Difference between raw and living diet

[eatofu]

what is the diff?

[spicyfull]

RAW Food IS ALIVE.......cooked food is dead. I can't break it down anymore.

[Raisingplenty]

Well, some people eat raw meat but that isn't living. Some people eat yogurt,kefir, and other live cultured foods(living) but others don't on the raw food diet.

[spicyfull]

Well, some people eat raw meat but that isn't living. Some people eat yogurt,kefir, and other live cultured foods(living) but others don't on the raw food diet.

I thought it was understood that WE do not eat or discuss flesh, raw or cooked. So naturally that does not enter My mind. I am talking about FRUIT, VEGETABLES, NUTS AND SEEDS.

Yogurt is dairy and comes from an animal. WE don't recommend dairy and most don't use it.

My intent is to help and answer your question. Now I'm confussed because those flesh and dairy eaters are not member of this Forum.

[Raisingplenty]

Sorry to offend! I was just answering the question broadly. I DON'T eat them.

[rawstrength]

I agree with raising plenty about the "unmentionables". Raw animal products (excluding honey) are not living.

A living diet refers to eating living plant. This can be really fresh produce just picked from your garden (or foraged). It also can be sprouts that are still fresh and alive. I eat raw vegan and try ot get as much living foods as possible in my diet, but I don't eat exclusively living foods, sometimes I have to rely on food shipped from far away.

[RawSweetie]

I asssumed the question was referring to the difference between , say, raw nuts and soaked and sprouted raw nuts....one is obviously raw, but not living...the other is both raw AND living....

but maybe that's not the question. :)

[rayofsunshine]

In a live food diet, some foods may not be considered raw, but have live cultures in them, such as miso or kombucha tea. I use live foods in my diet.

[Revvell]

There are raw and living foods.

Raw pertains to anything uncooked. Living (it's not something you'll make a whole "diet" of, in my opinion) contains food that's been cooked yet becomes "living" due to certain procedures as ROS has stated.

In miso, nama shoyu, etc., the food has been cooked yet, it's called living due to having been "cultured" which makes them living. They are an addition to the raw food program but are not a diet in and of themselves.

Revvell (http://LetsTalkRaw.com)

[sport]

I think that sprouts can be considered living.

[Revvell]

Methinks raw and living.


I think that sprouts can be considered living.

[eatofu]

I asssumed the question was referring to the difference between , say, raw nuts and soaked and sprouted raw nuts....one is obviously raw, but not living...the other is both raw AND living....

but maybe that's not the question. :)

yes u answered my question.

[eatofu]

so dried vegetables like seaweed are raw but not living?
whereas a spinach that has been kept cool in market is living?
or is it only living when u eat it within hours of harvesting it straight from the ground?

[glamazon]

Living and Raw foods both contain enzymes. In living foods, the enzyme
content is much higher. Raw, unsprouted nuts contain enzymes in a "dormant"
state. To activate the enzymes contained in almonds, for example, soak them
in water for 24 hours. Once the almonds begin to sprout, the enzymes become "active" and are then considered living.

Technically speaking, as soon as the item is no longer attached to the earth or it's host i.e. tree or bush---it is a dead food...it is FRESH food but it is NOT a live food.

[MrsJ]

Holy freaking out batman!

[EZ rider]

what is the diff?
I think the answer to that question can be found in the life cycle of the plant.
Sprouts are still growing when you chew them and swallow them. Wheatgass is also growing right up to the moment of consumption. I saw some butter lettuce at the store that was in a small growing package and had a root ball with it and it looked alive and growing to me. Some raw foods stop growing when they are harvested and then they start to wilt. Celery and carrots are examples of raw foods that stop growing when separated from the garden.
Fruits are a little different because after they are harvested they continue to ripen and complete their life cycle. Look at a ripening banana for an example of that alive life cycle.
I use and appreciate both raw and alive raw foods as part of my fresh raw food journey. I don't use altered raw foods, An example of an altered raw food is one that has had oxidation occur. I have come to appreciate the remarkable beauty of fresh, raw, whole, vegan foods to supply my body with what it needs for health, radiance, and joy.