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Article: Que se-raw, se-raw: is uncooked food the next big thing?(Eating Right)(Editorial)
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- E Magazine
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
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The smell of fresh-baked bread or sizzling onions may soon go the way of the dodo in some American kitchens. Will the oven itself become a passe appliance as increasing numbers of health-conscious individuals decide to eat most of their food uncooked? Raw foods are being touted as one of the newest ways to eat healthfully and have a low impact on the environment, but can a person get all the nutrients they need without cooking their food?
Advocates say yes, and swear that eating raw cleanses your body, mind and spirit. If you think eating raw means consuming nothing but salads and smoothies until you sprout wheat-grass from your ears, you may be surprised to hear ...