Article: Raw food diet: half-baked idea for kids?

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Raw food diet: half-baked idea for kids?

 

Columbia News Service

Mar. 19, 2006 06:15 PM

 

NEW YORK -- At mealtime, the Talifero family's kitchen is abuzz with

the sounds of the blender, juicer and nut grinder, but there's no whir

of a microwave or heat from a stove.

 

Raven, 11, and Jome, 8, may be lunching on spaghetti made of spirals of

raw cut zucchini with a sauce of avocado, sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil

and salt. Shale, 5, has simpler tastes, preferring plain fruit or whole

avocado. Adagio, at 21 months, is fed primarily breast milk, nut milks

and mashed fruits and vegetables. But while their home is filled with a

brightly colored raw bounty, including desserts made of crushed nuts,

blended fruits and raw honey, there is no cooked food to be found.

 

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