Raw Vegan Foods

Raw diets are becoming more and more popular all the time. Many people find that the raw food simply appeals to them more than other food options, and then there are those that are turning to the raw lifestyle to remove the toxins from their body that have built up from years of eating processed and chemical laden foods.

If you are like most people you may have decided that you want to consume only raw vegan foods, but a lot of times people don’t really know what that actually means, and the term “raw food” has come to mean a lot of things.

Raw vegan foods are those foods that are unprocessed, that come from plants and that have not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit. The reason that the foods are not heated above that temperature is that supporters of a vegan diet believe that much of the nutritional value is lost when the foods are cooked. Your typical raw vegan foods will include but are not limited to fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, seaweeds, algaes and sprouted grains.

Within veganism there are those who are even more selective about their raw food diet. There are those that consider themselves fruitarians and they only eat fruit and may incorporate some nuts. Additionally there are sproutarians, which is a term that refers to people who opt for a diet that is mostly or exclusively sprouted seeds and/or beans. Also, there is a group known as juicearians and these are vegans who choose to turn their raw foods into juice.

Beegans are yet another group that will also include bee by-products in their diets. These additional food items might include raw honey, bee pollen and royal jelly.

Those who embrace a diet consisting mostly of uncooked vegan foods do not have to adhere to one or all of these subgroups, in fact most people consume a variety of raw fruits, vegetables, sprouts, and legumes as well as the juices that come from them.

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