Comments on: Raw Vegan Food http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lane http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 Lane Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:04:14 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2250 Hi Sparrow, Since we're not "raw" vegans, we haven't spent much time researching the topic... however here are a few links that appear to be more moderate. The first, <a href="http://www.living-foods.com/faq.html" rel="nofollow">Living and Raw Foods</a> provided us with this definition: "What is a Living Foodist or Raw Foodist? A person who eats 75% or more living/raw food.. The more, the better. Optimally one should eat 100% raw and living foods if it feels right for them." <a href="http://www.vegansociety.com/food/raw_food.php" rel="nofollow">Vegan Society</a> <a href="http://rawveg.info/" rel="nofollow">Raw Veg Info</a>. As for how the food is measured... I'm not sure how the 75% is quantified by most people, but when I looked around last time, it was percentage of calories. Hi Sparrow,
Since we’re not “raw” vegans, we haven’t spent much time researching the topic… however here are a few links that appear to be more moderate.

The first, Living and Raw Foods provided us with this definition:
“What is a Living Foodist or Raw Foodist?
A person who eats 75% or more living/raw food.. The more, the better. Optimally one should eat 100% raw and living foods if it feels right for them.”
Vegan Society
Raw Veg Info.

As for how the food is measured… I’m not sure how the 75% is quantified by most people, but when I looked around last time, it was percentage of calories.

]]> By: Sparrow http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2244 Sparrow Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:13:38 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2244 "it appears that many raw vegans shoot for 75% raw" Do you have any names or URLs to pass along? All I've seen is the "cooked food is poison" stuff and would love to read some articles and/or essays from a more moderate viewpoint. When they aim for 75% raw, is that 75% by food weight or by calories or by some other measure? Thanks! “it appears that many raw vegans shoot for 75% raw”

Do you have any names or URLs to pass along? All I’ve seen is the “cooked food is poison” stuff and would love to read some articles and/or essays from a more moderate viewpoint.

When they aim for 75% raw, is that 75% by food weight or by calories or by some other measure? Thanks!

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 Lane Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:28:12 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2236 Hi Sparrow, I'm not really sure what the proximity to Mexico has to do with the price of produce. The farmers at our farmers market are all based locally in California. But I do agree with you that we have it better than most of the rest of the country. (Spoiled, I know!) Hi Sparrow,
I’m not really sure what the proximity to Mexico has to do with the price of produce. The farmers at our farmers market are all based locally in California. But I do agree with you that we have it better than most of the rest of the country. (Spoiled, I know!)

]]> By: Sparrow http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2222 Sparrow Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:26:16 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2222 Southern California farmer's markets are unlike most farmer's markets in the rest of the country because of the proximity to Mexico. It tends to be more of a peso-to-dollar thing than a close-to-many-farms thing. It could be worse: I could live in rural Alaska. Southern California farmer’s markets are unlike most farmer’s markets in the rest of the country because of the proximity to Mexico. It tends to be more of a peso-to-dollar thing than a close-to-many-farms thing.

It could be worse: I could live in rural Alaska.

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2218 Lane Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:56:33 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2218 Hi Sparrow, I guess, being that we're so close to many farms keeps our prices more modest. Although when the supermarket has things on sale, they are usually significantly less expensive than Sorry that your farmers market bites, but I have read that frozen produce is very good nutritionally. So if you don't mind the non-local thing... Hi Sparrow,
I guess, being that we’re so close to many farms keeps our prices more modest. Although when the supermarket has things on sale, they are usually significantly less expensive than
Sorry that your farmers market bites, but I have read that frozen produce is very good nutritionally. So if you don’t mind the non-local thing…

]]> By: Sparrow http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Sparrow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:36:29 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2210 Lucky you; it's the opposite here. I just spent $15 for vegetables I could have gotten for half that at the grocery store. But at least these were local vegetables and freshly picked today. Still, that was a real luxury and I probably won't be going back to the farmer's market again this year. I was spoiled by the farmer's market where I grew up. The one out here bites. Lucky you; it’s the opposite here. I just spent $15 for vegetables I could have gotten for half that at the grocery store. But at least these were local vegetables and freshly picked today. Still, that was a real luxury and I probably won’t be going back to the farmer’s market again this year.

I was spoiled by the farmer’s market where I grew up. The one out here bites.

