What are your best tips for getting on a raw food diet?

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1. Homesick ♫Top♫ ♪Contributor♪ says:

   March 6, 2010 at 4:52 pm

   Vitamix and food dehydrators will become your best friends. I recommend an Excalibur dehydrator.
2. G Money says:

   March 6, 2010 at 4:52 pm

   Do a little more research. What is convincing you of going raw? Are you concerned about cooking foods and nutrition? You may consider a vegetarian or vegan diet as a better alternative.

   I am currently a flexitarian, which means I occasionally eat meat. My family sometimes kills its own meat. I come from a long line of hunters and if meat is killed ethically and processed in a humane way I find meat ok to eat. However, my wife is a strict macrobiotic and I find that the most appropriate way to eat. You consume based upon what is in season and what your body needs specific times of the year and according to the climate you live in.

   I experimented with a raw diet a few years ago and I find it very limiting and generally the food does not satisfy my taste. But you should consider some books and possible some local restaurants that cater to a raw diet.
3. glorious says:

   March 6, 2010 at 4:52 pm

   In recent years, raw food diets have gotten a lot of attention, mostly because of their ability to shed pounds quickly. But people have also provided amazing testimonials about raw food’s ability to cure diabetes, asthma, skin diseases, migraines, and even cancer.

   Although eating only fruits, vegetables, and nuts may sound like a big drag, many “raw faddists” claim that once they’ve made the transition, they learn to prefer apples to oatmeal, or even broccoli soup to a hamburger. But it’s getting started that can be the hardest part.

   Mental preparation
   More than half the challenge for many people who decide to “go raw” is battling the emotional connection to food. “How will I live without ice cream? I’m never going to be able to go to the movies without eating popcorn! What about my mom’s banana bread with cream cheese?”

   These are real concerns, because when it comes to food, your mind will betray you long before your body will. Many raw faddists recommend making the decision to go 100% raw right from the start, because having only a little bit of cooked food will cause people to return to their old habits. Others decide to start gradually, removing meat the first week, dairy the next, then sugar. You may need to experiment, but do so with the understanding that experienced raw foodies really believe that you’ve got to buckle down and just go for it, 100%.
4. Nakayi says:

   March 6, 2010 at 4:52 pm

   well you should start with just eating lots of raw fruit and veggies that your use to.
   and then you can get use to eating uncooked foods
   like not even veggie burgers
   raw food eaters eat alot of dehydrated foods
   you can google up some recipes
   they even have raw hamburgers !
   [made out of raw ingredients of course]