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Why Raw Food Is Good Food
The structure of a food changes during the cooking process; with many foods this means the longer you cook them, the less nutritional value they offer. In some cases cooking food can actually create toxins that are detrimental to our health!
Adopting an entirely raw food diet might not be a realistic option for a lot of people, but even eating more raw foods and less cooked and processed foods benefits our digestive systems and overall health. Adopting a raw food diet has even been known to reverse the spread of cancer and development of other diseases, like diabetes. Plus - eating raw can actually be a lot of fun! It gets you more creative about what you eat, and you’ll feel better because you’re fuelling your body with quality sources of energy it can easily break down and absorb.
Tip: Instead of boiling veggies, lightly steam them in a small amount of water to retain the maximum nutritional value of the food.
It’s important to do your research before beginning a raw food diet to make sure you’re eating enough of the right kinds of foods so as to avoid vitamin deficiencies and the like. This raw food conversion chart will give you an idea of what raw foods work as replacements for others, but I recommend talking to a nutritional expert and thoroughly researching the topic before going entirely raw.
Tip: Improve the quality of your diet further by choosing organic foods where possible - they’re more nutritionally dense than their non-organic counterparts!
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Article by Sarah Illingworth. Who is Sarah? Find out here and meet the rest of the 24/7 Girl team too. And don’t forget to check out Sarah’s blog here!
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I try to do a detox every six months to a year. I feel better afterwards have more energy and I definitely believe having that little break from meat, not so good fats and sugar helps my body perform better. During a detox I eat a lot of veges raw and juice them too. Beetroot juice is a puckerer on it’s own but add a few dark berries and an apple and its like a wonder tonic. It’s so easy to over cook some veg so I reckon the steamer is a great idea. Posted by Bobannie "on" 10/07 "at"01:12 PM |
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