Nutrition

Raw Food Combinations

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by Foras Aje

From improved sleep, to anti-aging benefits, to improved health and vitality raw, vegan eating methods are becoming more and more popular and in demand and with good reason.

Perhaps nothing comes closer to the most natural way for us to eat a a raw, vegan diet. Perhaps this is because the items consumed (mostly fruits and veggies) are our most naturally biologically conducive meals.

To implement the use of raw, vegan eating methods, you should know the categories of raw foods, some basic guidelines for using raw, vegan eating methods and tips to succeed at this exceptionally healthy lifestyle.

That said, here is a list of the common categories of raw foods:

Fruits:

• Sweet Fruits: Tropical Fruits, Dates, Persimmons, Sweet Grapes
• Acid Fruits: Lemons, Citrus, Tomatoes.
• Sub-Acid Fruits: Apples, Pears, Tart Grapes
• Melons
• Fatty Fruits: Avocados, Durian

Vegetables: (aka List of Raw, Low Carbohydrate foods)

• Lettuce and Celery
• Non-Starchy Greens: Spinach, Cabbage,
• Fruit Vegetables: Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Bell Peppers
• Root Vegetables: Carrots, Celeriac

Nuts and Seeds

To avoid fermentation in the intestines, indigestion, water retention and toxicity, apply the following simple techniques in eating for health

1. Eat sweet fruits with other varieties of sweet fruits only.
2. Eat acid fruits alone or with lettuce and celery. In small quantities they may combine with Avocados or Nuts and Non-Starchy vegetables.
3. Avocados ad Olives are best eaten with non-starchy vegetables. I believe mashed, avocado scombine great with boiled potatoes.
4. Melons, as a rule eat alone or leave alone.
5. Never eat until you’re hungry
6. Do not drink liquids of any kind with your meals. It only dilutes the digestive juices in your stomach leading to indigestion and constipation.
7. As a rule of thumb, don’t drink anything but water an hour or 2 prior to and/or after eating your meals.

Suffice it to say, eating raw is perhaps one of the most underrated or otherwise unrecognized methods of eating, but it is gaining in popularity for good reason, you just cannot beat the health benefits.

About the Author:

Foras Aje is an independent researcher and co-founder of BodyHealthSoul LLC. Stop by His Healthy Solutions for Weight Loss Blog today for more information on raw food done easy.

Sheryl’s comment:

I believe that a raw, vegan diet is the most natural, healthful way for humans to eat and I personally eat vegetarian and approximately 50% raw. My version of raw is to avoid anything that has seen the inside of an oven or microwave. It is fairly simple. I want items such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and salads in their natural forms. I will gorge on sushi and I throw raw, organic, cage free eggs in my smoothies.

I personally don’t buy into the combination theories. I doubt our prehistoric ancestors (or our primate cousins) were pairing their foods. I am not saying that the whole idea has no merit, just that I have yet to be convinced.

Instead I try to pay attention to what my body tells me and if I feel like crap after eating something (gluten or dairy for example), then I lay off it. It all goes back to trusting your instincts. I feel and look my best when I eat a gigantic salad every day and as much fruit as I can so that is the direction I try to take myself.

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