What Is Raw Food Cooking?

Series Summary

Raw foodism is a trend that is sweeping the world. With global obesity figures skyrocketing, people are taking a closer look at the factors that are affecting their body mass index and asking the question, “why are we getting so fat?” While some would say that the answer is genetic predisposition, others are convinced that a large part of the answer comes in the foods that we put in our body. And increasingly, we seem to be choosing meals high in fat and sodium content, but devoid of any real nutrition.

Raw foods are foods that have not been cooked above 118° F. The basic idea behind raw foodism is that essential nutrients and enzymes get cooked out of our foods at higher temperatures, causing our bodies to work harder to digest. Raw food diets tend to be very nutritious; most of the items on the menu are stout, green, leafy vegetables, nuts, fruit and berries.

Are you convinced yet? Have you considered changing to a raw food diet? In this free healthy cooking video series, our host, Nili Nathan, will bring you to a raw vegan restaurant and show you some quick and easy raw recipes you can make on your own. Dishes include a red Thai curry, vegan spring rolls, and a chocolate fondue. Then Nili will take us to a raw food store and café to discuss some of the major health benefits of raw food products. Enjoy!

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Nili Nathan. I have a website called greathealinggetaways.com where I report on holistic health from around the world. You are watching my raw food episode. Part of my healthy cooking series for Expert Village and we are going to be visiting Rachel Carr, a raw food chef over in Los Angeles at a restaurant called Cru which means raw in French. Before we go over there, I want to talk to you a little bit about what raw food is. It is basically fruits, nuts, vegetables and seeds that are not cooked over a 118 degrees. The idea is that if you heat food over a 118 degrees you are killing the important vitamins, minerals, nutrients and the enzymes. So that is just the simple basic idea behind raw foods. If you want to learn more, there are two books that I could recommend to you. Annie and David Jug have written these wonderful books. Life Food Recipe Book and Living on Life Forest so check these out. Not only do they have wonderful delicious recipes on raw food, there is also some easy remedies for treating home illnesses that you could do right in your house. So these are two good books to get you started and next I am going to show you how simple it is to make a almond milk right in your own home."