Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 & gt; & gt;<br> & gt; & gt;<br>1. Are tofu or tempeh considered raw? I don't know enough about their creation to know if heat is used in their formation.<br> & gt; & gt;<br> & gt; & gt;<br><br>Both tofu and tempeh are cooked, I used to make my own tofu back in the 70s. So is miso. All frozen vegeatbles are heated, but not frozen fruit. All canned fruits and vegetables are heated. All foods in vacuum-sealed glass containers, ones that are tightly screwed on and make a slight popping sound when opened, are cooked. <br><br>Some foods that are labeled raw have actually been heated. Honey can be heated up to 160 degrees and still be labeled raw. Raw cashews, and some other nuts, are always heated. Maple syrup is heated during the extraction process. Most, but not all, sauerkrauts in the health food store have been heated. Most supplements have been heated.<br><br>As for your question about marijuana, drugs are not considered part of a healthy diet. Neither are caffeine filled foods such as tea, coffee and chocolate. Neither is alcohol or cigarettes. If you have any more questions about specific foods being raw or not, feel free to ask them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 " ...drugs are not considered part of a healthy diet. Neither are caffeine filled foods such as tea, coffee and chocolate. Neither is alcohol or cigarettes. " <br><br> " Are not considered " is a pretty blanket statement. There is anecdotal evidence (which is what most raw fooders seem to go by anyway) that tea and wine have health benefits. Maybe you should say " I don't consider. " <br><br>thanks,<br>Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 & gt; & gt;There is anecdotal evidence that tea and wine have health benefits & lt; & lt;<br><br>So does asprin and a lot of other things. <br><br>genericviewer is right. I know of no one who would dispute what he said.<br><br>If you go all raw, there is no need for such things, not that there is anyway. Any short term pleasure you get from them will rob you of a continous superior long term pleasure that can be attained without them.<br><br>Rememeber, we are all were or are in transition, trying to do what is best for ourselves. It takes time, learning, trial and error. Just keep moving forward as best you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 Once you have eaten a large percentage of raw foods for a long enough time you will no longer need 'anecdotal evidence'. Instead, you will become many times more sensitive to how your body reacts to different foods. Foods that you use to eat regularly will then make you sick.<br><br>I use to eat lots of chocolate when i was younger and used to still sometimes have it after i started eating raw. Then i stopped eating it for many years. I decided to try eating some chocolate again to see how it would affect me. Within a lttle while after eating some baker's chocolate i got so sick that i was almost paralysed in bed and spent several hours vomiting, hyperventilating and being extremely weak. But a few hours later i was completly recovered because a raw diet will give you much greater powers of recuperation.<br><br>If you stop taking in marijuana or cigarettes or alcohol or cooked food for years and then try having some again you will probably make yourself sick. If you want some real 'anecdotal evidence', then read the reports of people who have been eating raw for years and find out how their bodies react to caffeine, drugs, alcohol etc.<br><br>Also, you will not need to take drugs or alcohol to have a good time because you will feel so much emotionally better when your body is less toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2001 Report Share Posted October 20, 2001 I'll second that. I'm even having some problems with meals from a gourmet raw food restaurant. I think too many fats combined in one meal are difficult to digest for anyone whether on a raw diet or not.<br><br>Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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