my immune system is a lot stronger then most people I know who dont touch the stuff. I haven't been sick since I was 5. I'm 23 now. Raw foods I believe keep natural vitamines and minerals in them oppose to cooking them out they may lose the majority of the nutrition they may provide. That's a thought. I have no 100% facts to prove it though.|||as long as the preperation of the raw foods is done correctly, it was shipped in a proper way as to reduce bacteria, and make sure you know exactly where it came from. just think about it, we used to eat raw foods all the time|||depends on what type of food, like raw broccoli is good because it prevents cancer ( vegetables 2) but meat is very very very bad when RAW! you can get sick and die from it
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........!(@)'(@)""""**!(@)(@)****!(@)|||lyz_269, you have to be more specific when you say raw foods. Vegetables are a raw food, what category of raw are you talking about?
Okay you have defined it a little further. As you know things like carrots, broccoli, cabbage, tomato etc etc you can eat raw, cooked processed. When you come to your Swiss chard, and other deep greens, best steamed to retain the nutrients, same with potato, parsnips and alike. So what I am saying to you they are okay both ways in essence. People have been eating raw and cooked for centuries, I'm still alive and I'm basically in the culinary industry.
Now you have made your question more interesting.
Chris|||no because they can give you food poison. and it could even kill you, if you eat alot of it though.|||Yes, it is like sushi and carpaccio and raw vegetables|||Would depend on what the raw/uncooked foods were, some can kill you rather than help you.|||no raw foods have tons of bacteria.|||NO raw food has bacteria in it|||OYSTERS ARE GOOD FOR SEX DRIVE! LOL!|||well, raw meat isn't good for u...I guess it all depends on what kinda food ur meaning.
Specifically. |||Sorry, slightly off topic……………..
Even though you may think that Raw Vegan is restrictive and boring, it really isn’t once you look into it and start doing it.
It is the best thing I have ever done for my health and general well-being.
It has cured me of several supposedly “incurable” (or so the doctor told me) health issues:
Psoriasis
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Depression and Anxiety Attacks
Ulcerative Colitis
Reversed a Diabetics Threat
Doctors have always told me that the above would need me to take lifelong drugs or have surgery.
I can only presume that my doctor failed to tell me about the importance of diet in relation to illness because doctors and multi-national pharmacy companies can’t make money from it!! Cynical yes, but this explanation makes perfect sense.
But all of the above health issues have gone away without the use of drugs and surgery, simply by switching to a Raw Vegan lifestyle.
I have also lost weight (that previously would not shift)
My complexion is clear and glowing
My skin is soft
My hair is soft and shiny
My eyesight has improved for the first time in 38 years
I am sleeping better. I am meditating better.
And best of all (given my previous exhaustion) I now have an abundance of energy.
So to answer you question, specifically you would eat:
Fresh Raw Fruit
Fresh Raw Vegetables
Fresh Raw Sprouts
Fresh Raw Nuts
However, the recipes you can make from this little lot (plus a few other selected raw ingredients) are really amazing:
http://www.alissacohen.com/raw.html
http://goneraw.com
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-serie…
The Raw Vegan puddings and deserts are sensational and have to be tasted to be believed.
There are loads of Raw Vegan recipes on the web. Do a google search for more.
Daily I consume: fruit, vegetables, raw soups, home-made vegetable juice, green smoothies, salads (although I also have cooked sweet potato in it). I also have things like raw chocolate, date & nut tarts, raw pumpkin pie with nut creams, ice fruit "creams", nibble mix consisting of organic dried fruit, nuts and seeds. Plus much more.
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http://www.living-foods.com/|||On an average day I might have a smoothie for breakfast, veggies and dip for lunch, a Lara Bar for a snack, and a nut burger for dinner.|||When eating a raw diet your best friend is wholesome, nutritious, raw, carrots.
I don't generally eat a lot of raw foods specifically because of this problem but as it's summer now I do want to be able to eat salads without experiencing this problem. I have eaten a couple of salads over the last 3 days and have suffered with stomach ache and gas as a result. I tried eating the salad with starches and cooked food same result. I tried taking liver salt to alleviate the problem, didn't work. Yesterday I ate an entire pineapple for the enzymes which did seem to work by today but when I ate another salad at lunch I'm left with the same problem. I have tried buying capsules of food enzymes but ironically they ended up upsetting my stomach too in the end. What can I do? I want to lose weight by eating raw foods and I also want to boost my intake of antioxidants by eating natural foods instead of supplements. Could the problem lie with just a specific salad food e.g. red pepper sometimes I haven't had this problem e.g. with some green leafys but sometimes I do!|||What kind of lettuce are you using, Ice burg is not a good nutritious lettuce. Romain and spring lettuce is excellent. Try adding all different veggies in the salad and nothing of what you used to put in there. Add different things like; chick peas, broccoli, sunflower seeds, red onions, corn, beans, spinach, etc. Than gradually add one at a time for a week of what you used to add into your salads and find out what is effecting your stomach.
Another thing is VINEGAR, I read in "Fit for Life" that you should never use vinegar in salads, only in cooking. Because it irritates your digestive system. Use Lemon juice instead (fresh is best).|||Cooking vegetables makes them more digestible. The only thing I can suggest is integrating raw foods slowly, i.e. adding some steamed veggies to a raw green salad, and building up more and more raw foods into your diet gradually.|||My sister had similiar problem and she took Beano|||stop the things that trouble you. go to the doc and get prepared yoyr diet chart.
no|||It is much better, in most cases - just not as palatable in some.
Some items are enhanced when cooked. Some items are toxic if eaten raw.
There are concerns of salmonella & ecoli poisoning from raw foods but those same concerns can also apply to lettuce, tomatoes, any food that is eaten raw.
If you are interested in a raw food way of eating - I highly recommend raw liver & eggs from grass fed animals, chia seeds, ground flax seeds, raw soaked sunflower seeds as great additions to any way of eating.|||raw foods better, because it have all vitamins inside. in any cooked food some vitamins destroyed in cooking time, so you will much less of them.
please note : natural vitamins is not same as you can buy in any store. in health stores mostly only chemical-made vitamins.|||Raw food is better. Cooking can kill certain nutrients and enzymes.|||well some foods are better to eat raw while other foods are not. so it's a bit of both really.|||Myth
I've been hearing about this when I searched under healthy diets, etc., what's it all about?|||A raw food diet creates major improvements in health. The reasons are not known, but the experience is unmistakable. Weight normalizes, which generally means a reduction in fat. At the same time, a person feels extremely energized. It's as if energy would rather be burned up than converted to fat.
There seems to be a major shift in physiology which makes one feel highly energized from raw food. I can only theorize why this occurs. It is quite likely that a large part of cooked food can only go into fat production, because heat and acid alter it making it unmetabolizable in other complex processes. By contrast, raw food should break down into components which can be directly metabolized in a variety of cells.
Health gets so refined and perfected with a raw food diet that a person notices effects of all types. The result is an important source of information about nutrition and quality of food.
For example, it is noticeable that sucrose (table sugar) goes into fat production rather than immediate energy. Sucrose splits into glucose and fructose. Muscles use glucose but not fructose. So the fructose probably goes into fat. The usual claim is that sucrose is split by acid in the stomach. However, sugars are absorbed very rapidly, and there is often not much acid in the stomach, particularly with a raw food diet, which means sucrose is probably entering the blood as a disaccharide quite often. Dextrose (d-glucose, which is natural glucose) is a much better sugar, since it can be used by every cell in the body.
One very obvious improvement resulting from a raw food diet is in the digestive system. Raw food digests marvelously well, so a person does not notice the acid, bile and residual effects of digestion that go with a cooked food diet.
Adding a little bit of cooked food to a raw food diet doesn't work well, because acid is then produced in the stomach, and it is bad for raw food. Acid and raw food tend to create indigestion. However, they can be separated by eating raw food in the mornings and then cooked food later. Start with raw fruit first, then later raw vegetables, and then later cooked food.
A problem with raw foods is that they are the highest in pesticides. Organic raw foods may be necessary, unless a person is very clever in working around the worst pesticides. The effects are quite noticeable, which allows adjustments to be made.
The usual assumption is that the only supplement which is needed in theory is vitamin B12, because it is primarily found in meat. It originates with microbes, and very little is needed. Outside link on B12
However, I find that copper and zinc are also needed with a vegetarian diet, because plant material is very low in these minerals compared to meat. These minerals are toxic while being absorbed, so they should be taken in small quantities. There is evidence that chromium picolinate is hazardous.
B vitamins should not be taken in large quantities, because they are powerful reactants and can destroy organs. I find 20 milligrams per day to be the right amount for the main ones. Pills have to be cut up to get that size. Folic acid deteriorates into a toxic substance. It might need to be replaced every two to three months depending upon humidity.
Almost everyone needs vitamin D. It transports calcium into cells. It's easy to get too much Vitamin D, particularly in the form of capsules. Dry D pills are safer. There is generally enough calcium in food when taking vitamin D. There is not much more calcium in dairy than other sources, and the hormones in dairy are not desirable.
A raw food diet should produce enough iron being skewed away from starchy food. But there is not as much iron in a vegetarian diet as in meat. Taking supplemental iron (in unnatural, mineral form) has been found to be harmful to the heart. But in small quantities, it should be safe. If adverse effects are not noticed, taking a low dose iron pill once in awhile should be safe, and it will provide a lot more iron than vegetarian food does.
Normally, salt is not used with raw food. I find that eating some salt seems to be physiologically beneficial with raw food.
Fruits and vegetables digest through different processes when raw. Eat fruit in the morning and vegetables later.
Learning to eat a raw food diet is mostly trial and error. Whatever is available and one wants to eat is generally adequate. Protein is found in raw nuts and seeds, such as sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, filberts, etc., and sprouts are also a good source of protein. Plant proteins do not have the same balance of amino acids as animal protein, so a variety of sources are needed.
Sprouts are often part of a raw food diet. They do require a slight amount of work, but not necessarily a lot. The easiest sprouts to make are lentils. The easiest way to make them is simply to soak them in a large plastic cup for 8 hrs, then drain and keep moist by spraying and occasionally rinsing. They can be eaten a|||Raw foods diet only consists of anything organic and raw. Mainly vegetables and fruits, and NOTHING ELSE. No use of oil, butter, sugar, mayonaise, breads, rice, meat, dairy products, etc. etc. Well I once did a raw food diet and it did work for me. I lost like 3-4 lbs in a week. But then I switched to juice fasting :)|||honestly its about conning you into a stupid diet that doesnt work.
All you need is a healthy lifestyle and a good exercise routine.
To find out more have a look at http://cmfitness.blogspot.com/|||Nothing cooked. I guess this means no baked goods. Hard rice. Just fruit and veggies.
i dont eat, fish, eggs, or any sort of meat.|||"This diet is the ultimate freedom" "99.99% of all food on Earth is raw plant food" - David Wolfe
Please dearly consider the most fortunate step that you are taking. By taking the step of eating raw foods (the original diet meant for human consumption as even stated in authoritative scriptures like the Bible and Bhagvad Gita) shows your spiritual maturity. This is not a fad and do not treat it like one, the 'diet' becomes your life, the more you eat raw, the less you will ever want to touch and eat the dead cooked foods.
Raw food has its own food pyramid or 'triangle' which has 3 points. This being "Chlorophyll", "Fats" and "Sugar", this is all your body needs to maintain superior health. Eating chlorophyll means you consume all and any type of green, leafy and raw vegetables among which bok-choy, spinach and kale are the best. This provides you with all the protein and calcium you need; there is no need for dairy. Fats come from oily or nutty vegetable sources such as avocadoes, durians, macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, coconuts etc... This is an added source of protein as well. Finally sugar and hence carbohydrates come from all the wonderful fruit. Melons, pears, oranges, berries, apples, kiwis, mangoes are all excellent!
May I suggest you research more on this topic and try to get your hands on David Wolfe's "The Sunfood Diet Success System".
Here's something for interest as well http://www.healself.org/rawfood.html
Best of luck!|||Huge cucumbers!|||Raw nuts, seeds, fruits, veggies, and sprouted beans. Good luck!|||Raw food diet...steak tartar.
Vegetarian...old indian word for bad hunter.|||Raw carrots?|||Fruits like mangos.|||A fruit salad its good animal free.|||i geuss you have to eat raw veggies all of the time. mmmmmm|||raw fruits n veggies?
they have soy cheese/milk
I think raw food is usually the best,although some vegetables such as cabbage and broccoli should be slightly cooked. I love raw fish of all kinds and even eat raw meat( beef,mutton and deer meat) or at least extra rare,and, contrary to popular belief, red meat and poultry can be eaten raw,and in fact is more easy to digest than cooked meat.|||I've never been a fish person, never liked it as a kid, the only seafood I would eat were clams I dug out from my beach at low tide. Funny story because once when I was about twelve one of my friends and I went out and stayed on a little island a few kilometres from my house to "rough it out". We brought food but I also made a fishing rod and caught a single fish while I was there. I cooked it over the fire and couldn't eat it after one bite because it tasted awful and terribly salty. Turns out, it was actually raw on the inside and just crispy on the outside. As far as raw vegetables and fruits go, I love them. I can't get enough fruit, and I love to eat raw potatoes and carrots straight from my garden. Dulse are real popular around here but I can't stomach them, they're basically dried seaweed.|||Raw fish is dangerous to eat because of the risk of contracting diseases and various parasites. I believe in the benefits of a high raw diet (that means that most of what you eat has to be raw), but I'm not convinced that the human diet should be exclusively raw. Boiled and steam vegetables, as well as animal products (dairy, eggs and honey) can add some pretty important benefits to your diet. 100% raw foodism is a wonderful achievement, but i wouldn't say this kind of diet is for everyone. Infants and kids especially require fat from animal sources for adequate brain development, while the elderly may also have a hard time deriving enough calories from exclusively raw foods.|||A raw food diet- the best diet you can eat. Food as it comes from nature, meant to be eaten as is, not cooked, ruined sogggy, destryed. THe way you SHOULD feel is how you feel on a healthy full raw diet. It is so incredible for your body and mental clarity to describe it sounds like religious twaddle, so I won't, I could only be saying this from experience. I wouldn't have knonw how amazing it makes you feel .
A raw vegan diet is basically, all the food that mother nature grows for you. Just for you, a pure gift. It's only us that gets in the way of perfection. We ruin things. If you want to know a secret, not much of a secret- the best and most vibrant you can feel is when you ingest the sources of nutrition that the earth grows just for you- nuts, fruitm berries, veg, plant foods, seedsm grains. All raw. It is o secret really. We're natural, so are those foods, it makes no sense to mess with that if you want to feel 100% brilliant.|||i wouldn't eat raw fish. i would "cook" it with lemon and lime juice.
i've had ceviche in a mexican food restaurant one time.
i've watched lots of raw vegan food videos on youtube. most people can neither afford to eat that way nor have access to enough organic raw food choices. it's probably the healthiest way to eat.|||they're raw..............and, raw.........and should be properly consumed...
any one of those diets can be either the healthiest or the worst - it all depends on how you work it.
the choice between each diet should come from personal beliefs - after you decide which one is best for you, research those particular foods and create balanced meals for yourself. it takes a little practice at first, but eventually it becomes second nature.
each one can be equally balanced and preservative-free (organic foods can be eaten under all diets)|||Man is an omnivore (eats meat and vegetables). A vegan or even a vegetarian diet is likely to be missing some essential nutrients. Raw what? I would not recommend raw chicken or pork! Raw vegetarian food? Same comments as above.
Vegan, vegetarian or raw food has nothing to do with preservatives or being organic.
Eat a well balanced diet, meat, fish, vegetables, fruit. Don't concentrate on one to the exclusion of others.|||raw but only like fruits/vegetable's not raw meat that might kill u|||the healthiest diet includes eating meat.
i strongly advise you against a long term diet of only raw food.|||Well raw is the healthiest containing the least chemical preservatives, artificial ingredients, or hormones. It is also the most restrictive of the elective diet options. It is a great way to get all the vitamins, minerals, and fiber a person could ever want. I found the raw option to be very isolating. I couldn't really eat out with my friends unless I got a boring salad, and I couldn't go over to a friends house for a meal because nobody knows what to serve a raw foodist. I did it for a couple weeks and lost my enthusiasm. I felt great! My skin was clear, hair soft, digestive tract moved smoothly, high energy, slept great, but I couldn't go out for a whole day without packing a lunch. It got really hard. Vegan with at least one raw meal a day is where I live today. It feels just as good, but is much more realistic. Good luck!|||Have a look here.|||A diet of raw foods only would not be substantial.
Vegetarians eat eggs, cheese and dairy which may contain preservatives.
A vegan diet, including some raw vegetables would be the healthiest.
Meat contains the most preservatives so if you are considering becoming a vegetarian or vegan it is a healthy choice.|||Depends on the person, we are not all the same.
would those things help? to lose weight? how much would i looose in a week? i work out alot, like swim, bike, and shiiiit like that everdayy
im 5'2 120|||eat healthy. don't worry so much about cutting out the bread, but do cut out excessive sweets, soda, stuff like that. snacking on healthy food throughout the day will help keep your metabolism going steady. drink water instead of soda or gatorade type drinks. keep active. dont cut out things entirely, like pizza, cookies or whatnot because you'll crave them all the more and then more likely to overindulge.
diets dont work as well as a lifestyle change. the longer and more consistenly you eat healthy, the more you'll start to dislike unhealthy foods. oh and look out for sodium in "diet" foods. too much salt is bad for you and a lot of diet foods suppliment the fat for salt to keep flavor.|||isn't that what your suppose to weight....go on the internet and check you bmi|||Eat healthy.
That doesn't mean starving or cutting out carbs or any other fad diet. Diets don't work.
Eat healthy, get exercise. If you're not losing weight, talk to your doctor, and they can help.
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I'm trying to look into some new things to change my diet with. I already stick to something loosely macro, but I'm curious as to what is up with other things.
I don't totally get the raw foods concept. If you eat raw, why did you switch?|||Raw foods provide enzymes, and that helps to break down food, aiding in the digestive process. You cannot get enzymes from cooked foods, they are destroyed when heated. Vitamins are also destroyed through heating. Raw organic foods carry more bio-photons, which are an energy source. With the enzymes, bio-photons and greater nutritional value working together in synchrony, the cells absorb more nutrition, which leads to greater energy that is available within the cell for use. So, you have greater energy overall, you absorb more energy from the calories you ingest and the cells burn the energy more cleanly and efficiently. Once your energy levels are perked up the momentum can continue if you get proper amounts of exercise and rest. Basically, there is no hindrance in the consumption of the energy, whereas before, with cooked foods, there are all different kinds of blocks. People who regularly eat raw food then try some cooked food may describe the cooked food as being like "cement", in that it weighs you down and is not digested correctly. To use some metaphors, using raw food is like throwing gasoline or dry,combustable paper on the fire (of your cells). Eating cooked food is like throwing paper mixed with dirt and water. The fire will still burn, just not as well.
Overall, a person will have a feeling of dryness in their being, lack of energy, and sluggishness when one eats cooked foods. When one ingests raw food one feels perky, wet, and accelerated.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>|||Some vegs follow a naturalhygiene diet. These people believe that a healthful life includes phys, mental, and emo health. Following a natural hygiene lifestyle includes getting fresh air and sunshine in addition to eating foods naturally. People who follow this diet do not cook their fruits and vegetables. They only eat them raw or steamed.
I think people should just eat healthy, not follow a specific diet plan within being a veg or carne. Macro is generally considered horrible, so good thing you're loose with it... :p
Best luck|||I went raw on the advice of my doctor, to deal with horrific allergies. Most people choose a raw food diet as a way of handling chronic health problems, like migraines, allergies, hormone imbalances, IBS, eczema, Chrohn鈥檚, etc.|||The idea that a HIGH RAW diet is closest to what God intended our bodies to Thrive on. The idea that cooking kills most of the natural health benefits of the foods.
I went Raw for my health. i had chronic problems that this was a way to repair VS the rest of my life on drugs that the side effects alone would destroy my health.
It's not rocket science it's actually very simple. What makes it hard to start is our old mindset. For the last 50 plus years we have been over loaded with the PR of Meat, Dairy & Egg industries. if this is something of interest to you google it, look at local Meet-up groups many places have raw Food groups now. Take it 1 step at a time... you do not have to change it all at once. These days I rarely even use a RAW Uncook book..most foods are over loaded with fats for my taste. But a good one to start with is Raw Food made Easy by Jennifer Cornbleet. My kitchen is pretty basics I do own a mid-price range Juicer & a basic Blender with a tiny food processor attachment.
Doing a Raw Diet does not mean never eating anything cooked. Many people do a combination 75% to 100% Raw with the balance in cooked foods. ideally Raw all day until evening meal.. Then large raw salad followed by cooked foods, this would be the time to eat things that can not be eaten raw grains, potatoes etc.|||Eating vegetables Raw vs. Cooked provides different intakes of nutrients from the vegetables. For some vegetables when you cook them they lose some nutrients and allow other nutrients to be absorbed, while some vegetables are most nutritious uncooked. Going "raw" does not necessarily provide the best or most benefits from vegetables. You should do some detailed research on benefits from vegetables raw versus cooked. Hope that helped :). I'm not a vegetarian but my girlfriend is, and I know a little bit about health and nutrition.|||no you cant have everything raw cause some food without cooking will not be digested others will have no nutrients if cooked so you will have to study what you can have cooked and what raw
From these places: Giant Eagle, Walmart, Kmart, etc.
A list would be nice. thanks|||i doubt u will find raw foods, like organic and pure at kmart or walmart. both companies are used to marketing cheap quality food. try H- E- B. the one where i live ( deep south texas) has a butt load of organic food and drink
How does it work?|||Yes, I have, and personally i found it great. I was on the raw food diet for three months last year. My skin cleared up, i had a lot of energy, i felt great! ( I had to give it up because i visited Europe for the summer, and i had to eat what i got). I still do it from time to time, sometimes i go for days or weeks without eating anything cooked, however, my boyfriend loves restaurants, so i always end up breaking it somehow. Here is a link to a great site
http://www.beautifulonraw.com/
This lady has been on the diet for over 20 years! She looks amazing for over 40. I met her in person; not a wrinkle or blemish anywhere!|||the raw food real world cookbook is a great book that has really good recipes that are all raw. The food has very good but this kind of lifestyle is not easy and takes time to convert.
here is a link to the book and the woman who wrote the book has a raw restaurant in NY here are the links
http://www.purefoodandwine.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Raw-Food-Real-Worl鈥?/a>|||I'm not sure if you're asking for personal opinion or not, but I do not find it very appetizing. I am in transition into becoming a Vegetarian and we have a Raw Foods bar in our town.
Some foods are edible, while others... well, I have difficulty with.
Their rule of thumb is not to heat anything past the maximum temperature that the sun would naturally warm it to. Somewhere between 110 and 115 degrees.
Good luck!
My sister has been losing wieght pretty regularly with this system and she cant stop talking about ho good she feels. You should check it out|||I recommend you my diet way. It works amazing and fast. If you are really serious about losing weight. You should have a look diet correct way. It will work for you if you do it correct. I lost 20 pounds in 40 days with this way. You can find more information from link below.
I'm over weight and i watch dr.Oz speak about this diet in the Oprah show
i need some recipes that don't take any time to do, and what foods are the best to loose weight. i need more information about what to do and don麓t|||I don't think there are any recipes to make raw foods. Just don't cook anything. Just eat the fruits and veggies that are locally grown and fresh. You'll need some sort of protein so that would mean legumes and nuts.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
thinking of starting this diet, but really need caffeine in my day.|||technically no since coffee is roasted coffee beans. to stick with the true spirit of the diet you would need to chew raw beans which taste like crap.
You should be fine drinking it though. It's not the coffee that makes you fat, its all the sugar and cream people add to it. Just like straight tea, black coffee is mostly water.|||I have not heard of this diet-however, I would think you could have a cup of coffee to start your day.
May I request that instead of this diet you mentioned, please ask your dr. to refer you to a nutritionist, and then ask for the diabietic exchange diet? It's basic, healthy eating based on caloric intake. No, you won't have to count calories (at least not that much if at all) if you follow the diet, based on your height, weight, bone structure, etc. -Hey, it's simple, it's easy, and you won't "starve" on it either-honest!
I wish you the best. Take care. Enjoy your coffee!|||yes.why not?
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A raw food diet is an extreme of veganism. It typically is made up primarily of fruits and vegetables. Even though other foods can be eaten, they cannot be cooked about a certain temperature. For example, if they wanted to cook their beans or legumes, they could not cook them in a pot on the stove. There is a long soaking process that they use to "cook" their beans.|||Types of vegetables that you can squeez all the juices out and turn them into an imitation of a regular food. Also raw vegetables, fruits with no salt, dressing, or any perservatives. Mostly organic too.|||True raw food diet followers believe that cooking anything denatures the food and takes out all the nutritional value and needed enzymes. They believe that original man did not cook food and that the human body is designed to eat all food raw. So nothing, including meat and chicken is cooked. Everything is organic, unprocessed and uncooked.
Got more popular in the 80's.|||vegetarian foods|||I am a certified raw food teacher through Alissa Cohen. A raw food diet includes fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains - all in a raw form.
Raw food is not just apple slices and carrot sticks. With these foods, you can make things like pizza, calzone, tacos, breads, dressings, granola, lots of different kinds of desserts including cakes, cookies & pies, spaghetti marinera, salmon pate', ravoli, lasagna, burgers, and a whole lot more. And we use all kinds of seasonings & herbs - including sea salt!
If you eat an apple, you are eating raw food. However, sushi is not considered a raw food in this diet, as we do not eat fish (or meat of any kind), or dairy, or eggs, or any processed food.
I do not currently eat a 100% raw food diet; however, because of my knowledge of this pure and simple way of eating, I incorporate a lot more wholesome food into my family's diet than most do. Last year, I ate a strick 100% raw food diet and never felt better in my life. Eating this way has cured many people of ailments, such as diabites, high blood pressure, athletes foot, acne, etc.|||I am mostly raw. Some days I only eat raw foods and others I eat raw until dinner and then I just eat something that's healthy, but may be cooked, but always with a salad so I get healthy enzymes to help digestion.
I always eat fruit for breakfast and to snack on until lunch. Sometimes I'll juice or make a green smoothie then snack on strawberries or apple clices or something like that.
At lunch I almost always eat a salad. Sometimes I'll have a few flax crackers on the side, maybe with some nut pate (I make the cracker and nut pate myself).
If I eat bread at dinner I eat sprouted breads - sprouting helps break down glutens and makes it easier to digest. they make sprouted grain burger and hot dog buns as well as breads. If I make pasta I use brown rice pasta and make my own sauces. I might steam some veggies or make a soup or a bean dish. I try and do most things from scratch. There are some great recipes for raw treats like unchicken nuggest that are made from sprouted lentils and carrots and then dehydrated - delicious! Here's a recipe: http://gliving.tv/greenchefs/alissa-cohe鈥?/a>
I make puddings with carob and avocado, I make pie shells from nuts and dates or figs, I make cookies with ground nuts and coconut with fruit juices, I make raw chocolate bars from scratch! I do not feel deprived at all. I feel ecstatic that I can eat such tasty things and know they are GOOD for me.
One thing that has really been a big change is that I don't think about food so much anymore. At first I was obsessed with all the different things to try and make and worrying about what I would eat, but after a while I only worried about food when I was hungry and I wasn't ruled so much by my taste buds.
I was very briefly 100% raw but I felt like I was missing something so I started eating things like beans and sprouted grains for one meal and it made a big difference. I might have some sort of processed food like fake soy chicken nuggets or fake taco meat once in a very great while (like once every few weeks). Eating so much raw food and eliminating virtually all processed foods has made such a difference in my life! I feel and look so much healthier and happier!
Hello,
I have been doing the master cleanse for 8 of 10 days now and I read in my book that after the diet, i am supposed to stick to raw foods for a while before eating normal again.
Does anyone have a list of these "raw foods"? My book gave no examples...|||Think veggy's that's about the only thing in a "raw" food diet, things like spinach, carrots, celery, fruit...ie no meat, pasta, or other "cooked" food.
I've heard you feel better when you only eat raw.
I mean look at this lady! she looks 20 years younger!
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.ph鈥?/a>
I also wanna look younger when I'm her age... although I am in my 20's, so... but I think if I eat raw vegan now I'll look better when I'm older.|||Personally speaking I can attest it feels amazing to be raw. A raw diet is labeled as 85% + of all food eaten raw.
I wouldn't have done it if not for necessity one time- much easier to just be raw a few months.
It makes you feel as you're actually supposed to feel, and until I"d eaten this way I don't ever remember eating this Type of normal food. After all, nature gives us all we need, and it doesn't give use cooked food.
Heating ruins the vitamins and the textures. Your body isn't as easily able to digest and get nutrients from cooked food - it's a bit like rummaging through rubble to find your clothes, when you're eating cooked food, there is too much stuff in the way- broken cell walls, sheets of indigestible fibre that have fallen on the nutrients.