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2200 Lane Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:28:24 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2200 Hi Elaine, Thanks for the suggestions. Agreed... There are few raw recipes taht aren't vegan (steak tartare and sashimi come to mind). We always eat a large green salad with dinner at home and often when we eat out. But the main components of our meals are usually cooked... grains, beans, steamed veggies... As for variety, Jane has remarked that she cannot keep up with the recipes she's finding, either in all the new cookbooks that we come across and the recipes she finds on the internet. Hi Sparrow, That's part of why we love our farmers market. We find some things are much less expensive (not all though, you have to know your prices). For example, the head of red cabbage cost us $1. It runs around $0.79/pound in the grocery store and it was over 4 pounds! Hi Elaine,
Thanks for the suggestions.
Agreed… There are few raw recipes taht aren’t vegan (steak tartare and sashimi come to mind). We always eat a large green salad with dinner at home and often when we eat out. But the main components of our meals are usually cooked… grains, beans, steamed veggies…
As for variety, Jane has remarked that she cannot keep up with the recipes she’s finding, either in all the new cookbooks that we come across and the recipes she finds on the internet.

Hi Sparrow,
That’s part of why we love our farmers market. We find some things are much less expensive (not all though, you have to know your prices). For example, the head of red cabbage cost us $1. It runs around $0.79/pound in the grocery store and it was over 4 pounds!

]]> By: Sparrow http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 Sparrow Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:57:27 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2195 I only wish it were as cheap as it is easy to increase the amount of raw food in one's diet! I'm getting a lot more raw food right now because I have a little extra money for a while but when that runs out it's back to food-as-usual which is heavy on the cooked beans and grains (because they're cheap) and most fruits and veggies from the freezer section (the best compromise between cost and health) with a little bit from fresh, depending on what's been put on sale. Last week I got three entire cantaloupes for $1. That was amazing! I wish there were always sales that great. I only wish it were as cheap as it is easy to increase the amount of raw food in one’s diet! I’m getting a lot more raw food right now because I have a little extra money for a while but when that runs out it’s back to food-as-usual which is heavy on the cooked beans and grains (because they’re cheap) and most fruits and veggies from the freezer section (the best compromise between cost and health) with a little bit from fresh, depending on what’s been put on sale.

Last week I got three entire cantaloupes for $1. That was amazing! I wish there were always sales that great.

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2194 Elaine Vigneault Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:12:27 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2194 I'm intrigued by the raw lifestyle. I think it's a very healthy way to go and I aim to eat something raw everyday. I don't always succeed, but I try :) One of the cool things about raw recipes is that they're virtually always vegan and they're also something new and different. I get tired of the same, old thing over and over. So getting creative with nutrient-dense, raw foods is fun. The easiest way to add raw foods to your diet is simply to have a veggie salad at every dinner. Another easy way is to include fresh fruit smoothies to your diet. I’m intrigued by the raw lifestyle. I think it’s a very healthy way to go and I aim to eat something raw everyday. I don’t always succeed, but I try :)

One of the cool things about raw recipes is that they’re virtually always vegan and they’re also something new and different. I get tired of the same, old thing over and over. So getting creative with nutrient-dense, raw foods is fun.

The easiest way to add raw foods to your diet is simply to have a veggie salad at every dinner. Another easy way is to include fresh fruit smoothies to your diet.

]]> By: Sparrow http://veganbits.com/raw-vegan-food/comment-page-1/#comment-2191 Sparrow Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:39:08 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=382#comment-2191 You should totally listen to Jane. She treats you so well; never take that for granted! Yeah, pretty much anything canned is cooked because that's part of the canning process. The farmer's market doesn't open until 4:30 p.m. so I haven't been over there yet. I'm pretty stoked to go since it will be the first day since the market opened that I actually have some money to go over there and buy anything. (Financial aid check just came in. It's been a very dry year living just on disability checks without that extra money. I'm so glad to be back in school again!) You should totally listen to Jane. She treats you so well; never take that for granted!

Yeah, pretty much anything canned is cooked because that’s part of the canning process.

The farmer’s market doesn’t open until 4:30 p.m. so I haven’t been over there yet. I’m pretty stoked to go since it will be the first day since the market opened that I actually have some money to go over there and buy anything. (Financial aid check just came in. It’s been a very dry year living just on disability checks without that extra money. I’m so glad to be back in school again!)

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