Article: Ancient way of eating is made new again

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Ancient way of eating is made new again

A diet based on raw foods predates the discovery of fire, but thanks

to inventive foodies, it's now ranked as both sophisticated and

nutritious

 

By Maura Grunlund, Staten Island Advance

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

 

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- No, it doesn't just mean eating salads and

fruit; and it's far beyond a focus on sushi, raw clams and nuts.

 

We're talking about a diet based strictly on raw foods, but it's an

eating scheme that's far more creative than the average person realizes.

 

Thanks to clever restaurant chefs as well as vegetarians and vegans

with innovative ideas, there's a certain percentage of New Yorkers who

have switched to an eating plan that on the surface seems to be very

21st century.

 

The raw foods diet, however, is a sophisticated version of the way

humans ate millenia ago -- a pattern of eating that predates the

discovery of fire.

 

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