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Issues with Food Temperature
« on: November 16, 2012, 04:34:21 pm »
After more than 4 years of raw paleo diet... I've observed my issue with food temperature.

It appears what that chinese healer on the radio said about DO NOT EAT COLD FOOD.

It shocks the body.

And I notice that yes, my body has to spend energy to heat up cold food before it can be digested.

I got accustomed to eating straight from the refrigerator food, but failed to observe that in the past. 

So for those wanting to GAIN WEIGHT and have digestive issues... maybe it is refrigerator cold or freezer cold that is the culprit.

So now I'm looking for creative ways to heat up to room temperature or body temperature my meats so they are easy to digest and I gain weight easily.

The refrigerator did it!

Just my 2 cents.

I'm sure you guys and gals have more inputs.
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Re: Issues with Food Temperature
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2012, 06:13:45 pm »
GS I agree.  There really is something to the yin/yang, hot/cold theory in chinese medicine.  Of course cooking foods often make them more yang but those trying to adhere to a fully raw diet may need to find other ways to do this.  Here are a few that seem to work for me.  I always think in nature how this would work.  A lion kills a gazelle.  When it eats it, it is already body temperature (of course).  It is hard for modern humans to accomplish this feat.

1.  Keep a BIG fruit bowl for the counter.  Keep the fruit in there instead of in the fridge.  This makes sure they are at room temperature.  Meats I keep in the fridge but often take them out to thaw before I eat them.  When I thaw a nice salmon fillet in hot water in the sink I take it out early enough to let it become somewhat warm before I eat it.

2.  Use WARMING spices and seasonings.  Cinnamon goes great on apples and pears.  Sea salt is pretty warming if your body likes that.  I believe most things like thyme, oregano, etc are all fairly warming to the body.

3.  Don't be afraid to use the oven/skillet.  Warming things up in the oven or skillet can work too.  Just set on extremely low heat for awhile.  I think I remember one user awhile back talking about how she would heat up a little olive or coconut oil in a skillet and roll little chunks of salmon or meat in there with seasonings.  All of these things are warming.

Personally, I cook some of my food although the percentage keeps decreasing as my body adjusts to more raw/rare meat.  I do fine with salmon sashimi and stuff like that although raw red meat doesn't sit with me as well as rare meat at the moment.  I generally eat fruit raw, fish raw/rare, red meat and lamb rare or raw liver in blended drinks, and some cooked chicken/turkey meat.  I juice some raw veggies.  I keep most of my fats (coconut, olive, avocado, butter, bone marrow) raw.  I sometimes cook starchy tubers and other vegetables.  I think eating in tune with the seasons is a good idea.  In the winter we naturally want more warming foods.  For those attempting a "paleo" lifestyle, eating foods out of the fridge and out of season just doesn't seem to work. =)  I hope this helps.

p.s. on gaining weight?  A raw paleo diet is naturally very filling.  We get all the nutrition we need.  Just make sure you focus on macronutrients also.  Proteins, fats, carbs.  I guess on raw paleo the best foods are truly fatty meats, good fats (coconut, olive), fruit, nuts, and eggs.  I find starchy tubers and cooked vegetables to be a great benefit also.  Other than that, doing some weight training, sprinting, and sleeping should help with that as well.  Try sprinting once or twice a week and see how that does for leg muscles.

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« Last Edit: November 16, 2012, 06:49:45 pm by joej627 »

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Re: Issues with Food Temperature
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2012, 08:12:51 pm »
Sounds dodgy to me. I mean, in the wild, animals have variously eaten flesh at  different outside temperatures(if left to rot), frozen(if left out on the ice for a while), or at body-temperature if eaten immediately after killing the animal. Fruits should be picked and eaten straight from the tree in outside temperatures, if one is extremist re Nature etc.

Other scant scientific data suggests that eating food cold or raw(such as eating ice-cubes) does not lead to weight-gain or weight-loss, except in such a microscopic way that it doesn't make a real difference.
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Re: Issues with Food Temperature
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2012, 12:28:56 am »
My 2 cents: chewing food warms it nearer to body temperature. Also, you can leave the food out for a short time and the refrigerator chill will be gone. GS, you are in a much warmer climate than I am, so your food will warm up much faster than mine does.
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Re: Issues with Food Temperature
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2012, 11:14:31 pm »
I eat my fruit at room temperature, I never refrigerate.  My meat and fish will sometimes be eaten straight from the fridge.  I try to let it warm up a little first, though.
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