Following a Raw Food Diet Plan

If you want to adopt the raw food diet plan, you will want to do so slowly. It is difficult to make the transition from a standard American diet of processed and cooked foods to a diet of raw whole foods. However, with a plan and a little guidance, you should be able to transition easily and somewhat painlessly.

The raw foods diet is a meal plan that constitutes of meals created from 75 percent or more raw foods. Follow these tips for a successful transition to the raw
food diet:


Make the transition gradually
Set goals for yourself. Start with eating half raw food, half cooked food. After a week of this, move to 55 percent raw, 45 percent cooked, then 60 percent raw and 40 percent cooked. Keep this schedule up until you are accustomed to a diet that is 75 percent or more from raw food, and less than 25 percent cooked foods. This will minimize side effects, such as bloating and flatulence, and give you time to get used to preparing raw food recipes instead of the recipes you've been accustomed to preparing.

Invest in a dehydrator
The definition of raw food, according to this diet plan, is any food that has not been heated to more than 116 degrees. This is because specific enzymes considered precious to adherents of the raw food diet plan are destroyed at temperatures higher than this. You will want to invest in a special dehydrator that heats the food to lower than 116 degrees Fahrenheit because this can be used to create jerky and dried fruits and vegetables, which can be a helpful menu item for those missing cooked foods.

 Bulk up on raw food recipes
Initially you may think you are going to subsist on plates of raw carrots and broccoli, but you'll soon find yourself craving actual meals. Peruse raw food diet menus online for ideas beyond celery sticks. If you make a meal plan ahead of time, you'll be less likely to succumb to cravings for comfort foods you used to prepare.