Raw foodism is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. Depending on the type of lifestyle and results desired, raw food diets may include a selectıon of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds (including sprouted whole grains), eggs, fish, meat, and unpasteurized dairy products (such as raw milk, cheese and yogurt).A raw foodist is a person who consumes primarily raw food, or all raw food, depending on how strict the diet is. Raw foodists typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits. Members of the raw food community claim that raw food encourages weight loss and prevents and/or heals many forms of sickness and many chronic diseases.

We cut back on peanut butter 15 years ago because a simple reduction of fat and calories was the goal. In this more enlightened age, the beauty of fats without feet*, as found in peanut butter, brings back an appreciation for some of the best food of childhood that now is eaten with both self-respect and indulgence by adults.*Fish, plant sources

South Indian recipes are generally prepared using dhal, rice, vegetables, fruits and oil. Foods prepared using Fruits, Nuts, Seeds, Vegetables, and other plant matter, vegetable oils, some animal products including eggs, milk, curd, ghee, cheese, and honey

A 42-year-old employee at a food-manufacturing plant has been hunted by corporate lawyers, private investigators and police officers after someone swiped, and attempted to sell, some of the most closely guarded recipes in North America's fast-food industry. The former employee worked at a factory that produces the batter for KFC and McNuggets.