Raw Food Diet

The Raw Food Diet has had a huge following in recent years. This diet focuses on the consumption of uncooked foods such as fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds, and is essentially a vegetarian diet.

The essential idea behind this detox regime is that cooking food destroys its nutritional value; thus no foods can be heated past 118 degrees. Furthermore the lack of enzymes in cooked food makes digestion more difficult, essentially zapping your energy. Raw foods are thought to be easily metabolized and are usually lower in calories; thus resulting in rapid weight loss and increased energy. Proponents of this diet further believe that it improves skin’s appearance, encourages better digestion, and reduces risk of heart disease.

Raw Food Diet Sample

Always consume products in the sequence that they have been listed and in their entirety before moving onto the next.

Breakfast

1. Carrot, celery, and cucumber juice — 8 oz. total, 1/3 each
2. Blended salad or tossed salad — 8 to 12 oz. total composed of 50% romaine lettuce, 1 medium tomato, 1/4 pepper, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 stalk celery
3. Melon or fruit (1-2 varieties) 8 to 12 oz.
4. 1 tbs. soaked raw mung beans plus 1 oz. raw sunflower seeds

Lunch

1. Carrot, celery, and cucumber juice — 8 oz. total, 1/3 each
2. Blended salad or tossed salad — 8 to 12 oz- (same ingredients as breakfast)
3. Fruit — 8 oz. (1 variety only) or corn-on-the-cob
4. 1 tbs. soaked raw mung beans plus raw corn-on-the-cob plus 1-2 bananas or 1/2 avocado

Dinner

1. Tomato, cucumber, and celery juice — 8 oz. total, 1/3 each
2. Tossed salad (tomato, romaine lettuce, celery, cucumber, and pepper) — 8 to 12 oz.. For dressing, you may add 1 tbs. cold-pressed flax seed oil and lemon juice.
3. 1 tbs. soaked raw mung beans plus 1 tsp. rice polishings plus 1-2 tsp. raw, soaked, hulled buckwheat.

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