Some interesting information on eating raw potatoes for Christine!

QUESTIONS ON RAW SEEDS, NUTS, POTATOES
by Tom Billings

The following was posted on the old veg-raw e-mail list. It consists of answers to questions posed by a list member.

Q: How can I eat raw (white) potatoes?

A: Raw potatoes. Yes you can eat potatoes raw but they are not very appetizing. Some raw fooders heat potatoes at 118 degrees F, the highest temperature possible without destroying enzymes, for long periods of time. The result is a potato that is supposedly raw but tastes cooked. There are recipes for that approach in Gabriel Cousen's book, "Conscious Eating".

Some of the raw food recipe books feature recipes for raw potato salad. However I can't give you an exact reference/citation.


Raw Food Diet

Raw food is natural, so it tastes good. Why put it in a blender and make it taste bad?

A raw food diet creates major improvements in health. The reasons are not known, but the experience is unmistakable. Weight normalizes, which generally means a reduction in fat. At the same time, a person feels extremely energized. It's as if energy would rather be burned up than converted to fat.

A problem with raw foods is that they are the highest in pesticides. Organic raw foods may be necessary, unless a person is very clever in working around the worst pesticides. The effects are quite noticeable, which allows adjustments to be made.

It's not easy to get enough calories, because there is a large amount of water and fiber in raw food. Therefore, a person has to eat about every two hours with raw food.

When a lot of calories are needed, dried fruit is resorted to. This includes raisins, figs and dates. I do not recommend bananas, because they are the only raw food I know of that creates fat. Raw potatoes are good for calories. But this stuff has to be organic, or pesticides are too high.

Going RAW- why ?
erniemac
" Cooking or baking legumes, grains, potatoes and other starchy foods is important for improved digestibility, since raw protein and starch are very difficult to digest. Cooking is also necessary to preserve food and have it available during seasons when fresh food is scarce or otherwise unavailable. When properly administered, cooking and baking causes minimal losses of most vitamins and minerals. "

I hope the previous information will help you in arriving to the proper decision.

Gladys/PR