Raw, Baked Corn on the Cob?

[RawVegRon]

Does baked corn on the cob count as raw food? I'm in my third day now on this diet and I haven't found any recipes yet, so I'm just eating out of the produce department and off fruit and veggie stands. I've had some smoothies and salads, and lots of ripe bananas. But yesterday I found some good-looking corn. When I got it home I realized that I could not eat it raw! I'm not much of a cook. Perhaps the best way to cook it is to boil it, but I put it in the oven at 300 degrees for a short time, hoping not to kill too many enzymes. Now I'm eating it with no butter, salt or seasoning.

Am I doing good? Can I tell people I'm 100% raw now?

Ron

[juliebove]

How could a baked food possibly count as raw? And why couldn't you eat it raw? There is no reason not to. Raw corn is delicious. IMO, cooked corn is not.

[Dimond]

I'm just about to eat raw corn salad. Yum. You can eat it on it's own, with a dash of sea salt or in salad.

Corn Salad
Corn, cut off the cob
Onion, chopped
Garlic, chopped
Dash Sea Salt
Optional: Chopped Tomato
or
Corn, cut off the cob
Avocado, mashed
Garlic, chopped
Dash Salt
Mix together in bowl.

[RawVegRon]

Incredible! I have trouble eating the high-carbohydrate veggies raw, but I get so hungry on the low-carbohydrate veggies that I need to find a way to eat the high-carb veggies.

I'll try your recipe tomorrow. Thanks.

Ron

[RawVegRon]

I also have some nutritional yeast, and some Indian seasonings, and some salad dressing, etc. I guess I could try it. . . .

Thanks.

Ron

[Moretta]

I love raw corn and always have even before I went raw.

Its perfectly fine to eat it raw. Go for it you will like it especially if the corn is on the sweet side.

[TaupeRawMan]

I love raw corn right off the cob. I eat 6 - 8 ears at a sitting!

[Raw Joy]

Add in some celery, red and orange peppers and some cilantro. MMMM. It even tastes better the next day after the flavors have mingled.

[kaleidoscopeeyes]

Raw corn on the cob is AMAZING. Even better than the cooked junk!

[spicyfull]

Just try a bite right off the cob. Forget the Carbs.....They don't count.

[jacsam]

When I go out to pick corn in the garden, I'll eat a cob right there ...... delicious!!!

[rawnhealthy]

Add in some celery, red and orange peppers and some cilantro. MMMM. It even tastes better the next day after the flavors have mingled.

That's so funny! I just made this dish two days ago! And yes it was good.
I LOVE me some raw corn! I cut it off the cobb, add EVOO, salt, pepper and herbs de provence or rosemary and I'm in Heaven!:)

[rawstrength]

I'm not sure why this is in the over 50 section . . .
I'm only 18, yet I adore raw corn! It is a rare treat for me, as it can be hard to find organic, nonGMO corn, and I refuse to eat the conventional stuff.
But man-o-man, was the raw corn out of the organic garden at my college delicious!

[Raw Joy]

I'm not sure why this is in the over 50 section . . . I'm only 18, yet I adore raw corn! !

Us oldies are hiding things from you young whippersnappers. :D

[Revvell]

Us oldies are hiding things from you young whippersnappers. :D

Not doing a very good job of it, are we? ;)

[Eva]

LOL, I just look at the new posts on an average day. I hope ya'll don't mind when I post in the "over 50" group!!!

P.S. I didn't know corn could be eaten raw, either, until I went raw. I actually told a bunch of people about this, in excitement. Most were shocked. Some didn't believe me.

[RawVegRon]

I'm very flattered to have 18 y/o women reading my posts! I see nothing wrong with it! I'm not complaining!

Ron

[Dimond]

I didn't even pay attention to the "over 50" category, just saw raw corn. Oh well, I'm an honorary member now. :p

[Lady Green Jeans]

I adore raw corn but don't eat it really often. Will definately try the corn salad recipe, though. Favorite ways I eat it off the cob include mashing avocado all over it and eating or drizzling with flax oil and maybe spinkling a bit of nutrional yeast.

