Dehydration.

[Anahata]

Are Dehydrated foods considerd raw??


Can someone explain the process? We are looking into buying a dehydrater and I want to know what are some pros to eating dehydrated foods over fresh.

[Cottonball McFluffy]

Depends on the temperature the foods were dehydrated in, but generally yes, they're considered raw if they were raw before the drying.

[January Noir]

Fresh is always better, however, dehydrating can help save money by allowing you to buy fresh in bulk; eating some now and drying some for future use. Dehydrating is good for making healthy snacks like chips and such.

[Revvell]

If there's a pro to eating dehydrated over fresh, I've no idea what it is. Fresh, raw, organic is ALWAYS best imo yet, as has been said, if you buy fresh and have excess, dehydrate for colder months when fresh isn't available.

Explain the process? Slice and stick in the "d".

[DopeRawAbundance]

I believe there are benefits to dehydrated foods over fresh. Not exclusively, of course, but get this. It sort of resonates with me as some macrobiotic, yin-yang, food texture/composition balance. I feel a different feeling when I eat dehydrated food. Sometimes, it can really hit the spot where otherwise I can't find satiation. I believe your body enjoys a nice, dense boost of nutrition here and there. And condensed, water-removed foods provide that.

I am now recalling, that Jeremy Saffron actually classifies dehydrated foods as a food group, part of a balanced diet. He considered them "grounding". I like it.

[Revvell]

That all sounds good yet, according to me, (and a few others), fruit "should" be re-hydrated before eating and, according to some, dehydrated food (fruit and veggies) isn't whole because whole food has water in it.

Dehydrated fruit and veggies suck the fluid out of our systems so they can naturally re-hydrate and, if one doesn't have enough fluid in their systems and eat a lot of hydrated foods, then they'll become dehydrated.

Well, it makes sense to me. :p

[Aleesha Sattva]

And remember not to dehydrate above 115 degrees. :)

Rev... I can't tolerate dehydrated foods. My body says a huge NO to them. I do try crackers occasionally but I can only have a few and even then my body complains. So I'm with ya on this.

[DopeRawAbundance]

That all sounds good yet, according to me, (and a few others), fruit "should" be re-hydrated before eating and, according to some, dehydrated food (fruit and veggies) isn't whole because whole food has water in it.

Dehydrated fruit and veggies suck the fluid out of our systems so they can naturally re-hydrate and, if one doesn't have enough fluid in their systems and eat a lot of hydrated foods, then they'll become dehydrated.

Well, it makes sense to me. :p

Well word, admittedly what I had in mind was something more like, sun-dried tomato sauces. You rehydrate the tomatoes, and blend them with other things that are wet - like fresh tomatoes - yet the outcome is still rather condensed and concentrated.

I do think dehydrated foods should mostly be paired with liquids. Cookies with nut milk, granola/cereal in nut milk, breads and crackers with fresh veggies and sauce... Some very lovely yummy profound deliciouscrumptiouscakes pairings.

[Revvell]

Well word, admittedly what I had in mind was something more like, sun-dried tomato sauces. You rehydrate the tomatoes, and blend them with other things that are wet - like fresh tomatoes - yet the outcome is still rather condensed and concentrated.

I do think dehydrated foods should mostly be paired with liquids. Cookies with nut milk, granola/cereal in nut milk, breads and crackers with fresh veggies and sauce... Some very lovely yummy profound deliciouscrumptiouscakes pairings.

Yuh, yuh! Works for me! I actually rarely dehydrate cookies any more. Often, they get eaten afore then. :)

[sport]

Dehydrated foods should be considered as transition foods as they are not optimal.
I do not dehydrate food any more and only use my dehydrator to dry seeds after I have soaked them but I could not have done without it in the beginning.
I agree that there were times when crackers helped to satiate me when nothing else would.
We are weaning ourselves off cooked food and this is one of the tools that help to get us there. I consider myself fully weaned.

[Shels]

Why worry, you're already ten times healthier than most. Generally if you dehydrate them under 112 degrees then they are still thought of as raw, but do whatever works for your body. There really is no raw police, contrary to how the internet may feel sometimes. ;)