raw diet 'default template'

[The_Tired_Philosopher]

Agreed, don't abuse detoxing and listen to what your body desires.  You'll crave for nutrients and misunderstand them as desiring certain foods.

I don't think cooked food is an issue, evolution wise our bodies got used to cooking pretty quickly.  The issue with cooking is improper cooking preparation can destroy all nutritional value of most nutrient dense foods leaving only 'dead energy' for you to metabolize, which bad energy makes you feel bad.

But if you cook veggies in a way that retains their nutrients, I see no issue in that, I'd still consider them 'raw' even if cooked so long as the nutritional value is not sufficiently impacted.  Of course it's a misnomer on my part.  It's like saying roasted nuts are still raw, which isn't true in any way at all.

Try to research what will best work for you, everyone is different.  I mostly just want to decrease me consumption rate.

Specifically to save money, on food, on my health, and to feel better, about the environment, about my impact, about my choices, about my body, my mind.

Working towards just being