Guest guest Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 i was told that asparagus is only to be eaten cooked. Anyone ever hear of this? --- rawfood <truepatriot wrote: > rawfood , " Anne Kaspar " <bodybybliss wrote: > > > > Live food, live bodies > > > > By Molly Peppo > > > > [...] > > > Research by Russian scientist Dr. Israel Brekhman revealed the > power > > of live foods. When he gave whole, live food to animals, their > > endurance was two to three times greater than if he gave them the > > same caloric value of food after it had been cooked. Research shows > > that cooking food makes 50 percent of the protein unavailable, > > destroys 60 to 70 percent of the vitamins, up to 96 percent of the > > B12, and 100 percent of the phytonutrients, > > [...] > > Did he not know of lycopene? > It would be classified as a phytonutrient, I believe. > > > -Erin > www.zenpawn.com/vegblog > Shay Butter! ______________________________\ ____ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Answers Food & Drink Q & A. http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545367 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Asparagus is soooooooo delicious eaten raw! I do like it cooked, but once I tried it raw... BTW, does anyone know if it's true that carrots need to be peeled, no matter how they're going to be eaten? I heard or read this quite a few years ago. Thanks. Linda C. Shay Butter <sheabuddah wrote: i was told that asparagus is only to be eaten cooked. Anyone ever hear of this? Now you can have a huge leap forward in email: get the new Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Any vegetable can be eaten raw as long as you clean it....just wash it good. Carrots are fine with the peelings....they hold a lot of the vitamins and minerals in....Kelly Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Travel to find your fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Well, I eat it raw and I'm still alive! It tastes really good actually. Sharon rawfood , Shay Butter <sheabuddah wrote: > > i was told that asparagus is only to be eaten cooked. > Anyone ever hear of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I peel everything that isn't organic but carrots are easy to come by. I've never heard of that. I grew up on unpeeled carrots. Sharon rawfood , Linda C <linda1996c wrote: > > Asparagus is soooooooo delicious eaten raw! I do like it cooked, but once I tried it raw... > > BTW, does anyone know if it's true that carrots need to be peeled, no matter how they're going to be eaten? I heard or read this quite a few years ago. Thanks. > > Linda C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 thanks sharon! --- rawfood <energy_now wrote: > Well, I eat it raw and I'm still alive! It tastes really good > actually. > > Sharon > > rawfood , Shay Butter <sheabuddah wrote: > > > > i was told that asparagus is only to be eaten cooked. > > Anyone ever hear of this? > > Shay Butter! ______________________________\ ____ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Games. http://videogames./platform?platform=120121 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I don't know about that wiki says that, buckwheat greens, kidney beans (both raw and sprouted), rhubarb leaves and potatoes are all toxic when when raw. But are they wrong? Brightest Passions for your Day, RuneStar, who plays with fire Embrace the Mystical and Wait for Extraordinary Things to Happen. ktin677761 rawfood Sat, 17 Mar 2007 7:55 PM Re: [Raw Food] can asparagus be eaten raw. Any vegetable can be eaten raw as long as you clean it....just wash it good. Carrots are fine with the peelings....they hold a lot of the vitamins and minerals in....Kelly Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Travel to find your fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I had raw asparagus last night it was from our greenhouse and it was so much better than the stores. Theresa \o/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Hi. I don't know about the former three, but potatoes are ok to eat raw. I've eaten them raw many times, as has my mother. My husband eats them raw about 4 times weekly & has for 40 years. He really loves his potatoes! lol! Linda C. runestar wrote: I don't know about that wiki says that, buckwheat greens, kidney beans (both raw and sprouted), rhubarb leaves and potatoes are all toxic when when raw. But are they wrong? Brightest Passions for your Day, RuneStar, who plays with fire Embrace the Mystical and Wait for Extraordinary Things to Happen. ktin677761 rawfood Sat, 17 Mar 2007 7:55 PM Re: [Raw Food] can asparagus be eaten raw. Any vegetable can be eaten raw as long as you clean it....just wash it good. Carrots are fine with the peelings....they hold a lot of the vitamins and minerals in....Kelly Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Travel to find your fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hello, Rhubarb leaves are definitely toxic, but not the stalks (the stalk is what you eat when