| We make the choice to buy only organic | | | | something healthy, consistently, we are doing |
| vegetables, knowing we are doing a great thing | | | | even better. |
| for our families and ourselves. We bring those | | | | If you are interested in exploring the benefits of |
| organic vegetables home, throw them in a pot or | | | | raw food, organic fruits and vegetables are the |
| skillet to cook them up, and serve them with a | | | | obvious place to start. |
| huge smile and sense of pride! | | | | SO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? |
| SURPRISE! What we've actually just done is | | | | Raw foods are easy to digest, and they provide |
| cooked all of the vital nutrients OUT OF THEM, | | | | the maximum amount of energy with minimal |
| actually changing the molecular structure of the | | | | bodily effort. Studies have shown that living foods |
| food and rendered it TOXIC. | | | | have healing powers that can alleviate many |
| I know, hard to believe, right? But it's true. And | | | | illnesses from low energy, allergies, digestive |
| here's why. | | | | disorders, weak immune system, high cholesterol, |
| Raw or living food, which is food that has not | | | | candida, to obesity & weight problems |
| been processed or cooked, contains enzymes. | | | | (weight normalization), etc.. Research and real life |
| Enzymes assist in the digestion of foods. They | | | | experiences have also shown that a person can |
| are known to be the "Life-Force" and or "energy" | | | | prevent a body's healthy cells from turning into |
| of food. | | | | malignant cancerous cells by consuming mostly a |
| From Wikipedia: | | | | raw food diet & whole organic foods! |
| Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (i.e. | | | | Sprouts, according to happycow.net, are a great |
| accelerate) chemical reactions. In these reactions, | | | | way to add fresh and vital nutrients to your diet. |
| the molecules at the beginning of the process are | | | | The sprouting process brings out many enzymes |
| called substrates, and the enzyme converts them | | | | in the germinated seeds, legumes, and grains |
| into different molecules, the products. Almost all | | | | which makes them easy to digest. Raw sprouts, |
| processes in the cell need enzymes in order to | | | | otherwise known as living foods, are full of pure |
| occur at significant rates. Since enzymes are | | | | vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll, as well as a |
| extremely selective for their substrates and | | | | good source of protein. Essential amino acids are |
| speed up only a few reactions from among many | | | | found in some sprouts. |
| possibilities, the set of enzymes made in a cell | | | | Sprouts are an EASY way to incorporate raw |
| determines which metabolic pathways occur in | | | | food into your organic lifestyle. You can eat them |
| that cell. | | | | as a snack, use them in salads and put them on |
| That's a BIG definition, I know. To put it simply, | | | | wraps or sandwiches. |
| enzymes help our bodies to digest and absorb | | | | Organic, raw vegetables and fruits is another very |
| food. Without them, our bodies function less | | | | easy way to increase your raw food intake. |
| efficiently by not properly utilizing the food we do | | | | Eating them raw, or juicing is something you can |
| eat, and even causing toxicity in the body. This is | | | | easily add to your daily routine and it will yield you |
| said to be a major reason why so many | | | | huge health benefits. |
| Americans are overweight. | | | | RAW FOOD SAFETY |
| SO WHAT'S THE SOLUTION? | | | | Raw foods are by their very nature, more |
| Raw or living food is a very viable way to ensure | | | | perishable. There are some general guidelines to |
| we are getting more enzymes and minerals into | | | | follow to ensure your safety: |
| our bodies. Raw food is just as the name implies, | | | | * Wash your hands thoroughly before handling |
| living food that is never heated above 115 | | | | raw foods. |
| degrees, give or take 10 degrees, and is NEVER | | | | * Wash the raw foods thoroughly. Soaking in |
| processed in any way. | | | | water with a tbsp. of vinegar and then 2-3 rinses |
| True "rawists", as they are called, or "raw | | | | is highly recommended, especially for store bought |
| foodists", believe in eating only an uncooked, | | | | raw foods. Fresh from the garden are generally |
| unprocessed and organic plant based diet. So what | | | | safest, but even then a few thorough rinses |
| would a raw foodist grocery list look like? | | | | won't hurt. |
| Organic, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouts, | | | | * Remove any rotted or blemished parts of the |
| grains and legumes in sprout form, seaweeds, | | | | raw food. If organic, leave the skins on as there |
| microalgae (spirulina, chlorella, etc...), and fresh | | | | are significant nutrient value in them. |
| juices. | | | | * When juicing, prepare and drink immediately |
| Some say a true raw food diet is 75% of the | | | | rather than storing them in the refrigerator. They |
| above raw foods, others argue it's 100% or | | | | quickly lose their nutrient value and they tend to |
| nothing. | | | | spoil much quicker than you think. |
| But....as you know....here at Moms Organic House | | | | So with a little less cooking, and a few safety |
| we don't do "all or nothing", we do practical, every | | | | steps, you can easily and effectively add raw |
| day. That means that if we incorporate even 1 | | | | food to your practical, every day organic lifestyle |
| raw food into our daily organic lifestyle, we are | | | | and get some great nutritional value from it. |
| doing something healthy. When we do that | | | | |