Raw Food Detox Diet Plan
The raw food detox diet is high in raw plant foods and low in animal proteins. The plan highlights whole, unprocessed foods, mostly large amounts of uncooked fruits and vegetables.
By eliminating your body's wastes, you will achieve weight loss. The diet plan is based on the fact that at temperatures higher than 118º F, live enzymes are destroyed. Raw food is plant food not cooked above this temperature.
This detox diet plan is not exactly a vegan diet. However, the majority of the foods are plant-based with very little animal meats and dairy products included.
Raw food diet begins with eliminating "junk" foods - white bread, cereal, rice, pasta, and processed soy products. On the other hand, you add whole grains, raw honey, dried fruits, fresh fruits, and vegetables. Next, you add more and more raw foods to your diet.
Allowed foods:
- Raw fruits
- Raw, organic nuts and seeds
- Raw vegetables
- Cooked starchy vegetables- for example, sweet potatoes and butternut squash
- Small amounts of organic fish, meats, and poultry
- Whole grains and raw breads
- Avocados and nuts
- Cold-pressed or raw-stone-pressed oils (olive oil)
- 70 percent pure chocolate
Foods not allowed:
- Limit dairy, particularly cow milk products
- Limit processed soy products
- Limit cooked meals
- White bread, pasta, rice, cereal
- Cooked hydrogenated oils and cooked animal fats
- Artificial colorings and sweeteners
- Sugar