Durian Goodness

Monday, January 26, 2009

Durian Goodness

Here is video of the Durian Goodness!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Hi Stacy, I've been coming here every now and then to check out your archives and try some of the foods you're posting about.

So I bought a Durian this week and tried it. I didn't mind it but the rest of the family couldn't handle it...very mixed reactions - 1 child wouldn't try it cos of the smell, 2 tried and didn't like, 1 gagged and almost threw up. Husband wasn't impressed either...so I had to finish it all by myself. Ended up making smoothies (soy milk and durian) which was an easier way to finish it off :); August 8, 2009 at 12:30 AM

Why Eat Raw Foods?

I've been asked this question over and over again, and to be honest, there are so many reasons. But when I go online to try and find a more scientific explanation that I could post here I am too often met with statements such as, "cooking food changes that molecular structure rendering it toxic" which feels like a fear based statement that isn't very encouraging. I personally don't believe that cooked food is poison as many raw foodies do.

Ultimately, eating foods that are not heated above 115 degrees means that all of the enzymes in that food are intact. What does that mean to you and me? Well, just think of enzymes as the "life force" of food. Foods that have their "life force" intact are going to make you feel different when you eat them than foods that do not. It's kind of like eating energy.

So I guess I like to eat the majority of food while it still contains most of it's energy so I can get some :) Who doesn't need more energy? Not to mention that choosing to eat mostly raw foods automatically eliminates a lot of foods that were never meant to be eaten on a regular basis in the first place (chips, soda, etc.) and believe it or not, this whole lifestyle has helped reveal my emotional eating patterns and actually change them.

I just want to be healthy. Health is wealth, no?