Raw Foods

What comes to mind when someone says "I eat raw foods"?  Insanity was my first thought--I pictured a commune of food fadists gnawing on raw beef bones, carrots sticks and sushi.  I admit--I was very skeptical and thought that my poor gut would really be ticked off when I included more raw foods in my diet (keep in mind that I had no intention of adding raw MEATS except for the occasional sushi.) However, I was pleasantly surprised with the results of my experimental diet--not only did my digestion improve but I felt that I needed less food to satisfy me and my cravings for processed foods diminished.  One of my favorite dishes was raw zucchini and summer squash "noodles"  with a raw marinara sauce made from fresh and sundried tomatoes, garlic, fresh basil and so on.  Suprisingly, my initially skeptical 7 year old who managed to choke down one bite of my creation requested it for lunch the next day.  I will be posting more on this topic as my experiments continue.