Raw Joy: Introduce Raw, Live Foods to the Holiday Feast
By Tangela Yvette Adams
With the holidays just around the corner wouldn’t be great to start a new holiday tradtion by intoducing
raw food to the holiday table?
If you’re like most people during the holidays, the last thing you’re thinking of is raw food. What can you possibly make with a few vegetables to round out a holiday meal? Holiday dinner and raw food in the same sentence, is that even possible?
The real skinny is that raw food can be a glorious experience. An open mind and some snazzy seasonings can make this and every holiday dinner a feast to be remembered.
Let’s talk about what raw means, simply put, any food that has not been cooked beyond 117 Fahrenheit.
It is the dietary practice of eating only uncooked and unprocessed food. Vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds are some of the variety of raw items at your disposal.
These foods when eaten raw still contain oxygen,water, mineral and vitamin content. These are the key elements the body needs to regenerate. Essentially you are consuming the purest form of food. No fillers, no preservatives or artificial colors, just a huge dose of mother nature. You will find no Red dye #23 here.
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