YOu immediately feel very alert and very vibrant. It's like actually having your electricity switched on inside, as compared to the feeling you usually have when eating cooked food- like a fluttering light switch which is dull, sometimes cutting out, sometimes flashing on, but never 100% reliable, and always too dull.
You feel incredible . You have the most energy you are supposed to have, and it was feeling this wayrealizedsed that food is grown by mother nature for us to eat as is, much like a brand new battery. We ruin our bodies with dull wattage batteries cooked in the oven or microwaved til all they can do is give off low running juice.
It's easy to do this diet- you don't need to do much. A blender is a good tool- you can make chocolate pies, cakes, tarts, salads, raw breads, raw cereal.
My favorite is raw bircher muesli- grated apple, walnuts, raisins, oats, raw almond milk and brown sugar.
Theres' a raw chocolate pie I do- with raw coco, avocado, dates, agave all blended, then put into a raw crust of oatmeal, cashew flour and seasonings. LEt it chil, and oyu have an amazing chocolate tart.
Raw food diets are the best for your best health, but there is NO way, I would try push this on anyone. Not because I think it's a bad idea, but because I know what I thought before I did it. I was mildly interested but thought it sounded ridiculous, impossible to maintain, hard to digest, too cold, crunchy, not comforting enough.
DUe to how it makes you feel- no bloating, no tiredness, no sluggish feeling after a big meal, and total alive mashed up energy the next day, I know it's the best way to eat ever. But I couldn't have done it without being pushed somewhat, by circumstanceSeeinging as you are asking, go for it. Make sure you always have comforting foods- avocado,raw bread, dates, coco, oatmeal, soking lentils, green peas ( soaked green pea soup is amazing), papaya, banana, peanuts, almonds and cashews and all the foods you now want to eat but don't.|||She looks great, but most of the change is due to weight loss and ditching the old lady hairstyle.
Going raw is so involved and is such a complete change, that I just don't see someone sticking with it for possible appearance benefits twenty years down the road.
Most people who go raw do so to cope with a chronic illness which has been unresponsive to traditional methods- like migraines, allergies, hormone imbalances, IBS, eczema, Chrohn鈥檚, Chronic Fatigue, RA, obesity, etc.|||Raw meat can give humans worms, people say that isn't true but it happened
to my step sister.|||Looking good when you're older is only partly controllable though diet choices, and there is no medically sound evidence that one healthy diet is better for aging skin than another. Most of it has to do with having good genes. Eating a raw-only diet is generally a healthy way to go, but you don't have to go this far. There's no guarantee that eating raw, vegan, or vegetarian will make you look any better at 40 and 60 than you would if you had eaten a healthy omnivore diet (meat, veggies, grains, eggs, dairy, fish, nuts).
Eat healthy foods, eat the right amount, and exercise. You can do this with raw foods, vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore.
Biggest things that make you age prematurely:
1. Sun (tanning when you're young turn eraser sized spots into brown blotches around age 40 and it ruins the elasticity (collagen), so your skin looks thin and saggy early)
2. Smoking: (collagen in skin starts dissolving in smokers usually by age 30 and it goes really fast after that)
3. Not drinking enough water. Being chronically dehydrated wrinkles the skin because the cells aren't plumped up with enough water. Being hydrated also lets your body more easily flush out all of the waste products we naturally and unnaturally accumulate. Skin moisturizers help here too.
4. Lack of exercise. Good muscle tone and a healthy amount of body fat (not too little, not too much) helps people to age gracefully. Being weight-stable throughout life means you won't have extra flappy skin if/when you lose weight. Being too thin (no muscle tone) makes you look boney, sunken, and older than you actually are.
5. Lack of calcium: Especially for women, once we hit our 40's, we start losing a lot of bone mineral and the bones can soften and sort of "squish" into new shapes. When the spine bones soften, you develop a hunch (dowager's hump) which makes you look and feel old. Keeping your back muscles strong, your posture good, and your calcium levels high will ward this off. Some people can even develop this hunched over look in their late 20's.
6. Uncontrolled hormone swings: For women, pregnancy and aging can wildly change our hormone balance for the worse. This can make the skin thin (and wrinkly) and our hair can thin or fall out. Keeping regular doctor visits and awareness of how your body is behaving will help minimize these swings so they don't cause you to look older than you are.
For the past two days i have been 100 percent raw. For the past year i was probably around 80 or 85 percent raw though.
But this is the first time i've been 100 percent raw and for the past two days i have been having headaches. Is this normal when you first start going raw? Like is this a detox or something?
I appreciate any advice : )|||That's just all the last of the un-natural toxins leaving your body....make sure your only eating organic food too... the goverment sprays chemicals all over non-organic food to break our wills and make us easy to control....|||Most likely your diet is insufficient or not adequate and that's why you're having headaches. The most common thing that happens to you when you first start going raw is a mild upset stomach or digestion issues, which usually sort out after you purge your body of the toxins. Raw food diets are challenging and not for everyone. It's okay to eat small amounts of lightly cooked foods like steamed vegetables and flat breads some of the time. Make sure you are eating enough food each meal and eating a variety. Try including raw nuts, seeds and grains if you aren't already. Don't forget your body needs plenty of proteins, amino acids and enzymes in addition to vitamins and minerals. Lysine is important and can be obtained when you combine whole wheat with dairy. Always remember to supplement your diet with nutrients in capsule and powder form, look for the ones that list real plant sources on the label.|||Some foods just cannot be digested properly (or at all) when raw, such as potatoes. Some vegetables are poisonous when raw too.
As many vegetables have been modified over time to only be consumed when cooked, it sounds like your unnatural diet is making you ill.
HOW LONG DID YOU STAY ON THE DIET?|||If you mean uncooked foods, that is dumb. Meat needs to be cooked, unless you live in alaska and part of an inuit tribe you shouldnt eat raw flesh.
If you mean anything unpackaged or not man-made, like eggse, fruit, veggies, meat. I've been doing it for almost a year. Since i turned 20.
What keeps me motivated is my body and how much it has changed inside and out.I was 195 - 6'2'' w/o an ounce of muscle, flabby and gross, i was probably at 20-25% body fat. Now i'm 185 with 10% body fat. I have a 6 pack now, i am in great shape, i can run a mile in less than 7 minutes easily, and can run 5 miles w/o quitting.
I got started because i was unhappy w/ my body and wanted a change. I started working out. Then i stopped eating junk-food and pop. Then i cut down on the alcohol, went a whole summer w/o drinking once(compared to 5 times a week) Then i started eating things that i thought were healthy or advertised as healthy. Then i read up, got knowledgable and found the best diet isn't a diet. it's eating thing we are supposed to eat. Which mean nothing from a package.Most of my diet consists of vegetables and fruits - to be honest i am saving money. There are exceptions, i eat Organic bread and cereal, organic milk, organic yogurt and cottage cheese. The only things packaged i eat are organic because that is the only thing i know that doesnt contain antibiotics, artificial sweeteners and junk we are not supposed to eat. The organic is more expensive, but i only go through the things i listed once a week.
I feel better. I am happier. My schooling is better. My sex life went through the roof (both girls being attracted to me and my ability to last way longer) I have energy.
Yeah the first couple months were difficult because of cravings, but after that i sort of pity people who don't know what they are eating and how they are hurting themselves(kind of hypocritical, since i smoke - BUT I'M QUITTING! so don't worry)Trust me when you get into it you will not regret it.|||There is something called the "Hallelujah" diet that consists of 85% raw and 15% cooked...I don't buy into it, but whatever floats your boat!|||Raw foods consist of apples, bananas and just about anything NOT cooked.|||raw foods? i eat raw fruits [definetly not boiled] and sushi. i love sushi! everybody says they are delicous!|||i eat a dozen raw eggs a day yummy|||only raw fruits. im a vegan so no raw meat. but raw meat weights more then cooked meat so i dont no why people go on a gross raw food diet. yuck!
Please give me a list of everything i can eat on the raw food diet.
Thanks =]|||I tried this diet for about a month and it helped me feel refreshed and lose about 10 pounds. So good for you for trying it out. You can eat unprocessed, fresh foods like fruits, veggies, nuts, legumes and seeds. Don't get anything roasted, cooked, etc. and try to buy organic. Wash your produce well because pesticides and bacteria are not good for you, and won't be destroyed by cooking. Buy a juicer or a blender and make lots of veggie and fruit juices and smoothies (really delicious) For example, ice, berries, orange juice and spinach (you can't even taste it) into a blender. I also enjoyed hummus, beans and nuts (non roasted) and obviously, lots of fresh veggies. Try not to eat too much fruit, but have as many veggies as you want. Fruit is good for you but has a ton of sugar. Also, fresh fruit is better than dried because it has more water/nutrients. Coconut milk is really good too. I especially enjoyed chopping tomatoes and dressing them with cold pressed olive oil and some herbs/spices/salt. Delicious! Hope this helps :)|||Raw food is anything that has never been cooked (heated above 42 C/ 118 F) and it should also be (preferrably) unprocessed and organic.
Green leafy vegetables (e.g. spinach, kale);
Wild edibles (e.g., dandelion, nettles, wild grasses);
Fresh herbs (e.g. parsley, cilantro, basil, garlic);
Grasses (e.g. wheat, barley grass);
Sprouts;
Sea vegetables (e.g. kelp, nori, dulse, spirulina, blue green algae);
Medicinal mushrooms (e.g. shiitake, maitake, reishi).
Aocado
Apples
Bananas
Broccoli
Celery
Carrots
Cabbage
Cucumber
Young Tai Coconuts
Green/String Beans
Grapefruit
Garlic
Ginger
Green Leafy Veggies
Lemons
Onions
Seasonal fruits
Fresh Herbs (parsly, basil, etc)
Raw Almonds
Organic Raw Almond Butter
Raw Hemp Seeds
Flax Seeds
Pine Nuts
Goji Berries
Maca
Raw Nori Sheets
Raw Carob Powder
Green Powder
Chocolate Bar - Green+
Lara Bars
Didi鈥檚 Raw Granola Bar
Pecan Cookie
Raw Nuts
Baby Carrots
Dried Fruit
Wild Rice
There are more but this is just the list I go by for my raw food diet.|||Salad, Nuts, Fruit, beans.... water, hmmm not a lot of choices...
I read that raw foods can help get rid of dandruff along with more greens.
What are some specific raw foods I could try?|||Raw food is anything that is not cooked or processed in any way.
Fresh fruit and vegetables, seeds, nuts - anything that is not cooked or processed in any way.
So:
- no meat, fish, eggs, chicken, canned or frozen foods
- no junk food such as chips, popcorn, fries, burgers, or pizza
- no milk, cheese or yogurt unless it is unpasteurized (that's hard to find these days)|||Its helping my acne.|||Raw foods diets consist of only foods that are not cooked. Hence, raw. Adding more green leafy veggies to yoru diet are never a bad idea. Some nutrients are actually more available for absorption w/ cooking, not raw, however. So unless you feel like eating like a goat, cook your food. And use Selsun Blue for dandruff.|||raw foods? uncooked veggies like carrots, and fruit, i would think. anything that's not cooked.|||uncooked foods such as vegetables n fruits|||raw foods are any foods that you can eat that have not been prepared at over 120 degrees.
mostly fruits, veggies, grains - by not cooking them you retain most of the nutrients in the food|||fruits 'n' vegetables are a specific raw food most foods that aren't cooked can be raw|||Any food that has not been cooked or processed. Usually fruits/vegtables in their raw form would be like Apple, Orange, Banana, Celery, etc...
For greens their talking about green leafy vegtables like spinich, brocolli, asparagus, etc.
Is the raw foods diet accepted by Health Canada?...
a reference for the answer (as in a website link, etc.) would b nice.. but if not u could just tell me whether it is or not...
Thanks.
|||I have looked at the website before and I know that they accept vegan diets as being healthy and acceptable, but I don't recall any mention about raw foods diets.
Health Canada's Eating Well Food Guide explains that people should get between 6 and 8 servings of grains each day. Raw Food diets usually use little to no grains, so this may be conflicting. Also, the food guide recommends getting dairy alternatives (presumably vitamin-enriched) so that's something that is not considered raw either.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/alt_formats鈥?/a>|||i don't see why not?
in general that would include most basic staples in your fresh product category and some fishes.
these are generalized searches for this concern
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=raw鈥?/a>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=鈥?/a>
i can't do much more, i live in america.. and raw is accepted.. with restrictions and precautions.. of course.. and america is a mass processed society IN general that is.
but i eat raw many times.. but it was once fish and now is only a vegetarian raw.
it depends, i don't see how you can have any different... but it depends on the administrations you have in control of the food distribution in your country.
Sometimes it is nice just to go out with some friends and not have to worry about what you are eating, and it might give me some new cooking ideas. Besides it is nice to not have to prepare your own food every now and then. :)|||This is all I could find -- not in Mesa:
ARIZONA
Sedona Raw Cafe
1595 W. Hwy 89A
Sedona, AZ 86336
928 282-2997
Email: rawcafe@esedona.net
http://www.chocolatesuperfoods.com
Raw restaurant, juices, books, gifts, seminars, pet friendly patio, on-site organic garden and more. Kelly the chocolatier makes extraordinary creations...
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Tree of Life Cafe (call for reservations)
771 Harshaw Road
Patagonia, AZ 85624
520 394-2589
520 394-2520
http://www.treeoflife.nu
Exquisite, very GREEN raw buffet creations at the healing Tree of Life centre - a wonderful place to visit. Try the brunch on the weekends, visit the hot tubs, temple, labyrinth and more...
Tree of Life Cafe - 771 Harshaw Rd., Patagonia, AZ - 520-394-2589.
http://www.rawfoodplanet.com/rawcity/Ari鈥?/a>
o_O|||Honestly don't know, but maybe these people would??? Wish I could help more, good luck.
http://rawfood.meetup.com/cities/us/az/m鈥?/a>
Compare the animals in the wild on raw food , that don't show there old age,compared to the captive ones that age like humans do. eg stiffness, get fat, coats go dull and skin eye and teeth problems.|||Raw food is the only way to really get the most benefit out of all foods.
It makes me sad when people think they have to take supplements and protein powders. There is nothing better , literally, than raw food- all plant based oils, carbs, proteins, minerals and vitamins.
There's practically an alchemist in every field, yet most people don't want to know, and think of eating that way-naturally- as something evil.
Organ degeneration, joint stiffness, muscle wasting- all those are evaporated when you eat from our natural source- plant foods. People are way too acidic- and that causes so much stiffness, pain, organ failure. We need to eat a ton more alkaline, that's all the plant foods.
I don't understand why, if people actually want to eat for health, they don't put 2 and 2 together and eat raw- it's like being given the best chocolate on earth, then adding axel grease to it- and ruining the effect. That's what cooking does to food.
Also cooking takes out so much vitamin and enzyme content, that oyur body has to work harder to digest. And this makes your body work overtime- that's why bodies age quicker , you're making your organs do so much work to digest food which doesn't have 100% of it's ingredient, you get tired after eating from all the work your body has to do.|||Isn鈥檛 it strange that cooking or heating your food actually creates new substances. It鈥檚 almost as if you should have a lab coat and goggles while you鈥檙e preparing dinner for the family.
Enzymes are responsible for every single chemical reaction in every single cell of your body. All your minerals, herbs, vitamins and hormones cannot do their jobs without enzymes. You can鈥檛 do much without the help of enzymes.|||Wild animals die before they get a chance to get old! At the first sign of slowing down they get eaten by predators, or starve because they can no longer compete for food with their younger counterparts.
Hiiiii.
Could you please kindly inform me of how you go about
1).Disenfecting Raw Meat?
2).Disenfecting Raw Foods ?(fruits, veggies,)
I would most graciously appreiciate it. Thanks, God bless.|||If your meat is fresh and has been properly processed, it probably doesn't have many pathogens anyway. If you're really worried about it, buy cuts of meat that have been as little tampered with as possible (ie sirloin steak instead of ground sirloin, whole drawn chicken instead of skinned and boned chicken breasts). The less it's handled, the less chance it has of picking up some sort of contaminant. As long as it's fresh when bought and you cook or freeze it within 48 hours of purchase, it's very unlikely that it will have any chance of making you sick.
If you propose to eat your meat raw (steak tartare, for instance), and you're worried about survival of potential pathogens/parasites, freeze it for two weeks first, then thaw and eat. Two weeks in the freezer should kill just about anything.
As to raw fruits and vegetables, just wash them thoroughly under running water before eating them or chopping them up. That's about all you CAN do to them. If you're really paranoid about pesticide residue, you can soak them first in a weak vinegar-water solution, or spray them with one of the vegetable-cleaning sprays now available.|||Wait a sec?
You don't disinfect raw meats.
The cooking process is the disinfectant.
In the case of a slightly smelly chicken you should just
wash it in a salt bath or with lemon juice.
Beef, pork and lamb disinfect themselves when cooked.
Raw fruits and veggies( if your very strict and water doesn't suit you), they sell special washes for produce in most supermarkets.|||You don't disinfect raw meat. You just keep it nice and cold or frozen (then thaw properly), then cook properly. Any surface you have place you have had them raw should be washed with really hot soapy water then rinsed with a bleach solution of 1 cap full of bleach per gallon of water.
You also don't disinfect raw veggies. You wah them before use and don't peel/chop them where you have had raw meat of any kind.|||if you buy your meat from a reputable source, it won't need to be disinfected.
fruits and vegetable rarely harbor bacteria and so don't need to be disinfected.
if you're scared of food, get over it.
people have been eating since the dawn of time|||Germs and bacteria can collect and breed on the surface of foods so as long as you rinse them well your veggies should be safe but you can always peel or cut away the outer surface to feel better about it. With meats you seer the outside to make it safe if you are wanting a very rare meat to serve. You never serve rare pork or swordfish for any reason and ground meats are all surface area and must be cooked to completion. Feel better?
ok so i know its weird but listen i thought about it we get sick if we eat raw chicken from salminella so we cook it to kill it but isnt our stomachs loaded with acid that will just like destroy the salimella whats the point of cooking it then|||We can eat them. The problem is that when we buy the meat it isn't sterile. It has been handled and stored under refrigeration. Refrigeration does not completely stop bacterial growth, it just slows it. And there is a temperature rise during travel from the retailer and during meal prep. So if some bacteria got on it during butchering, which is pretty much unavoidable, it can have grown a little bit on the meat. Stomach acid does destroy most of the bacteria, but if there are a lot, or if you are a small child or have some digestive issues, some can survive and infect you. It's not really worth the risk.|||No, salmonella isn't affected by stomach acid.
Don't believe me? Go ahead and test out your theory . . .
You'll be thinking about this answer as you're sitting on the toilet all day tomorrow.|||Nobody says you "cant" eat raw meat..its all about preference.... why do I prefer cooked?...Taste.|||We dun eat raw because no one wants to get sick. As simple as that!!
I don't really eat a lot of meat already, but I was wondering if I eat only raw foods how much weight couldi lose in a week? They also seem pretty high in calories though... even though it is "raw"|||get a "raw foods diet" book at a local health food store. it will give you all the facts you need!
and yes... you can lose weight!|||There are more tips and info.
Some say low carb. Some say high carb. Some say it's how much food. Some say it's how much exercise. But none of these covers the whole picture.
How to lose weight naturally is not rocket science. It just takes accepting the facts of these seven natural laws of weight loss, plus good old-fashioned stick-to-itiveness.
Seven Laws of How to Lose Weight Naturally
1. Make a commitment to whatever it takes.
2. Start from a foundation of happiness.
3. Design your own healthy diet plan.
4. Manage your emotions.
5. Find a way to exercise daily.
6. Keep a Journal.
7. Be persistent.
Good Luck and Take care :-)
what would you eat for Breakfast Lunch and Dinner? I'm also vegetarian. |||Dried, fresh, or juiced fruit, nuts, and vegetables offer a tremendous variety of menus.
Apples
Avocado
Bananas
Black Berries
Blue Berries
Cantalope
Carrots
Cherries
Coconut
Cranberries
Cucumber
Figs
Grapes
Green Beans
Green Peas
Green Peppers
Honey
Honey Dew Melon
Kiwi
Lemon
Mango
Maple Sugar
Maple Syrup
Mushrooms
Onions
Orange
Peaches
Pears
Pecans
Pineapple
Plantains
Plums
Raspberries
Red Peppers
Scallions
Squash
Strawberries
Sugar Beets
Sugar Cane
Tomatoes
Walnuts
Water Melon|||Fruits & veggies ... Nuts, edaname|||For breakfast I normally eat fresh fruit, like a fruit bowl:
1. Breakfast: grapes, strawberries, cantaloupe slices, honey dew slices, watermelon slices, and banana slices.
2. Lunch: romaine, ice burg, spinach, grape tomatoes, salad. With ginger or ranch salad dressing.
3. Mid day snack: Oven roasted almonds, vanilla bean.
4. Stir fry vegetables with rice noodles. Really quick, and easy to make. It's a lot healthier than eating "Top Ramen." |||Breakfast : Fruit and a smoothie. You can also have a cup of warm herbal tea if you have a dehydrator.
Lunch: Soup. Again this usually requires a dehydrator.
Dinner: A proper meal, such as walnut and carrot burgers - there's a recipe here (and some soup recipes on the same site): http://www.rawfoodconfidential.com/walnut-carrot-burgers/
The biggest challenge in going raw is finding ideas for recipes, but if you look around there are plenty available. Most raw foodies end up eating a much more varied diet than people who eat cook meals!
I'm really excited about starting a purely raw foods diet, and was wondering what kind of recipes or things I can do that will keep me on it without falling off the wagon.|||Cooked food has the same affect on your body as drugs. If you have some, and its in your bloodstream, your body will crave it, and the cravings will be extremely hard to to resist. If you get your body "clean" and go cold turkey (cold turnip) for a few months then the cravings will go away. It takes at least 3 months on 100% raw to get relief from the cravings. 6 months to be "safe". But if you then eat cooked food again your body is not used to it, so it will a) make you ill and b) set off the cravings far worse than before.
So if you're serious about switching to raw - and I don't really recommend it, I think wholefoods vegan is healthier, I only eat raw because cooked food now makes me very ill, my body is no longer adapted to it - if you're serious then you need to be rigid and stick to it 100% for at least 3 months. Then you'll be okay.
For those three months don't worry about eating healthily, just eat anything you want, as much as you want, so long as it's raw. Eat raw cake for dinner if you want to, eat raw pie and icecream, sweets, a lot of fatty salty things, anything so long as its raw. If you feel like falling off the wagon and binging, binge on something raw and extravagant. Make raw lasagna, caponata, ravioli, nutloaf, raw burgers, chocolate mousse pie, cheesecake. Have those everyday. Then when you've been "clean" for 3 - 6 months, then start eating a healthy raw food diet with lots of juice, green smoothies, greens, sauerkraut, sprouts, and limited gourmet meals. (you can still have raw cake and lasagna but not every day)
Green juice and green smoothies also help control cravings. They make your body more alkaline. The more acid your body is the more it will want junk. Anne Wigmores energy soup (not really soup, its a blended gunk, and most people hate the taste but its miraculous stuff) also is great for reducing cravings.|||Humans did not evolve to eat a diet consisting of exclusively raw vegetables and fruit. We cannot digest thing like cellulose. raw grains, or raw beans. Eventually the cravings will become so great that either you fall off the wagon and give up, or you become extremely malnourished. 鈭犅?|||Plan your meals weekly
Join an online community such as www.goneraw.com and www.welikeitraw.com
Read all information about it
Surround yourself around others who eat raw vegan foods
Listen to a lecture on youtube
Please can some-one say which fruit is allowed and etc when your on a raw food diet!|||The raw food diet is not very healthy. Don't eat bananas.
If you read the text below you will find advices for a healthy diet.
I have read a lot about diets and experienced some of them.
Hereafter the best advices to loose weight that I have put together myself and that I experience mostly every day. It’s more than a diet; it’s a manner to live and to appreciate tasty, healthy meals preferring quality to quantity.
This diet is long lasting, not annoying, not too difficult and without negative effects. It helps you to loose weight and to stabilize your weight, which is, I assure you, more difficult.
First your normal weight (not the ideal weight) following to the BMI.
Body-Mass-Index = weight
height x height
The Body-Mass-Index increases with the age.
19-24 years:19- 24/ 25-34 y: 20-25/ 35-44 y: 21-26/
45-54 years: 22-27/ 55-64 y: 23-28/ 64 years and more: 24-29
An example: You are 1,74 m tall (5’7”) and you weight 83 kg (183 lbs).
Ft = 30,48 cm/ Inch = 2,5 cm/ Pound = 453,59 g = 0,45359 kg.
BMI: 83/ 1,74x1,74 = 27,41 (183/ 5’7“ x 5’7“) = 27,41
It’s ok when you are 64 years old and more. It’s not ok from 19 to 54 years.
Ideal weight: 174 cm – 100 = 74 kg. It is tolerable if you have 10% more or less. More than 20% more or less is considered as problematical. But this scale is very rough and ignores important points as sexual characteristics, little stature.
1. Eat what is at your taste. Have excellent meals with several dishes.
2. Choose what is healthy for you. I give here only advices that are healthy for normally healthy people.
3. Try to find out by what dishes you loose weight and by what dishes you put on. People are different in all, what makes put on weight the one, doesn’t necessarily put on flesh to the other one.
4. Don’t eat more than 1500 to 1800 kcal per day. It depends on your objective. If you want to loose about 5 kg (2,265 lbs) in a week, eat only 1200 calories.
An adult woman needs about 2100 kcal a day.
An adult man needs about 2600 kcal a day.
The best is to eat 5 small meals during well dispersed all over the day. But many people lack of opportunities to do so. And many others fail because they are hungry, as they eat less. So they haven’t often enough willpower to stay to their calories-limit.
People who are good fat burners (high metabolism) can eat more calories without putting weight on. But with growing age the metabolism weakens and people put on weight faster. The metabolism weakens also by wrong diets, when you loose weight too quickly. After that the metabolism changes because you eat less food. And when you begin afterwards to eat normally a maximum is extracted out of the food and you put on weight more quickly than you have lost it.
So the best is to avoid an unfavorable change of the metabolism by eating aliments with little fibers and many calories (sweets, meat, sausages, hamburgers, fish, cream, French-fried…).
However if you eat aliments which have many fibers and little calories (vegetables, fruits but no bananas, whole bread, whole rice…), you will not change your metabolism negatively, but you will loose weight less quickly.
5. Try to get a table of food-calories by downloading it out of the Internet, for instance.
6. Fix a maximum of weight you will absolutely not pass beyond. Weigh you every day, the best in the morning. So you can easily find out what makes you gain weight or loose weight. It’s much easier than counting calories every day. And the result is the same if you weigh you every day.
7. Eat slowly and without stress. Let smelt tasty dishes on the tongue. Remember that you eat too much and without control under stress.
8. Do prefer good tasting dishes with few calories to dishes with many calories: fruit, vegetables, meager meats, meager fish, sweets with less sugar or sweetening or sugar mixed with sweetening 1:1. For myself I prefer good savory meats and fish and then I eat less or I eat several dishes.
9. Before breakfast, start with a cup of lukewarm water. Then eat what you like.
10. At least an hour before the main meal, start with fruits of the season. Or eat a salad an hour before the real meal. So you will be less hungry before the meal. It is much healthier than taking powders diluted in water to fill the stomach up.
By the way fruits taste better if you put half a strawberry on a slice of a nectarine on a slice of an apple. Half a berry of a grape on a slice of a pear on a slice of a peach. Or make a salad of fresh fruit.
An example of several dishes prepared very quickly: Fruit / smoked salmon with salad/ main dish/ dessert.
Prefer fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, or frozen vegetables, to fruits and vegetables in cans and glasses.
11. Drink at least 2 liters of beverage without calories. Water / Water with lemon juice and sweetening / Water with fresh fruit juice and sweetening / Water with a spoonful of apple vinegar, or apple cider vinegar / Teas like "Ventre plat" from Vitarmonyl www.vitarmonyl.com.
In the morning, after getting up, drink a glass of warm water.
12. If you discover in the morning that you have put on weight stop eating the same day five hours before going to bed.
13. Don’t eat much at the evening. Or dishes with few calories: salads, soup of vegetables without butter or cream, prefer milk.
14. Prefer fat and oil made out of vegetables: olive oil and colza oil. Do not heat over 100°, then it is not healthy anymore. So it is not good for roasting, grilling...
Sunflower oil is good for everything, because healthy and neutral of taste.
Restrict fat made out of cream and extracted out of animal protein.
ATTENTION:
15. At evening before TV. When the gustatory papilla’s are excited by some food even of very few calories it becomes difficult to retain the desire to eat something else. The best is to drink water or tea (peppermint, chamomile etc.) without sugar or sweetening.
- If you can control your envy anymore, than do any activity, the best outside or wherever there is no food.
