Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Firstly, hi to everyone in the group I have found it interesting to read thus far! I have been mostly raw for a bit of time now (and things are going awesome, feel better than I can remember). But lately I am getting cooked tomato cravings. This isn't a huge deal to me, but I am interested in why these cravings are happening. I have heard some nutrients are concentrated in the heating of tomatoes, lycopene, I think is the big one. Maybe it is just the higher sugar content of the cooked tomato that is drawing me to it. I " beat " sugar long before I went raw and this does not feel the same at all though. The first time I got a craving I just went out and bought a bunch of fresh tomatoes and ate them till they didn't taste good. My cravings did not go away, I ate a can of whole tomatoes that had been sitting around, this still didn't sate me and I had a can of tomato paste and I felt good, but now 2 days later I want even more cooked tomatoes! Basically I am wondering if anyone had any ideas of why this is happening. What could this be a sign of? Right now I plan on eating the cooked tomato when I want it and giving it a week to go away and then re-evaluate, but I am conflicted... I have been eating healthy long enough to trust my instincts around food, and have never had anything like this happen before. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 I don't know what it was, but I went through the same experience with the tomatoes when transiting the cooked foods diet over to raw. Now I don't have it any more. Jesse - " Jonah Sprout " <foodeater <rawfood > Saturday, May 22, 2004 8:42 PM [Raw Food] cooked tomatoes > Firstly, hi to everyone in the group I have found it interesting to read > thus far! snip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Tomatoes are high in Lectins, cooking helps destroy lectins. -Angel http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html Firstly, hi to everyone in the group I have found it interesting to read thus far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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