Re: apples, cooked vs. raw

[Guest guest]

i just bought some green apples and find them difficult to chew on because of my

teeth. do u know if there is as much nutritive value if they are cooked in some

way? thanks, diana

Giannelli <dianamagic2000@...> wrote:i have a friend who wants to

join this group. i cannot recall how i signed on. can someone tell me/her how

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beckymauldin2001 <beckymauldin@...> wrote:The author does say that a

diet of mostly raw food is ideal, but she

mainly talks about her experiences, the local Gypsies she lives with,

and how to raise children naturally using herbs and natural

remedies. She is a vegetarian, not vegan at least. I have been

using a mostly raw food diet for the majority of my pregnancy so far,

but it includes animal protein.

Thanks for sharing your experiences!

Becky

> I'll have to look for Nature's Children, I thought that was a raw

foodist

> book?

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/27/03 8:44:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dianamagic2000@... writes:

> i just bought some green apples and find them difficult to chew on because

> of my teeth. do u know if there is as much nutritive value if they are

> cooked in some way? thanks, diana

Apples are high in oxalates (Metabolic Typing Diet, p 225) and so are better

off cooked. In fact they are *more* nutritious when cooked, as the breaking

down of oxalates frees up minerals. Cooking an apple is similar to soaking a

grain. They are absolutely delicious lightly fried with butter, cinamin,

nutmeg, and a little bit of sweetener.

I also think there is some sort of irritant in apples, as I know a few

people, including myself, that get reactions to them when raw, but never when

cooked.

Apples are not high in enzymes, so the benefit of eating them raw is small

and is probably outweighed by the oxalate issue if you have a high need for

calcium.

Chris

[Guest guest]

I get a reaction from eating raw green apples. I can't digest them at all.

In fact I don't want much raw these days (except fermented foods) as I came off

a raw diet a few months.

Elainie