16. Mental preparation is important too: be proud that you eat now very controlled, that you prefer quality to quantity, that you make a healthy and a tasty choice of dishes, that you eat like people who know much about good food, that you are self-controlled and have got a strong will to do right, that you have made new experiences and that you know more than many others about good food, that you can share your experiences with others and give them good advices.
17. Mostly all diets have negative and only short effects.
18. Make sports, I mean physical exercises, which make you transpire.
Fact is, that if you are able to make sports during three hours a day, you loose mostly water, you build up muscles and you loose more or less 1000 gr. One hour of exercises is a loss of 300-400 gr.
Be aware, that the higher you’re overweight, the more you are able to loose weight at the beginning of the diet.
Don’t get disappointed when you find out that there are days you haven’t lost weight, despise of your efforts. It’s quite normal because men don’t make progress continuously but by steps. After some days of stagnation you will go on loosing weight at the condition that you won’t have lost your courage and your will.
19. Tips for dishes:
- Buy vanilla ice cream, mix fruit (strawberries or mangos or kiwis or.) in a mixer, freeze it, and mix the half frozen fruit with the ice cream 1:1. And you will get an ice-cream, better than those you can buy, with half fewer fat and half fewer sugar, and very easy to prepare.
- Mix fresh fruit; add low fat yogurt and sweetening. Mix all.
- Eat whole grain bread and rice. If you ask me on this side, I will give you an excellent recipe for whole grain bread easily to bake.
- Eat only chocolate of more than 75% cacao.
20. Last and efficient advice, try this:
Fix your objective and limit the amount of calories per day according to it. Don’t forget to take in consideration the 19 points described above.
Eat what you want in the morning and at noon.
But in the evening eat fruits, or vegetables, or vegetable soup, or salad, or meat, or fish.
Don’t eat at your last meal milk products, or sweets, or food made out of flour, or potatoes, or rice, or nuts, and I guess you will loose weight rapidly. This is similar to the so-called “food separation diet”. This diet has the advantage that you feel light after the meal. But here, as well as anywhere else, you must avoid, to take more calories, that you are able to burn. Otherwise you will surely put on weight.
Don’t ever forget that people are different. No diet and no advices are necessarily adapted to you.
So every diet has to be adapted to the patient, and not the patient to the diet. That’s what I would like to write on the door of every school: The pedagogical principals must be adapted to the different pupils and not the pupils to the pedagogical principles.
Best wishes, good will and good results.
P. s: It exists a variation. Eat as described above the first day, but stop eating at 16 hours. The second day eat only vegetable soup. And go on like this as long as you want. This is also a perfectly healthy and efficient diet.
A recipe for an excellent soup: put in a pan olive oil and half an onion cut in slices. Let it blanch. Add a small potato cut in small pieces and vegetables. The best are all sorts of cabbage, kale, cauliflower and others with few calories salad, spinach, celery, tomatoes... Use eventually deep frozen vegetables; it’s less preparation and they have at least as many vitamins. By blanching the vegetables get more taste. Boil water. Add soup tablets (I prefer vegetable powder ) and salt. Add the vegetables. Let cook. Mix all up. Add cream (more calories), or milk (less calories), or water (no calories).
A last idea: if you eat this or a similar soup during several days and nothing else, and drink 5 pints of water you will loose more or less two pounds every day. It’s a healthy diet (I give only healthy advices), but it is dull.|||I just checked the web and there are so many sites for this that are pretty informative. It also depends on your reason for the diet .If its for weight loss or cleansing.Just type in Fruit diet in the web search.|||Any fruit or vegetable that you eat without cooking. Be sure to include the vegetables, like carrots, beets and broccoli. If you don't include vegetables you will get diarrhea; and the diet would not be healthy.
I have the book The G.I. Diet (glycemic index diet). It has wonderful color coded charts in it. The green foods you can eat as much as you want, the yellow foods should be eaten only occasionally, and the red foods should be avoided. A super easy system with every food listed somewhere in the book. The author is Canadian, but the book is available in the US and Europe also.|||You can try looking up individual foods on the USDA database: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/se鈥?/a>|||http://www.bestdiettips.com/html/glycemi鈥?/a>
Today I had: 2 tangelos, about a cup of blueberries for breakfast
another tangelo, a salad for lunch
a smoothie (just fruit and ice) for a snack
....and then i broke down and ate almost a bag of nuts which i later found out were roasted because I was starving. am i not eating enough?! i know the variety sucks but i need to get groceries.|||You need to eat more times per day. Every 3 or so hours.
**|||Avocados. If you can't find raw nuts (Whole Foods, or check the produce section of your grocery store) then eat avocados.
Get a raw food cookbook (Raw Food Made Simple by Jennifer Cornbleet is great) and experiment.
For smoothies, cut up some bananas and freeze them. Add fresh juice and berries and blend. It's just like a milkshake!
And no, you're not a failure! After all, you don't have any ethical objections to cooked foods, do you? And it isn't an "all or nothing" sort of thing. "Raw Foodist" is generally defined as someone who consumes 75% or more of their food raw.
Cooked nuts, however, are VERY hard to digest. The enzymes required to digest them are killed in the roasting process.
I've been raw for two years, but I had a veggie burger last Thursday...|||You don’t appear to be eating very much, no wonder you are hungry.
Also, how long have you been eating raw?
When I first started eating raw I was hungry ALL the time – took a good month to settle down.
I have found bananas, green smoothies and vegetable juices to be good fillers.
The book “Green for Life” by Victoria Boutenko – will explain about green smoothies
.|||Make sure you have PLENTY of saturated fats, long lasting good carbs, fiber (both soluble and insoluble), and protein.
Fats help slow down digestion allowing your body to get more nutrients from the foods you eat. (DO NOT EAT TRANS FATS THOUGH). Long lasting carbs give you energy for a long enough period of time without insulin surges. Protein naturally takes longer to digest. And fiber helps with cravings.
Green tea also helps, but tastes nasty without plenty of honey.
Most people believe that fiber and proteins alone are enough to keep you satisfied. But if your body is needing fats/cholesterol then you will remain hungry until you supply your body with those needed ingredients. soluble Fiber does slow down digestion, but fats are also very important|||As with any diet you need to eat enough calories to fuel your day. If you are starving then you aren't getting the right amounts. You can look up sites on line or get a book at the library. Also make a point of finds the Farmers Market in your neighborhood for more cost efficient organic options. Good Luck!|||Well, don't give up on yourself. Try to eat things with protein like soy, and things with fiber in them. The protein and fiber especially are slow burning so you're less likely to snack later, and you won't get hit by the 1 o' clock munchies.
You need to eat much more than that, especially for breakfast. Slow burning fiber for breakfast helps. Don't worry because raw foods typically don't have as much calories as cooked foods, and your body uses it nicely.
Also, try drinking some water or light tea (not the kind with lots of sugar in it, my FAAAVORITE is natural chai, with a little honey and soy milk, it's good hot or cold and has a light sweetness to it that you can't beat!!).
When your body it asking for water it feels like you're hungry. So if you get the munchies, try drinking a glass of water first.|||It sounds like you aren't getting nearly enough calories.
Add something with some calories to your diet. No matter how small you are you should be getting at least 1200 and probably more calories each day. Even if you're trying to cut weight.|||I'm not entirely familiar with the exact rules of a raw diet, but I've encountered similar circumstances as I've been a vegetarian for 4 1/2 years, and the last 3 months as a vegan. Here are the two things that are the best at keeping you full (helping you close that seemingly enormous gap between your last bite and your next meal) Item 1: protien, and Item 2: fiber. Ideally you should get both of those into a healthy meal anyway. Adding lighter things (like your fruit and ice smoothy or a salad) may have some protien or fiber, but not enough to make a lot of difference. They are great however at filling in the gaps between meals, or filling out an otherwise small meal. Also there have to be books and websites on raw diets that will lend support. The Mail Order Catalog (healthy-eating.com) has raw food and books on the subject. Good luck. And may roasted nuts and you stay completely separate. :)
I was on a website, rawmazing.com, and she starts off the dehydration at 145 degrees and after 30 minutes drops the temperature to 116 degrees, is this still considered raw food then?|||Yes, it is still raw, but the moisture is removed so it will keep longer.
I am not sure of her temperatures. The recommendations in the book that came with my dehydrator are what I use. And there are no real temperatures listed, so I have no idea what they might be, just numbers from 1 to 10.
I did not change settings once I loaded the box.
But any temperature below 200F would not cook the food in less than 12 hours.
Because bacteria can be transfered from food to food causing a REALLY BAD sickness... just dont do it.|||Cross contamination, or in lay mans terms,
FOOD POISONING!!!!!!!!!|||Bacteria and contamination.|||Raw foods, especially meat contain bacteria that would die off when cooked. You don't want to transfer these bacteria to th cooked food or you might get food poisoning.|||Raw meats contain bugs that are killed during the cooking process, these can be harmful and if cooked food comes into contact with raw meat then the bugs will be ingested when the food is eaten, this is how e-coli (sp?) outbreaks come about etc.|||If you have to ask that you wont cook for me,so there.|||cross contamination|||Basic hygeine to prevent spreading germs and bacteria...Don't query it just do it .|||because we cook things to kill the bacteria. and raw food still has bacteria, and the bacteria from the raw food would go on the cooked food and you would eat it and get ill. for example on veg thats not washed you could catch toxoplasmosis|||Raw poultry should be kept away from other foods, because the surface may be contaminated with bacteria. Never allow poultry to drip on to other foods, and cut it with a different knife on a different chopping board. Wash everything thoroughly afterwards. Always ensure chicken is properly cooked throughout.|||Hi
If you were to put raw food above cooked food you can have cross contamination. E.G. if you Had a cooked Lasagna in the fridge and some raw meet above it, if blood from the raw meet fell on to the cooked meet and you then heated the cooked meet, You will have incubated the natural contamination that we kill off by cooking thoroughly,
You can keep the two in the same fridge, but keep all uncooked meet at the bottom of the fridge.
You do not get food poisoning from eating raw meat! only when you heat slightly cooked meat(or rare meat) slowly.|||Because of cross contamination. When food is cooked it kills some of the bacteria. You dont want these bacteria to transfer from raw food to your cooked food. It'll give you a bad tummy.|||Contamination - bacteria, you must keep them apart.
Raw on the bottom of your fridge is the golden rule.|||Fruits and vegetables:
Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables in running tap water to remove visible dirt and grime.
Remove and discard the outermost leaves of a head of lettuce or cabbage.
Because bacteria can grow well on the cut surface of fruit or vegetables, be careful not to contaminate these foods while slicing them up on the cutting board, and avoid leaving cut produce at room temperature for many hours.
When serving food:
Always use a clean plate.
Never place cooked food back on the same plate or cutting board that previously held raw food.
When refrigerating food:
Place raw meat, poultry, and seafood in containers or sealed plastic bags to prevent their juices from dripping onto other foods. Raw juices often contain harmful bacteria.
Store eggs in their original carton and refrigerate as soon as possible.
http://www.health.state.mn.us/foodsafety鈥?/a>
Bacteria exist everywhere in nature. They are in the soil, air, water and the foods we eat. When they have nutrients (food), moisture, time and favorable temperatures, they grow rapidly increasing in numbers to the point where some can cause illness. Therefore, understanding the important role temperature plays in keeping food safe is critical. If we know the temperature at which food has been handled, we can then answer the question, "Is it safe?"
The "Danger Zone" (40 掳F-140 掳F)
Bacteria grow most rapidly in the range of temperatures between 40 掳 and 140 掳F, doubling in number in as little as 20 minutes. This range of temperatures is often called the "Danger Zone." That's why the Meat and Poultry Hotline advises consumers to never leave food out of refrigeration over 2 hours. If the temperature is above 90 掳F, food should not be left out more than 1 hour.
If you are traveling with cold foods, bring a cooler with a cold source. If you are cooking, use a hot campfire or portable stove. It is difficult to keep foods hot without a heat source when traveling, so it鈥檚 best to cook foods before leaving home, cool them, and transport them cold.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/How鈥?/a>|||Avoid cross-contamination. Bacteria grows easily in the raw food, and avoid food poisoning.|||food poisoning may play a part in it!?!|||its called bacteria and or food poisoning, botulism does any of this sound familiar? thats the reason behind not mixing them together...
good luck|||cross contamination|||unless you want food poisening my best advise is to keep them apart... its all to do with cross contamination.|||Because on raw food there are dangerous bacteria on it and and if u don't keep them separate the Bactria on the raw food will go on the cooked food. And if u do eat food with Bactria.... FOOD POISONING.
(im only 11 and i have to memorise it all..)|||It's in the science...short answer= bugs are present in the uncooked meat. Once cooked the meat should be covered and kept separate from the raw meat so as not to reintroduce any "bugs" which won't be eliminated because the meat is already cooked.
Also you wouldn't want fluids dripping from one to the other.
It's better for you and anyone else you live with or cook for.
I was told eating raw foods are good for you, does this mean not cooked?
Like salad, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, nuts, any other examples?|||yes, not cooked.
You can eat anything raw.
Potatoes, beets ( they're good), nuts, seeds, lentils, chickpeas, fava beans, vegetables of all kinds, peas, corn, zucchini, carrots, cauliflour, herbs, you name it.
I eat raw. I love the diet- it has changed my body in ways I didn't think possible. Much more energy, I never feel bloated despite eating a ton and my body feels very clear and clean inside- no bloating, no aching constipation or grogginess when I wake up. I would never have known I'd feel this good.
I eat a lot of pulses- legumes, like chikcpeas, lentils, fava beans, lima beans , pinto beans.
I soak them for day, sometimes a week, you keep refreshing the water, and they turn soft, smooth and creamy tasting, and they plump up a lot. IN the end it's like eating peanuts, only softer.
To a bowl of soaked lima beans, I add peanuts, chopped tomato, corn, green peas, herbs, diced onion, some curry paste, cucumber and salt and pepper and that's a really good salad.
There's a womman on youtube who makes AMAXINg raw food, here is a fantastic creamy chocolate cake, you woldn't belive it.
THe thing with raw foods is this: any time you cook or heat food0 the nutrition plummets. The cellulose walls of fruit and veg disintegrates and the texture becomes soggy and bland- and this also releases gases from foods like cauliflour, broccoli and cabbage. With raw- this doesn't happen, You body sucks all the water and vitamins out of the veg, and digests it easily, because it is in its natural state- the body has to work much harder to digest waterlogged rotting vegetation, than raw fresh foods which still have their cellulose intact and with the gas compunds still in one piece.
You get the vital living structures of food when you eat raw, and the food itself helps your body to digest it quickly and strip all the nutrients in all the food- instead of the soggy caved in slop that a cooked vegetable can be- in that case, all you're left with is waterlogged fibre plus few minerals and vitamins overloaded with gases, and your body feels the weight of that.
HEre is the raw chocolate pie, it looks amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmoW7a9IB鈥?/a>
I would recommend this diet to EVERY ONE, see how you feel after a week. You can eat gooey delicious comfort food raw too, it's not just crunchy cold carrots ( I dislike carrots)|||Oh yes - people who eat raw foods also eat raw meat and stuff. They'll eat raw liver - which is pretty sickening to think about. But I've heard it isn't bad.
Obviously raw vegitables - nuts - stuff like that - probably raw eggs.
Eggs are the best proteins you can get - so consider them first. Figure out a way to eat them raw - like you drink them raw in "egg-nog".
Anyway - people who eat raw foods say it's a minor miracle what it does - but maybe it's just because they live through eating stuff that nobody else would eat.|||Yes, raw means uncooked. Sprouted grains and beans are the only other ones I can really think of. Fresh juices and dehydrated foods are also examples, but those are just different forms of ones already listed.|||yes thats what it means
raw vegetable like tomatoes lettuce bell pepper nuts onions tender green beans mushroom anything in salads....uncooked is raw food...it can also be cereal|||Raw fruits and vegetables, uncooked, just straight up the way it is.|||Raw means uncooked, so any fruit and veggie that is not cooked|||Raw just means uncooked. You get the full nutrients that way.|||http://living-foods.com/
i'm already vegetarian (almost 2 years now).
i used to be vegan and i've realized that ever since i stopped being vegan and started eating a lot of junk food, my immune system has weakened. is it such a bad idea to not eat dairy at all and live on a predominately raw foods diet? (i know i could never be 100% raw foodist)|||Dairy is bad for you. Humans are not supposed to drink cow's milk - it's absurd. But the dairy companies have got the entire country thinking you need three glasses a day. What a crock. Logically, it makes NO sense.
Raw food is the best you could do for your body. It's very hard though.
I am nearly 100% raw vegan and here is some foods I commonly eat and have in my fridge/cupboards.
-assorted green leafy vegetables
-high quality, cold-pressed, stone-crushed vegetable oils (usually olive, flax, and coconut)
-superfoods (bee pollen, goji berries, raw cocoa, maca root, hemp seeds, etc...)
-nuts and seeds
-homemade nut milk
-raw sprouted grain bread
-variety of in-season fruits
-sea vegetables (kelp, nori, etc)
-avocado's and coconuts are two of my staple foods|||Fruit, nuts, seeds, some vegetables like carrot, pumpkin, salad, celery, lettuce, radish, beetroot, sprouted grains and sprouted beans are eaten by some vegans. Too much of anything is not a good idea and some plants such as cashews are in a food group of their own, so fewer rather than more may be better. Variety is important.
Cooking cruciferous brassicas (Broccoli, Brussels sprout, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Kale, Rapini, Chinese broccoli, Chinese cabbage, Komatsuna, Mizuna greens, Oriental mustard, Pak choi) may reduce the goitregenic factors in them. Potato, eggplant and tomato can have some toxic effects.|||In addition to being vegan, I'm a low-fat whole plant based eater. The only plant foods I don't eat raw, are mushrooms and whole grains that require cooking to help break down the cell membranes. I haven't tried it, but perhaps our Vita-Mix blender would work to break down those cell walls. I eat flaxseed meal for Omega-3s for fatty acids and avoid all other oils.
I love green smoothies made from ice, kale, banana, and orange. Most plant foods I eat raw, but I avoid nuts, avocado, olives, and seeds. These are high in calories and fat. (Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr.)
Someone told me that if you are 75% raw plants, I've been told that you can call yourself a raw foodist.|||Here is a sample:
DAY 1
--Breakfast – fruit smoothie: 5 medium bananas, 2 *Ataulfo mangos, 2.5 - 3 cups water. (Blend)
--Lunch – 4 large peaches
--Pre Dinner – 2 cups pineapple
--Dinner – salad: One half head Romaine lettuce, 1 cucumber, 3 tomatoes, 4 stalks celery
* Ataulfo mangos are also called champagne mangos. They are small and apricot in color. When ripe and ready to eat, they will be a little soft, and the skin will just start to wrinkle.
DAY 2
--Breakfast – fruit smoothie: 3 medium bananas, 1 cup strawberries, 2.5 - 3 cups water. (Blend)
--Lunch – 1 honeydew melon
--Pre Dinner – 2 cups grapes
--Dinner – salad: One half head Iceberg lettuce, 1 cucumber, 2 tomatoes, 4 stalks celery, 1 avocado|||I usually start the day with a smoothie. (Frozen bananas, fresh OJ, agave nectar)
Lunch will be flax tostadas with guacamole and salsa, dinner is nut burgers on onion bread
For a quick snack I usually grab a LaraBar and a coconut water.
Dessert might be a chocolate "milkshake" or walnut brownies.
I'm looking to incorporate more raw foods and vegetarian meals into my diet. Trying to eat more healthy in my life. Any website with recipes, or your daily routine or menu? Any suggestions?|||http://www.ivu.org/recipes/ (Super yummy!)
http://www.fromsadtoraw.com/RawRecipes.h鈥?/a>
http://goneraw.com/
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-C鈥?/a>
You don't loose any nutritional value to the cooking process.
You save the expense of fuel or electric that cooking requires.
Preparation time is greatly reduced.|||Raw foods are supposed to help in weight loss. They also retain more nutritional value (minerals & vitamins).|||Besides what has been mentioned above ? If you only ate raw foods ? You would have boring meals.|||You will save on gas and electricity
No moisture at all in order to preserve it.|||your question is unclear. dehydrated food can be all the way to 0% moisture although I doubt that any ever get that low. Dehydration (as you may know) is simply a method of slowing or stopping bacteria (and therefore spoilage) and enzymatic activity. The moisture content is actually irrelevant, the more important measurement is water activity.
PhD Food Chemistry and Nutrition|||I'm not sure what you're asking, but if you want to know how "cooked" a food can be to still be considered raw, it cannot be heated above 110 degrees F
I'm trying to make myself a salad for tomorrow for lunch, but I've recently tried to follow the Raw Foods Diet plan type thing. Can anyone help me come up with things to put in my salad so I don't break the Raw Foods plan??? Also, should I add nuts to my salad? Walnuts or toasted almonds?
THANK YOU SO MUCH!|||lettuce(preferably romaine) and fruit(cucumbers, tomatoes, oranges and red bell pepper come to mind) like any salad. For dressing blend up some orange, and maybe some red bell pepper.
I stay away from store bought nuts and seeds as they've been dehydrated, I'm also just not a big fan of nuts and seeds, they're a bit addictive even know they don't really taste that good. I think I'll stick with fruit.|||Enjoy the wholesome goodness of my world famous Moroccan carrot salad:
1 pound wholesome carrots, coarsely grated (about 4 cups)
1/4 cup vegetable oil or extra-virgin olive oil
3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
2 to 4 cloves garlic, mashed or minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin or 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
Pinch of salt
About 1/2 teaspoon harissa (Northwest African chili paste), 1 tablespoon minced green chilies, or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
PreparationIn a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days to allow the flavors to meld and permeate the wholesome carrots. Served chilled or at room temperature.|||you can add anything to a salad its totally up to you just think of raw vegetables that you like or fruits too like strawberries and orange slices..i prefer toasted almonds thats what i put on my salads..oh and raw fish like salmon|||Avocado Spring Salad:
1 tomato, finely diced
1 small garlic clove, finely diced
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 large avocado
1/4 onion, finely diced
juice of 1 lime
about 10-12 crushed almonds
2 cups of spinach
1/2 cup of purslane
1/2 cup of mix greens
1/2 cup of shredded carrots
Begin by preparing the spinach in a salad bowl, and then add in the shredded carrots, mix greens and also the purslane. Remember to previously wash all ingredients before using. Also purslane may be difficult to locate in your area, but don't worry if you can't manage to find some. Fortunately the salad will still work great without purslane. Although, I enjoy adding purslane because it gives a unique tangy accent to the over all taste. Also, mix greens can be a variety of lettuces and salad herbs; usually you can find this at your local market previously packaged. Mix all of these ingredients well in the salad bowl, and set aside.
Now, start finely dicing tomato, onion, and garlic clove. Then in a wooden bowl mix the diced tomato, onion, and garlic with a large avocado. With a spoon or a small cup smash the ingredients into a nice pur茅e. After you've smashed the tomato, onion, garlic and avocado add in 2 spoons of olive oil and lime juice and mix well with a fork or spoon.
Pour the finished pur茅e over the previously prepared green salad, and finally add the crushed almonds. Mix and enjoy with fruit and water.
The Avocado Spring Salad is light, healthy and can be enjoyed for lunch.
Serves: 2
Preparation time: 15 mins.|||sprouts are really health raw food that you can grow at home. nuts are a good source of protein and healthy fats. but if you toast them they are cooked not raw.|||y is this under vegetarian/vegan...... we do not eat meat
I can't really figure out how to get started. There is too much info on her websites to sift through. Can anybody tell me how to get started on a raw foods diet. What books do I get, products do I need, etc...
|||The first book to get is "Raw Food Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet.
The second is "The Complete Book of Raw Food" by Lori Baird and Julie Rodwell.
As far as equipment goes, the first thing you'll probably want is a dehydrator. Also, recipes often call for the use of a juicer, a high speed blender and a spiral slicer.
A really helpful website:
http://www.rawfoodchat.com/|||Going raw can be hard, it can be easy...depends on where you go for information. The book already noted "Raw Food Made Easy" is good. My favorite is "Alive in Five"...though the recipes do take me a bit longer than five minutes as a rule, it is a good book to start because the recipes are very simple and require minimal special equipment. It also has a seven day menu outlined for you....so all you have to do is follow it. [That works as long as you like the menu items presented.]
For myself, I decided the best way (to start transitioning) was to find a new raw food recipe to try every week. Over the course of a year, this has me trying over 50 recipes. I also frequent the eateries that offer raw food selections, and often come home with a new menu item to make on my own.
There are a number of health spas/resorts that offer a raw food cuisine. Many even offer classes in going raw, to make the transition easier. The local health food store here (it's a Whole Foods store) offers the occasional mini-class on raw food techniques. You can check in your area to see if that is an option.
Good luck, and happy eating.|||Don't cook your food?
|||You might want to check out this site first: www.beyondveg.com
Does anyonw know of any creative raw food recipes? I am not on the diet, but I would like to learn about it! Thank you.|||I recently tried some raw food dishes at a local restaurant, and loved them! Now I'm looking to add more to my diet. This website has some interesting ones (I have tried only a few so far) http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/ .|||try these
http://www.livingfoods.com/
http://www.shazzie.com/raw/recipes/|||You can start with some easy dishes:
champignon salad: slice (use a mandoline) the champignons (make sure they're still closed) and season with lemon juice, a pinch of salt and good quality extra virgin olive oil.
tuna tartare: you need to make sure your tuna is fresh, then chop it with a chef's nice, season it with some lemon juice (you can also add a very small amount of sauce made with yogurt, oil and mustard powder) then mix it with the tuna. Then prepare a basic topping with avocado, lemon juice, salt and tabasco, squeeze it with a fork - place the tuna on the plate, inside a ring, then top with the guacamole mix, remove the ring. Decorate with chives.|||there is a gourmet raw food magazine but the name alludes me.
sorry my weight management thyroid specialists physician only eats raw veg. and that's a great endorsement but I just make
salads .|||http://raweating.com/?OVRAW=raw%20food%2鈥?/a>
or this
http://www.rawfoodlife.com/raw_food_reci鈥?/a>
You can try this, just remember that when going raw, it takes your body time to adjust.|||Lettuce Wraps
Oriental Lettuce Wraps
dice small or grate:
carrots, celery, brocoli stalks, cauliflaur, mushrooms,
or any variety of veggies that you prefer. Toss with a good oyster sauce or an organic tamari. Add fresh bean sprouts and toss. Spoon veggies into fresh, washed lettuce leaves of your choice. Roll cabbage roll style and enjoy. My children love these for lunches and they are wonderful for an appetizer when serving a multi-course meal.
Greek Lettuce Wraps
dice small:
tomatoes, cucmbers, onion, (a little smashed garlic)
toss with a good oil (I prefer extra virgin olive)a little lemon juice, add fresh basil or any herbs that you prefer. Spoon veggies into fresh, washed lettuce leaves. Add a few good olives and grated firm tofu. Roll cabbage roll style and voila!! a greek roll.
Mexican Wraps
smash soaked beans of your choice. add a little cumin, chili powder, garlic or whatever your preference.
dice small: tomatoes and add to beans.
Now be creative. Add some soft or firm tofu, peppers or whatever your tastebuds would like. Roll in washed lettuce leaves.
Salsa Salad
Use organic ingredients when ever possible.
Ingredents
1 bunch of cilantro
5-6 roma tomatoes
1 small yellow or red onion
1 small chili pepper
2 ripe avocados.
handful of whole dulse leaf
Directions
Chop cilantro, dice tomatoes, dice onion, finely dice chili pepper, dice avocado. After dicing each ingredient add to large bowl. Tear whole dulse leaf into bite size pieces, add to bowl. When finished, toss.
Quick and Simple Apple Pie
This Apple Pie uses very few ingredients, it is easy to make and tastes wonderful!
Ingredients:
Crust:
1 1/2 cups sunflower seeds
3/4 cup raisins
1 tablespoon carob powder
Filling:
5-6 medium sized apples peeled and cored (I use green apples)
3/4 cup raw, unfiltered honey (preferably with pollen)
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
juice from 1/2 meyer lemon
shredded coconut
dash of cloves (optional)
1 seasonal fruit (kiwi, banana or other)
Directions:
Make the crust by placing the sunflower seeds, raisins and carob powder in a food processor and process with the "S" blade until finely ground and mixture sticks together.
Line a 9" pie pan with this mixture and form the crust.
Take the apples, and pulse chop with the "S" blade into small pieces. (Be sure not to overdo it and make apple sauce!)
In a bowl, mix the chopped apples, cinnamon, lemon juice and honey and dash of cloves together.
Scoop the mixture into the pie crust. Save the "juice" that remains and drizzle over pie when served. Level out with a spatula.
Sprinkle on Coconut flakes on top of the mixture.
Cut seasonal fruit into thin slices and place on top of the coconut flakes in the center of the pie!
For best results, place in refrigerator for 1 hr to allow pie to set.
