Comments on: Barbara vs. The Raw Food Fad

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:17:23 +0000

Kitty, you do not eat naturally.

By: Laura-Jane

Laura-Jane — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:02:51 +0000

Lol, well, raw foods are not for everyone.

By: Kitty

Kitty — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:58:33 +0000

Barbara, you know, I think you’re being a bit hard on Bina.
I’m Kitty, I am fourteen years old, and I have been eating completely raw and vegan for the past half month. My mother agreed to support me with this as long as I did not get sick, and I’ve never felt better. She is even considering going completely raw, too.
Eating all raw food is not some sort of cult. For me, it’s a way to enjoy the foods I like without pigging out of carbohydrates. I don’t spout unsupportable, pseudoscientific facts, and I think it’s awfully judgmental of you to state that all raw foodists are unscientific, uneducated, or otherwise lacking in academia. I want to publish books, get a PhD in math and physics, and do something meaningful with my life. I’ve researched being raw and vegan both online and in books, and although there are certain drawbacks like vitamin B12 deficiency, I feel better than ever before.
I’m not saying that your opinion on nutrition is wrong or anything, I’m just think that not all raw foodists are as insane as you describe. You can eat all raw food without believing all the crap people say about it, and still feel healthier than when eating fast food. I’m happy with my–well, it’s a lifestyle, not a diet–and I have absolutely no intention on going back to cooked foods. Thank you for expressing your opinion in this, but please, try not to plaster one impression of a raw foodist onto all of us who like to eat naturally.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:46:29 +0000

I feel sorry for people like you, Bina, who are too uneducated to understand science.

If that makes me like a five year old, so be it. Why can’t you just eat your diet and not give a damned what I think about it? You want to eat that way, fine by me, but don’t spout unsupportable, pseudoscientific “facts” to prove that your diet is better than any other.

By: Bina

Bina — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:10:50 +0000

You sound like a five year old who refuses to touch anything that looks different. I pity types like you, you are missing out. Cant you just take what you like and leave the rest. I have personally witness people heal themselves through a living foods lifestyle. Mny of those that teach it have been on the road of healing foods for many years many have not. Was Anne Wigmore a fadist? I dont see how testimonial after testimonial can be wrong. I personaly feel better when I eat this way, but I’m not everyone. Why do you care anyway? Let them eat the way they like and reap the benifits while you reap your benefits of what ever way you eat.