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having lived up in the SF/Berkeley/Bay area, i thought i had seen it all, in terms of diets at least...even had friends who had been to the "raw" restaurant and got the cookbook etc.
but the other day, caught an episode of wife swap (i'm not an avid fan i swear!) and one of the families were raw foods folks...but i had thought that meant veggies.
NO! they eat raw meat!
the whole family ate raw chicken, eggs and other meat! i was seriously surprised.
but after the shock i did some research and found, of course there is a community of people who adhere to the belief that this diet will be better for them. Raw Paleo Diets Which Include Raw Animal Foods: Raw Meat, Raw Fish, Raw Dairy
it was still hard to swallow and the family on the show was two adults and two teens - all who seemed to believe very strongly (guess you would have to!) in their diet.
the one thing i think they had going for them was that they raised their own chickens and cow - so they knew where their meat and dairy was coming from. i don't think i'd ever consider or advocate people considering this diet if they were going down to the super mart and picking up the mass produced meat/dairy/eggs...
even if you think this is the diet we had eaten for thousands of years, haven't we cooked food long enough that this isn't the diet we are meant to eat now? i have seen the survivor guys on tv chomp on some nasty looking raw stuff, but that is in a survival situation...
i've also heard the same rational for why we should feed our dogs raw meat, but pooches haven't exactly been around the fire pit w/ a stick for a few thousand years either
and there is a lot of carpaccio and sushi going on too...but the meat is usually very thinly sliced, the family on the show was munching on some chunks of raw chicken or beef...
would you! do you?
but the other day, caught an episode of wife swap (i'm not an avid fan i swear!) and one of the families were raw foods folks...but i had thought that meant veggies.
NO! they eat raw meat!
the whole family ate raw chicken, eggs and other meat! i was seriously surprised.
but after the shock i did some research and found, of course there is a community of people who adhere to the belief that this diet will be better for them. Raw Paleo Diets Which Include Raw Animal Foods: Raw Meat, Raw Fish, Raw Dairy
it was still hard to swallow and the family on the show was two adults and two teens - all who seemed to believe very strongly (guess you would have to!) in their diet.
the one thing i think they had going for them was that they raised their own chickens and cow - so they knew where their meat and dairy was coming from. i don't think i'd ever consider or advocate people considering this diet if they were going down to the super mart and picking up the mass produced meat/dairy/eggs...
even if you think this is the diet we had eaten for thousands of years, haven't we cooked food long enough that this isn't the diet we are meant to eat now? i have seen the survivor guys on tv chomp on some nasty looking raw stuff, but that is in a survival situation...
i've also heard the same rational for why we should feed our dogs raw meat, but pooches haven't exactly been around the fire pit w/ a stick for a few thousand years either
and there is a lot of carpaccio and sushi going on too...but the meat is usually very thinly sliced, the family on the show was munching on some chunks of raw chicken or beef...
would you! do you?