Enjoy!|||sorry.i dont have so much time|||Raw foods for vegan is pretty much using vegetables creatively and soaking your seeds and nuts to eat, and then if you want you can dehydrate grains to make a cracker bread.
Easy spaghetti: take zucchini and with a peeler peel noodles. Sauce is just taking fresh tomatoes and putting it through a blender with some fresh basil. I would also add some diced green and/or yellow bell pepper for color, and then add some nuts (perhaps pine nuts) or sprouts for the protein boost.
Cream of vegetable soups are just cashew nuts (soaked overnight) with vegetables in a blender whirled up into a creamy thick shake soup. Add some diced peppers and tomatoes and yum!
And fruit smoothies are great also for your sweet rewards. Fruit with silkien tofu and raw agave nectar are a real boost of protein and lots of antioxidants for your body. Smoothies are getting to be so mainstream now.
years ago there was this man with long stringy hair and he had a wife and child ... and he was on tv talking about how his family eats only raw foods.. he made a butter out of corn, and they would cream it.. and they made a raw food pizza, but it didnt have any bread or anything dehydrated.. can anyone remember his name?|||This lady is awesome. I have seen her on Oprah and she was amazing at what she could do with raw vegetables and food in general.
http://www.alissacohen.com/
With Alissa鈥檚 simple and fun approach to fantastic health, it is possible to lose amazing amounts of weight, look and feel younger and healthier, heal yourself not in years, not in months, but very often within weeks!
Imagine...Jumping out of bed in the morning feeling totally awake, vibrantly alive and healthier then you have ever felt before! Imagine having boundless energy for every moment of the day with a clear mind and a feeling of inner peace and calm. Imagine that you are in the best shape of your life with a healthy body, no pains, no ailments and free of any excess weight. This is all possible with the help of Alissa鈥檚 program.
Alissa has helped many people find relief from: Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, Acne, Migraines, Back, Neck and Joint Pain, Asthma, High blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Hypoglycemia, Colitis and Diverticulitis, Candida, Arthritis, Serious Allergies, Depression, Anxiety and Mood Swings, Heartburn, Gas and Bloating, SkinDiseases, Obesity, Menopausal Symptoms, Chronic Fatigue, Cancers and other ailments simply by following her program!|||I don't now the man. but there is a restaurant in boston, mass called Grezzo. they only cook raw food. for there sauce they use ground nuts. It is really delicious and the chef has a website on raw cooking tips that you can find through the Grezzo website. www.grezzorestaurant.com
I'm trying interested in raw foods and need a GOOD dehydrator with different temps.|||Many years ago my father build his own. It was great. He said that by the time he made it, it may have been cheaper to just purchase one already build, but I could see that the quality was far superior to the store bought ones. If you want to, you can find such books in the library. I even found one in the library totally dedicated to solar dehydrators, since you'll be doing most of your dehydrating in the summer months, right? When things are in season, fresh, and cheaper. If I was going to buy a store bought one, I'd get a stainless steel one. Those plastic ones really suck and are not designed to last. My dad's was made from plywood, fan, heater, and drawers with stainless mesh frames. Pretty simple to make by yourself and you can take pride in your work and customize it to your needs too. I'm sure there are kits out there if you don't want to source your fan and heater yourself.|||The best dehydrator is a box fan with several paper furnace filters attached to it.|||you do know that dehydrated food isn't considered raw anymore?
the majoirty of dehydrators cook the food at the same time as dry, but even if you can dry it completely without cooking, its considered dehydrated, which is a form of food preperation (not raw)|||you can get a good food dryer in most department stores.
My first one was one of those "Popeils Food dryer" advertised on late night tv. LOL It worked great but very slowly.
The next one I got has a fan in it so foods dry faster. The basic unit came with 3 drying trays and a boatload of information and I believe the brand is American Harvester. You can buy other accessories including more drying trays.
I still have it and we drag it out now and then to make jerky and fruit leather. Its about 10 years old and stilll works great.|||a friend recommended the five tray garden excalibur and I love love love it! It really RAWked my world! This whole site is actually really interesting if your in to the raw life style.
http://www.rawpeople.com/store/dehydrators/5-tray-small-garden-excalibur-3500-white.html
yes. have a garden in the backyard. sprout seeds.|||Whether you're living on raw foods, or making dietary choices to eat a lot of vegetables and fruits, it's really about how can you LIVE without doing that?
You end up paying for it in doctor bills and drugs and a shortened lifespan or not having much quality of life in your older years.
It's old, but true: You really are what you eat. Junk food is cheap as far as prices go ... but the cost is so great! :-)|||Absolutely....and don't worry about going all "organic." If your veggies aren't being shipped from S. America or somewhere else, they will be fine. There is some loss of nutrient value. Of course, go local when you can, but don't lose any sleep over it.|||not really, i read an article that said that most vegans live in wealthier cities, because they can actually afford the eat that way.|||texis? i hate texis|||probably not because vegan raw foods are made in a special way
a. ham
b. eggs
c. bacon
d. potatoes
please indicate how sure you are..|||Rachel you must be doing a test for school with all of these types of questions. I'm not sure but neither ham or bacon would extract (take flavor out) of something, they would put flavor in. Eggs and Potatoes will take certain flavors out. I would say the answer is either bacon or ham.|||Eggs. 75% sure.
I'm trying to make myself a salad for tomorrow for lunch, but I've recently tried to follow the Raw Foods Diet plan type thing. Can anyone help me come up with things to put in my salad so I don't break the Raw Foods plan??? Also, should I add nuts to my salad? Walnuts or toasted almonds?
THANK YOU SO MUCH!|||Almonds no kind of bird try this website allrecipes.com
Why? Are you vegan? How do you feel? Do you have more energy? Is it easy to go out to restaurants to eat? Please explain to me, I want to learn. Thanks!|||I try to eat mostly raw foods, it's really hard...
I am vegan, I've been vegan for a few years. I feel great, but constantly hungry when I only eat raw foods. I never run out of energy though.
No it's not easy to go out to eat, unless maybe if you live in NYC or San Francisco. There are salads everywhere, but salads get really boring when that's all you eat.
I don't think you should feel like you only have to eat raw foods - you can just decide to eat a higher percent of raw foods.
If you go to a large bookstore, you'll find raw food books in the cooking (oh the irony) and the health sections. I recommend you take a look. You'll probably be inspired by what the authors have to say about how great it is. And maybe you'll be discouraged by all of the foreign things you'll need for the recipes.
I can really feel the difference in my body when I only eat raw foods, but like I said, it's hard! Especially when everyone you spend time with eats cooked food....
Good luck!|||I don't, but my physically fit fanatical brother has gone through that stage and found that he lost energy. He's a physical trainer and recommends the balance and forget about all the diet fads. This is after he's spent 30 years keeping himself in the best shape possible.|||No.
I like to cook. I have few teeth. A cooked carrot is edible, for me, a raw carrot is not.
Cooking food is not the problem. Commercially prepared food is a problem (you get so much more than the food).
A wise person once said that it is not what you put into your mouth which defiles you. It is what comes out of your mouth. Food restrictions are a very personal choices. Some may go overboard in the zealous effort to cleanse their body or mind.
Giving thanks for the greasy hamburger served by a host may be more important than being a royal pain in the butt looking for organically grown veggies and fruit which might have even been tended and harvested by slave (or nearly slave) labor.|||not me|||Heck No, I want my food warm.|||OOPS! I misread your question, I read the details only adn jumped the gun with my answer! Sorry! The following answer is about veganism only, there might be a few things you could gain from it though, so I'll leave it. I do know a couple of people on raw food diets that say they feel better than they ever have. Good luck!
I'm vegan. I do have more energy. I think it was the dairy that bogged me down the most. I usually avoid most restaurants, it's much easier to just stay at home and cook. I just hate to annoy the waiter/waitress with all of my questions, but that's just me. There are tons of vegan websites out there that really go into detail on how to go about becoming vegan. I could type all day on this subject, but it would be much easier for you to jusrt research it. Just search for the word vegan. The best advice that I could give to anyone looking to go vegan is learn to cook. The more you know about cooking, the more rich your diet will be. A lot of new vegans tend to eat just pasta, peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches, vegetables and rice, and other simple things like that. There are TONS of great things to eat if you know how to cook them. My favorite recipe site is The Post Punk Kitchen. http://www.theppk.com/ LOTS of really good stuff there. Good luck!
Also, aren't most plant enzymes designed for plants and not for humans?|||Actually all enzymes (plant and animal) are proteins. Some of them will be metabolized into amino acids and further but not all will be. A small fraction will be absorbed without being hydrolyzed. Although these enzymes were designed for plants, at least some of them have beneficial effects in us and other creatures. For example, bromelaine is a proteolytic enzyme found in pineapple which has been show to have good anti inflammatory properties.
Heating fruits and vegetables also destroys most of the vitamins (which are not proteins).
Not heating the food above 118 F has the advantage of not thermally denaturing the enzymes. There is a downside in that it will not efficiently remove any pathogens either. That is why cleanliness and freshness matter so much in raw foods. Parasites can be a serious health concern in themselves.
Even in the worst case, raw foods would never present anything close to the health hazards of even cooked meat or fish.
It can greatly extend your life span.
Yet we continue taking in dead food, thinking that's a good thing to feed a LIVE person.
Go figure.|||I think genes have more to do with it than anything... Report Abuse
|||In short, No.
Any diet that doesn't include moderation, and a balance of fats, fibers, proteins, sugars, etc. will do more harm than good.
Longevity is determined by genetics more than food. Look at George Burns.|||I don't know. Where did you hear that? I would think that the way to longevity is to eat healthy, exercise, and keep your body safe from harmful environments.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Cats and dogs both have shorter .... digestive systems so the food passes more quickly through them. That doesn't give most bacteria time to grow.
I may not have the details EXACTLY right, but that's pretty much it.
"Their digestive systems are designed to handle raw food. Their stomach environment is highly acidic, helping to break down and digest meat. Also, their digestive tracts are shorter than ours, and food spends a lot less time being broken down, digested and absorbed or eliminated. "
"However, dogs and cats don't get salmonella poisoning because their digestive system is so acidic (or at least it should be) that it kills everything. This is why a dog can bury a bone and dig it up two weeks later and eat the rotting meat. "|||Your dogs shouldn't be eating raw foods. Its not healthy.|||actually there are many people that eat all raw diets....you have to prepare raw meat for your dog....so that they don't get sick...|||Different species, different digestive systems and nutritional needs.|||well, they are some foods we can eat raw, but of course that`s unadvised for continued health...
Well, just think of all other animals who don`t cook.
We are very fragile creatures, aren`t we?|||Dog should not be on raw diets, it hurts their liver and kidneys and does more harm the good. i only recomend holistic brands such as eagle pack or wellness.|||I read in an article from a vet that raw foods is not good to feed to animals.|||the thing you have to remember about dogs (and cats) is that they came from the wild!! they lived on raw diet way before we domesticated them... their bodies and digestive system are made to digest raw diet materials.... its not going to harm them as long as you are feeding them what they can have... you dont see coyotes, wolves and moutain lions eating science diet, eagle pake, nutro and iams do you??
I'm 5'2 and 185 lbs && im 20 years old.|||If you exercise along with the dieting, you will gradually lose weight. But if you just diet and expect to shave off the pounds, thats not going to happen. Sorry but in reality, no one loses weight from just a diet. You have to work hard for what you want. It wont be eas, but if you put your mind to it and stay loyal to your goal you will see improvement. good changes.|||3 Tips to Lose Weight Fast - It is Amazing How These Simple Tips Will Make You Shed Fat Like Crazy
1. Watch those calories.
What you eat defines who you are, from your personality to the way you live. By making sure that you only eat the healthiest of food, it will be easier to motivate yourself to lose weight. You can start by reducing your calorie intake to 500. As most health books suggest, you must train yourself to burn more calories than what you consume.
2. Protein is your new best friend
Protein is responsible for working up the metabolism rate of your body. With higher metabolism, it is easier for your body to digest food and get rid of unwanted fats and sugar. These processes are important in order for you to lose weight. Make sure that your diet contains food that is rich in protein.
3. Drink water, lots of it.
In order to keep your entire body and muscles hydrated, you must have plenty supplies of water in your body. This is very important for weight loss exercises and in order to flush out all the harmful toxins inside your entire body.|||It depends. If you eat too little, you will not lose weight at all. You should eat at least 1400 calories a day. Also you need protein. Its hard to get protein from all raw foods.
I had a banana at 10 and I had a cucumber and carrot about 20 minutes ago, now I feel like I am going to throw up. What would cause this?|||might be the bitterness of the cucumber on basically an empty stomach. i've had the problem with drinking tea first thing in the morning before i ate anything. tea is bitter and i felt like throwing up.
also, might be as someone else says. withdrawal from other foods or the small amount of food so far.|||Uhm. Carb withdrawal? sugar withdrawal? caffeine withdrawal? Any of these. Make sure your blood sugar doesn't get too low.|||raw foods are harder to digest. some people also react to the pollen on the skins of raw food.
I'm looking for new raw food ideas.|||fish-suhsi
most veggies raw or cooked
beef- tar tar
eggs-|||broccoli & mushrooms are good raw|||Some vegetables but they only taste good to me if they are dunked into a dip first.|||broccoli and peppers are really good raw or cooked. They are especially good with a ranch or veggie dip. |||fish.
sashimi pieces and sushi.
if you attempt to eat raw fish made at home, please please buy sushi/sashimi grade quality as these are very fresh n firm n safe to eat.
Cheap one (economical, affordable) & smaller sized for 1 person only.
Would just a regular blender work? Is the Magic Bullet any good? Is there a cheaper equivalent to the M.B.?
Thanks.|||I have a magic bullet and I really like it. It's perfect for just one person and you don't have to wash out a huge beaker each time you want to make something. And with a big blender (I have one of those too) you have to put at least 8oz of liquid in it to make it work, so keep that in mind.
I don't recommend washing the magic bullet cups in the dishwasher though, even though you can, because I think they last longer if hand-washed. It also comes with lids so you can take your smoothie right of the blender and take it to work, jogging, etc. You can also order more cups from the company if they break or you need more.
Magic bullet also works perfectly for salsa, mixing up tofu scramble, mixing up quesadilla filling, making pesto sauces, chopping nuts and many other things that you can't do in a regular blender.|||They're hard plastic but I can't tell what the number is (not at home right now) but it's same kind they make Pur water pitchers out of. Report Abuse
|||Kitty is right they say you can cook in them, but I have never, and if you chillthem just do not drop them, they crack like thin ice. Report Abuse
|||I am a former chef and have a Magic Bullet and they do a reasonable jobs for a small amount, it is best to cut thing so it blends faster. Just remember with it or any other blender to pulse it to break up the food before blending it smooth, you can get small and inexpensive blenders, I would recommend one with a glass beaker, there strong, but plastic is fine, if you do not want to spend alot, check ut the local garage and yard sales, often people do not use them and I have seen one brand new, and you can pay under $50.
do we have a special word for that?PLEASE HELP.|||May I julienne that, in a little Olive oil, and season for you..?|||How about "Starving"?
We developed cooking for a reason, people. Heat helps break down some enzymes and fibers making it easier for our bodies to extract more nutrition from the food. Raw foodies end up having to ridiculously high amounts of some items in order to avoid getting diseases from being deficient in certain vitamins or minerals otherwise found in a healthy diet that includes an oven.|||Ehh you need translation for this thing to the
Japanese
Okay believe on RAW wrestling rather than to be eating what they hate--- Raw salmon and octopus|||vegetarian or cannibal or Macdonalds xxx|||Maybe Carnivore or Herbivore but that's not restricted to raw food.|||"Please move away from me before you emit gas"
I want to get the better part of my calories from raw food -- I've been reading quite a bit about it lately. Will eating primarily fruits and raw veggies give me bad breath (a lot of raw foodists seem to report bad breath).|||Ok, this is a great idea. :)
I eat about 70 percent raw and on good days 100% then some days I just eat whatever healthy vegan foods I feel like.
Raw is great! I always thought it was just gonna be big fruit salads and veggies and nuts etc. But it is sooo much more!! I made my first RAW vegan "cheesecake" there and it is de-lish!! Here is a site about going raw,
the website aimed primarily at women and girls(just a promotional thing so that girls can be encouraged to go raw, I guess) but, there are loads of great recipes that anyone can use.
Here is the link:
http://www.therawdivas.com/HHH/articles.鈥?/a>
And here is a link to a blog by a raw foodist when he started 30 days raw before he was fully raw. He explains all his experience: But he wasn't really making any amazing recipes just lots of smoothies and fruit and veg.
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/01鈥?/a>|||no.. i'm a eater of raw and steamed fruits and veggies...
matter of fact i can go for many days without bathing.. but i'm not bragging, it's my job, i spend more time working than living.
anyways.. fruits and veggies have many vitamins, minerals and soluable proteins. (i'm proof i'm a vegetariain who get's too much protein.. i'm on lipitor for god's sakes! :D)
bad breath? nah, i don't suffer that.. then again i floss after i eat.. but only brush once a day... during my period of sleep.. when the mouth is the most active with bacterial elements.
odors i find, in many cases are prone to the genetics.
bad breath also i find comes from big time meat eaters, smokers and drinkers.
but that's through my experiences.|||bad breath? if you eat lots of garlic, yes. i know that from experience haha. eating parsley will help counteract that. but as far as other raw foods go? no it wont affect you that way. be open to try new things, i just tried kale for the first time and it was AMAZING. look up some raw recipes for it. really be creative with the fruits and vegetables you love by adding new ones to recipes. take a long time in the produce dept. at the store and see what you can come up with. :)|||Certainly the closest food is to its natural form is the most beneficial.
As a holistic approach you would include good oral hygiene because decaying vegetable matter in betwixt your teeth can breed odours.
Flossing and regular brushing with tongue scraping is the solution to this problem.|||My advice would be to do it gradually
http://www.living-foods.com/
my daughter went from meat etc: to vegetarian to fruitarian~eats most all raw foods|||must recommend sprouts like lentils, sunflower, alfalfa. they are fresh vegetables available year round|||It is likely that the people who are experiencing this are going through detox. It is not a common complaint among raw foodists.|||If I eat bad cucumbers or tomatoes,I can eat two or so.If good,I can eat a dozen or so at a time.So go to a place,where they sell to You tasty ones.For me best go small ones,of good quality,I can recognize such visually.If its more expencive:a quality veggie might give Your organism more profit than a bad one even if cheaper|||I've been eating a 100% raw food diet since 1999. Have never had bad breath nor do other raw fooders I know. I cured myslf of breast cancer, fibromyalgia and a long list of ailments. You will enjoy optimum health by eating raw foods. Eat as many raw foods as you can. The more the better. It doesn't have to be 100% or any percent. Just eat as much as possible. Nurse Kindheart
Cross-contamination occurs when two or more different surfaces come in contact with each other providing the opportunity for various microbes to be deposited on each surface. Microbes can include bacteria, fungus, molds and viruses.
In a refrigerator, meat drippings from raw meat stored on a top shelf might drip onto cooked vegetables placed on lower shelf.
Raw chicken placed on a grill touching a steak that is being cooked
It can happen when bacteria from the surface of raw meat, poultry and raw vegetables with visible dirt (such as unwashed potatoes), are transferred onto ready to eat food, such as green salads, rice or pasta salads, cooked meats or poultry or even fruit. The bacteria on the raw food are killed when the food is cooked, but the ready to eat food gets eaten without further cooking - bacteria and all.
When juices from raw meats or germs from unclean objects accidentally touch cooked or ready-to-eat foods (such as fruits or salads), cross-contamination occurs. If not cleaned correctly, the board harbors harmful bacteria.
Unclean food preparation surfaces, cutting boards, knives, small appliances and utensils.
If you do not use separate cooking utensils for raw and cooked items, cross-contamination will occur.
If hands are not washed after handling raw food & then touching cooked food, it will also happen
Sauce that is used to marinate raw meat, poultry, fish, etc, should not be served on cooked food.|||This is homework isn't it? You should pay more attention in class and it would be a doddle. Just this once I will relent. 1) storing cooked food in the raw meat section of a fridge or allowing blood from raw meat to drip on cooked food 2) Handling raw food then cooked food without washing hands or utensils properly 3) Placing cooked food on a surface that has been used for raw food without first cleaning it properly.|||Is it cross-contamination?
if so do not make a salad from your left over sirloin steak slivered onto the uncooked salad veggies.
I wash hands continually while cooking. I rinse cutting boards and knives after use in very hot water.
I still have no clue what cross contamination might be!! It is an urban myth.|||I would not know from personal experience from the past five years. Obviously, I don't eat meat. My husband does, but he buys it all precooked. However, when I did eat meat, I did not care to touch the raw stuff. After all, one is touching the dead flesh of another animal.
is a female ferret more fun than a male ferret?
is there any ferret websites that sell ferret eqipment that you can give me?
also when you get a female nutered does it calm it down and shorten its lifesan can somone please give me an answer plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz|||First off, Congratulations on being one of the few ferret owners that realize that ferrets are CARNIVORES!
RAW:
Most commercially-prepared raw feeds can be fed to ferrets. Nature's Variety and Primal both make very nice complete feeds. Feed the quantity you would to a cat of your ferret's weight.
If it's too expensive for you, or you want a dry food that falls in line with your awesome carnivore diet, EVO (Innova) makes a phenomenal grain-free ferret food. (NaturaPet.com to find a store who carries it)
If you're just looking for raw treats, any raw meat (human grade!) makes a great snack. Some don't do well with pork or fish, but Chicken and Turkey are always a good choice.
MALE v FEMALE:
Neither is more fun, but males (especially neutered males) tend to be more mellow, where females tend to be more feisty. Exercise is a big factor, too, so make sure he/she gets plenty!
WEBSITES:
google gives you a ton, I'll let you do the search yourself.
FEMALE SPAYING:
Getting a female spayed (or a male neutered, for that matter) will actually extend their lifespan and keep them more "level-headed", not calmer. Hormones can cause certain abnormalities to turn cancerous, and can also lead to behavior problems such as spraying/marking and destrustive behavior. Getting any pet Spayed or Neutered is always the responsible thing to do.
Good Luck
After researching online for a long time the benefits of a raw food diet for my dogs, I think I would like to start. However, where can I start shopping for the raw meats and veggies? I know i can't just go to wal-mart and buy some chicken and ground meat from the meat dept., right? I know someone said the meat has to fresh, the eggs have to be free range fresh, and the veggies and fruits organic---where am i going to find all this??|||Actually - walmart has some bloody great deals! I just bought several 3lb bags of sliced beef heart for less than a dollar each!!!
There are some benefits to feeding free range, organic, no growth hormone or antibiotic feed food. It's better for the environment, your dog doesn't consume any of that stuff by secondary means. Genetically modified food can be some scary stuff - BUT yor dog can still hugely benefit from a raw diet if you DON'T feed it. It's largely a personal choice. I try to feed organic whenever I can, actually I try to buy organic for MYSELF whenever I cann too. But alot of the times I (and my wallet) can't say no to the "other" foods. Which of course all meet FDA requirments and are safe to eat. As far as freshness of meat - just like for us, make sure you use or FREEZE by the date on he package. (LOTS of great deals if you buy meat that's about to go out of date and freeze - stores mark it WAYYY down)
Take a look for health food supermarkets in your area. I have a home economist market near me that sells all organic foods. Like the regular supermarkts near me - they mark the meat down too. Also like going there because I can get my probiotic, chlorophyl, flax seed oil supplements too! Trader Joes also has some good stuff.
Farmers markets are great too! I often find organic fruits and veggies there. Plus the free range eggs - and it's all CHEAP. Plus I just love open air markets *grins*
Ask local butchers as well - you may be able to get some meat "scrap" for a few bucks or even free! Nothing fresher. Some butchers even specialize in organic
If you have a hunting community in your area - learn to LOVE deer season. Talk to places that offer deer processing - you can get a TON of totally fresh and organic meat that way too.
For the stuff harder to find - buy online. It's not that expensive and once again you can choose the organic if you like.
http://www.hare-today.com/
http://www.prey4pets.com/servlet/StoreFr…
http://www.greentripe.com/
http://www.taylorpondfarms.com/
Good luck!|||Sure -you can feed any human grade meat with the raw diet. Most people try to find local butchers and such in order to save money though. If you see a super sale on chicken or such at the supermarket-stock your freezer! There are MANY philosophies to feeding raw. Some people are more purists and feed only what you posted others feed freezer burned meats they get from total strangers. It's all about what you are comfortable feeding and how well your dogs thrive on it.|||When it comes to organic food, dogs will benefit even more than humans because they are smaller creatures.
Organic food is expensive though.
There are companies that sell frozen raw dog food and also dehydrated raw dog food.
Most likely you will need to buy it online. I posted a couple of links for you.
I love Dr Pitcairn's book called "The Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats"-- He even gives you hints on homemade recipes.|||Buy it wherever you can find it.
Organic is good if you are rich and can afford it, but the same stuff we eat is fine for your pets. Ground Meat, or diced meat seems to work best. Buy the 73% lean so they get the little bit of fat that they need. I wash all my fresh vegetables just before I puree them. I use oatmeal for the filler.
A VERY good site for you to check out is----- Pet-Grub.com|||In the UK we have butchers who prepare meat for their customers, often they are left with bones which they will give you. Chicken wings are fairly cheap. Lap of lamb, is lamb on the bone which is also very cheap. You will probably be giving them a small amount of liver which is not too expensive. There are also cuts of meat which a butcher (meat retailer) cannot sell. I don't eat meat however if you do, you should buy the meat for your own consumption from a supplier who will also supply you with cheap cuts of meat and bones for your dogs.
Once you get organized on a raw diet for your dogs, it will be cheap and easy. At the outset you will need an additional freezer, plus a food processor. You will also need to study all of the information available to ensure that your dogs have a balanced diet. Look on the Internet at books written by Ian Billinghurst.
You can use the trimming from your vegetable for your dogs, vegetables are cheap. Free range eggs are also cheap and you will not use a huge amount.
I believe in raw diets. I investigated this, bought all of the books, an additional freezer a food processor and I cultivated suppliers. Although my dog liked meat on the bone she would not eat the other things. She became very thin and did not thrive; eventually I resorted to dried dog food. As you have several dogs, the competition will encourage them eat everything.
My dog is now on a “grain free” dog food; however I would feel happier if I gave her REAL FOOD.
Like chicken, and any kind of meat? Because my breeder feed my siamese kitten that ever since she was born. Any advice?|||Raw is the diet Nature intended for cats to eat. Did you ever see a cat cooking a mouse or a bird before they eat it in the wild? No - and the raw food will be fine for your kitten. The only danger of feeding raw is to us humans - you need to use the same precautions when handling their food as when you are handling your own raw meat when preparing dinner - handwashing, washing all cutting boards, etc.|||That is a very good answer! Report Abuse
|||Feeding your cat raw meat may be the best thing for it. What would your cat eat in its natural habitat? Raw meat that he/she has killed. Pet food companies try to make our cats sick by putting terrible ingredients like by-products and corn in the food. Look at any inexpensive bag of cat food and read the ingredients. They're terrible. Cats are obligate carnivores. I feed my cat canned Wellness Core and I think she is extremely healthy. Look at this website: catinfo.org it contains TONS of great information about what to feed your cat.|||It probably makes her much more likely to contract intestinal parasites. I would have a stool sample checked with your vet and transition her to a more appropriate kitten food. Raw chicken also puts her at risk for contracting diseases like salmonella which can seriously threaten a young animal. Good luck!|||Why would it be bad to feed a kitten what it was naturally designed to eat. In the wild, cats don't cook their meat or eat kibble. If the meat is of good quality and free of parasites, it's the most natural food you can give the cat.|||Believe it or not...NO. Cats are meant to eat meat...raw! You can cook it if you are concerned about worms. I would just use a three faze wormer on the kitten. You can do it by buying it online through petshed.|||I wouldn't give your cat raw foods anyway. Unless they are completely used to it. Too much could get them sick. What you can do is get them a wet kitten food and they will love that just as much!
It has improved my rheumatoid arthritis quite a bit. I can get by on just over the counter NSAIDs now instead of having to take injections.|||If you have a balanced vegan diet (raw or cooked), there shouldn't be any negative effects on tendons and joints.|||I heard raw veganism improves flexibility|||Roger Haeske "cured" his arthritis on a fruit based raw vegan diet. (rogerhaeske.com)
Like sushi and such?
I know there are food over there that americans wouldn't dare eat pregnant.
I LOVE SUSHI!|||I figure you are better safe than sorry. You can't eat raw sushi but I have read there is some you can eat that is still safe. As for the girl that wrote that you can't have green tea that is not true. You can drink green tea. |||lol i dunno but I am not japenese and i eat med rare steak still and have with all my pregnancies..|||YES!! my gf is japanese living in japan and she had NO IDEA about the risks, she has had a few miscarriages, this could have been one of the reasons why, so I'm trying to help her be extra careful, she said she was eating sushi the whole time and green tea which is also bad for pregnancy, its weird but they are not warned by their doctors...dont understand why this is.|||its not advised to eat much fish (especially sushi) during pregnancy because the levels of Mercury in it! so if i were you, i'd try to put my love for sushi aside because the love of your little one is more important.
then again, if you're only eating it maybe once every few months, it will probably be better.
