Stripping the diet raw
SAN FRANCISCO - Food fads come and go - Pan Asian, haute Southern, Pacific Rim fusion - but the latest dining trend is actually the oldest: eating food raw.
Raw foodists, also known as living foodists, take their diets about two steps beyond vegetarianism. And they’re cooking up new ways to bring uncooked foods to health-conscious diners.
“Out of every living thing on the planet, animals, plants, insects, none are overweight or out of shape except for the ones that eat cooked foods,” says Juliano (who goes by only his first name), owner of the 2-year-old Raw Living Foods restaurant in the trendy Sunset area. “By eating raw foods, you’re doing a great service to the planet but especially to yourself.”
Lean, fit and virtually bounding with energy, 27-year-old Juliano, a raw foodist for nearly five years, is a poster boy for the cause.
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