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Login Here Signup Here Signup using FacebookHow do you all determine if foods are really raw? It seems like there’s so much to look out for and I’m trying to incorporate more truly raw foods into my diet. For example, I found out about “raw” cashews and oats and got frustrated.
What about other foods I buy at my co-op? Flax seeds, dates, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc.
What is okay to buy that should always be raw and what should I be careful with?
Any help would be appreciated.
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As far as making sure something is raw, if I have a question about it, specifically nuts, seeds, grains, etc., I buy a very small amount and try and sprout it. If it sprouts, it’s raw. If it doesn’t, at least I didn’t buy a whole bunch and waste my money. I buy so little that I can either just throw it away or find someone to give it to.
You cannot always determine if something is raw if it is nuts because some nuts takes weeks to sprout and usually by that time the nut is rancid for example macadamian nuts.
The foods to stick to if you are trying to be truly raw are fruits and vegetables. Things that are dehydrated are usually dehydrated at a higher temperature than what a raw foodist would consider acceptable. Nut are usually heated to get the meat out or just to pasteurize it. Things that are bottled or package are heated or processed in some way or form unless it is salad in a bag or something of that sort.
Research this site, which has a cumbersome amount of information about raw food that isn’t raw, and research the food in question. Also if you know you cannot go to a tree, plant, etc and pick the item in question and it looks the same way you bought it in the store then question it. You cannot find packaged oats in the field.