Was it difficult when you first started? How did you deal with things when you craved cooked foods?
After making mistakes and eating cooked foods a few times, did you eventually just stop? Or are there any tricks to not craving cooked foods?
Thanks :)|||When the cravings hit, eat fat. Generally, when people first go raw, they don't consume enough fat, and since fat is what makes you feel sated, cravings ensue. So when you crave something, eat half an avocado or a handful of nuts. (It's helpful to have a bag of raw nuts with you at all times.) It works every time.
Also, since one is considered a raw foodist if they eat 75% or more of their foods raw, make the occasional exception and have a veggie burger or a bowl of pasta. It keeps the feelings of deprivation at bay.|||It's difficult at first because you don't know how to make alot of different things learning to make some of dishes takes time so there is a learning curve, also it takes a while to convert you kitchen to all raw or very high raw food diet. When you know how to make more dishes and how to improve dishes with the stuff you have in you kitchen it becomes alot easier. My advise is learn how to make things that don't have like 100 ingredients in them and that are quick and easy. I found myself omitting some things in recipes too and thats ok, don't feel like you have to go out and buy some crazy raw ingredient that's super hard to find. You can make tons of things with just a few ingredients!! For instance if you like Indian you can make curry with 1 banana 2 tomatoes and 2 T curry powder, so its finding the recipes that are very easy. As you get more confident in you food making process then you can make more complex dishes.
Eat some fruit if you're craving something cook, over time you just don't really want to eat cooked foods.
For appliances all you really need is a good blender and food processor. If you want you can get a dehydrator. You don't need a juicer if you have a good blender.
Jen D also has some good pointer too, keep some walnuts (any tree nut really cashews are my favorite and walnuts) around to munch on.
Banana are great too I know someone posted the 30 banana's a day website and there are some people who do the 811 diet (not me). I don't eat 30 a day but on average I probably eat between 5-10 a day.
Also don't feel like you have to be 100% all the time I probably eat way over the 75% threshold. But I never pass up going out to eat with my friends (most are veg or vegan anyways and we have some good all veg restaurants in the area) because I don't want to miss out on the social interaction.|||I started off the new year approaching many area's of my life in a different way. One being my diet. I hadnt felt well in a really long time- mostly due to not paying much attention to what I eat. I decided to go raw vegan. I have NEVER felt better than I do now. I've had my "caving" moments, mostly in moments where I've been offered something by someone I didnt want to tell my lifestyle changes to just yet. I've found that to be the hardest aspect. Mostly, feeling so vibrant & seeing changes in my skin & weight & overall health has kept me wanting to stick to this lifestyle change & has given me the power to say no to the pizza, etc. I've also been doing a lot of research & reading a lot of blogs that gives me a lot of motivation to continue on.
www.30bananasaday.com (I really love all of freelea's blogs)
www.thegardendiet.com
www.welikeitraw.com|||I started eating raw foods after a breast cancer diagnosis ten years ago and still eat 100% raw foods today. I found that because I ate so many small meals I was never hungry for nor craved any cooked foods. Even though I'm 100% I think anyone who eats a mostly raw diet certainly could indulge in something they had to have, preferably not junk food or fatty desserts. It's hard to believe but I actually crave green salads and I never crave any cooked desserts, pizza, hamburgers, etc. I think the trick to it for many is to not get hungry. If you have a craving try to ignore it and eat a lot of fruit or a big salad and it will likely go away. PS I did cure myself of breast cancer with raw foods. Nurse Addison|||I have been eating raw beef for 7 years and have not yet gotten sick. My favorite is ground chuck.
I eat both raw and cooked meat.|||Do you not shave your legs? I mean thats cool if your a guy but if your a girl I really hope you shave your legs and armpits and stuff. I saw a show on TV about a family that ate raw meat and the women didn't shave.
Hey what the heck people don't put low ratings on this! I'm just asking an honest unbiased question. Anyway I love raw meat, I eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner. Rabbits are the best because they breed so quickly. Just stuff them in your shed and throw some carrots in there, and you got yourself a self-sustaining food source.
And ok I see why maybe this offends some people. But what did Cliff say that deserves such a low rating that the site has to hide his answer?
and will it be impolite if a guest treats me (without me knowing of course) to some sushi and I declined? I'm not very good with raw food, I easily get amoeba due to poor stomach strength.|||The fish used in sashimi and put on some sushi is very high grade. There's little to no risk from amoeba.
That doesn't mean you have to try it. And if someone drags you into a sushi bar there's normally a variety of sushi available, including some very bizarre cooked toppings and vegetarian friendly versions. Look at what you select, before touching it of course, and ask your companion if it's raw or cooked. Explain that you have a very dodgy stomach and you want to enjoy your time in Japan as much as possible so you're trying to avoid irritating your stomach.
Don't imply that the fish might be contaminated. That would offend people. Not wanting to risk your dodgy tum won't.|||You have to be who you are. Now I've never heard of someone that has a problem with amoeba due to poor stomach strength, it's just not something I have heard of. But the fact that you don't want to try it will work. They won't push you. May think it a little strange since they do it all the time and don't know of anybody having problems with amoeba due to poor stomach strength. But you just decline. It won't exactly please them, as they were trying to introduce you to a part of Japanese culture, but they aren't going to pull out swords and attack either. You have to stand up for who you are. I'm not all that sure of the amoeba thing, but who knows? Have you tried it before and had problems? Or is this just your excuse for not eating raw fish and having a problem with sushi? Just asking. My father visited and said he would never try sushi, but liked the tuna. Didn't go all wild about it, but liked it. But it's your choice. If you have a medical problem, tell them and be done with it.|||MOST Japanese food(s) are well cooked. People think Japanese eat sushi everyday. This isn't true.
I was a VERY fussy eater when I was much younger. Now I regret missing out on a lot of many different foods for so many years. Try it !|||if you're afraid of eating sushi because it isn't cooked and may contain bacterias; it's okie, just dip it in wasabi mixed with soy sauce and that'll neutralize any living thing on it.|||Not everyone in Japan likes or even eats sushi.
I get asked all the time by people from abroad, "Hey you eat sushi today?" I'm not even a big sushi fan.
As mentioned, most Japanese food is "cooked".
What exactly is a tapeworm, how does it get in you, and can you get it from eating raw foods (what about sushi)?|||Tapeworms are a group of parasitic worms that live in the intestinal tracts of some animals. Several different species of tapeworms can infect humans. Tapeworm disease or cestodiasis occurs most commonly after eating raw or undercooked meat or fish that contains the immature form of the tapeworm.
For more info check out this website:
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Ato鈥?/a>
You weren't by any chance watching "House" last night were you?|||it's hard to get ,but you can get from other children that love sand boxes ,from cat's .
there's one time pill you get from the doctor.
I never heard it from food ,so you safe with sushi.
One big sign ,if you eat ,and you keep loosing allot of weight.|||RAW FOOD -ESPECIALLY MEAT & FISH.....THE TAPE WORM ANCHORS IT SELF TO YOUR INTESTINES & LIVES OFF OF DIGESTED FOOD & OVER TIME GETS BIGGER......THERE IS A LIQUID THAT KILLS THEM & YOU DEFICATE IT ( WORM ) OUT......WASH AT LEAST WITH WATER ALL UNCOOKED FOOD.....|||Eeewwww, did you catch last weeks episode of HOUSE? Big huge tapeworm in a girls intestines.|||my cats just had tapeworms- the vet said it was from flea bites.sorry thats all I know.|||Pork (under cooked) gives you pin worms
Chicken (under cooked) can give you tape worms|||You can get it from eating pork. It can also go into your brain.|||I believe you can get it from eating raw food, because of the bacteria in the meat. I know it is not a good thing to have becareful.|||pork I think. and kids get um google tapeworm.
I always thought if you wasnt eating meat and only fruits and veggies that you would lose weight|||Well Meat (Protein) is super important for the body. It helps with rebuilding tissue, antibodies and enzymes for your body. Antibodies help fight off infection and enzymes break down carbs into energy as well. To answer your question, you can pretty much eat raw vegetables along with anything else you'd like. As long as your not living a sedentary lifestyle and exercise for a couple hours a week you should be able to maintain that weight. I eat whatever I want, and with a few hours of exercise a week I maintain my weight as well. So don't sweat it, and if its muscle you do not want to loose I'd keep meat in my diet or at least other foods that are high in protein. Also remember FIBER is very important as well!! Good luck|||Doesn't always work that way. Its all about how you prepare your food. Potatos are veggies but if you fry then or eat chips, its not going to help you lose weight. You should watch your proportions. One thing I really noticed works is spinach salad. I add beans to mine and other veggies. Because i work a desk job, the only carbs I have is the fruit I eat for breakfast then at night I will eat a grain like Quinoa or brown rice with my veggies/salad. Lots of beans help. Just stick to eating food in their whole form.|||Tuna
If you are 80% raw or 70% raw or something what kind of cooked food do you eat? I'm trying to be 75% raw and for cooked foods I have:
roasted peanuts
cooked lentils with a poached egg
hot coco made with milk, but no sugar
Boiled red potatoes, cooled (then mixed with raw leeks)
baked squash ( can't stand it raw yet)
I pick these food because I crave them. I'm normally a lacto-ovo veggie.
Are these good choices?
Also I can't eat tree-nuts.|||These are not bad foods to eat..if you are craving them do it. With these are you eating raw too..like a nice big salad full of fresh raw veggies?
I eat frozen chips straight out of the freezer and raw runner beans - weird huh?|||i nibble on raw potatoes sometimes.
i think if they were frozen they would hurt my teeth though!
.. and raw cookie dough, does that count?
:)|||never|||liver yummy|||you have a good digestion|||I love raw veggies! Frozen Edamame is a delicious, healthy, and relatively cheap snack!|||Yea. i eat raw cookie dough. cant resist! and, sometimes i take the egg right out the fridge and mix it with milk. pretty good, but dangerous|||frozen chips is weird! but runner beans are great raw especially when you've grown them!|||I'll bite into raw spaghetti rods at times|||Eggs sunny side up, thats kind of raw...
My beautiful young fiancee has Leukemia. I take care of her all day. She's very frail and doesn't have much appetite right now. So I've started making her a lot of fresh smoothies and vegetable juices. Should I put her on a completely Vegan or Raw Food diet to help treat her? Will it help? I need to do anything possible to nourish her body back to health so I'm considering anything now.|||It does help in certain types of cancer.|||Which types, Joanie? Links to evidence? Report Abuse
|||Some researchers say that. But going on a rigorous change of diet at this stage may not be advisable, make it gradually, daily. It is true that a non-vegetarian diet is filling but a vegetarian diet is high on nutrition and definitely a rich source of fibre which meat falls short of. Considering the times (of bird flu or such diseases), it is hard to say how safe/healthy the animal to be consumed is.
This is off track a bit but a close person who had cancer (and has been completely cured) tried yoga. It is nothing mystical but simple breathing and posture exercises but super effective.|||The vegan diet is really good for people. Just make sure you do your research, so that she can get the proper nutrietns and protein. She will need the high amounts of protein to help repair her body. Make sure you do some research on vegan complete proteins. Soy is a complete protein as well as hemp, and a few others. Also make sure you consult with her doctor first, just to be sure, but I doubt it would be a problem as long as you do your research. I hope your fiance gets better! Best of luck to you!|||yes, yes, yes. Read the "China Study" you will be amazed. also add hemp seed to her diet, that will help. cannabis also cures cancer. do your research.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36023630/Cance鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptDgnnW6d鈥?/a>|||First of all I hope all the best for your both. I can't say (and refuse to give advice one way or another on something I have to proof of). You really shouldn't listen to anyone's advice here. You should talk to her oncologist first and see what his opinion is on it.
God bless.|||A macrobiotic diet can affect tumors. It's used in alternative cancer treatment centers and has been shown to be especially effective with patients who intend to survive their cancers. Research macrobiotics online, soon.|||Research has proven that a vegan diet can reverse cancer cell growth and treat cancer patients. Good luck.|||I have heard of a colon cancer patient being "cured" through a vegan diet.
It's worth a shot.|||I have heard people say that eating raw can help my thoughts are try it I mean it can't hurt it right?!|||I've answered your question in both the Cancer and AltMed sections, but I'm repeating here what I said in the Cancer section (and adding a bit more) to counter some of the misinformation you have been given here.
No, a vegan diet cannot help treat cancer; nor can any other diet.
I was diagnosed with cancer almost seven years ago; I had, at the time, been a vegan for over 8 years (and a vegetarian for most of my life - an 'almost-vegan' for decades). Not only that, I was a juicing enthusiast - I had (have) three juicers, each more sophisticated than the last, and I started most days with green juice. My diet always included plenty of raw food.
None of this prevented a diagnosis of aggressive cancer, none of it cured me, and I'm certainly not relying on it to prevent recurrence (I am still vegan).
I trust and hope that your fiancee is receiving treatment for her cancer. If she's having chemo, then whatever she feels she can eat and feels will make her feel better is the way to go.
Don't attempt to 'put her on' any kind of diet at all. Feeling under pressure to eat and drink things she doesn't want will make her feel worse.
Food does not cure or treat cancer. Encourage your fiancee to eat as healthy a diet as possible by preparing and offering tempting healthy meals, but she must make the choices about what she wants and will eat.
And as I said before, a healthy diet for a cancer patient is the same as a healthy diet for anyone else - there are no special 'cancer foods'.
One thing you can be 100% sure of - anyone who answers your question by telling you that yes, a vegan or any other diet can help treat/cure/reverse/stop cancer has not had cancer and has no personal experience of anyone having been successfully treated by a vegan diet, a raw diet or juice.
Edit: btw, I'm not following you roundYA. Cancer, AltMed and V&V are the three YA sections I answer questions in
Best wishes to you both
any tips for like...having guests over, eating out, eating at THEIR houses
ect, ect|||There should be nothing awkward about the way that you choose to eat,The biggest thing is not to make others feel awkward about your style of eating.Don't expect to be a guest that has to be catered to.Tell the host in advance that you don't want to make a big deal about it,you'd love to break bread with them.Bring some thing that you'd like to eat and see if you can share with others without making it a spot lighted thing.
Eating out should be a careful choice,Don't expect the resturaunt to clean the grill for you,even though you have great intentions.Be kind,I think that's why most people go raw.Learn to cook for yourself and share it with a meat eating friend.Stroll in the park and let the blue jays say,"squak,squak.thank you.
Sweet dreams and only judge yourself on what you've given the day,D.|||Girl, there is nothing awkward about "going healthy". If anything, THEY should be the ones feeling odd about shoving large pieces of cow and chicken parts down their throat, gulping down processed crap from whichever restaurant they ordered from or flat-out unhealthy drinks or snacks that most have a love affair with. Be proud of your newfound awareness of your body, health and mind. The heck with what everyone else thinks!|||its your choice and you shouldnt let people sway your decision on what you put in your body and stop worrying so much over what others think like is all about people having there own opinions what can you do but live your life how you see fit ............people think just being a vegetarian is odd
I just don't want to eat cold food all the time, you know.|||Raw food advocates and experts say 118, so you get to add three degrees. Woo-hoo!|||Yes, in fact most raw foodists that do not own dehydrators will use a mildly heated oven to warm up or dry up their foods. The maximum temperature at which you are allowed to heat up foods according to the raw diet is 118 degrees Fahrenheit, so anything below that temperature is 100% safe.
You should actually use this heating method to tenderize foods, although it will take you considerably more time than traditional high heat processing. Many raw foods (such as legumes and vegetables) contain starches and fibers that cannot be easily digested, hence some degree of processing is advisable, as long as you avoid using flame. Raw foodists will use blenders and food processors to break down cells walls within the fruits and vegetables they consume, and thus aid with the digestion and absorption of such foods.|||It's a free country... Eat raw food, because it tastes better, because it's more nutritious, because it's healthier. Just don't make a religion of it.|||Yes if you can get the oven door open.
I've heard that raw meat and some vegetables are good for dogs but which ones?
I'm getting a Yorkie so what raw food would you recomend me to give her + the dry food when puppy and when she's an adult?|||Raw food should only be given if you have decided to feed your dog a full raw diet. A kibble fed dog won't be able to handle the occasional raw meat. Raw eggs can occasionally be given, but they are rich and may upset the dog's stomach.
If you are feeding kibble, don't even worry about raw meat.
Veggies can be given, they are not necessary, but many dogs like veggies. Just avoid onions and peppers. Broccoli may cause gas too.
ADD: Oh, and raw chicken bones don't splinter. Only cooked bones splinter.
http://www.rawfed.com|||Definitely dont give your dog chicken on the bone or any meat with a bone as they eat the bone and it splinters inside their stomach !|||you really should stick to raw OR dried but not both,.
there are various debates about whether dogs need or can even use vegetables in their diet, and a lot of people now feed meat only with a very varied (including bone)
There are plenty of websites and groups to join and learn from.
Add on--- Oh and raw chicken bones don't splinter only cooked ones do.
My aunt told me about these classes that meet only once a month and teach you to eat with fresh raw foods. She said that you can't tell that there isn't any meat in the meals. After 30 days you go back to the class and learn more. Thats pretty much all I know about the class. Its called Fresh, I looked it up online but really couldn't get much results that sounded like what I was looking for.|||Why don't you try a cookbook if you can't find the classes?
Try Blossoming Lotus' raw food "cook" book. It's multi-awarded and was even cited by Martha Stewart.
They have a website of their restaurants in Hawaii and in Portland, Oregon.
I recommend it, it's worth a try.|||I haven't heard of that one, but this is the one I know about RAWvolution:
http://www.rawvolution.com/?q=rawvolutio鈥?/a>
I want to find a really simple recipe book, I don't mind having to soak nuts over night so much, but their is lot of stuff where you need a dyhydrater and I don't have one. I have a blender, a rubish juicer (need a good one) a spangler and a grater.
Also does anyone know any good books on recipes for the 80/10/10 diet?|||The book you're looking for is "Raw Food Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet. It has good recipes, and all you need is a blender.|||http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/鈥?/a>
they have every kind of recipe you couldve imagined and nothing takes that long to cook. enjoy!
lets say i go from eating fries and pasta,and sodas,,.... to going to water,fruit and veggies all day. what are the feelings i will be getting from this?|||with fruits like apples you will feel fuller, at about 50 calories each.
fruits like bananas have about 100 calories and a lot of natural sugar, which will make your blood sugar spike, etc, etc.
root vegetables like potatoes, beets, and radishes have a lot of carbs, so eat them sparingly.
bottom line is:
you'll need to eat enough fruits and veggies to get the recommended amount of calories in a day, but overall you'll probably lose weight and feel more energized.|||shock and awe! :)
Honestly, you;ll have more sustained energy, and be able to do more, longer. Junk food is high fat, high GI sugar rush. Feels nice for about 20 minutes to an hour... then your hungry again.
Bah!|||it is fully cooked, but you should take precautions when unwrapping it and preparing it for serving, as you would with any food and the food-bourne illnesses going around. Cooking it is just warming it up and can tend to overcook it not taking measures to cook it slowly. You can slice off a piece and eat it as soon as you get it home!|||my mama said so|||Because it is cold smoked and that means it is cured but not actually "Cooked".
It is also a liability issue... If they don't put that on the package and some dumbass handles it improperly they can sue...|||It still has to be cooked. Lot's of foods can be smoked, but not PRE-COOKED.|||just has smoke flavoring injected into it|||I have no idea but that is a REALLY good question!|||I know exactly what you are talking about. It must not be cooked all the way through is all I can figure. So, I follow the directions and you should too.|||A ham should say "Fully Cooked ready to eat" or "Ready for cooking". If the lable doesn't say "Fully Cooked" be careful.|||two thumbs up for second answerer|||It is probably cold smoked.
This is where they create smoke in one container like a grill and there is a tube that the smoke travels through to another container where they place the ham.
They do this method with smoked salmon so not to cook it.|||the outer is smoked to give color, but its NOT COOKED thats why its raw|||Because, smoked isn't cooked! For instance bacon is smoke, but you wouldn't eat it without cooking it, right? Sausage is smoked,but we cook it before eating! Your ham has been smoked, but it's still raw, so handle it that way.
Basically fruit,Veg and nuts and seeds etc. Is it a good Idea?|||In most veg you will lose a certain amount of the vitamins and minerals that they food contains by cooking it, although things like potatoes aren't a good idea to eat raw due to the way the starch changes during cooking.
The other complication is that they'll lose some of that stuff anyway unless they're frozen, so unless you're eating either food picked that day or defrosting and eating frozen veg then it won't really make any difference.
The final thing to consider is that your body has to do an awful lot more work on raw food to process it, especially high fibre and high starch based foods. This can cause a few problems in itself especially if it's not used to eating raw food.
Fruit btw is slightly different and in most cases should be eaten raw for the max benefit. But that's because it's higher in sugar which is much simpler to break down that starch.
On the seeds front - be very careful as some really do need cooking! Lentles for one are poisonous if you eat them raw so always read the packet.|||The only benefit that i can think of , is that it would save me a fortune on electric, as i wouldnt have to cook!|||Well, I reckon only by giving your food a good chew, you take longer to eat it and it fills you up in that your brain knows when to stop. And it takes more energy to chew properly. I read once if you chew gum all the time, you could lose 11 lbs. in a year. Mushy hot food goes down to quickly and you are inclined to eat more. And raw food has more vitamins. Go easy on the nuts, they are full of fat, but good fat, but lots of calories. Get some ideas off the internet.|||Its supposed to be that you don't cook out the nutrients. Fruits & veggies can lose nutrients if overcooked.
RN|||All of he above are better Not ****** because when you cook food you loose some if not all of the nutrients. Mined you it has to be down to personal taste in the end. I'd rather have a Jacket potato than sit and munch on a raw tattie.|||the full benifits of what is contained within them is not deminished through the cooking process. veg, nuts and seeds will take a lot of chewing for them to get digested properly, if you dont the oils contained inside them will stay there and just come out the other end the same way they went down. must chew them good!|||There are benefits from not over cooking foods, just blanching them to retain the nutrients in them, this is good. But where will you get protein from? Uncooked food can be harder to digest and if you have any bowel problems such as diverticulitis or ileitis you will be in a world of hurt in short order. I never cook fruits or many veggies but Blanche them, if you eat all raw(uncooked food) expect a lot more gas from them, farting|||it sure is zee so keep eating it|||The enzymes. Raw plant foods have all the enzymes necessary for digestion. When we cook food we destroy the enzymes in them so our bodies have to use our own enzymes to digest them. Our bodies need these enzymes for other purposes besides digestion so it puts a strain on our body if we only eat cooked foods. Heating can also alter some food components, particularly fats, to a less healthy form. Cooking can also destroy some of the more fragile, health-promoting phytochemicals such as the indoles found in cruciferous veges. However certain nutrients such as vitamin B-12 are not present in plant foods so we need to get it for animal sources such as meat and dairy. Food from animal sources should be cooked to destroy bacteria and parasites so a 100% raw food diet may not be adviseable. Also some plant antioxidants, such as some of the caretonoids, may be better absorbed by our bodies after being heated. So maybe an 80-85% raw food diet may be optimal. If you eat raw tree nuts and seeds make sure you soak them in water for several hours, rinse them and dry them before eating them.
Please explain, if you can.|||It's called macrobiotics, and it's a diet that uses only live foods. So, no cooking, and eating sprouted grains, and other living foods. Variety is the best diet, so if you don't live in a region where you have ample choices for living foods, I wouldn't suggest it. But places like L.A. would be likely to have whole macrobiotic stores.|||We have whole foods here in Ann Arbor, too. But that's probably it for the midwest! Report Abuse
|||Nothing wrong with raw - keeps all nutrients.
BUT, you must have protein!|||You need protien!
I know some people who adhere to this diet (raw fruits,raw vegetables, raw seeds and raw nuts) and they swear the health benefits are amazing!! Is anyone here on this diet or know anything about it?|||fruitarians and raw foodists are not the same.
my parents are raw foodists, though it's extremely rare that a raw-foodist is 100% raw. being a raw foodist just means that you try to eat mostly raw. i've met many raw foodists and they have all said they are ~ 50% to 90% raw. works for some people, not so well for others.
the principle is that they say cooking destroys the plant enzimes which are good for you. the science behind it is sketchy at best so i am not a raw foodist myself.
however, you definitely feel healthier and fresher after eating at a raw foods restaurant.|||They are called fruitsts|||To a certain degree, yes, it is good for you.
Cooking food actually causes it to break down and loose some of its nutrients and flavor. This is basically a vegetarian diet since there aren't too many raw meats that are suitable.
Still, raw is not always best. Broccoli that is lightly steamed tastes a lot better than raw. Plus, there are a lot of sicknesses that can occur from eating raw products, weather or not it's meat.
Some people may argue that it was how the hunter/gatherer culture we once were used to live, but look at the length of their lives compared to ours.
The best diet is not to stick to one theme/thing. It's about balance. Believe it or not your level of activity also counts as part of your diet, so you could be the healthiest eater in the world, but if you're sedentary, it won't matter.
Your best bet is to get active and eat a little bit of everything. Even something like ice cream or cheesecake is fine. Just not every day.
A diet is how you eat, not how you lose weight. If the raw diet is something you want to try, go ahead, but I would suggest you try some sashimi in it so that you're still getting your specialized proteins needed to keep the body running. Beans can only do so much, and eating them raw might do a number on your teeth.
Also, steer clear of store bought raw meats. Nothing good can come of that.
I've never been on the diet, but in a lot of ways food is my life and I always like to enjoy it to it's fullest.|||yep i m been on it 4 5 mothes|||Are you kidding? You wouldn't get nearly enough nutrients from raw vegetables, fruit or nut! Are you absolutely bonkers?
If you try it and stick to it, I'd give you a year at most, and I don't mean until you give up.
I've been thinking about incorporating more raw foods into my diet and am simply wondering where to begin. From what I understand I need a food dehydrator and a food processor- is there an inexpensive brand or type of each some of you more experienced raw foodsists would recommend? How about recipe books, and websites? I know I can Google for recipes but I'd like to know what your favorites are as well.
Thank you kindly ~|||I see you got almost no answers so far. I was not fully raw, but I had a time of being up to 90% raw (during recovery from a serious disease).
I can at least recommend you a cookbook author: Ani Phyo. She's a real pro and won numerous vegetarian and vegan awards. I can recommend ALL her books and cooking videos (those are for free). The website address is: http://www.aniphyo.com/
There are some raw vegan communities online, but I never did go any deeper there, kinda infested with certain sect members, similar to the trolls here, only more difficult to recognize :-/
As long you do not know how long you will go raw, better no investing in too expensive appliances. An average - approved quality - food processor is fine for beginners, and for dehydrating one can use the oven (or sunshine). Only if you are SURE in the long term it pays off to get the Vita-Mix or similar high quality blender (albeit the Vita-Mix probably pays off in the end for everyone who is interested in healthy and nutrition dense food).
Test out first if you want to stay 100% raw for some time, I could not justify that for myself after a few days. It is good for detoxing the body, but one can detox also with health conscious vegan whole foods. I just missed the real rice, the real pasta, the steaming HOT soups and stews, the baking and cooking itself - I love cooking and it is a very therapeutic and soothing process and the cooking aromas and the warm and inviting kitchen are parts of it...
So today I am at around 50% raw in my food and the rest is cooked or baked... And I do well, so raw is not the ultimate only answer :-)
But I am absolutely not anti-raw, it's definitely very healthy and the body benefits greatly :-)|||Start by enjoying the wholesome goodness of carrots. The rest will come naturally.|||http://www.living-foods.com/
Ever considered Raw Veganism?|||I have considered it and I would eventually like to eat 100% raw food. Right now, considering that I'm a college student, I think it would be very difficult. I try to eat raw fruit for breakfast and a large raw salad for lunch every day, but I think that once college starts again I probably won't have time to do that every day.
When I'm older and have my own house, I'd really like to have my own garden and grow a lot of my own raw food. I don't know if that will happen, but I like the idea of it.|||I have. I eat raw veggies and fruits every day. Nothing is better for the system.|||Yes, I know that eating raw foods are better than cooked. I try to eat as many raw veggies and fruits as I can.|||I think both cooked and uncooked foods have their place. That being said, I don't think I eat nearly enough uncooked vegetables. I'll bet it adds a lot of new textures and flavors!|||Being totally raw is not for me, but I would like to incorporate more raw foods into my diet, especially during the summer.
