Raw Vegan Diet, Here I Come!
A long-time friend, Jordan Smith, made a bet with me. He said that if I could do the raw vegan diet for a week he’d give me $7,000. Screw the money, I just can’t turn down a challenge. Plus, the way I see it I’ll be craving my normal diet of beef and refined sugar even more when I’m done. Not to mention that I will be gassy enough to keep up with my dog.
For those of you who have no idea what raw veganism is, here’s a great explanation. Apparently it’s based on the theory that cooking foods destroys the vitamins and¬†nutritional¬†value. It’s mentioned that sometimes when people refer to raw veganism they’re really just kidding and they are only required to eat 75% raw vegan foods. Not me, I’m going all the way.
I’d also like to make clear that my reasons for eating vegan for a week have absolutely nothing to do with upholding a moral code towards animals. I’ve got no problem with growing cattle for the sole purpose of creating a double bacon butter burger basket. It’s a kill or be killed world out there. If they were smart enough to fight back they would and do you think they would have any problems with putting humans on their hamburgers? I think not.
My planned dates for this expedition are February 7th through February 13th. During this week I expect to be particularly ornery and unpleasant to deal with due to the lack of delicious food in my belly. Does anyone know if the raw vegan diet includes beer? If not, does it allow for any type of liquor? Anything at all?
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Beer is out because it is cooked. All distilled liquors involve heating and distillation, which is a form of cooking. BUT, wine is never heated in preparation so you should be good to go with a case or two of wine for the week!