Veggies!

I’ve mentioned my move towards more raw eating a couple times now, but I haven’t had the time or the will power (or the grocery money) to go 100% raw. I talked to the husband a few times about have a raw food ‘fast/feast’ for a week to bring mental control and peace of mind as well as the many health benefits of getting adequate serves of fruits and veggies even for just one week.

Let’s just say he was less than enthusiastic about joining me in my endeavor.

My husband is a generally healthy eater, but he loves his meat. I love my meat, too, but I’m slowly moving away from it (and have been for a long time without realizing it).

A few nights ago, we watched a documentary about the damaging, dangerous effects of sugar. Namely, high fructose corn syrup which is in nearly every processed food you can think of regardless of whether the product actually tastes sweet.

The documentary/university lecture went through the actual body processes, comparing the utlization of fructose, ethanol (alcohol) and glucose (pasta). As it turns out, pasta and other (unadulterated) grains aren’t actually that bad for you. That prepackaged breakfast cereal? All that fruit juice (without the benefits of the pulp that gives you fiber)? Most brands of bread? That is the stuff that is making you fat and keeping you fat even though you think you are eating ‘low fat’.

It’s a scary, scary thing when you learn the actual mechanics of what your body – especially your liver – has to deal with.

Anyway, we watched that and the next morning, a small section of hell froze over.

My husband proposed that we go on a raw week together, keeping track of our weight and how we feel to measure the benefits.

[Insert my stunned but incredibly pleased face.]

One of the people in the documentary claimed that if everyone ate completely raw for one week, we could cure Type II Diabetes.

While I have doubts about this claim (from a professor), it just goes to show how strongly just one of many feels about healthier eating lifestyles.

Starting tomorrow (we’re going shopping tonight), my husband and I will start our raw food diet. Now, don’t think it’s all fruit and veggies only for us. Seaweed is prepared raw, and we both love it. So is sashimi. So we’ll have those, but we’ll still be having heaps of fruit and vege.

I’m a little nervous, but I am so much more excited for the both of us. We’re both going to be looking and feeling that much better for our holiday!

Of course, I’ll be checking in here…

*Picture found at ehow.com