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To Go 100% Raw or Not? That is the question. I am trying to construct a raw vegan diet of practical foods that will give me upwards of 80 gms of protein per day without requiring me to eat uncomfortable volumes of food. By practical I mean affordable, tasty, and easy to incorporate into a meal/smoothie or to eat as a snack. Today I went through some raw vegan websites to get a list of foods that are a complete protein (or close to it). The best I've found so far are: Spirulina, raw The other issue I'll have to contend with is the volume of food I'll have to consume to get 1400 calories a day. One of the reasons I eat Eggbeaters and tofu is because those foods are higher protein, are filling, and give me needed calories without having to eat a huge amount. Foods like those in the list aren't quite as satisfying because although they will provide calories, I don't see them filling me up like a meal would. And I'd have to eat LOTS of spinach to get a significant amount of protein from it. This makes me think I'll be relying on protein shakes more, but that's no good because even if they are the only non-raw thing I consume, I'll probably have to consume them twice a day to get about 40 grams of protein. I could add raw cheeses from Whole Foods; they didn't seem to hurt me last year. My
goal is not to be raw for political or spiritual reasons, but simply for
health, so I don't feel like a failure if I consume protein shakes.
Getting protein is more important to me than anything else on this raw
diet, because the other nutrients- except fibers- are simple to
acquire. The reason I want all raw is because I don't have food
cravings when I eat that way. I'm not sure which non-raw foods I'm
eating now are triggering the cravings, so I may eliminate them all
except oatmeal and see how that works out. I will probably take B12
pills, as vegan sites warn about the low-B2 levels of vegetarians and
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