[jayn804]

A raw vegan chef gave me the most incredible recipe for corn on the cob. Here goes - strip the corn of the outside husks [I think that's what they're called] then sprinkle the corn with sea salt, then cut an avocado in half and rub avocado all over the corn (like you would butter), then season with whatever you want (italian, herb, whatever) then put on a plate and cover with a mesh screen or anything that lets the sunshine through and keeps the bugs off the food. Then sit outside in the sun for 2 to 3 hours, turning once. This is the juiciest most delicious corn I have ever eaten, especially if you get corn from a vegetable farm that was picked that day.

[anniez]

Ron, do you have Alissa's book? (In my opinion, ownership of the book ought to be a prerequisite for posting on the boards.)

Annie

[marshasims]

Does baked corn on the cob count as raw food? I'm in my third day now on this diet and I haven't found any recipes yet, so I'm just eating out of the produce department and off fruit and veggie stands. I've had some smoothies and salads, and lots of ripe bananas. But yesterday I found some good-looking corn. When I got it home I realized that I could not eat it raw! I'm not much of a cook. Perhaps the best way to cook it is to boil it, but I put it in the oven at 300 degrees for a short time, hoping not to kill too many enzymes. Now I'm eating it with no butter, salt or seasoning.

Am I doing good? Can I tell people I'm 100% raw now?

Ron
If you "cook" food past 116% it is not raw. Raw means it is not cooked, and the enzymes are intact.

Here's a recipe for corn off the cob:

Take a knife and slice the raw corn off the cob
Chop up a little piece of onion, or some scallions
Chop up about 1/4 clove of garlic
Add some chopped up tomato if you like
Add some chopped up celery if you like
Add a piece of red, orange, yellow or green red pepper chopped up
Season with parsley
Add some sea salt (preferably Celtic sea salt - the chunky one)
Season also with a little bit of low sodium soy sauce (not raw), or Braggs liquid aminos (from the health food store)
Put a little olive oil on it.

Try it. It's absolutely yummy!

And remember... if it's cooked, it's not raw!

Plus you can look at google images for "raw corn recipes" and you will fiind some there.

Good luck!

[kaybee]

annie--some people cant afford the book right now but still want to start into raw foods. this website is a great way for them to jump into raw anyway.

[RawVegRon]

Okay, if you can eat corn raw, what about sugar beets? Maybe diced beets and sliced onion, with...with...with...aaahh?

Anybody know a way to eat raw beets?

Ron

[Dimond]

Besides juice, you can use them in a simple salad with shredded carrots.

Or a more complicated one:
Veggie Bowl w/Sesame Seed Yogurt
Yogurt (4 cups):
1 cup un-hulled Sesame Seeds, grounded (optional soaked 10 hr)
1 Lemon, peeled
1 Tbs Agave or 2 dates
Pinch Salt
3 cups Water
Blend.
Veggies:
1 cup Beets, grated
1 cup Zucchini, grated
1 cup Carrots, grated
2 tbs Raisins, soaked 1 hr
1 Apple or pear, chopped
½ cup fresh or frozen Berries
In bowl, place ¼ cup of each veggie, ¼ of the apple or pear, mix in raisins & yogurt.

[Dimond]

another one:
Spaghetti:
Zucchini
Carrot
Beet
Sauce:
Tomato
Beet
Olive Oil
Green Olives

[RawVegRon]

WOW!!!


Ron

[anniez]

"some people cant afford the book right now but still want to start into raw foods. this website is a great way for them to jump into raw anyway"

Believe me when I tell you that I know this. My public library has an amazing selection of books on raw food and live food. With the exception of Alissa's book, every book on the subject that I own I purchased after I first got it from the library! The reason Alissa's book is an exception is that when I put it on hold I was number 16 on the queue. I figured if it was that popular it was something I wanted.

Annie

[kaybee]

hehehe

"I figured if it was that popular it was something I wanted."

guess thats one way to do things ;)

wish our library had stuff/would get stuff like raw foods books. i requested a book once on foraging that was in the next closest library, an hour away. it took three weeks...

[gingincal]

RawVegRon, a great way to have beets is to grate 2-3 medium beets and toss them with a raw vinaigrette dressing. I add some Dijon mustard to my dressing, but that's not raw. :o Grated Beet Salad is really delicious. Try it.