Raw vs. Raw Vegan

[Pansy]

Hi,

I would like to understand why people say they eat raw vegan or eat raw.
What is the difference? I thought people that were raw vegan still ate some cooked foods (like grains and veggies,etc.).

Could someone please explain this to me?

Much Appreciated,

Pansy

[Revvell]

Some folk here do eat cooked foods ~ which only means they are not 100% raw. You are confusing your terms here.

Vegan means there are no animal products in their food program. Carol Alt claims to be 70% raw yet, she is not vegan as she eats meat (which includes fish) and dairy which she says is raw AND she eats cooked foods which is why she's not 100% raw.

If one wants to get totally technical, vegan means one eschews ALL animal products including leather, honey, etc. Most of us here don't do that. It's more about our eating than what we wear.

Raw is exactly what it is ~ uncooked.

Hoping this clears this up for you ~

Revvell

[swingbolder]

Technically I am not raw vegan bc I do eat honey, which comes from bees.

[fatdogs12]

A bee is an insect though not an animal. What if you eat insects, does that make you non-vegan? lol Just curious

[Revvell]

You eat bees? Yuck!!! phhhooootey!

Uh, far as I know bees are not vegetation either which of course, IF you eat bees *mumbles*, you would not be vegan.


Injoy ~

Revvell

[Pailani]

From what I've read, you have to be 75 percent raw to call yourself a raw foodist (but 100 percent vegan to call yourself a vegan ;) ) If Carol Alt was only 70 percent raw, she wouldn't be entitled to call herself a raw foodist and write a book about it. Her book says that the only cooked food she eats is popcorn when she goes to a hockey game, and she eats at Thanksgiving. That sounds like a lot more than 70 percent raw. She doesn't claim to be vegan (though she sounds like she's heading in that direction) but she does claim to be raw.

[Halo Aglow]

A bee is an insect though not an animal. What if you eat insects, does that make you non-vegan? lol Just curious

A bee IS an animal, isn't it? An insect is a type of animal.

[Glow]

she eats popcorn .

Aha!!

I am vindicated? yes?


:D

[Revvell]

People can CALL themselves anything they want. I once had a discussion with a young woman who called herself a vegetarian after just having eaten a fish.

In a recent interview, Carol says she eats 70% raw. As I say, one can call themselves whatever they wish ~ does not necessarily make them such. Also, one can write and have published anything they wish also. Just because it's written, doesn't make it accurate or true ~ as I think you may already know.

Besides, this thread is not about Carol Alt. It's about terminology. I brought Carol into it only as an example. As far as what she ~ or anyone else calls themselves, it's all debatable ~ and to me, action is more important than words ~ and the energy behind the action.

Injoy ~

Revvell



From what I've read, you have to be 75 percent raw to call yourself a raw foodist (but 100 percent vegan to call yourself a vegan ;) ) If Carol Alt was only 70 percent raw, she wouldn't be entitled to call herself a raw foodist and write a book about it. Her book says that the only cooked food she eats is popcorn when she goes to a hockey game, and she eats at Thanksgiving. That sounds like a lot more than 70 percent raw. She doesn't claim to be vegan (though she sounds like she's heading in that direction) but she does claim to be raw.