| Raw foodism is a type of dieting that relies mainly on | | | | deep-frying, sautéing, and generally all types |
| uncooked and unprocessed ingredients, and mainly | | | | of food preparations are thrown out the window, |
| organic foods for sustenance. Raw foodies believe | | | | and foods that are high in fats, carbohydrates, and |
| that natural and uncooked meals are more beneficial | | | | other fat-forming components are pulled down from |
| to one's health and weight than highly processed | | | | the menu, one's chances of becoming healthier and |
| foods. | | | | keeping it that way improves. |
| True enough, many foods lose their nutritive value | | | | The meals for this diet, however, are not only limited |
| once subjected to heat and processing. Some | | | | to peeled carrots, washed celery stalks and blended |
| nutrients disintegrate at certain temperatures while | | | | fruits and vegetables. Plenty of recipes are available |
| some types of preparations such as charcoaling | | | | that can make this type of dieting sustainable. Some |
| prove to be dangerous to one's health. | | | | of these recipes are made from scratch while others |
| However, this system of dieting dramatically lessens | | | | are raw variations of treats we have come to love. |
| choices into a select few that can be prepared | | | | In fact, in raw food diet, there are chocolate cake |
| without heat. While meals may be cooked to up to | | | | recipes that do not require baking at all. One's |
| 25%, many of the meals must be eaten raw. This | | | | imagination is the limit. |
| diet is equated with raw vegetarianism whereby only | | | | Raw food diet primarily benefits those who need to |
| uncooked vegetables can be consumed. | | | | lose weight and to keep the weight from piling up. |
| The cause of disagreement here is that eating | | | | On top of this, it also presents many benefits that |
| unprocessed meals regularly leads to weight loss due | | | | are otherwise hard to acquire through regular, |
| to the absence of weight gain-encouraging | | | | standard diet. |
| preparations that our meals typically undergo. Since | | | | |