What is your opinion on raw veganism?

I'm no expert but there seem to be people who can make it work. It is, however, a very restrictive and specialist diet and it isn't necessarily any healthier than a normal vegan diet. Other animals live on raw food but humans have adapted quite a lot in the time we have been around so maybe its not so good for us. If you do undertake it, I would recommend you work with a medical professional and maybe get in contact with raw vegans online to see how they manage. Personally, I would not want to risk it and I couldn't sustain such a diet because I couldn't enjoy such a diet.
 
Do you think you can get all necessary nutrients on raw vegan diet?
Yes, I'm sure you can, but a raw vegan diet is not for me, I like my cooked meals too much. My wife is mostly a raw vegan and a few people we know are, mostly women actually. There doesn't seem to be any great health benefit but what raw vegans often report is increased energy levels, sometimes to a troublesome degree. One particular friend of ours just didn't know what to do with the extra energy she said she had. In the end she had to compromise by making only half her diet vegan as her sleeplessness and anxiety were going through the roof! 🤔
 
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Do you think you can get all necessary nutrients on raw vegan diet?
Yes you can. but I don't recommend a fully raw vegan diet.

Since the raw diet does not include beans the raw food diet is probably only 10 - 20% protein. The minimum amount of protein required is about 40 grams. So you have to eat 1600 calories. but if you want to get more protein - you have to eat much more calories.

The "famous" YouTube raw vegans who have discussed what they eat in a day usually eat 2500 or more calories. And these were all normal to small sized women. Normal sized men would have to eat even more. the famous raw vegans can eat so many calories cause all of them were athletes. Kristina, I think is a yoga teacher. Freelee was an aerobic instructor who rode her bike to and from work. Kate Flowers is a ballerina. Athletes who exercise a lot need to eat a lot of calories. Regular people with regular jobs tend to have to limit their calories.

Even if you can get in the exercise, I'm not that excited about raw vegan diets. It is true that some nutrients are destroyed with cooking. It is also true that some nutrients are made accessible to us with cooking.

Raw till 4 seems like a good combination. I also like the idea of having a big salad once a day.

Maybe the most important factor is the elimination of grains and beans. Personally, I would miss them too much. and I think there are more "pros" to keeping them in my diet than "cons".
 
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Yes, I'm sure you can, but a raw vegan diet is not for me, I like my cooked meals too much. My wife is mostly a raw vegan and a few people we know are, mostly women actually. There doesn't seem to be any great health benefit but what raw vegans often report is increased energy levels, sometimes to a troublesome degree. One particular friend of ours just didn't know what to do with the extra energy she said she had. In the end she had to compromise by making only half her diet vegan as her sleeplessness and anxiety were going through the roof! 🤔
Yikes, I have sleep issues as it is, so that's interesting to know.

I don't think I could go full raw vegan. I love my veggies and salads and other raw foods, but I enjoy cooked meals too much to give them up completely. I could easily do two meals a day raw if I really wanted to, and some days it does work out that way. But I don't think I could sustain it all the time.
 
Yikes, I have sleep issues as it is, so that's interesting to know.

I don't think I could go full raw vegan. I love my veggies and salads and other raw foods, but I enjoy cooked meals too much to give them up completely. I could easily do two meals a day raw if I really wanted to, and some days it does work out that way. But I don't think I could sustain it all the time.
No, you'll end up sleepless and hyperactive! Lol.
 
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Becoming Raw, written by vegan Registered Dietitians Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina, is a detailed and well-informed book on raw vegan diets: Becoming Raw: The Essential Guide to Raw Vegan Diets: Brenda Davis, Vesanto Melina, Rynn Berry: 9781570672385: Amazon.com: Books

Although I'm not a raw vegan, I've read this book completely. It deeply reports the advantages and the potential pitfalls of raw vegan diets, with citations of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies. It also provides practical meal plans. An enjoyable read.

The book doesn't completely discourage cooked foods. Instead, it wisely advises raw vegans to include certain cooked foods (especially lentils and beans) in their diets.
 
I've looked into raw veganism out of curiosity several years ago. I don't think it's my style of eating. The recipes all sound terribly complicated and seemed to be very time consuming to prepare.

It also seems to be a diet that can become very expensive very fast, depending on the country you're living in. It might be much more easier in countries were fresh produce is available year round and for little money.
 
Hi, I am new to veganism. I thought that raw veganism is bad and can be useless but now I see that I was wrong.
 
I think the beliefs motivating people to eat raw diets are antithetical to basic medical knowledge known for centuries.

I think it is an elitist diet, as to do it "right" requires access to a lot of expensive foods and equipment that most people do not have.

I think people can get better nutrition at much less the cost by eating a vegan diet of whole grains, legumes, seeds,nuts, vegetables and fruit.

I think many raw foodists cheat and they are tempted to cheat by nutritional deficiencies.

I think many raw foodists are motivated by their egos and psychological issues rather than health. A few years ago a psychologist coined a term for it. "Orthorexic". It is about using a diet to make yourself feel special, like a superman.
 
I think the beliefs motivating people to eat raw diets are antithetical to basic medical knowledge known for centuries.

I think it is an elitist diet, as to do it "right" requires access to a lot of expensive foods and equipment that most people do not have.

I think people can get better nutrition at much less the cost by eating a vegan diet of whole grains, legumes, seeds,nuts, vegetables and fruit.

I think many raw foodists cheat and they are tempted to cheat by nutritional deficiencies.

I think many raw foodists are motivated by their egos and psychological issues rather than health. A few years ago a psychologist coined a term for it. "Orthorexic". It is about using a diet to make yourself feel special, like a superman.
A raw Vegan diet is certainly not for everyone. However, I do disagree with much of what you stated. What you said about ego and feeling like a superman is particularly strange and Very judgemental. These kind of things sound more like the kind of things that people who are against any kind of Veganism say. A friend of mine is over 65 has been a raw Vegan for many years now and doesn’t cheat is in excellent health and is not “rich”. Being a raw Vegan is a choice and if it works for some people why would you condemn it? Your post just sounded Very harsh to me...
 
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