Raw food... more on eating

Is It Time to Go Raw? - The raw food diet is the latest adventure performance fuel

Raw food is nothing new - quite obviously, raw food came before fire ;) If you think way back, long before our memories, this is how our distant ancestors ate. I always hear the argument about how those ancestors of mine didn't live to be very old, but that's not much an argument (when you think about the fact that they were real prey, didn't have any method of sanitation, and didn't have very comfortable sleeping quarters... just to start the article).

Anyways... I have digressed before I have even truly begun this post :)

The link above is a good one - it mentions a professional triathlete by the name of Brendan Brazier, who is a vegan (no meat or animal products whatsoever). Alli and I had the opportunity to chat with Brendan prior to leaving for Australia. He was at a store near the apartment that sells his Vega supplement - talking about healthy eating, and showing off his latest product, Vega bars (all very impressive - all natural, and very tasty for the record).

Talking to Brendan was an eye opening experience. Not only does he eat vegan, but he very nearly eats a completely raw diet (this is a lot easier done when you are a vegetarian or vegan ;) Nevertheless, he said that about 80% of his diet is comprised of raw foods. Very impressive indeed.

He also went on to explain how our bodies require energy to process food, and his goal is to reduce that requirement as much as possible - he would rather use the energy he consumes to be used in training, rather than in digestion. This is not an entirely new view either, but it isn't very mainstream.

Example - you eat a deep fried drumstick from KFC or you eat a large bowl of salad, with all the fixings (and a low to no fat dressing). Fat and animal meat are two of the hardest things to digest, so considerably more energy is consumed processing this food (never mind the tax on the rest of your digestive system). So, obviously Brendan would choose the salad over the drumstick (that's a pretty safe bet, given the fact that he doesn't eat meat - but it's pretty safe to assume that he doesn't much eat deep fried anything either ;)

Well... that's about all that I had to say for today - Vega is a great product, and if you are interested in a meal replacement, or just interested in becoming a healthier person, you should check it out.

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