What a raw foodist eats

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

A raw food diet is a modern person's intake of food that is not heat-treated above 40 degrees. Raw food ideologists justify the adherence to this food system by the fact that ancient man ate raw food and did not drink mammalian milk. Therefore, it is natural for a person to eat raw food.

Types of raw food diet by composition

Depending on the composition, the following types of raw food diet are distinguished:

1. An omnivorous raw food diet. You can eat plant and animal food (meat, fish, non-fish seafood, eggs, milk). Some people remove milk from the diet. The products are used raw. Meat and fish are eaten raw and dried. Drying is an ancient culinary treatment of meat and fish. Drying occurs with an influx of fresh air and the presence of temperatures up to 40 degrees. After drying, they are better absorbed.
2. Vegetarian raw food diet. They eat only plant foods. Sometimes milk and products based on it are allowed.
3. Vegan raw food diet. Eat only raw plant foods.
4. Carnivorous raw food diet (raw food diet of the Paleolithic era). The bulk of the diet is raw animal products (raw fish, non-fish seafood, raw meat, wild poultry, animal fats). And, raw fruits and vegetables - in small quantities.

Raw food diets

There are the following types of raw food:

1. Mixed raw food diet. Eat several foods at once together and at the same time.
2. Monotrophic raw food diet. Eat several bananas at a time, or several apples.

The most popular raw food diet is the vegetarian raw food diet. A list of products is offered for this type.

Grocery list

For a raw food diet, the following foods are recommended:

1. Fruits and berries. They form the backbone of the raw vegetarian diet and make up 50% of the daily diet. They are a source of vitamins, minerals, sugars, fiber. These are: apricots, watermelon, avocado, pear, blueberry, melon, strawberry, kiwi, lime, raspberry, blueberry, persimmon, apples. The list goes on. Dried fruits are part of the raw food diet. Home dryers are used to obtain high-quality dried fruits.
2. Vegetables and greens. Make up 35% of the daily diet. They are a source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates. Dried and frozen greens do not lose their nutritional value. These are: eggplant, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, celery, Turkish delight salad, basil, cilantro, mint, asparagus, parsley, dill, spinach, ginger. The list goes on.
3. Nuts, cereals, legumes. Make up 15% of the daily diet. Walnuts should be carefully consumed by people with liver disease, obesity, diabetes, since walnuts contain 70% fat. You can eat 3-4 nuts per day. These are: peanuts, cashews, walnuts, pine nuts, pistachios, almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds. Cereals are a source of carbohydrates, vitamins, plant proteins, amino acids. Legumes are an energy capsule that contains protein that is as valuable as animal proteins. Legumes are a source of B vitamins and polyunsaturated fatty acids. These are: beans, lentils, germ of cereals (wheat, soybeans, buckwheat), chickpeas, mung beans.
4. Butter. It is recommended to use only first cold pressed oil that has not been heated above 40 degrees. These are: oil (olive, sunflower, corn, linseed, pumpkin, hemp, sesame, coconut), and you can also use avocado oil, chia oil.
5. Beverages. Raw water, juices that are drunk immediately after their preparation, herbal teas.

For those who like milk and sugar. Instead of milk from animals - coconut milk, almond milk. Natural honey, date syrups, Jerusalem artichoke - a substitute for beet sugar.

Raw food menu in spring, summer and winter

In the spring, it is very difficult for a raw foodist, as his supplies are running out. In the spring there is sauerkraut and apples, honey, pollen and vegetable oil - you can buy all this from a familiar private trader. Buy greens in the store or grow yourself. In summer - a large selection of fresh vegetables, fruits, berries. Dried fruits, nuts, sauerkraut are removed from the menu. They eat more greens, ripening vegetables, berries and fruits.

The winter raw food menu consists of fruits (apples are especially recommended), dried fruits (they are energetically very valuable), greens necessary for winter, and sprouted cereals. Daytime winter menu:

1. 1 breakfast. Chopped nuts with honey.
2. 2nd breakfast. Any fruit from the supermarket.
3. Dinner. Legumes are a source of protein and are better absorbed at lunchtime.
4. Dinner. Various fruits from the store.

Raw food and sports

Menu for gaining muscle mass:

1. 1 breakfast. Cereals, dried fruits, honey.
2. 2nd breakfast. Many different fruits.
3. Dinner. Salad plus nuts.
4. Dinner. Vegetables and lots of different greens.

After training, a smoothie is recommended for the raw foodist. For example, from bananas and mangoes (6 bananas plus 1 mango).

A raw food diet is not good for everyone. But, for those who do not have negative side effects, the result is remarkable. The skin is cleansed, flatulence disappears. The gastrointestinal tract works flawlessly. Immunity increases and a surge of energy is felt.