raw food hot????

[Mirela]

hello , i just have a question if there is any possiblity of having raw food heated, or prepered warm??? and if there is , how should i make it???

[fuzzywater]

Yup! The most common ways to heat things, depending on what they are, are in the dehydrator, whirling in a blender, putting into a warmed serving vessel, or briefly - and carefully! - heating to finger-warm on the stovetop. Like I said, it depends on what you're making... if I want warmed taco meat, I put it in the dehydrator... but if I want warm chocolate brazil nut milk, I whirl it in my blender until slightly warm and pour it into a mug that I warmed up with hot water.

Hope this helps!

[Mirela]

i understand, but will this heated food still have all the vitamins and nutrients??

[fuzzywater]

My understanding is that as long as you keep the temp under 118 or so (varies depending on who you ask), the enzymes and vitamins/minerals remain intact. So keep your dehydrator under 115, only whirl in the blender briefly, etc. Should be just fine.

[Veganforlife]

Fuzzywater - that's correct. Any temps above 118 F will cook foods. Although there is talk that some folks initially set their dehydrators at a higher temp for a couple hours, then lower for the remainder of the time. I keep mine at about 105 F.