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Thursday, November 5, 2009

3 Sub Categories of the Raw Vegan Diet

By Alistair Bedingford

A vegan is someone who does not eat any animal or animal output (i.e. milk, eggs). A raw vegan diet is defined as a diet in which at least 75% of the time only vegan food that is never heated above a temperature higher than 115F is consumed. Although this seems like a very specialized diet there are actually further sub categories of raw veganism.

Sub Category 1 - Raw Fruitarians

Fruitarians believe that their diet should not cause the death of any living plant. This means that foods such as broccoli and lettuce are off the menu. A fruitarian a diet consists of only food that can be harvested such as seeds, fruits and nuts. Mahatma Ghandi was briefly a fruitarian. People who follow this diet need to ensure that they consume enough protein.

Sub Category 2 - Raw Sproutarians

As opposed to the Fruitarian need to not kill a living plants the Sproutarian focus is on consuming a living plant embryo. As the name suggests Sproutarians only eat foods that have sprouted. They feel that sprouted food has all the elements necessary for life since it has all the active nutrients to feed the plant embryo. The Sproutarian diet consists of sprouted legumes, seeds or grains.

Sub Category 3 - Raw Juicearian

The Juicearian diet requires that food is juiced before it can be consumed. The juice can come from either fruits or vegetables.

One of the most popular foods in the Juicearian diet is wheat grass. The reason for this is that wheat grass is alive and growing up until the very moment when it is juiced and consumed. This is done to obtain the greatest amount of life force that resides in the plant.

Juicearians, Sproutarians, and Fruitarians are 3 different subcategories of veganism with different methods and beliefs. Enjoy learning more about veganism and the health benefits that result from a raw diet. - 17273

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