having yummy pie!). There is a compound in the leaves either related to, or is, cyanide (if I remember correctly). Makes me wonder because I always used to feed wild rhubarb to my horse as a kid...not in large quantities enough I guess to make him sick, thankfully! Again, the rhubarb stalk is fine. In regards to raw potatoes, they are very high in starch and very mucous forming, and hence acidic and not the best raw veggie to eat. Potatoes are one veggie that should be baked before eating - it makes it taste better plus the cooking breaks down the starch into sugar, which IS good for you. This doesn't happen in your body, you just get mucous build up from the starch...that's what the experts say anyway. Anyway, the wiki was more or less correct on those two points, so they could be on the other ones as well. Cheers, Joe rawfood , runestar wrote: > > I don't know about that wiki says that, buckwheat greens, kidney beans (both raw and sprouted), rhubarb leaves and potatoes are all toxic when when raw. But are they wrong? > Brightest Passions for your Day, > RuneStar, who plays with fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hi Sharon. Now that I've been told differently more than once, & especially after reading the post about an article or something saying raw potatoes are toxic (since this isn't true either), I'll start eating them unpeeled. I think what I read or heard years ago about the unpeeled carrots was the same thing as with the raw potatos ... carrot peel is toxic or something? Linda C. Sharon <energy_now wrote: I peel everything that isn't organic but carrots are easy to come by. I've never heard of that. I grew up on unpeeled carrots. Sharon rawfood , Linda C <linda1996c wrote: > > Asparagus is soooooooo delicious eaten raw! I do like it cooked, but once I tried it raw... > > BTW, does anyone know if it's true that carrots need to be peeled, no matter how they're going to be eaten? I heard or read this quite a few years ago. Thanks. > > Linda C. The best gets better. See why everyone is raving about the All-new Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Linda C wrote: >potatoes are ok to eat raw. I've eaten them raw many times, > as has my mother. My husband eats them raw about 4 times weekly > & has for 40 years. A number of raw foodists say that you can eat potatoes raw, but recommend grating them, then soaking them, and massaging them, to remove the starch. I have found that this works reasonably well, as I do not like the taste of plain raw potatoes, and the soaked/starch-removed potatoes are more palatable, but I still don't care for them-- could be a sensitivity, I suppose. Raw sweet potatoes, finely-grated, make a really nice addition to salads. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Linda C wrote: > what I read or heard years ago about the unpeeled carrots was the > same thing as with the raw potatos ... carrot peel is toxic or > something? You're buying ORGANIC carrots, yes? The " PEEL OR DIE DICTUM " refers to " supermarket " , i.e., non-organic, vegetables (you mentioned potatoes, as well). If you are buying ORGANIC, then you needn't peel, and the peel (as we were taught in the 60s) is good for you and contains most of the nutrients, or, at least, many nutrients, which you want to have. If you are buying ORGANIC, you can just wash like crazy, and then eat the whole vegetable. If you are buying non-organic (boo! hiss! oooh! what other things are you ingesting! Oh heavens!), you should peel/skin your produce before even considering it to be edible. THE UPSHOT: 1- peel non-organic vegetables. 2- consider considering organic vegetable skins edible after extensive cleaning (my attitude: what was the fertilizer? what was the pesticide? -- I know it was organic, but... what was it? I will wash it off!!!!!!) Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Thanks, Margaret. I've been wondering about eating yams raw. They are my new favourite food! My husband is the real white potato lover in my household. I might as well talk to the wall as to talk to him about food nutrition, but at least he's talking about wanting to get away from meat. Never thought I'd see the day that would happen. Linda C. Margaret Gamez <mgamez wrote: Linda C wrote: >potatoes are ok to eat raw. I've eaten them raw many times, > as has my mother. My husband eats them raw about 4 times weekly > & has for 40 years. A number of raw foodists say that you can eat potatoes raw, but recommend grating them, then soaking them, and massaging them, to remove the starch. I have found that this works reasonably well, as I do not like the taste of plain raw potatoes, and the soaked/starch-removed potatoes are more palatable, but I still don't care for them-- could be a sensitivity, I suppose. Raw sweet potatoes, finely-grated, make a really nice addition to salads. Margaret The best gets better. See why everyone is raving about the All-new Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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