Raw Vegan

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Justmekee
Justmekee Posts: 5 Member
edited December 2016 in Food and Nutrition
My desire is too transition into becoming a Raw Vegan. Are there any who are using this app? If so any tips on how you are calculating your calories? Please help!

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  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    cityruss wrote: »
    Don't pick the cooked database entries.

    Weigh all food raw as well.
  • LilacLion
    LilacLion Posts: 579 Member
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    I eat mostly raw. It's not a rule with me, just a preference. Play around with the diary and food search app. if you type in Raw before your food and it should come up and then you can adjust # of servings and measurements in the drop down menus until you get to the amount you ate.

    Feel free to take a look at my food diary if it helps. Welcome to MFP! Add me as a Friend if you like.
  • Justmekee
    Justmekee Posts: 5 Member
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    I have some organic frozen fruit for smoothies... are those ok?
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    Justmekee wrote: »
    I have some organic frozen fruit for smoothies... are those ok?

    Why do you think they might not be okay?
  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
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    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Justmekee wrote: »
    I have some organic frozen fruit for smoothies... are those ok?

    Why do you think they might not be okay?

    Pasteurization probably. Which is why the raw vegan diet is flawed. Nothing wrong with eating more raw foods but cooked, pasteurized foods can still be nutrient dense.



  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Justmekee wrote: »
    I have some organic frozen fruit for smoothies... are those ok?

    Why do you think they might not be okay?

    Pasteurization probably. Which is why the raw vegan diet is flawed. Nothing wrong with eating more raw foods but cooked, pasteurized foods can still be nutrient dense.



    Frozen fruit isn't pasteurized, is it?
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
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    janejellyroll wrote: »
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Justmekee wrote: »
    I have some organic frozen fruit for smoothies... are those ok?

    Why do you think they might not be okay?

    Pasteurization probably. Which is why the raw vegan diet is flawed. Nothing wrong with eating more raw foods but cooked, pasteurized foods can still be nutrient dense.



    Frozen fruit isn't pasteurized, is it?

    I learned from a beer brewing class that frozen fruits often flash-pasteurized, if memory serves.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Justmekee wrote: »
    I have some organic frozen fruit for smoothies... are those ok?

    Why do you think they might not be okay?

    Pasteurization probably. Which is why the raw vegan diet is flawed. Nothing wrong with eating more raw foods but cooked, pasteurized foods can still be nutrient dense.



    Frozen fruit isn't pasteurized, is it?

    I learned from a beer brewing class that frozen fruits often flash-pasteurized, if memory serves.

    That's so interesting, thanks for sharing.
  • CorinnaShaw
    CorinnaShaw Posts: 136 Member
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    Justmekee wrote: »
    I have some organic frozen fruit for smoothies... are those ok?

    Yes, they are fine. In many cases, frozen can be better than raw because (unless you live on a farm that produces food 365 days a year) the raw food you get in the store is not picked ripe. It is picked prematurely and ripens on the truck. It's missing a LOT of nutrients. Frozen is plucked ripe and frozen instantly so it will be more nutritionally dense. Haven't you ever wondered why frozen berries are so sweet and raw ones are usually just tart and watery?
  • jordan_bowden
    jordan_bowden Posts: 90 Member
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    Not only is frozen fruit okay, it makes being raw WAY more affordable! Also, if you live in an area that is not so tropical, frozen fruit is much more convenient. If it is what you have available, then there is no reason not to have it!
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
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    Just curious because I've never researched raw diets. How does one get their protein?
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
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    VintageFeline wrote: »
    Just curious because I've never researched raw diets. How does one get their protein?

    they usually end up right around 80% carbs/10%/10%
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
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    rainbowbow wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    Just curious because I've never researched raw diets. How does one get their protein?

    they usually end up right around 80% carbs/10%/10%

    Oh. Well that confirms it would never be for me.
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    subcounter Posts: 2,382 Member
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