Vegans: Have any of you contemplated taking a further step ;)?

Question

... and going raw?

I still eat cooked food, probably 50% cooked and 50% raw. I may make the switch to 95% raw or so in the future and see how I feel. :)

Answer 1

Only when I turn like 60

Answer 2

Nope. To be honest, I have yet to find a really convincing reason to go raw. The information I've found on it is vague, fairly uninformative, and leads me to believe that raw veganism is just another trend diet. I guess it just seem rather... pointless. My main concern is animal rights, and going raw when I'm already a vegan wouldn't do anything for animals, unless I'm missing something.

Answer 3

Yes, several times. The picture on raw though is difficult. There is both pro and anti evidence for going raw in the science and nutrition literature. There is also considerable debate as to whether humans have evolved/adapted biologically to eat certain amounts of cooked food, and if this presents health benefits.

Personally if it works for you, go for it. I've found so far that a mixture of raw and cooked works best for me. However, I'm definitely open to hearing about other people's experiences with it, and for science to investigate raw diets a lot more to get better conclusions.

Answer 4

Yes, I've thought about it quite a lot but there are a few things I'm concerned about:

-I am slim, and (not sure if this is true), but it can be very hard to maintain your weight on a mainly raw diet.

-It seems like a lot of figuring out to sprout these for so long then soak these for this long.  Seems a little confusing.

-I'm concerned about the expense.  It would seem to be a very expensive diet, but I'm just guessing, not completely sure.

I have been interested in classes.  Maybe find someone who could be a mentor and show me what to eat and how to uncook, as they say.

Answer 5

I think it would be really good for my body and mind, I have books on it. But it seems difficult. i am vegan, and I live with a meat eater. so going raw maybe hard. I am trying to eat moe raw, but its honestly hard.

Funny, - I bet meat eaters make the same comments about being a vegan. and i love being a vegan!

Answer 6

I could never go raw!!!

I love to cook too much!!!