Are there any foods not suitable to be eaten raw?

saturnina

Hi! I’m completely new to raw food, in fact I just found out about it yesterday, but I find it immensely intriguing. I was just wondering, is there anything I should look out for or avoid?

badnews

Yesterday i saw someone on this site recomend carrot greens, which i thought were toxic, like rhubarb tops, i,d be very carefull about following advice on here, best trust your own judgement, if in doubt, leave out.

bicyclegoddess

There’s a few(mushrooms, apple seeds, potatoes, etc). Check out www.rawveg.info—he has great info on which foods have toxins raw http://rawveg.info/rawfoodtoxins.html as well as simple, inexpensive and low fat recipes.

Rebe

This is the part that freaks me out a bit. I am afraid of eating something that will make me really sick. I would like to believe that the food I buy locally is toxin free but, then I think of all the chemical plants and such in Houston. If that wasn’t enough I have to be careful with food that has naturally occuring toxins. How do you get over this fear…?

saturnina

Kayo: I’ve never really eaten raw mushrooms, but I do love them cooked. Especially the morel ones, although here in Finland we mostly eat one of the “false ones”, gyromitra esculenta

saturnina

Well, luckily I’ve never been a fan of kidney beans..