I don't want to get sick, but I want to go on a neolithic diet. Any advice were to get safe meat and organs or any tips? Benefits to encourage me? Thanx!|||Eating raw meat isn't going to give you diseases or a hospital bill if you do it properly. For example, don't go and get a thick steak out of the fridge and slap it on your plate ready to eat...
Carpaccio is the term used to very thinly sliced meat (and season) and serve chilled to eat. This can be done with beef, vension, salmon and tuna. I personally wouldn't eat it all the time but as long as you do it safely (like eat it chilled) you should be fine.
Basically, any type of vegetable can be eaten raw.. its just depends on what your tastebuds can handle!
Just remember that when it comes to poultry, it is essential it is cooked and cooked through properly! Eating raw chicken will lead to sickness for sure!
Also, just remember that it is not the cooking of your meats and veggies that is unhealthy, its what you cook them IN and your portion size. Grilling, boiling or steaming doesn't add any extra fat to what you are cooking but it sure can make it a lot tastier!
Goodluck with your diet!|||Well, i would atleast sear it quickly to make sure i don't get a tapeworm or anything. Just flash freeze it below like 15 degrees celcius. Raw meat contains a bit more protein and nutrient, but other than that your almost asking for a hospital bill.
Before you say ewww gross! I don't eat raw meats! Strictly vegan. Could you please share your typical meals with me? And any yummy recipes too? Thanks!|||99.99% Of the Raw peeps I know are Vegan. I do a little Raw Goat cheese(Alta Dena) once in a while but never meat or fish. In Carol Alt's 1st raw book she did both.
1 of my fav uncook books is Raw made Easy by Jennifer Cornbleet. They are simple with small portions & don't require too many kitchen gadgets to make. It's well worth the modest investment but there are some great Raw Food Recipe sites on the web too. Also you would be surprised at how many naturally raw recipes I find in plain of magazines like Cooking Light, Veggie times or Gourmet.
Jennifer Cornbleet :Raw Food Made Easy
WALNUT PATE鈥?br>
Yield 2/4 cups 2 servings
1 Cup Soaked Raw Walnuts*
1 TBS Fresh Lemon Juice
1 TPS extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 TPS Tamari
录 TPS Garlic Powder
Dash Salt
1 TBS Minced Parsley ( 1tps. Dried)
1 TPS Mince Onion
Place Walnuts, Lemon Juice Olive Oil, Tamari, Garlic Powder & salt in food processor fitted with S Blade and process into paste. Stop occasionally to scarped down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Transfer into small mixing bowl & add Parsley & Onion and mix well. Store in sealed container in the fridge. Walnut Pat茅 will keep five days.
Variations:
Curried Walnut Pat茅 add 录 Tps. Curry powder
Pecan Pate replace walnuts with soaked Pecans
CHANGES I MADE:
I put all ingredients into Blender, added 1 TBS more EVOO, & about 2 tbs. Water to make smoother. Adding the water a little at a time. Scarping sides down often as you blend.
Soaking Guide
Cashews 1cup dry ~ soak time 2 hours
Walnuts 1 cup dry ~ soak time 4-6 hour yields 1 录 cups, can soak longer
Pecans 1 cup dry ~ 4-6 hours soak time yield 1 录 cups
I serve it on Romiane Lettuce leaves, or Cuke Rounds.
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TYPICAL Meal~
I Do Fresh Veggie Juice most mornings.
Green Smoothies http://www.emaxhealth.com/14/1182.html
Fruit or LaraBars as snacks.
Then I luv fresh salads & usually eat them 2 times a day as 1st course if not main course.
Until recently I thought 1 had to be 100% raw to be considered Raw, the term applies if you do 75% or more of your diet Raw. If I need I do small amount of cooked food usually at dinner. Vegan or at least Veggie. Things like Brown Rice, Oven Roasted veggies etc. I assume when it gets cold I'll do Lentils & other cooked veggie stews & soups too.
I hope this what you were looking for.
Slaint茅(to your health)|||I am raw foodist/juicetarian. That is the best moral diet there is.|||I would like to be, but the longest I've been able to go is a month or two.. I'm working my way up to it. Good luck! :)|||Just read an article that says uncooked vegetables and fruits do not give you all the vitamins and nutrients of cooked. AMA.
I'm getting into a raw and vegan lifestyle but sometimes miss my favorite flavors. I found a few good substitutes for healthy raw food and vegan foods here http://www.rawontheroad.com/raw-foods-for-weight-loss-raw-food-substitutes/ but want to know if anyone out there has other favorite vegan or raw food substitutes.|||I know this answer won't completely resolve your question, but I think a lot of the best recipes are ones that aren't pretending to be something else. For instance, in Veganomicon, a vegan cookbook I highly recommend, they have a recipe for Pumpkin Baked Ziti, which is delicious! And it resembles nothing in the Carnivore World! haha
Other than that though, the internet and health food stores are a good source for other substitutes. Good luck!
I am looking for more than just bars. I get the science behind it, but don't have the time.|||Seriously, yet a little daffiness, Your garden.|||Well, you are a bit vague about what you are after. Here is a link for a terrific site and products. I dont see what you dont have time for? I eat about 80 percent raw, and it couldnt be simpler. Peel a banana or orange, organic baby carrots in bags are already washed and ready to eat, as are many other veggies. Some quick hummus and you are good to go. Here is the link, email if you need more info
http://getbetter.wholefoodfarmacy.com/20鈥?/a>|||Your local farmer.
I looked at a website telling what could be eaten on a raw food diet, but I'm confused. It says you can eat chickpeas, black beans, wild rice, oats, millet, etc, but how do you prepare them without cooking them?|||Yeah, you eat them after you sprout them. Raw "cookbooks" often have information on how to sprout, including sprouting times. You can eat them alone or with other foods (in soups, salads, spreads, etc).|||RAWvolution : gourmet living cuisine / Matt Amsden.
Rawsome! : maximizing health, energy, and culinary delight with the raw foods diet / Brigitte Mars
The raw life : becoming natural in an unnatural world / Paul Nison.
The raw foods resource guide / Jeremy Safron
Raw food, real world : 100 recipes to get the glow / Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis with Jen Karetnick
The raw food gourmet : going raw for total well-being / Gabrielle Chavez.
Raw : the uncook book : new vegetarian food for life / Juliano with Erika Lenkert
Living in the raw gourmet / Rose Lee Calabro.
Living cuisine : the art and spirit of raw food / Ren茅e Loux Underkoffler.
Live foods live bodies! : we make food come alive / Jay and Linda Kordich.
Eat smart eat raw / by Kate Wood
The complete book of raw food : healthy, delicious vegetarian cuisine made with living foods includes over 350 recipes from the world's top raw food chefs / Lori Baird, editor, Julie Rodwell, contributing editor.
Ani's raw food kitchen : easy, delectable living foods recipes / Ani Phyo.
Power juices, super drinks : quick, delicious recipes to prevent & reverse disease / Steve Meyerowitz
try to get some of these books wether from your local library or you buy them on like amazon there great check them out|||It is not wise to eat raw beans and grains such as those you have named as the beans contain toxins which can make you sick if eaten raw. The grains on the other hand, contain nutrients which are not unlocked until they are cooked and often eaten with certain other foods.|||You soak them in water this isn't considered cooking them
they are dry when you buy them and you are rehydrating them to eat them
there should be long directions and quick directions on the bag.
good luck|||You soak them in water until they are squishy and sprouted.|||u sprout them
Summer was easy to buy fruits and vegetables, but I still want to heal myself and regenerate myself this winter. My mustache and beard grows a little faster, but I still need a lot of work.
I need some plans for winter. Everything is going to be expensive.|||unless you live in a really small town, there are fresh fruits and veggies available year around in any decent sized grocery store....|||i would consider freezing your fruits and veggies and they can be frozen up for 8 months for most fruits and veggies. so stock up now and then put them in freezer pouches and eat them when you are unable to buy them fresh in the winter time. Though the nutrients will deteriorate the longer they are in the freezer but at least you will still get to eat them raw etc Some veggies are easy to grow indoors such as tomatoes, carrots and there are kits that you can buy that you can grow them at home. You just need adequate heat lamp to keep them warm and healthy.|||I'm not sure about the process but there are things like sour kraut and pickles and capsicum which can be stored in jars. You could look that up on the internet. Also you can store absolutely anything in the freezer.|||Grow your own sprouts.
I want to put my dog on a half raw diet. Is this okay?
If so what foods should I give him?
I already give him a raw egg once a week or so to boost protein and calcium. also it is suppose to make his fur healthier?
Is this true?
What are some other good foods to feed him?
I will still be feeding him normal dry dog food [i think i have pedigree or purina right now] but i want him to be as healthy as possible. so i would like to add more raw foods in his diet.|||I feed primarily a high quality kibble but supplement with raw here and there.
You need to toss the Purina and/or Pedigree and use a high quality kibble for starters. Something like Orijen, Acana, Taste of the Wild, Blue Buffalo Wilderness, Wellness and so on.
Then you need research as much as you can about raw feeding. Dogs need not only raw meat and eggs, but bone, liver, and other organs.
My dogs favorite meal, a whjole raw chicken (but he is 120lbs...my little guy likes chicken quarters with bits of organ added.)|||Don't feed him raw egg! Their systems aren't designed for it! Also no tomatoes or anything acidic like it. Dry food like Pedigree or Purina contains everything nutritionally your dog needs, just follow the feeding guidelines on the pack or as set out by your vet. And always keep fresh water available. Coupled with regular exersize and plenty of love, your dog will enjoy a long and happy life with you!|||Half raw is fine, if that's all you can do right now. Don't feed kibble and raw in the same meal. I feed my dogs a whole egg, shell and all, about once a week as well as fish oil tablets a few times a week.
My dogs mostly get chicken drumsticks, pork necks, ground beef and roasts, all with bone-in.|||The red (direct translation of terms from my language, don't know the term in English XD) does make the fur of animals healthier, but don't give him the white.
But, what you need to do is research. Giving your dog half raw food won't be bad, farm dogs manage to survive perfectly fine! But, research.
Many of the cheap and common dog foods don't contain what the dog needs (vets in my country advice you to never buy these), and so what you need to do is find out what dog food is the best. Not most expensive, but best. This is extremely important. Since you won't be giving him this 100%, you need to make sure that he's getting the most he can when he does get it.
Also, you need to study what dog needs to stay healthy. You need to find a reliable source (and since people can often get things mixed up, not a place like this) where you find out what foods your dog can't have. Dogs can't have all meats, for example.
Oh, while I remember. Beans are heigh in protein, so if your dog can have them then it can also give him that. =)
Anyway, I suppose you can begin by going to some library and try to find some books on the subject. Also find out who wrote it to make sure that the information is correct. =) Then of course you can take him to a vet and get advice in person and directed to further information.
But, you have to get the opinions of experts and be prepared to do some digging. Your dog's health is extremely important and you want to make sure you're giving him everything he needs and nothing that he can't have. =D|||A bowl of Pedigree.
People who feed raw care too damn much about their dogs.
I am a former Marine and HS Football star. However in the past few years I gained a lot of weight. Too big to exercise. Was thinking of raw food because I can't do low carb no more. However seems kinda strange. Those people kayak and drive Subarus.
Can I at least keep my Chevy Truck?|||I like your question. Eating raw foods is really good for you. My father is currently on a raw foods diet because it is his last chance to lose wait unless he wants to have a pace maker put in. Its not so bad really, the ruffage is whats needed to start the cleansing process. Hope this helps.|||Nah dude, Im on that kind of diet and I like shooting guns and driving Chevys in the 'hole on late nights. You WILL go through a detox stage though, you will get blemishes and sometimes your hands may get tingly, just alot of different side effects. But stick with it, makes you feel really good and entergetic after all the cleansing process is done.|||LOL
Yeah, you can keep your Chevy.
And whenever you want to cheat on your raw food thing, you can make a pot of beans. That is one manly food!
Some experts recommend mostly raw foods for nutrition.
Other experts recommend cooking all foods for digestibility.
I'm about 75% raw foods and stay away from corporate packaged foods as much as possible.
What's your take on this controversy?|||sometimes thing gotta be cooked for safety and of course to prevent a sore stomach from indigestible foods but I think raw is sometimes good for snacking but mainly I would prefer coked for meals
I am a mostly raw vegan, as I still enjoy some cooked vegan foods and I am still learning a lot about optimal health and eating. I have heard that you should separate your cooked and raw foods for optimal absorption of nutrients and to allow the enzymes to do their job. Is this true, or can cooked vegan foods be combined with raw vegan foods? If not, how long should they be separated by?|||There are lots of thoughts on this. I always eat my raw foods 1st. Then followed by cooked. When out I don't always floow this rule.
This summer I am doing RAW for aboput 90% of my food intake & really enjoying the change.
Look at some Raw sites to get the different info, then decide for yourself.
Slaint茅,(to your health)|||To get a perfect reply, go to this forum, they will help you with all your raw food answers!
http://www.rawfoodsupport.com|||Not so sure on this myself, I'm currently on my lunch break atm so don't have time to research it, I will come back and edit later if I find anything once I'm off work.
I have heard and believe its better to drink any liquids after you complete your meal and not to drink them with it. This way the juices and acids in your stomach can focus on breaking down the food you eat and not be diluted heavily by excess liquid. Especially true if you are drinking a sugary drink as all the sugar can interfere.|||I sure hope you can...I had a cheeseless pizza covered in cooked veggies with baby carrots and a salad on the side for dinner.....I'm kind of interested in the answer too though. Perhaps I should change my eating habits if that is true.|||Is human breast milk vegan?|||how can people be so naive
Friday, February 3, 2012
Obviously, I'm not going to eat raw pork or chicken.
But what about veggies? I like to eat steamed vegetables, is that really "killing" the vitamins in them?|||The less you do to fresh fruit and veggies the better.
The ultimate power packed eating would be right off the vine, tree, stalk or right out of the ground.
Any heat added will decrease it's nutritional value.
Shorter the cooking, steaming or stir frying the better.
If the only way you get the veggies into you is by steam, by all means keep it up.
You will lose some nutriments but you just have to eat more to make up for it.|||Raw vegetables and fresh fruit are very healthy to eat. I just cantaloupe smoothie...
I had today:
Raw kelp (glass) noodles
Raw elderberry syrup with raw honey
Raw laver (it's a seaweed) and
Raw kombucha in guava flavor
The syrup is the yummiest!! Followed by the drink. The noodles are by far the weirdest!!!
You? =)|||glass noodles(one of my favs!)
i eat seaweed
Sushi which has raw salmon|||I love raw seaweed, raw almonds as well as all kinds of raw fish and seafood ( raw squid,lobster,shrimp, clams) and raw beef, especially the shank and brisket ( nice and bloody yummy!!!)|||This is a k guide to the raw food univers.
http://www.rawfooddietweight.com/
I have researched that a raw foods diet is safer and better than the traditional kibble. because kibble has certain bacterias. And that before kibble was ever here dogs ate raw foods. I havent found anything that is a disadvantage to a raw foods diet except cost? what should i do?|||You should probably consult a vet before changing your dogs diet. Just to be on the safe side.|||l think its better chooked.|||go for it. dogs love raw meat. But make sure that what you mix with it is easily digestable for dogs.|||I'd also be concerned about the bacteria in raw foods, too, especially raw meat.|||You should try it you should do what u think is best for your dog even if it cost you more money|||Don't do it. Your dog is much better off with Science Diet or Iams.|||Definitely talk to your vet and find out from them if this is a good idea. Raw food won't hurt your dog, but you need to make sure that it is getting all the proper nutrients. Most kibble is formulated with nutrients that the dog's body needs, while with raw food you will need to make sure your dog gets a variety of the right nutrients. Good luck!|||I have never heard of a raw food diet for pets. I have always used traditional kibble and have not had any problems. I use the die free dog foods and have never had any known problems with the dogs health in relation to their food.|||I have a suggestion for you.. why not supplement your dogs diet with raw meat..that way you know that they are getting enough carbs and protein..I do this with my cats.. they get some fresh meat everyday..normally chicken or beef..and they are all thriving..they still eat their purina, but they love the fresh chicken.|||If your not worried about pancreatitis witch can kill a dog and the high Vet bills if the dog does get pancreatits from the raw meat.
It's your dog.......|||if you want your dog on a diet. dont go with raw foods. my friends dog did and got very sick with the rawness and switching her diet. you should switch her to another diet but take it slow. you dont want to rush it and hurt her. if the raw thing works out for u then good luck but i would go with something else and take it slow. well like i said earlier!LOL GOOD LUCK!|||I would highly suggest a raw diet. And a raw diet isn't that much more expensive than a high quality kibble diet(Innova, canidae, etc). The best raw diet is whole prey, but I don't know of many people who do that.
It's perfectly safe if you do it right. Dogs stomachs are built to break down the bacteria you find in raw meat.
Also, don't believe the chicken bones splinter so you can't feed it thing. Chicken bones only splinter if fed cooked, when fed raw they grind easily.|||switch to raw|||I have heard that as well. Unfortunately, this is messy and the vet opinions vary widely on this topic. I would strongly suggest INNOVA EVO made by Natura. This can only be found in smaller stores (not the big national chains) and is slightly more expensive but totally worth it. It has about 40% protein and is the closest thing to raw meat you can find in a dry food. Go to their website below and you can compare it to any other food.|||Dogs would naturally eat raw meat, and you know this:) acanine's digestive tract is strictly designed to digest meat products, so little additives like corn, rice, wheat, etc. that are found in kibble are not naturally a part of a diet they would get in their natural habitat. to be perfectly honest, kibble is bought because it is convenient for the human, not the dog. it's in a neat bag, no mess, no spoilage, and so on. you are absolutely correct that raw diet is safer and definitely healthier than kibble. Just like human food, kibble companies also use additives to supplement nutrition as well as keep cost down (think partially-hydrogenated oils and fructose corn syrup in human foods). To fully answer your question, a raw diet is nutritionally complete for your pet. although a doggie multi-vitamin may be added, it is not necessary. when switching your pet's diet, do it gradually, 1/4 meat 3/4 kibble for a week, 1/2 meat and kibble next week, and so on until meat is the full diet. to add fiber and aid bowel movement, pet grass is a treat most animals on a raw diet find helpful in digestion and regularity:)
I eat a lot of raw veggies. but after eating a salad of raw broccoli and cauliflower, I get headaches from all the chewing. I then feel so drained af energy and fall asleep for an hour, like I literally feel so weak. Is this normal?|||:S are you on medication?
vegtables shouldnt do that to you? unless you eat carrots like a rabbit ;)
and it should be tasty. i know spinach is one thing we can take it too . but i dont like it. so please give me reply.
thanx.|||Apples, grapes, tomatoes, orange, banana, plum, peach, baby carrots, nori rolls, and green smoothies. Avocado and cucumbers are good together. Avocado with diced cilantro, tomatoes, garlic, a little sea salt, jalapeno and lemon juice is good but it's like a chunky guacomole eat with flax seed crackers. Go to goneraw.com or living-foods.com and check out some recipes.|||Your welcome, I hope you like the websites. Report Abuse
|||green/yellow/red peppers with lemon juice and salt on top!|||Do you mean for breakfast? Baby radishes, tomatoes and onion, raw broccoli is delicious, mung beans, sprouts ............. make a lovely breakfast with sweet corn fritters!|||apples are good. and almonds & rassins are very filling and a healthy snack.|||Radishes, apples, grapes, cut-up fruit, cut-up watermelon, bananas, peaches, grapefruit, celery, cole slaw, tomatoes, there's many more too.|||Fresh fruit such as apples, oranges, grapefruit, grapes, cherries, bananas, ect.
Salads with a light italian dressing. You can add spinach to your salad for the good iron and you won't even taste it.
Fresh nuts and seeds|||celery
WHen I say raw, I mean whole raw chickens and necks and feet and organs or other animals and whatnot part of most animals/fish.|||No, I don't and won't feed raw. Although, I briefly tried it...before looking into it enough. The reason being, dogs are far removed from wolves...externally and internally. They're not the same, even reproduction differs greatly. I also haven't seen any research proving what raw feeders claim. Plus, I recently read on YA (I believe) an article from someone with a wolf sanctuary who wrote that wild wolves are typically malnourished...they eat to survive, not to be healthy. We can survive on fast food, but it doesn't mean it healthy. I'll try to find the link and add it if do.
Edit: Found it & another: http://www.pheasanttracks.com/raw.htm
http://www.secondchanceranch.org/trainin鈥?/a>
Edit: My understanding is "malnourished" in the sense of poor nutrition, rather than a lack of food. Like my fast food example, lol. Apparently, many wolf sanctuaries include kibble in the diet. Also, it's parasites, splintered bones, etc. In the end, I believe *all* of us (kibble, homemade & raw feeders) have the best intentions and are doing what we feel is right. Thanks for reading too. :)|||Thanks, I hope you continue to have good results. Report Abuse
|||I dont. For one: its way to expensive, we have a german shepherd, a boxer, and a rott, we would go broke or starve just to feed those three. For Two: We live on a farm where we have chickens and cows are all around us, feeding raw meat to predatory animals such as dogs will incourage them to kill our chickens or try to take on a calf or something, which would inadvertently lead to the farmers down the road to shoot our dogs (I know it seems cruel, but farm logical says that you cant have dogs running around killing your livestock, and the things that make you money).|||I feed raw because my dogs are healthier when I do.|||I don't feed my dogs raw anything. Regular dry dog food. I never really thought of giving them raw food. I figure if it's not safe for me to eat, it can't be for my babes. Plus, my male gets all crazy around "human" food.|||I do not feed my dog any raw meats at all. I just don't think that can be very healthy. I choose to feed her all natural food instead. She is very happy with it and extremely healthy. She refuses to eat dog treats and who can blame her. Dog treats are full of so much crap that they don't need. Instead I give her raw fruit and veggies. She LOVES it!|||I feed my 2 dogs raw twice a week. It's far too expensive to feed them raw all the time. I tried doing it with one dog, and I couldn't keep up with the expense since the only place to get it around here is the stores. So I feed my dogs raw 2 days out of the week. I also feed them a high quality dog food, and the raw is mainly to keep their teeth clean and just to keep them in good condition. =)|||I have fed all the dog diets except raw. Why? Because I have never been convinced that raw is even equal to a top quality home prepared or commercial diet, much less better. BARF'er are very fanatical in promoting this diet but never produce any studies or qualitative facts that BARF is superior. The usual argument for BARF is that commercial is bad, huh?|||the only down side is in some dogs Raw foods can bring out the predator nature, and that can be dangerous if you have small kids. i had a friend that only fed his boxer raw foods, and was fine until one day the dog was alone with his 1 year old for a few mins, long story short the dog chewed the kids foot off, and was put down, and the baby lost a foot. i would stick to a good quality dog food like Iams or Science diet.|||No my dog gets cooked stuff for sure.Raw stuff goes in the garbage. Hey we humans dont eat raw meat why subject to dogs to have 'ta eat 'em?|||the BARF diet has possitives and negitives, first off working with raw meats. Contamination and u getting sick can happen if you are not meticulus. I have worked with dogs that thrive on the BARF diet, most of the Schutzhund kennels that I have associations with do use this form of diet. I personality dont because of the reasons above and I have kids. If u r educated enough on the proper preperations then I would say yes, It does solve alot of health problems.|||we were feeding our pitbull puppy raw chicken and then we stopped cuz we were told they could get salmonella......still not sure if that is true let me know what you find out|||no, because it's bad for them, even though they have different digestive systems than ours, its still unhealthy for them because they have evolved more than wolves and other wild dogs that can eat raw meat. and it brings out they're predetor instincts, which is bad if you have other pets(and i do) or small kids.|||I feed my Great Dane all raw foods, except for a little cooked liver (he refuses to eat it raw). He's 19 months old, extremely healthy, in great physical shape, and his coat has the most beautiful, glossy shine.
I'd like to switch my dogs to a healthier diet, but I am unable to switch to a completely raw diet due to time and safety issues for my children.|||There isn't any food that can match the nutrition of a raw diet. However, I would recommend Innova Evo dog food, it's definitely one of the best. I switched my dog to it from Iams, and the change has been unbelievable.|||I know how you feel.
the following site really could help you i use it a lot.
it tells about how much your dog should way, what to feed it, what not to feed it, and much more!
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?鈥?/a>
I KNOW IT WILL HELP PLEASE USE THIS SITE!|||Natures Variety is good. Also there is the new Wellness food called Kor that is all protein no grains. You can also cook regular food instead of feeding it raw.|||IMHO there isn't. However, it takes me an hour or so a week to prepare meals for my dog.
After a batch or two, you will NOT worry about "safety" issues as you learn your ways.
Give it a try.
Late Entry : could you elaborate on "safety issues for my children" please?|||I USE THE WAL MART BRAND OF GOURMET FOODS. DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF MEATS, CHUNKY AND SOLID.|||Fair enough. I, like Judgerz, feed Innova Evo (red meat). I switched from Nutro and you wouldn't believe the difference.
My dog on Science Diet (?) or whatever the shelter gave her:
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My dog on Innova Evo:
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I can definitely tell the difference in how shiny her coat is, for one. If you aren't willing to give raw feeding a trial run (as someone else suggested), then I 100% recommend Innova.|||I understand that the effort required to raw feed might be daunting for some people, but unless your children would be eating out of the dog bowls or you have a dirty house with raw meat laying around and dried blood on your countertops there aren't any safety issues with children.|||try wellness or eagle pack dog food that's as close as you can get to the raw diet
I have always had pain/problems. I have been raw for one week only (cheated once) and had the WORST pain ever from cramping yesterday. The day I ate a tuna sandwich on wheat bread...
Is this normal? Detox? Will it be like that next month if I don't cheat?|||I'm not a raw foodist, but I am a vegan. I noticed a drastic difference in my periods once I gave up all dairy products. My period is shorter, lighter and I have less cramps/PMS symptoms.
If you've only been on a raw diet for a week, you will not notice a difference in your first period. You must follow that diet for a couple of months before you notice a difference. I think the third month after going vegan I started to notice the difference in my cycle.
Good luck!|||uhmm, what?
My friend said that she has been raw for 4+ months and she has noticed a change in her eye color. they are hazel. now a lighter green and a little brown. is this true? can a raw foo diet make your eye color lighter? I don't know what to believe. Thanks for the answers(:.... appreciate it.|||I have been eating vast amounts of raw food for years and have not detected the slightest change in my eye color.
Eye color is determined by genes that are inherited. Two major genes determine the color, and minor ones can determine variation. Actual eye color is made from a pigment called melanin. The amount of melanin varies between the color of the eye. For example, blue eyes have no melanin and brown eyes have a lot. When children are first born, they usually have blue eyes. Light then stimulates they eye to make melanin and color is usually determined by the time a person is three.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/979227|||no it doesn't have any affect on your eye, just do it for a long period of time cause you might get sick from it, and raw food is definitely a no no if you are pregnant or breast feeding.|||No. Eye colour is determined by DNA, not by diet.
I'm 5'4, about 125 lbs at the most, and 17 years old. I would only eat foods that basically have ONE ingredient; Natural foods. I also exercise for about 30-45 minutes at least 4 days a week. So how much weight would I lose if i did this for 30 days?|||Depends how much raw food you eat; calories are still claories, whether they're raw or cooked.
Try tracking your food on sparkpeople.com - if you enter your stats and goals and how much exercise you do, they'll tell you how many calories you can eat to reach your ideal weight. I lost 40lbs this way, and it's free!|||Of course, as I know you've heard, it depends on your body, your metabolism, the intensity of your workout, etc.
I've tried this before, actually, and I have to say it works wonders. Eating raw fruits and vegetables for 30 days (apples, especially) leaves you feeling cleansed and refreshed. It's also great for your skin.
I'm 5'3, weigh about 107 lbs, and exercise regularly. During the summer I eat mostly raw fruits (because I'm too lazy to cook anything) and just snack on apples, occasionally peanut butter for protein, and raw carrots and salads.
I loose about 2 pounds every week on this diet, so in a month you'd lose about 8 pounds. You have to understand though, it's a slow natural cleansing process your body undergoes, and you have to take it slowly and keep hydrated. I suggest though, not to eat ONLY fruits. You need substantial and filling nutrients such as protein, I suggest eating peanut butter or drinking soy milk.
If you're used to a high-calorie diet with lots of meat and carbs, then it's going to be difficult, especially if you crave those foods. Once you past the first week without junk food, it goes a lot smoother.
Good luck! This diet, if executed properly, is natural, healthy, and leaves you feeling overall, replenished :)|||switching to an all-natural, raw vegan diet will melt the fat off of you quicker than anything! And your skin will be GLOWING & you will have so much energy! Don't give into cravings for junk that you may have in the first few days. And if you don't feel so well the first few days, thats GOOD- it means your body is detoxing! After that its smooth sailing & a much better, healthier, fitter life :)
5'4, 125 pounds sounds like you would have very little body fat & a nice healthy thin body. But maybe you have a body composition with extra fat? Is that why you want to lose weight? If you DO have fat to lose, going raw will get rid of it super fast. When your body gets the perfect amount of thin (not creepy ugly thin, only hot-fit thin I believe!) you will maintain that perfect weight on raw food :)
Idk the exact # of pounds but keep going how you are- you are making a great choice!|||I think it depend on your body, but why would you want to lose weight? I gone to a doctor I'm 5'4 also and she told me that for 5'4 I should be 125 lbs. I'm 150 lbs and losing 10 lbs every week with 1 hour exercise and and 3 liter of water every day and a diet (not raw) and medicine.
