[zoe]

Hi,
1. I chose to eat raw foods because I became convinced that it was the most natural and joyful way to eat.
2.I have been eating raw for 1 1/2 years.
3. I feel that this is something separate from the vegan culture. I was vegan for 14 years and didn't experience much 'culture'!
Vegans in britain who i have met are into it for animal rights reasons. not health reasons, thats a big difference.
4. My husband is a raw foodist too, my best friend came to stay for a few days and became a raw foodist immediately, which she still is very happily aswell. She wasn't even vegetarian before and she felt so good on the food I gave her, she went straight to raw overnight and hasn't looked back since.
5. since becoming raw i have become far less apathetic about what matters to me. i find myself unable to sit on the sidelines, and i am moved to speak out and act for what i believe in. I've not been like this before.
6. I don't take supplements. I eat a big green salad, a green drink - kale and apple is good, a few dates, a satsuma or three, some nori rolls with cucumber, and raw tahini in it. I make a reciepe every week or so, like lasagna, or pizza. I also like to eat pesto with hiziki 'pasta'. I have found that I need to have a balance of leafy greens, sweet fruits and plant fats/nuts. As i read in David Wolfe's Sunfood Success Systems. Leafy greens are the key thing, they stop cravings, balance your blood acid/alkilinity, and make me feel so good and calm.
7. I wouldn't say that i was a part of anything other than the human race, i guess that makes me a hippie then!
8. Raw foodism is a way of healing the planet person by person, so that we're all returned to the state that nature intended us to be. It becomes more apparent to me every day as I become healthier and happier. And for the first time in my life, I'm actually truly enjoying my food.
From Zoe.

I am required to research a subculture for my anthropology class, and have chosen to delve into raw foods. I am going to spend 10 days eating only raw foods, and am also interviewing the raw foodists I know. However, I dont' know many, and would like your help in filling out a questionnaire. The answers will help me give an accurate account of the raw-food lifestyle, as well as helping to educate me. If you would like to help me out, please answer the following 8 questions, and email the answers back to rawproject at care2.com, or post them in a reply.
Thanks so much!

1. Why have you chosen to eat all/mostly raw foods?
2. How long have you been eating this way?
3. Do you consider yourself to be part of the vegan culture, or something completely separate?
4. Do your friends and family eat raw with you? Do they support you, or nag you about your diet?
5. Do you feel that your raw-food lifestyle plays into your politics, religion, and social beliefs? How about your job?
6. What do you eat in a typical day? (I am not asking for a food journal here. Just tell me if you prefer to eat mostly fruits, mostly vegetables, if you take supplements, if you ??re into food combining, etc)
7. Are you part of any other ??subculture? ?? This includes macrobiotics, punk, hippie, liberal, Jewish, etc.
8. Anything else you would like to add about what raw foods means to you?

**this has also been posted at rawfoodsupport. if you answered there already, there is no need to post again. thanks!!![/quote]