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Raw food diet without fruit??? advice appreciated for newbie!
Posted by:
claire
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Date: December 25, 2007 09:20PM Hi all
After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in August I have been thinking about becoming a raw foodie...and reading this forum has really encouraged me, you all sound so happy! I can't wait to get started for a super healthy 2008! I'm just wondering....the diet I am on at the moment is getting towards a raw food diet but I am not eating any fruit apart from grapefruit/lemons/limes/avocado, the theory being that fruit is very sugary and can require a fair amount of insulin. Do you think this would be too restrictive long term if I go totally raw food? In terms of vits/mins that is? My typical diet at the moment is... breakfast - veggie shake, 1/2 avocado, handful spinach, cucumber juice, celery juice, 1/2 lime, couple scoops green food powder mid-morning - handful nuts/salad lunch - veg soup, salad, beans mid afternoon - handful seeds/salad dinner - salad with sprouts This seems really great for controlling my blood sugars, but I am concerned about cutting out fruit. How would you recommend starting out on the way to being totally raw? Are there any must read books out there? Any type 1s out there it would be good to hear from you also! Merry Christmas everybody Claire Re: Raw food diet without fruit??? advice appreciated for newbie!
Posted by:
davidzanemason
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Date: December 26, 2007 12:21AM Opinion:
-If your issues are diabetic, I would wager that if you ate low-glycemic....complex sugars present in fruits that you enjoy....you probably should have no issues. This is just my opinion. -David Z. Mason WWW.RawFoodFarm.com Re: Raw food diet without fruit??? advice appreciated for newbie!
Posted by:
Sparkler
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Date: December 26, 2007 12:45AM Hi Claire,
This guy has Type 1 and is doing very well on a high fruit/low fat diet. [robertbarbaro.zaadz.com] Hope this helps!  Sarah [goingbananasblog.com]  Re: Raw food diet without fruit??? advice appreciated for newbie!
Posted by:
claire
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Date: December 26, 2007 08:12AM Thanks guys Re: Raw food diet without fruit??? advice appreciated for newbie!
Posted by:
Pistachio
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Date: December 26, 2007 07:51PM Hello Claire:
Regarding fruits,you may want to keep in mind that ripe raw fruits, whether with moderate or relatively high % of sugars do not release it into the blood stream the same as refined simple sugars. Simple refined/processed sugars are released faster from the digestive system, and in turn causes the spike of insulin and possible crash afterwards. Complex carbohydrates as in raw ripe fruits also have fiber so it takes longer for it to be broken down and is released gradually and you'll be less likely to get sudden insulin spikes and then crash with the blood sugar level plummeting later. Wishing you vibrant health  Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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