1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogPureVeganhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/PureVegan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OmL9WrruNh"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/raw-pluck/">Raw Pluck</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/raw-pluck/embed/#?secret=OmL9WrruNh" width="600" height="338" title="“Raw Pluck” — HappyCow" data-secret="OmL9WrruNh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/raw-header.jpg599176Being a Vegan doesn’t mean you’re some kind of extremist freak the way it did say 20 years ago.  In fact, the number of Vegans in the U.S. has been increasing every year and is slowly but surely becoming main stream, even hip thanks to some celebrity endorsements and a growing concern for disease prevention.  So now that Veganism has found a more acceptable place in society what has taken its place?  Well, there will be differing opinions about this I’m sure but I think one of the more popular topics is the idea of becoming a Raw Foodist. Here we’ll explore some of the basics and help you consider whether or not going Raw is right for you. Why go Raw? First of all, there are two different approaches to eating raw, one as a Vegan and the other as an Omnivore.  A Raw Vegan diet consists of unprocessed raw plant foods that have not been heated about 115 F and typically consume organic fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted grains and legumes.  A Raw Food Omnivore eats all of this plus eggs, fish, meat and non-pasteurized and non-homogenized dairy products such as raw milk, raw kefir, raw cheese, and […]