What are Living and Raw Foods?
Living and Raw foods are uncooked vegetables, fruits, soaked and sprouted nuts, seeds, and grains that contain powerful enzymes. At Pure we combine these vibrant ingredients to make incredible tasting cuisine. International cuisine from Italian, Asian, Mexican, and American dishes that taste unbelievable. Living raw foods have a much higher nutritional value than ‘cooked’ foods. When you heat foods to a temperature above 105 degrees you destroy the vital nutrients and enzymes while creating toxins. Heat changes the chemical make up of the food which creates substances that the body can no longer recognize. This causes unwanted damage with in our bodies. Without the vital nutrients and enzymes we loose the ‘life force’ of the food and we get sick with illness & disease. What are Enzymes? Enzymes are the life force in food. They are the catalysts that enable vitamins and minerals to be utilized in the body and assist in digestion and absorption of food. Without enzymes, you body becomes
Living foods are a bit different than raw foods. A raw food can be any fruit, vegetable, grain, nut and seed in its raw, unprocessed state. Living foods are foods that are ALIVE! The enzymatic factors are at their peak. This means the grains, nuts and seeds have been soaked and sprouted to guarantee life within it. The fruits and vegetables are at their peak of ripeness and fresh and LIVING!! At the beginning of moving to an all raw diet, the majority are educating themselves and trying to work through cravings. Just staying on a raw food diet can seem EXTREMELY overwhelming as the body processes both physically and emotional. As time passes and cravings subside and it gets easier and easier, raw foodist end up eating mostly living foods, for this is where they feel their best and can achieve their highest potential, in all aspects of life.
Raw and Living Foods are foods that contain enzymes. In general, the act of heating food over 116 degrees F destroys enzymes in food. (Enzymes start to degrade in as little as 106 degrees F). All cooked food is devoid of enzymes, furthermore cooking food changes the molecular structure of the food and renders it toxic. Living and raw foods also have enormously higher nutrient values than the foods that have been cooked. What are Enzymes? Enzymes assist in the digestion of foods. They are known to be the “Life-Force” and or “energy” of food. From the dictionary: Noun: Any of the various complex organic substances, as pepsin originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion. Why are Enzymes Important? Enzymes are important because they assist in the digestion and absorption of food. If you eat food that is enzyme-less, your body will not get maximum utilization of the food. This causes toxicity in th
