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starry-eyed-doe
07-08-2005, 09:11 PM
i am curious. i feel dumb, and i know alcohol in excess isnt good for you but will the occasional glass of red wine hurt in a raw food diet? just curious...
Ginger
07-08-2005, 09:22 PM
Yes & no! LOL Alcohol is a poison & a drug. If you want a little sometimes I say go for it but try to at least get a good organic wine (it;s raw even!)
You may want to do a search by clicking on the banana button because there have been some good discussions on alcohol & raw! ;)
Punky
07-08-2005, 11:10 PM
I drink wine; it is RAW thank goodness....
:p
Organic is best if it is available near you.

Yes, check the archives for some good discussions from the past.
The negative for wine for me is I am sensitive to it affecting
my blood sugar which makes me very hungry, and can lead to
cheating on cooked food temptations :eek: :o
if i drink in moderation (1-2 glasses), this doesn:t effect me so much.
Also if you are pretty close to 100% raw for awhile the effects seem
a bit stronger, just so you know.
cheers!
starry-eyed-doe
07-10-2005, 09:05 PM
thank you rawveganmom and punky!
anthony11
07-13-2005, 07:20 PM
Organic is best if it is available near you.
... if you don't care about it often not being vegan.
Peter Parker
07-13-2005, 07:32 PM
... if you don't care about it often not being vegan.


wine isnt vegan?!
anthony11
07-13-2005, 08:22 PM
Depends on what 'vegan' means to you. Many wines are clarified with stuff made from fish bladders or eggs. I've read that the organic ones are actually *more* likely to use animal products for this than conventional varieties.
Punky
07-14-2005, 12:52 AM
... if you don't care about it often not being vegan.

Actually that doesn't bother me since I am not Vegan
:)
but it is a good point to bring up for those that do.
It has been discussed in a past wine thread (search thru the archives);
I believe someone may have suggested some good vegan ones
or where to research it....something along those lines.
VeganVixen
07-14-2005, 12:55 AM
Depends on what 'vegan' means to you. Many wines are clarified with stuff made from fish bladders or eggs. I've read that the organic ones are actually *more* likely to use animal products for this than conventional varieties.

thats NOT necassarily true ,there ARE organic ,veg wines ......my dad made homemade wines w/o animal products .....