Article: Hold the cooking Local eateries cater to raw food diets

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Hold the cooking Local eateries cater to raw food diets

 

By Liz King and Katie Curley, Staff Writers

October 07, 2009 12:15 am

 

NEWBURYPORT — It is said that the trend of eating raw and living foods

is as old as the human race, maybe older.

 

After all, before man invented fire, raw food was the only food. But

the cavemen's nuts and berries didn't have quite the same gourmet

flair you can find around Newburyport here in the 21st century.

 

When you think raw foods, don't think undercooked steak and sushi. Raw

foods include any food that is unprocessed and kept under 112 degrees

so enzymes and the food's makeup aren't compromised.

 

The theory is that changes made to food through cooking or processing

create chemicals and impurities in the foods that harm our digestive

systems and, subsequently, our health. The building blocks of raw food

diets are ingredients like fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.

 

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