I am especially interested in raw food staples, grocery lists, quick & easy recipes, and a guide to what is needed as far as nutrition is concerned.|||Try this site:
http://www.eat-raw-food.com/
.|||Silliness is spreading.|||http://www.living-foods.com
http://www.welikeitraw.com
http://www.giveittomeraw.com - raw forum
gone-raw.com has recipes too|||101 Essential Facts About Raw Foods
http://www.rawfoodideas.com/101-Things-Y鈥?/a>
I saw on a tv show that by eating raw foods you can lose weight but stay healthy. I'm afraid of gaining weight but i need to be healthier what kind of foods should i eat for a raw food diet?
BREAKFAST?
LUNCH?
DINNER?|||Hey there!
You are SURE *NOT* to gain any weight on a raw food diet - that much is clear. In fact, when started it with the purpose of being healthier, I lost about 7lbs within the first 10 days without wanting to; it is pretty much guaranteed that you will lose weight when you start, and after a while it normalizes – you get to a weight that is healthy for your body.
I had started with raw food because I came across a book written by a guy who pretty much healed himself from multiple sclerosis and what not by "abiding by the laws of nature" - he did not technically "invent" the method, just used it, and completely regained his health. So he writes about why certain foods are good or bad for us, a ton of info about various fads etc., a LOT of practical info (e.g., you should eat fruit first before you eat anything else: it gets digested in the small intestines, while when you eat fruit “for desert”, it ends up on top of all the other food you just ate being digested by the stomach, and then this fruit is just sitting there fermenting and further poisoning the body instead of giving you any vitamins, enzymes or benefits – so much for “fruit doesn’t agree with me” - it would if you knew how to eat it!!!), and in the end of the book he had suggestions about what to eat - because let me tell ya, when you just start, it seems there is nothing to eat!! LOL. The truth is, there is so much, because there are about 300 varieties of fruit alone, and then there are vegetables, and you can prepare them in a variety of ways... smoothies and salads and raw soups being just “a tip of the iceberg”…
Another cool thing about raw food is that you don’t have to cook it – which saves you a ton of time… not to mention that you just feel MUCH better, your skin clears up, weird discharges disappear, and you have a lot more energy that is freed up because your body doesn’t need to digest crap we usually put into it…
Basically, I would recommend raw food or at least a partially raw food diet to anybody who wants to lose weight and especially to people who want to improve their health or stay healthy. And that book is a great way to start: “A Way Out” – at least it immensely helped me, my boyfriend and several of my friends.
Good luck! :-)|||Try this site if you are wacky enough to risk your health on that fad. http://nov55.com/hea/food.html
Raw food diets went out centuries ago when they discovered that bacteria in raw foods can cause food poisoning. That means someone will suggest it as the latest and greatest because its time has come around again.|||There are lots of things that you can do to lost weight and stay healthy. But if you are really interested in the raw foods diet. You may want to check out http://www.living-foods.com/recipes for some different recipes. For further information on raw food diets you could check out http://www.alissacohen.com/ or her book Living On Live Food. Her plan really works, she was featured on Tyra Banks show during her "Diet Wars" segments.|||u dont need 2 get any skinner grl u need 2 gain wait ur only 82 pounds and ur 14 yrs old.|||Google "Raw food diet".
I am 15, and want to live a better life. Can someone tell me how to do the raw foods diet? I know the the types of foods I can eat, but how do I do the actual diet?|||A diet is the food you eat and when and what quantity. Very little emphasis is put on either when you are talking about raw food though. Your biggest issue will be that you are probably not buying your own food so you might have a problem with food procurement.|||do not go on the raw food diet makes you fat
go on the healthy food diet its better for you
eat healthy and excise everyday for 15 or less min
I don't know if it is possible to become a vegetarian because I am having trouble giving up meat. I know it is going to be harder to become vegan! I would like to go all the way and go raw. Any body know how I can get some help? I have tried the recipes on the internet, but nothing comes out right. I go to a raw market but the only have it is only on Sat., and it is $8.00 lb to eat at the raw bar. My stuff never tastes like theirs! I went raw for 3 weeks and felt like a million dollars!
Please tell me why I gained weight on the raw diet. I thought I'd lose weight. Thank you in advance!|||Try some DVD & books. I've put up 3 sites that are very good & teach...
http://www.thegardendiet.com/
http://www.rawfamily.com/
http://www.therawfoodworld.com/|||one step at a time, you fly too high you'll burn your wings off
start with food you always liked without the meat first, then slowly, go vegen, by then, problly 6month or 1 year from now, you'll know how to prep raw food.
I have this habit of drinking the brine out of tins of hotdogs and the viniger in jars of cockles and mussles.
I love eating raw veg as i am preparing it and i'm also quite partial to un cooked black pudding.
What about you lot?|||i love eating raw bacon and sausages and black pudding ( it does'nt have to be cooked) i've also eaten scorpion, rat, bat, sea urchin, sea slug (vile), cow eyes, human semen, human brown waste, human piss and placenta. also stuffing mix, straight from the box. bogies from the nose and the white creamy stuff from around my mates dick.|||I love raw veggies, nuts and fish. Some other raw things I enjoy: sprouted grains, raw hemp products. Report Abuse
|||Raw potato...|||I love radishes. I dont know why.|||Raw Black pudding could be hazardous to your health! Its unccoked pork product and thats often rife with salmonella!!
As for the other things, sure you're not pregnant??
Raw mushrooms are nice..cold baked beans on a salad...mango chitney & cheese sandwiches are great.....|||I used to eat raw steak as a child. How i managed not to get CJD I'll never know.|||Brine??!!! Eeewwww. Well each to their own I spose! Raw food - sushi and veg yum.|||I put chocolate pudding on my chicken nuggets. :)|||eating microwave rice and mixing timmy tommy sauce in it<tomato sauce to people without my mentality>|||my boyfriend loves the vinegar from pickle jars. i love raw veggies and they are better for you that way. i also love sushi. some weird foods combinations that i love are french fries dipped in my frostee from wendy's and peanut butter and pickle sandwiches or peanut butter and m&m sandwiches.|||Bananas dipped in sweet and sour sauce, kiwifruit on barbecued steaks, ice cream in my tea, raw beetroot, raw sweet potato, cooked dandelion, parsley and garlic sandwiches.|||Potato, cabbage, carrots, nothing unusual though.|||i love to drink chilled water my mom don't allow me to drink that & i like to eat raw mixture of cake hehehe i eat this after hiding anywhere|||When I was a kid I used to eat Maltesers covered in tomato sauce. I also used to drink milk with sugar in it!!!I have never eaten a Pot Noodle though, there has to be limits.|||I like sushi every now and then, especially the eel.|||did my family get you to ask that question?
i have a habit of eating raw rice, it has gotten to the stage where they hide it from me. its not that it tastes good, but i like the chewy effect of munching on it.|||I love marmite and salad cream sandwiches. Chips dipped in raspberry mouse is nice too!|||I love McDonalds chips dipped in their strawberry milkshakes, and my colleague beside me had a Friend who ate raw sausage and bacon, how on earth she didn't get worms I will never know!|||The bline from Olive jars is nice, I also really like steak tartar (raw mince) and sushi. Peanut sprouts I love raw, actually prefer it to having it cooked and love the crunchiness.
I have a 4year old pit bull and i wanna start feeding her raw, to help her gain weight, but im not sure what to feed her or what to mix, or how many times a day... Thanks for anyone who can help...|||Some basics:
- A prey-model diet should consist of 80 percent muscle meat, 10 percent bone, and 10 percent organs.
- Start slow. Try one protein source (meaning one type of meat) for a whole week before trying a new source. Good first meats are chicken leg quarters, chicken breasts, big hunks of red meat, etcetera.
- The following are wonderful resources when learning raw: http://www.rawfed.com and the Raw Food Diet forum at http://www.dogster.com .
Good luck!|||Wow-not enough room here or time to answer this question. I suggest doing lots of research on raw feeding so you can figure the daily requirements for your individual dog. There is more than one raw feeding regimen. Good luck!|||I would ask a vet first because this would be the best option. Hope this does help.|||You'll need to have the correct ratios of muscle meat, organ meat, and bone, to have a balanced raw diet.
Here are some websites that have a lot of information. Good luck!
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm
http://neversaynevergreyhounds.net/barf_鈥?/a>|||Here is a Website that will answer most all your questions
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm|||chicken is really good for dogs...|||I'm all for the raw diet for dogs.
It is not the way to make a dog gain weight. A raw diet will stabilize a dogs weight. It will not bulk up your dog. Is your dog underweight compared to the breed standards or to you?|||I was just 5 minutes ago reading a thread on RAW feeding on a boxer site! VERY informative!
For adults, feed roughly 2-4% of their body weight, depending on the individual.
They need a variety of meats, as well as a small percentage of bones and organ meat (80 meat/10 bones/10 organs).
If you want to start slow, DON'T mix raw with kibble b/c it digests at different rates and can upset their stomachs. Feed kibble in the morning and raw in the evening, for example. Also start out with just meat, no bones or organs, as this can also tend to be hard on the stomach.
http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthr鈥?/a>|||Far too much to cover here.
I suggest joining the yahoo raw feeding group.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>|||feed beef only and make sure it has not ever been frozen before|||ask your vet because there are so many foods that can hurt a dog. it would be horrible to feed her the wrong thing and make her sick. i know raw carrots are safe, mine love them. if not allergic to peanut butter, they love it and it helps put the weight on. stay away from onions, raisins, chocolate for sure. but i would definately check with the vet before changing her diet.|||http://www.expertvillage.com/video-serie鈥?/a> here is some videos who can help you in what to make|||Just a wild guess here, how about putting the meat in the dogs food bowl?
My boyfriend and I are starting a two-week raw foods diet. Wondering if anyone who is doing or has done something similar might have any tips or advice?|||Check this site out. It really helped me alot!|||i did this and lost 28 LBS in 3 wks!!!
it is a fun experience.
i got a juicer and made juice every day for breakfast.
Have fun with it and DRINK A LOT OF WATER!!!!! 1/2 your body weight in water i weigh 200 LBS so i drink 100 OZ's of water a day!!!!
Have fun with it!!! It is a life change|||I've only done the raw fruits and vegetables kind. Drank only water. Everything eaten must be in it's natural form no kind of cooking. I imagine you won't be eating meat for 2 weeks. If it's for weight lost, you will lose. All junk food and candy is a no no.
Hi Guys, I have a 1 and a half yr old female German Shepherd and I want to switch her over to a raw diet because I want her to be as healthy as possible. My question is, EXACTLY which meats do I feed her (cuts etc), which veggies and so on. And exactly how should I prepare and portion it.
Thanks in Advance!|||It sounds as though you are happily leaping into fad diets. DON'T get sucked in by finicky "diets" called BARF, RAW, or anything else "cutesy".
So far as dietary ingredients are concerned, you need remember just 2 things:
#1: The canid digestive system (acid strength, available enzymes, gut length) evolved to perfectly suit anything that fits into the category of "raw animal protein" - birds, eggs, fish (but NOT those needles, please), insects*, mammals, reptiles.
#2: During the millennia of domestication, dogs adapted to thrive on cooked table scraps (but not baked/roasted bones, please). Almost any cooked thing fit for you to eat is fit for a dog to eat - just avoid strong doses of such as chili.
(*My long-ago Ciwa had a marigold plant that she'd lie by for hours, waiting for an insect to land, so that she could snap it up. I twice had to take her to the vet for antihistamine injections after a bee got a sting into her throat before dying. Some wolves and coyotes have been found to have a stomach bulging with grasshoppers.)
Avoid those massive ox-leg bones that supermarkets love to offer - because of the weight of the beast they come from, they are denser/harder than your pet's teeth. But small game can be served as is after skinning, with bones & all being digested. Unless your area has completely eliminated hydatids and sheep measles (unlikely - I think my country is the only one that can claim to have managed that), all farm-offals should be thoroughly cooked, to kill any encysted larvae. Lamb briskets are the main ingredient in what my adult dogs chomp on. The 5 GSDs that had to be put down in the last 20 years averaged life-spans of 13 years, with the oldest reaching 15陆.
An Oklahoma member of my e-group is gloating - a friendly hunter has emptied his deep freeze of last year's now-freezer-burnt elk, and the bits are now in her freezers, apart from what she thawed out and fed to her thoroughly-approving dogs yesterday
Cuts? That's what a skinning knife does as you carve a larger carcass into chunks suitable for thawing when you get them out of your freezer as needed. Don't buy expensive supermarket-butchery cuts - find an abattoir and bring home whole dressed carcasses or whatever is currently cheapest - such as throats, pestle-bases, shark cutlets, tripe.
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|||I use the raw food diet for both of my dogs and they love it. I feed my dogs mostly chicken quarters they get one each night. Also i will feed them some canned salmon this helps get their coat shinny. also they get things like chicken hearts and beef hearts. they can also have things like liver(uncooked), kidneys, etc.
hope that helps!!
Courtney|||The answer is, ANY meat cut is good. Start with chicken (quarters, ideally) for a few weeks until he's settled (firm consistent stools). Then move to red meats (pork, beef, etc.) After he's settled on that, start to introduce liver and kidney in small amounts. For a more in depth answer, join this group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
80% muscle meat, 10% bones, and 5% liver, 5% other organ. Feed 2-3% of ideal weight daily. Adjust according to individual needs.
Dogs are carnivores, why would they need veggies????|||No veggies
80% muscle meat 10%bone 5%liver 5%other secreting organ
Anything. My critters get a diet mostly of venison, chicken, and beef. But sometimes I'll get pork, bison, turkey, etc for them.
I started out feeding 2%, cut down to 1.5% of my dogs ideal weight|||No veggies, meat, bones, and organs.
tion on the foods you can and cant eat? and has eating raw foods helped you in any way?|||Raw food helped a great deal- my allergies and sinus problems are gone, no more headaches or depression, I only need six hours of sleep, and when I wake up, I'm actually awake.
I eat fruits, vegetables, nut and seeds, and anything I can make by combining those. A typical day would be: smoothie for breakfast, (fresh squeezed oj, frozen bananas, agave nectar) veggies and cashew ranch for lunch, a Lara Bar for a snack, and a nut burger on onion bread or guacamole on flax seed tostadas for dinner.
A good trial book would be Jennifer Cornbleet's "Raw Food Made Easy."
If you wanted something more comprehensive, "The Complete Book of Raw Food" is an excellent resource.
Good websites:
http://www.sunfood.com/
http://www.rawfoodchat.com/
http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/|||i love eating sushi... i think it helps me with my weight.|||Seems to me the more raw food I eat, the better I feel.
I live in the north... and eating a raw diet... not exactly cheap in the winter... but in the spring and summer months we have lots in our garden to choose from. If we don't eat it raw we stir fry it. Our kids will just hang out in the garden in the summer eating stuff... every thing we planted is edible from the veggies to the flowers, so they have lots of fun.
You can check out these websites, they are good:
www.rawfamily.com
www.thegardendiet.com
http://www.annwigmore.org
Ann Wigmore is no longer alive, but she had some great books. You can also look up the author John H. Tobe. Also no longer around, but great books too. You can find them used on places like abebooks.com or your local used book shop perhaps.|||I just bought this book yesterday, its called Raw food, real world. - Maybe you could go to a book store and see what they have a read a bit? - check it out.
She is a pit bull. this will be her first time on raw foods does anyone know of a website to calculate how much to give her?|||You should feed 2-3% (between .54lbs and .81lbs - depends on her activity level, she will probably add muscle on raw, so judge her weight by her waist), 80% should be meat, 10% UNCOOKED bones, 10% organs (w/ about 5% of that being liver). I started raw last winter and saw a big improvement in my dogs coats and over all health, though lately they're picked up fleas (yay.......).
I would highly reccomend joining the raw feeding group on Yahoo! groups. One is called Raw Chat, the other is just called Raw Feeding. Both have a ton of links and very helpful people!|||http://www.barfdirect.com/catalogs/store鈥?/a>|||It depends on the size and breed. Contact your dog's veterinarian and see what they think.|||http://www.trojanrottweilers.com/raw%20d鈥?/a>
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Hopefully one of these will help you. My understanding is, 3% of the dog's weight should be fed in raw. But check out the site first, I believe it says on there. |||Only if you know of the brand. It should say on the bag. |||Adult dogs can be fed between 2-3% of the their body weight. It's recommend starting with 1/2 pound of food per 25 lbs of body weight daily and make adjustments according to your dog's age and activity. Also it's suggest that the daily ration be split to feed morning and night. Remember that a healthy dog is not overweight
If you do start feeding raw it's a good idea to start reading as much as you can about it. Raw feeding is not an exact science and there are a lot of opinions out there about it.
My advice is to adjust how much, and what you feed your dog by how your dog responds.
A good website to start research is
http://www.barfworld.com/
Good luck! |||look at the dogs breed and google it.
|||What kind of raw, premade, prey-model, homemade...?
Here is a good site: www.rawfed.com/myths
www.rawlearning.com
A forum well experienced in raw feeding: www.bigdogsporch.com
I've been trying to eat better and want to go at least 50% raw...what's the best way to start?|||GREAT! I've been raw for 2 months now and I love it. For breakfast I just finished off a young coconut. The juice and pulp for a young coconut gives me so much energy!!
I love this new way of eating and I couldn't imagine any other way ever again! This is for life!
This is how you can get started, eat only fruit in the morning, or on an empty stomach. I usually eat a banana, orange, some kiwi and berries. I'll eat fruit when ever I'm hungry until 12:00pm.
For lunch I eat a big salad with lemon juice and herbs. Sometimes I'll make homemade dressing that I get from a book I bought, "Rainbow live food cousine" by Dr. Gabriel Cusine. My salad has everything on it including my favorite avocodos!
For dinner, I'll eat either fruit on an empty stomach, or I'll make myself squash spagetti that I experimented with with one of my kitchen tools.
I also bought a dehydrator and I am addicted to dried tomatoes!
If you're seriously going to start raw I recommend you read that best book ever by David Wolfe "Sundried food diet success system" no other book compares!
Here is a great website to go to:
http://www.rawfoods.com|||what about start with juices or smoothies like
1. Orange, Carrott, Ginger ,Celery ,Beetroot ,Garlic and Apple (juiced)
2. Bananas, Vanilla yoghurt, Honey, Fresh Muslie (blended smoothie)
3. Grapes and Apple (juiced)
4. Strawberries , Rasberries and Ice ( blended juice)
5. Cucumber diced in fresh plain yoghurt
6. Good luck and patience is the key|||sell your stove
how to make sun tea? which is quick and easy recipe you enjoy in raw food diet plan.
Thanks for answering|||dehydrating means removing the water. There are dehydrators you can buy or you can set your oven very low and heat the things (like halved apricots or slices of fruit). You can also dry them in the sun. I don't know what is allowed with diets like raw foods diet. it is too much like religion with arbitrary rules.|||Dr. Weil has a lot of good info. He is at www.drweil.com.
As for sun tea, I usually purchase organic tea bags (any type), and place them in a pitcher, put in 3-5 liters of water (I use bottled spring, but to each thier own), and then put it out in the sun when I leave in the morning and then pick it up on my way in. Sometimes, for weaker tea, I brew it only until noon, then add more water. Hope it helps!|||here's lots more info on your raw foods dehydrating question:
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularh鈥?/a>
for me to eat would be: gazpacho
sun tea:
http://www.ehow.com/how_139_make-sun-tea鈥?/a>
:)|||as far as i know, dehydrating means removing water to preserve it for much longer time.. sun tea, i am hearing about it for the first time.
btw, i had sent you a yahoo mail, did u receive it?
I have been trying it out for the past week, though I have reverted back to cooked foods. What are the overall benefits to rawism?|||Optimum nutrients.
No bloating.
YOur body doesn't have to work very hard to digest food- less liver action and this makes you less sluggish and tired overall.
Skin and eyes are very very clear.
Much more energy from raw vitamins and the maximum amount of vitamin rich water inside the food.
Fibre and enzymes- these help your body with the digestion.
Enzymes are live- these are the best things to provide oxidation and getting cancer fighting elements into your blood and system.
Even small amounts of extra vitamin and nutrient content make the difference to your vitality.
No sagging skin, no tired dull eyes and skin, only shiny hair and optimum energy.
It's a lot easiet to cook and eat too- mush less mess, mush tastier than cooking all the time.|||Here are a couple things to remember about cooked foods.
1. Cooking foods most of the time equal dead food. Not alive.
2. Cooking foods kills the enzymes which are needed for digestion.
3. Cooking foods creates chemicals which you consume and are very bad for you.
4. Raw foods are alive.
5. Raw foods contain enzymes, vitamins and minerals
6. Raw foods provide total nutrition and help people lose unwanted fat in conjunction with an active lifestyle.
You don't have to be 100% raw but you should strive for 70-80% and see if that works for you.|||When you cook food, a lot of its nutrients leech out especially if you are cooking it with water. By eating the food raw, you're able to get all of its original nutrients. However, I suggest that you cook your food from now on because of all the food bacteria and pathogens like E. Coli, salmonella, listeria, etc. Make sure to store your foods properly, too.|||Two things are lacking in the standard American diet which ultimately lead to sickness and disease: enzymes and fiber. Enzymes are necessary for digestion, and they are destroyed in processing and cooking. Without proper digestion, nutrients cannot be assimilated.
Fiber is needed for proper elimination. People constantly talk about the best "colon cleanse" because they do not consume enough insoluble fiber to sweep out the intestines. Thus the waste matter remains, rots, and allows toxins to accumulate which eventually causes illness.
A raw diet leads your digestive system to function more efficiently, which improves circulation, boosts energy levels and ability to focus, and alleviates many chronic conditions.|||A raw food vegan diet is very healthy for the cells in your body it helps re-new them with all the vitamins and minerals. Your skin will be clear and you will have good hair because you aren't putting any junk and processed foods in your body. You will have more energy and a clear mind, (just speaking from experience)|||Every time you process a food you loose some of the goodness.
You boil potatoes, some of the nutrients are lost in the water, in the steam, and the chemical reaction with heat.
What I like to do is, cook my dinner, but also place one or two handfuls of uncooked veg's in the dish.|||Hi
1 benefit I have found is that my skin has become very smooth and soft
another benefit is that I have almost recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.|||more vitamins
My boyfriend and i are going to try out the raw foods lifestyle and i was wondering what is allowed. I I know that you cannot cook any of the fruits or veggies but can we eat dried and frozen? Any other tips would be great too!|||A raw foods lifestyle is a great, healthy step to take. Usually you'll be eating fresh, preferably organic things. Dried is okay as long as it's not heat-dried. So, dehydrated, not oven-dried or roasted. Heating food above 116 degrees Fahrenheit is thought to destroy certain enzymes, nutrients, etc, as well as the general "life force" of the plant. I definitely advocate trying to sprout your own seeds (try soaking raw almonds, rinsing them every few hours to keep them clean. They taste delicious and the nutritional content is much more than the original nut.)
Apparently to be a "raw foodist" you should consume at least 75% of your food raw (not heated above 116 degrees F) but some of the diet can be cooked. Some nutritionally decent vegetables are unpalatable otherwise.
I suggest doing fresh fruit and vegetable juices. If it's gonna be your boyfriend and you, it's well worth investing in a juicer and learning to make some tasty stuff. Very nutritious and enjoyable!
Good luck. :)|||Dried and frozen is OK provided that there arent pre-cooked or contain any type of artifical preservatives.|||I know very little. Raw foodists don't heat foods above 115 degrees(?) because it kills all life in the food. They do dehydrate and eat dried foods. I don't see why frozen wouldn't be allowed. They also sprout. I find this kind of lifestyle very interesting and I try to read on it when I can. I see it is a way to get into the best health possible. Good luck to you!
I need to lose some weight pronto. I heard about the raw food diet. I think im only gonna try eating only fruits and vegetables though. If I did this for 5 days, how much weight would I lose?|||I once went all raw fruits and vegetables for two days and I lost a pound. If you go raw for five days, you might lose two to three pounds. However, I did eat some types of protein in it. So maybe you could lose more- be careful though, because it is really bad for your body to not have any protein. You might lose lean muscle tissue.|||You would begin to lose weight. It would be hard to say how much weight u would lose if you did it for only 5 days, but you would definitely start losing weight at a good pace at first and then eventually your body would adjust to your most natural weight if you keep it going. If you're doing it temporarily though, then yes, it is a diet and you will begin to lose weight. But if you want to change your lifestyle of eating, you could decide to continue and become a partial raw foodist after the 5 days is over and experience even more benefits.|||you can get a lot of tips about weight loss & raw food.
first u go to the following link
http://usefulfitnesstips.com
here r a few category.
u can choose any type of category. such as Weight Loss, Raw Food, Raw Food Diet etc.
I think this link is helpful for every1.|||hey you don't have to be so strict with your diet follow this program and you will lose about 10lbs in a week the program is called "the diet solution"|||its easy you simply..... sorry im zoning out... losing... connection... something is taking over my internet... i cant do anythi-... TROLOLOLOLOLOL TROLOLOLOLOL TROLOLOLOLOL TROLOLOLOLOLOLOL HAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA............. hello hello can you hear me, oh good im back anyways what was the question?|||Not only do you lose weight, you improve your overall health doing that too. I'm sure you'll lose around 5 pounds. If you did for up to 2 weeks, you'll lose more :)|||...
I want to move more in a raw food direction but realize it obviously takes a bit of knowledge. Please, to those out there who have experience with this lifestyle, any suggestions would be appreciated.|||I like this one for recipes: it's pretty simple to move too but you'll have cravings, these recipes help with that.
http://www.amazon.com/Raw-Food-Real-Worl鈥?/a>
I liked this one as well: it is a bit extreme but it worked for me for a while, once I was done with the detox I moved to regular food again.
http://www.amazon.com/Raw-Food-Detox-Die鈥?/a>
But before doing any of these, talk to a doctor in this field (natural foods, etc). They are really helpful! :)|||Gross, did you watch wifeswap this week or something?|||PUHLEEZE did you see wife swap? You people are weird!
I'm not planning on switching to the raw diet to lose weight, but I'm worried about the high fat content of a lot of the "permitted" foods (especially the nuts). I really like nuts and since they seem the most filling (although I know they are not necessarily), I'm scared that I'll be eating to many of them and gaining weight. Has anybody tried the raw diet before? Did you actually gain weight? Did you limit the amount of nuts you ate (and if so, by how much)?|||I have tried this diet, and YES you will gain weight if you overdo it with the nuts. Even though nuts are healthy fats and good for the heart, calories are calories and too much of anything will cause you to gain weight of course. If you feel you need them, just have a few with every meal. Fill up on salads or fruits, and then treat yourself to a few nuts a few times a day. This way you won't feel deprived and end up eating way too many more than you should in the end.
It is totally possible to keep the raw lifestyle, it just takes dedication, and the health benefits I think outweigh its difficulty beginning the diet in the long run.
Good luck!|||You got all wrong. There is healty fat and dangerous fat. Also there is good cholesterol and bad one too. so by eating nuts you won't get fat.|||yes, nuts have fat, but it's "good" fat, not the bad fats. However, with any "diet" it is doomed to fail. You would do better to just try eating healthier, exercising more, and when you do eat, to do so in moderation. Too much of anything (even healthy foods) can end up being unhealthy. And if you don't eat proper portions, yeah, you will gain weight on veggies, fruits and whole grains.
I see a lot of the square black models, the Excalibur? Is there a big difference between that and the old school round ones? I was going to get a round one because they are less expensive, just making sure it has a thermostat, will this work for raw food cooking?|||My family uses this one, we are about 80% Raw and it is perfect for us!
http://rawpeople.com/store/dehydrators/g鈥?/a>
Hope I helped you on your raw journey!|||I agree with prettysmart! Another vote for the Excalbur for all reasons mentioned. I have a 9-tray with timer & love it! It's not a cheap option, but I think it was the best investment & I am very happy with it.|||I don't own one, but I've heard good things about the excalibur. Mostly because it's square and fits more food. I would ask this on a raw food message board, you'll find more people who use dehydrators. :-)|||Before I bought my dehydrator, I researched very thoroughly (at that time, I was unaware of raw vegan communities online, so I did the research on my own)
I looked at the round ones and realized that I would probably not use one of those very much because you cannot make large things like wraps or bread, and because they stack, so you have to take everything apart to get to what is on the bottom, and then put it all back together to continue dehydrating what isn't done. I saw there would be a lot of complicated cleaning involved as well.
