List of Foods to Eat on a Raw Food Diet
Foods to keep out of your raw vegan pantry
Roasted nuts and seeds
Not all nuts and seeds are great for your health. You'll find heaps of roasted nuts and seeds on sale, which are not only heated (this damages their nutritional value), but they're also usually loaded with sodium – not so great for your heart.
You should consider soaking any raw nuts and seeds you want to use because they contain phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors. These can 'bind minerals to the body and prevent their absorption'.
To soak, and allow all those wonderful nutrients to be absorbed by the body super easily, simply fully cover your nuts or seeds in water overnight, or 24 hours preferably. Then, bake on a very low heat (no more than 115F) or use a dehydrator to dry them. Et voila! Never heard of dehydrators? Check out my guide to raw vegan kitchen equipment essentials. And get ready to love your dehydrator more than all of your family and friends combined.
Dried fruit with sulfur or sugar
As I've already mentioned, just make sure that your dried fruit is sulfur-free, with no sugar added. Some dried fruit contains sulfur dioxide, which can also be used as a disinfectant, so it's pretty obvious why it should be avoided… at all costs. And, to be honest, I bet you've never eaten a handful of sulfur-free apricots and thought, 'Do you know what… these could really do with a touch of that gas that can be used as a bleaching agent'. Yummy.
And it's not just sulfur you need to be on the lookout for. Dried fruit can also be found with heaps of refined sugar added. Why they feel the need to add sugar to nature's candy is beyond me, but, if you want to feel super energetic after your dried fruit snacks and not like you need a lie down after the inevitable sugar crash, just avoid the added sugar kind.
Nut butters made with roasted nuts or additives
It's also worth checking that your nut butters aren't made with roasted or added-sodium nuts. One way to ensure this is, of course, to make your own. This is the time for your Vitamix – God of blenders and grinder of nuts – to shine. Sounds like a character on Game Of Thrones…
Alternatively, make sure the jar specifies raw in its description, like this Artisana Organics Raw Almond Butter which also contains no additives - just almond nutty goodness.
Think all nut butters are the same? Chances are your store-bought jar has extra ingredients, including preservatives and additives, to make it last longer. They do not deserve a spot in your pantry.
Artificial sugar
Luckily, we're starting to wake up to the of dangers of artificial sugar. From saccharin and aspartame to sucralose and acesulfame, you have to wonder how these chemicals were ever approved by the FDA to be put into food we eat several times a day.
All should be avoided, but pay particular attention to aspartame and sucralose. Linked to a whole list of devastating conditions from brain tumors to Parkinson's, aspartame can be found in diet sodas, sugar substitutes, yogurt and even bread.
Similarly, sucralose, often marketed under the name Splenda, is a known carcinogen. So how does it still make its way into our food, I hear you cry. Ask The FDA.
Luckily, with a raw vegan lifestyle, it's super easy to avoid these, but just be wary that diet drinks should 100% be avoided. These dangerous sweeteners could also sneak their way into seemingly raw vegan energy bars, so just double check ingredients lists before purchasing. If it ain't sweetened with fruit, we ain't interested!
Check! The complete raw vegan food list: everything you'll need to snack savvy, cook creatively and feel fabulous, in one handy list… with a reminder of the naughties that don't deserve a spot in your fancy pantry.
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It's perfect for keeping your pantry stocked up with the good stuff, so you've always got what you need on hand to live your best raw vegan life… and for keeping tabs on your medjool dates.
And when your other half is looking much more energetic than usual, it'll be pretty obvious who's nicked them. I recommend a good quality padlock for all of your keeping-your-fave-raw-vegan-treats-safe needs.
Happy raw vegan-ing everyone!
List of Foods to Eat on a Raw Food Diet
Source: https://www.berryabundantlife.com/complete-raw-vegan-food-list/
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