We hear more and more today about the raw foods diet.
What about you? Have you jumped on board with it yet? Our family has adopted some of this way of eating.
We eat a raw foods diet as much as possible, which is about 50 - 60% of our overall diet.
Living in a cold climate, it is difficult to do more, especially in the winter months.
And the local growing season is very short.
So, the produce is quite expensive, as it has to be shipped in.
So, like I said before, we do what we are able.
I know there are some people who won't settle for less than 100% raw in their diet, but to be honest, I don't need to add that kind of stress to my life.
I enjoy the raw foods I eat and I enjoy the cooked foods we have.
We eat a vegan diet otherwise, so I guess we are half and half - half raw, half vegan.
And that seems to work for us.
I believe you have to determine what works for you and stick to it as much as possible.
If you feel deprived all the time, your life is not going to be what it should be.
You don't want to always be feeling guilty because you had a slice of cooked bread or a cooked vegetable.
I think the raw foods diet has a lot of benefits and should be done as much as possible.
However, it will depend on where you live (the climate) and your family's tolerance of this way of eating.
I am fortunate that my husband is agreeable to me preparing raw foods for dinner.
He also takes a nice salad and some raw nuts and an apple for lunch to work.
So he is fairly committed to it.
It's easy to add some raw to your diet by adding in smoothies and juicing.
That way, you can get a lot more without having to "eat" it.
Do what you can and enjoy what you eat.
You'll be happier and less stressed about it.