I ended up choosing the 5-tray Excalibur with the thermostat and timer, as I can set it and walk away, and it will turn off by itself. There are less expensive Excalibur models available on ebay and other places on the web (as well as directly from Excalibur, which gives a long warranty and quite a bit of support) http://www.excaliburdehydrator.com/
Although the 4 tray dehdyrator was a good bit cheaper, I chose the 5-tray because the trays, screens, and teflex sheets are interchangeable with the 9 tray model (I was worried that I might have to upgrade at some point, and so I was looking ahead (space-planning-wise, as well as supply-wise.)
Most of the time, the 5 trays are enough for me -- I often use just one or two, if I am dehydrating leftovers or a small amount of herbs, for example (although sometimes, like when I am making seed breads, or dehydrating 40 lbs of tomatoes, I wish I had the 9 tray model). It is very easy to check on the items on the trays because the machine is front loading - you just take off the door and pull out the trays to check. The trays, screens, teflex sheets, and machine body are very easy to clean (this is the next biggest item in my book after ease of use)
Although my dehydrator cost a little over $200, I felt that the money would be well spent (at the time, it took me 3 months to save up for it), and, having lived with my dehydrator for @ 6 years, I know I made the right choice. Since I got it, I have come up with lots of things to make with it, and it is easy to add something new every day if it comes to that, because of the ease of loading and unloading.
I also now know quite a few people who bought the round dehdyrators and then found themselves upgrading to the Excalibur within a year or so.
Looking for which foods to suggest to a friend without much money. I don't think she'd be comfortable with full raw. Her dog is older and isn't well. I used Paw Naturaw dried bison before I switched to homemade raw but thats probably out of her price range as her dog is large. Thanks!|||I've been feeding Taste of the Wild, which where I shop, is cheaper than Natural Balance. Besides that, TOTW is a better food than NB.|||You arent going to find a "cheap" grain free kibble.
Try Natural balance, Blue, Wellness, or other brands that say Grain Free.
I feed Natural Balance Synergy.|||Diamond naturals, Kirkland(Only at Costco) Natural balance, Merrick's and Chicken soup for the dog lover's soul are all pretty decent brands, but not as good or pricey as Solid gold, Blue buffalo .. Etc
I'm trying to make a raw cake but I don't which brands to buy.
Is Hain Pure Foods Sea Salt a raw salt?
May I use Saco PREMIUM Cocoa powder? Is that raw?
What about Fisher Chef Naturals Walnuts and Diamond of California Walnuts?
Thanks.|||I would have to imagine that sea salt is raw. It is dehydrated but I have never heard of it being cooked of pastuerized.
Cocoa powder is fermented then processed. Part of the process is roasting the beans so it's not raw.
Check the label on the walnuts. It should say if they are raw or roasted.|||I would think it's hard to find 'raw' cocoa powder, considering the Cocoa nut is roasted to make it into chocolate. for the walnuts, you could call the company and ask if any heat processes are used to de-shell the nut... or you could buy whole un-shelled walnuts and shell them yourself and it'd be raw. don't know about the salt.|||I've never heard of that diet.Organic may be the way to go. Good that is completely ripen on the vine or tree will have more nutrition. I get nutritional supplements and meals with live enzymes. 350 test done for quality and purity at projectmahma.com/madeline
I'm talking raw vegan foods, nobody come on here being like "eeew raw meat that's gross!" lol.|||I am currently making the slow transistion. I'd love to just jump right in, but since I am breastfeeding, I don't need to have a detox overload that'll put me in bed for x amount of days and then pas those high detox levels to my son. I am currently on 2 cooked meals a day and in about a week or so will switch to 1 cooked meal everyday. Really excited about the outcome!|||I don't understand what you are trying to ask, sorry|||i think it's a very interesting idea.
i'm vegan
and i've tried going raw foods, but it's difficult.
however i think it is the ultimate way to eat. so healthy and natural. whenever i do it i feel so good.
i'm having issues cutting out brad lol ^_^
love bread.|||It's something I want to do regurally eventually..
The few handful of people ive met in person that ate organic raw foods always looked 10-25 years younger then they were.|||I love raw veg like carrot and celery sticks with the dip mmmmm|||This is a great way to eat as, foods are best for you in their natural state, unaltered as much as possible.|||I'm totally interested in it! I am about to go on a raw diet for a few weeks and I'm totally stoked. It makes me feel great and the nice thing about it is that I can pretty much eat ALL day long and I know that everything I take in will be used positively by my bod. (as opposed to cookies....I love those too!)
I wish I could eat like that all the time, but I really do like the Morningstar Farms chick'n nuggets. That is my kryptonite! LOL.|||i've been about 80% raw for over two months. it's great.
do lots and lots of reading because there is some conflicting information. read all you can and then form your own opinions based on your own body.
i think it is a wonderful lifestyle and i'm really enjoying it!
My doctor said I need to eat a lot more raw foods but I don't want to lose any weight. I actually want to gain some weight. I'm 5'4 and 100 lbs. Is it possible to eat a lot of raw foods and not lose weight?|||
Eating raw food doesn't make you loose weight. Getting less calories makes you loose weight. That being said, most raw foods are low calorie, so you'll probably have to eat a little more than you do now, but you shouldn't be afraid to eat some fruits and vegetables once in a while. |||He probably just meant you need to add veggies and fruit to your diet. Veggies don't necessarily have to be raw, although some studies suggest they are better for you that way. Just eat a healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables and lean protein and you'll be fine.
I do not do the "raw food diet," and dropped a doctor once because he was such a proponent that he started chastising his patients who wanted to cook their food.
Unless you have some specific disorder that he was referring to you about, then a healthy clean eating meal plan is fine.|||raw vetables will be healthy but not raw meats that could kill you|||Your doctor probably wants you to eat raw foods because it's the best form of fiber and nutrients....if you're underweight you could have a mineral/vitamin deficiency meaning you can't hold on to healthy weight. You will start feeling a lot healthier if you eat your veggies raw! Let me know if you have any other questions about raw eating!
I'm getting a great dane and after doing some research I think i;m going to feed her a raw diet , but i dont know which raw foods or how much
for example i was looking at rabitts and some go up to 2 pounds, is that enough per day or should it be doubled?|||Rabbits are good, but you will need more meat sources.
You can pick up a 10lb bag of chicken leg quarters at the super walmart for under $6. Don't feed to much of the liver & heart. It's too rich. Once a week is good in cooked mashed sweet potatoes or yams. Try new meats slowly. Every couple of days try something new.
Pork is very rich and you may get blow outs. They might be fine with pork necks.
Go to Freecycle.com and see if anyone in your area is cleaning out their freezer and want to get rid of their old meat. You can send out a request also. No charge for the meat, they just want you to show up with a cooler to pick it up.
Also look for hunters in your area. Dogs LOVE dear scraps (leg & rib bones).
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
http://www.rawlearning.com/
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/FAQs
http://www.k9rawdiet.com/how2.htm
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm#diarrhe鈥?/a>
http://www.auntjeni.com/barf.htm
How Much To Feed" CALCULATOR
http://www.raw4dogs.com/calculate.htm
http://www.barfproducts.com/feedingcalcu鈥?/a>|||it depends on the current weight, and how big the dane will get. some advise to feed 10% of the puppy's weight - some say 2 -3 % of the potential full grown weight. I do the latter - my pup's potential weight is between 75 and 85 lbs - so I feed anywhere from 2 - 2 1/2 lbs of raw a day.
please research before you start - you want to gain as much knowledge as you can so you don't just feed one protein or too much offal or not enough raw meaty bones. there is pre made raw available - google "pre made raw food for dogs" - although their guidelines for feeding puppies is never enough (in my opinion)|||Recommended amount to feed is 2-3% of body weight per day (for an adult dog) so a 2lb rabbit may not be quite enough for a Dane sized dog. Recommended percent over the course of a week is 80% meat 10% organ (heart counts as meat not organ) and 10% bone. You can feed most any type of meat but it is recommend you freeze fish and wild game for at least a day before you feed it to kill any parasites. Avoid large weight bearing bones of large animals (ie cow leg bones)
I would stick with prey model and not BARF. Dogs are carnivores they don't need all the fruits and vegetables included in BARF|||Hi I highly recommend joining this group:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
Rabbits shouldn't be the sole source of food for your dane because they are a high percent of bone. You'll need to add boneless meats. You should feed 2.5% of your dog's ideal weight to begin with, and you can adjust more or less down the line if you need to.
Kudos to you for doing research ahead of time!|||The best way that I've found to learn something new is to join a Yahoo Group. There are several raw feeding groups that you can join. You'd be talking to people who already raw feed and can give you advice based on experience.
BTW- good choice on feeding!|||Here's a great Great Dane website of a breeder who raw feeds:
http://www.eastwooddanes.com/
http://www.eastwooddanes.com/Getting-Sta鈥?/a>|||chicken|||When you first get your dog, you need to keep them on the same diet that the previous owner did so that they don't experience digestive problems in addition to the stress of moving to a new home. Once the dog is settled in, you can gradually switch over to the new diet. Sometime during the first month of having the dog you will need to take it to the vet for a general health check and possibly updated shots. While you are there, ask the vet about the specific size and amount of raw food you should be feeding. Keep in mind that dogs need things OTHER than meat, so don't be surprised if the vet asks you to include veggies in the dogs bowl. Good luck with your new dog!
It is true that after feeding on raw foods, it can cure skin allergy and other skin problems?|||Yay! for your little Shih Tzu! As other have mentioned, raw doesn't "cure" anything but it does make it less likely for some things to be a problem for your pup. You have a small dog, so expense is not going to be great no matter how you do this. I would start with one of the ground commercial products. My first choice (if you can find it) would be something that is either ground whole animals or just ground meat, bones and organs. Worry about any "extras" (supplements, veggies/fruits, whatever) later. I would start with one protein source for a couple of days (say, chicken), then add another new one every couple of days... your puppy is not old enough that introducing new foods should be a big deal... if he seems to have the runs or not do well with something, leave it out for a while and try it again later... most dogs can eat anything, but occasionally one thing or another doesn't work very well for a particular animal. A good variety of different meats/bones/organs is healthiest, so that is what you will aim for. I would just switch him "cold turkey" but it ISN'T really a problem to combine kibble and raw initially (even in the same meal) if you choose to do that. He will probably eat about 10% of his own body weight for right now, divided into three or four meals a day (figure his weight in ounces or grams and then multiply by 0.1 to get the amount of food to start with)... like any other feeding style, his weight and condition will tell you when you are feeding properly. Understand that some vets and some friends do not "get" that this is the most natural, healthiest way to feed your dog... people may give you a hard time about your decision, but it is YOUR puppy and YOUR decision!
Buy a book! (Raw Dog Food: Make It Easy For You And Your Dog by Carina MacDonald is good). Join a list of other raw feeders who will help you through the introduction and be support. (Try RAW-lite on Yahoogroups).|||many of the dog foods we feed them have grains in them, and some animals have allergic reactions to them.
So if you feed them raw meat, it should help. I have 2 cats that have reactions to grains.
I would grind it up at first and mix it in with what she's eating now. Then slowly take away her dog food and replace it with the raw food.
It might take a while. My cats caught on to it a lot faster than my dog.
Watch out for resource guarding.|||shih tzus are prone to allergies. you are really better with a high quality dog food that you are trying the raw diet. i feed my muppet call of the wild dog food. it comes in salmon and potato and a bison formula. i like it as it is an all life stage dog food and it has no grain. you cannot get it at petsmart but if you go to a feed store you should be able to find it. i have included the site. its a little pricey but hey that little guy doesn't eat to much. and at adult age he/she will still only eat about a cup a day. good luck|||It can't "cure" allergies, but feeding raw makes it much easier to single out food sources and determine what foods your dog is allergic to, and the health benefits of raw feeding will strengthen his immune system as well. So in that way, a raw diet does help with all sorts of problems.
If you want to start feeding raw 100% of the time, it must be a balanced diet. You want a variety of different meat, bone and offal (organ meat), in a ratio of 80% meat, 10% offal, and 10% bone. To start getting your pup used to raw food, you can feed a partially raw diet, meaning that some meals are raw and some are kibble. NEVER feed raw meat and kibble at the same time! They digest at different rates, so fed in the same meal, the bacteria from the meat remain in the system longer.
A good meat to start with is chicken. It's agreeable with most newbies, and chicken has a good amount of bone in it which also helps keep firm stools for dogs just starting raw (if you were to dive right into a "balanced" diet, he'd have diarrhea for a week). Stick with just chicken for a week or two, then slowly add in other meat sources and organs. You don't have to grind anything up; just hand him a raw leg or thigh and let him go at it. As scary as it looks, it's normal for him to swallow big pieces -- they can digest all of it!
Here are some sites that will help you get started:
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
http://www.greentripe.com/|||http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
http://rawlearning.com/
http://www.primalpetfoods.com/canine/fee鈥?/a>
http://leerburg.com/feedingarawdiet.htm
http://www.stephlynshowdogs.com/id34.htm
http://www.naturesmenu.com/site/493564/p鈥?/a>
http://www.professorshouse.com/pets/dogs鈥?/a>
The above links should get you started.|||dont feed him raw...my shih tzu never manages to have raw food..barely even dog food.
It would be best if you could give him sausages and rice.
Watermelon is also good. Many shih tzu's love watermelon.
Dont adapt him to changes which he won't like..you should observe and then feed him what he really likes. Its healthy
Hi everyone, within the last few weeks I have been researching natural cures, detoxing, and raw foods. From what I have seen it is an extremely healthy way to live. I am going to "ween" myself off cooked foods and am looking for a good way to start into raw foods. As well as recipes I could try. I am going to try to start off with some simple ones. :)
Thank you very much!|||Veggie Spring Roll =)
This vegetarian Chinese-style spring roll recipe uses shiitake mushrooms and soy sauce for a very Asian flavor. You can also learn how to wrap spring rolls by following my illustrated step-by-step instructions here.
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 green cabbage, chopped into thin pieces
2/3 cup fresh bean sprouts
1/2 cup snow peas, sliced into thin strips
3/4 cup shiitake or portabello mushrooms, sliced thin
3 scallions, chopped
2 carrots, grated
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
one bunch fresh mint
spring roll wrappers
water
PREPARATION:
Combine all ingredients (except for wrappers and water) in a large mixing bowl, stirring well to coat the veggies with soy sauce and sesame oil.Submerge spring roll wrappers in water until pliable one at a time.Place 2 to 3 tablespoons in wrappers. Place two or three mint leaves on top and wrap your spring rolls. Serve with a dipping sauce.|||Raw foods are very good for you, but eating some cooked foods is also very healthy. What is it you are trying to cure? Certain foods, whether cooked or raw, are not good for certain diseases. Fruit and vegie salads with seeds and nuts are my favorite raw foods that are part of a balanced diet (carbs, protein, vits & minerals). Don't forget a good source of calcium and protein if you go raw.|||Sushi
I don't want susi or meat recipes I am looking for vegetarian recipes only so if you know of a good web site that is dedicated to raw foods I would appriciate it. Thanks in advance.|||Here's some of my favorite easy raw recipes:
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/rawfoodsr鈥?/a>
If you're just getting started, you might also want to check out these "almost" raw recipes, to help with the transition:
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/almostraw鈥?/a>
(It also tells you how to make them fully raw.)
Good luck!|||Raw Times
http://www.rawtimes.com/recipes.html
Waldorf Homeschoolers
http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/rawr鈥?/a>
Raw Food Life
http://www.rawfoodlife.com/
We're going to be switching our dogs to a raw food diet, and I was wondering what kind of raw foods are best.|||Prey model diet. 80% raw meat, 10% raw bone, 5% live, 5% other organs. Just about any kind of meat you can find is great. You want to start with one protein source though. Most people use chicken. Feed chicken for at least a week and then begin adding new meats one at a time to the dogs' diet. I also feed green tripe, whole raw eggs, and fish oil.
Here's a great page with some basic info: http://www.rawfed.com/myths/feedraw.html
ADD: Yeah I found the tuna pretty amusing too. That isn't one I've heard before.
ADD: Firstly, if you're feeding a correctly balanced raw diet, there is no need for dog food. If you do choose to feed dog food in addition to raw, they should never be fed at the same time because kibble and raw meat digest and different rates. This could cause an upset stomach.
Secondly, chicken bones are excellent. My dogs get 95% of their bone content from chicken bones. Raw chicken bones do *not* splinter because they are soft and flexible. They're actually about the safest bones you can feed. Cooked chicken bones are another story. A dog should never be fed cooked bones of any kind.
Thirdly, your dog will not get ring worm from raw meat. That is ridiculous. There should be definitely be red meat such as steak in a raw diet and it is no more dangerous for a dog than kibble.
Eating raw meat is NOT the reason wolves live shorter lives than domestic dogs. The wolf (and the dog) is perfectly built to handle raw meat. The reason wolves don't live as long is because they live in the wild. It's not the pampered life of a house pet with regular meals every day, trips to the vet when they're sick, and balanced diets with all the needed nutrients. Wolves have to deal with weather, food shortages, and illness that domestic dogs are sheltered from.|||Google BARF for dogs.
Most meats are perfectly good, but you must feed organs (offal) and bones too.
ADD: LOL. ItsME says dogs cannot eat tuna. What utter rubbish. My dog gets a couple of tins of it a week and it does him the world of good.|||Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
@ Doglover:
"No steak or any other really raw meats because they will make them get ring worm. Any raw meats can. Witch is the bad side to switching a dogs diet to raw meats. This is why wolves only live at the most 7 and a half years because the ring worms eat them alive."
Really?! Because I've HAD ringworm! I contracted it on my forearm from infected kittens I was working with at the humane society. Ringworm is a FUNGAL INFECTION, NOT an actual WORM.
Seriously. Go read a freakin' book before posting something as ignorant as that! LOL
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Okay - back to the original question. Research raw prey model:
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.ht鈥?/a>
http://rawmeatybones.com/
http://www.rawlearning.com/
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>
These are a wealth of information in feeding your dog a proper diet.
Any and all muscle meats, organ meats, and raw meaty bones (except for weight-bearing bones) are acceptable.
I hope this is helpful to you!|||The best source of meat price and health wise in my opinion is chicken necks/backs. They're high in calcium rich, soft, edible bone and pretty lean especially if you trim some of the fat (don't trim it all). But of course I'm sure you know about the 80/10/10 ratio for meat, organ, and bone. Make half of the organ you feed be liver (aka 5% of the total diet).
But some of the common foods I feed because of cost and high bone content are: Chicken necks and backs, chicken quarters, pig feet, pork neck, boston butt, and beef brisket. Some of the common organ I feed are: Green tripe, fresh, unbleached pork mauls, chicken liver, pork liver, beef liver, beef kidney, lamb lungs, chicken and turkey hearts and gizzards and so on. Some of the less common foods I feed that are high value nutrition wise are canned mackerel and salmon, cod liver oil, and salmon oil. I feed salmon oil every time I feed my dogs and you should too...raw food or kibble. Salmon oil is a must!|||You might search that, but here are some I know of that dogs CANNOT eat, that will make them sick.
Fruits(Apples, pears, bananas, etc)
Citrus (Lemons, limes, oranges, pineapple, grapes)
Tomatoes (Any)
Avocados(Any)
Onions(Any)
Tuna(Any)|||Well, you should still feed your dogs dog food, yet it is good to know your not beacause then you know your not feeding them poison. Well, in grocery stores like Food land, Superstore, or any other grocery store you can buy a package of 2 or 3 bones and they have a few cm of meat on them and they can snack on them for at least 3 hours. you can find them in the meat section. No chicken bones. They splinter and can kill your dogs. No steak or any other really raw meats because they will make them get ring worm. Any raw meats can. Witch is the bad side to switching a dogs diet to raw meats. This is why wolves only live at the most 7 and a half years because the ring worms eat them alive. Well, for more information ask your vet! HOPE IT HELPED!
I can't really figure out how to get started. There is too much info on her websites to sift through. Can anybody tell me how to get started on a raw foods diet. What books do I get, products do I need, etc...|||When I was a kid my Mom started eating the raw food diet, and she was extreme about it from the start. She ate nothing but fruit and veggies for 2 years and lost 100 and so pounds. I starved as a child in the house, and often would steal money from her purse to go eat out places, because I was only about 10 years old. She tried to pursue her kids to eat like that, but instead I gained all the weight eating whatever I could outside the house. She eventually had many health problems, and looked like a ghost in the face, so her doctor told her to start eating dairy's, and she read up on it like crazy and decided that her diet did call for it. Now she is over weight though because she got into a accident that makes it impossible for her to move, and work off the weight, and she is now on this meats, eggs, cheese diet that is slowly working for her, but I think in the long run the weight will stay off, and she can still full and healthy proteins.
I wouldn't recommend going fully raw foodiest, unless your committed to do it for the rest of your life! Because as soon as you start eating normal foods again the weight will slap right back on!
I've seen a lot about the raw food diet, but other than avoiding overly processed foods, I'm not sure why it's so beneficial? It also seems like a lot of effort for people, and it looks like it's difficult to create meals that are satisfying and leave one feeling full. In essence, why go raw?|||The raw food diet is an excellent idea for those looking to improve their health through good eating. At first it sounds extremely restrictive, but once you go raw you tend not to go back! The basic premise of raw food is that you are getting food at its freshest and purest form. These foods definitely aren't processed.
Getting raw foods, mainly fruits and veggies, into your body is extremely beneficial because they contain many nutrients that normally break down during the cooking process. Antioxidants, enzymes, proteins and even some vitamins can all be destroyed when heating food.
Another benefit of going raw is the chance to learn the difference between acid alkaline foods. Everything is either an acid or a base on the pH scale, including us! In fact, our bodies work very hard to maintain a specific blood pH level of around 7 or so. This is just perfect for carrying the right amount of oxygen in our blood cells. We can help our bodies maintain this balance by eating a good mix of acid alkaline foods, many of which are present in the raw food diet!
I am adding more raw foods but confused!|||dehydrate Dehydration (hypohydration) is the removal of water (hydro in ancient Greek) from an object.
to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water b : to remove water from (as foods)
Freeze Dry
to dry (as food) in a frozen state under high vacuum especially for preservation Freeze drying (also known as lyophilization) is a dehydration process typically used to preserve a perishable material or make the material more convenient for transport. Freeze drying works by freezing the material and then reducing the surrounding pressure and adding enough heat to allow the frozen water in the material to sublime directly from the solid phase to gas.
Evaporation is the process by which molecules in a liquid state (e.g. water) spontaneously becomes a gas (e.g. water vapor), without being heated to the boiling point. It is the opposite of condensation. Generally, this manifests as the gradual disappearance of the liquid, when exposed to a significant volume of gas.|||Dehyration is done with heat, Freeze drying is just that the product is frozen and the air removed and the product is then processed and the evaporation like in distilled water, is heated and then the vapour is removed and refined like with a concentrated product..
Evaported Milk is just heated to remove the excess moisture, Taster's Choice Coffee is a freeze dried product, dehydrated products include raisins, apple, apricots and prunes. All have some level of water or moister removed to process the food.
As the one person said the Greeks and Ancient Romans started the dehyration process and evaporation was a later issue, freeze drying was discovered around the mid -1800's.
Has any body tried their dogs on a raw food diet? I have heard that a lot of health problems can be avoided because dry food is basicall garbage--I know we wouldn be healthy eating the same thing day after day. I am wondering if I should try this with my dogs... Any advice?|||I had all three of my dogs on a raw diet for about four months and they did GREAT on it. I utilized the info I got from:
http://www.rawdogranch
to prepare and balance their foods. It is time consuming and a lot of work and if you have a dog that has problems chewing or tend to gulp and swallow rather than chew, you may have to grind the raw meaty bones.
Mine had no ill effect at all and I took care to pick out fresh meats, eggs etc.
People used to drink egg nog which is made with raw egg, and if you go to a Japanese restaurant you can get a soup with a raw egg added and a classic hang-over treatment involves raw egg. Since rarely a person can get salmonella from egg product and handling raw meat and not washing hands properly, and since some have gotten salmonella then people are afraid of raw eggs. Dogs are hardier than people because they lick the grass and all sorts of things on it.
It is a lot of work. If you are afraid of a total raw diet you could consider cooking your dog's food. There are lots of recipes on the Internet. You could use the info at rawdogranch to get an idea of content but do not feed any cooked bones.
Any time you change a diet, it can disturb a dogs digestion if you do it suddenly.
Another thing to consider is foods on the market that are less at risk because they don't contain wheat, corn or soy or wheat or corn gluten. I have been feeding a commercial food that doesn't and haven't had problems with the food.
The best track record seems to go to Paul Newman's Organic dog food. They don't outsource anything now, from what I have heard, as far as food production and they use domestic quality and organic foods.
What I use is Nature's Recipe.|||In saying that dry dog food is basically garbage, most brands are. My Mom works at a animal feed store and after searching for the perfect food for our breeding dogs and puppies, we found that the best ever dog food that can be fed to all ages of dogs is Canidae. It is the next best thing to raw food diet, because it has no fillers (meaning random grains or scrap meat thrown in just to make up the weight) and is not made from animal by products, and because it is made from all natural products, it can be fed to all life stages.
You could go to the canidae web site to learn more if you are interested.|||A raw food diet is time consuming, and you need to know how to prepare and feed the foods to reduce the risk of samonella contamination.
You will also need to make up batches of "veggie glop" to add to their diets. I suggest getting and reading the following book: (the library probably carries it)
http://www.epinions.com/content_28749676鈥?/a>|||Raw diets are very time consuming. I have looked into them myself, but I can't commit that amount of time.
And regarding dry food, if it is the "grocery" store type, ex: Purina, Pedigree, Alpo, Science Diet, etc. you are absolutely correct. You might as well feed them McDonald's everyday. However, if you go with the upper-end foods like Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Wellness, etc., then they are very good for them. These foods contain Human Grade ingredients, no filler, and are all natural. Check out the ingredients for yourself, I think you will be impressed.
Good Luck.|||I've never had a problem feeding raw. Only one of my dogs won't touch it, so I feed him table scraps, like they did in the days before vets and petfood became the norm
I just found out that raw foods are healthy for a cats diet. If so, can anybody tell me what kind of raw foods, I mean do I grab a piece of raw steak from the fridge and feed it to my cats? I don't really get it. I'm trying to be a better mommy for them. Thanks.|||Avoid packaged supermarket ground beef
Buy "free-range" meat and poultry from a trusted butcher
Add priobiotics (which help maintain intestinal health) to your raw food mix
Here's some links that I have found helpful
http://cats.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/raw鈥?/a>
http://cats.about.com/gfg/od/catfood/tp/鈥?/a>
http://cats.about.com/od/homepreparedfoo鈥?/a>
http://cats.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/raw鈥?/a>
and
http://cats.about.com/cs/catmanagement10鈥?/a>|||delicious|||you should probably buy a piece of steak from the grocery store then cut it up into little pieces an dgive it to him as a treat once in a while|||Don't do pork....she could get worms. I think chicken, turkey, and fish are good for cats as long as they're not cooked.|||Well you cant feed them raw steak,but fish are good 4 them|||ok maby dont knoe|||A diet of raw Organic chicken is the best food for a cat. It is expensive but it will prolong your cat's.
No red meat - beef, pork.|||CUT IT UP FIRST!!!! AND BEEF FISH IS WHAT THEY MEAN AND I ..I MEAN MY CAT LIKES BEEF IN THE RAW THE BEST...YUMMMM!!!!.....FOR THE CAT.... YEA|||Just say NO to raw foods. heard of salmonella? e.coli? cats get the same food born illnesses as we do. are you talking raw veggies? dont know how many a cat needs but cats are carnivors so id say not many....|||check with your vet if your unsure. I know my vet today told me I can't give my cat beef. Just Check :)|||u feed it like vegies|||There are places that sell raw food diets for pets on the internet. It is often called the BARF diet
Many of them use rabbit meat. Rabbit meat is an all white meat and is similar to chicken.High in protein and very low in fat. Rabbit meat is good for people too.
I raise rabbits and we sell our "culls" to a processor who makes and sells raw pet food.
The name of her business is- "Hare Today"
You can look it up on the net to get more info.|||My cat's favourite is raw mince. It is the easiest for them to eat. I try and leave it out of the fridge for about 15 minutes first so it is not so cold for her. There are pre-packet minces for cats but do not buy those are there is a link to cats eating those and kidney failure. It must be the preservatives they add to be able to keep the meat for that long. The easiest way to give your cat raw foods is to get a little extra when buying for your dinner. The mince I give my cat is the same as the one I will cook for me. I also give her chicken and fish sometimes but I usually cook it forr her first. She likes boiled chicken and grilled fish.|||Plain red meat from the store won't have all the nutrients and minerals the cat needs, because it's just muscle meat.
I give some raw to ours, but it's only 10% of their diet. There are raw meat sites online that have recipies for cats (don't use the dog recipies, dogs need more of certain vitamins and less of others).
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