wearoruseitemsmadefromorcontaininganimal
productsas well (i.e. no leather, etc.)
- Raw/LiveFoodists—Personswhoeatraw,freshun-
cookedfoods(i.e.vegetables,fruits,nutsandseeds,
vegetableandfruitjuices.Foodsthataresuncooked
(i.e.rawbreads)ordehydratedatalowtemperature
(104-106degreesFahrenheit)arealsopermitted,as
this techniques will not kill the enzymes).
- Fruitarians–Personswhoeatonlyraw/liveun-
cookedfruits.Thisgroupnotonlyincludesthefruits
wearefamiliarwith,butalsosomefruitsthatareerro-
neouslylabeledasvegetables(i.e.tomatoes,cucum-
bers,squash,pumpkin,olives,avocado,etc....anything
withaseedinsideisconsideredafruit).Somefruitari-
ans also include raw/live nuts and seeds in their diets.
Note:Inthisbook,whenreferencesaremadeto“vegetarian,”theunderstandingisofsomeonewhodoesnoteat
meatofanykind,includingpoultryandfish/seafood.Eggwhitesandhoneyarepermittedonalimitedbasisin
thetransitionphase,assomeprocessedvegetarianproductsincludetheseitems.However,oneshouldtryto
transitionassoonaspossibletoavegandiet,eithercookedandorraw,andthenfromacookedvegantoacom-
pletely raw vegan.
