Raw Multivitamin

I was in Whole Check Foods on Sunday, buying the normal assortment of herbal coffees, organic fruits and veggies, and nuts and seeds. I thought I was just about done shopping, or hoping anyway, when I had to walk by the supplement section to check out. Right in the front of the aisle was a new display. Upon closer inspection, I soon discovered I had found what I had been looking for: A Raw Multivitamin

Yes, you read that correctly. This multivitamin has be minimally processes, and all of the raw components have been left intact. This is awesome. You may have read one of my other posts that we were using the whole foods vitamin, which is also a very good vitamin. But as always, you progress and advance is what ever you are doing. In this case, taking multivitamins, we have gone from the GNC multivitamins, to the whole food multivitamins, now to the raw multivitamins.

As it has only been 3 days, and if you are fairly healthy in the first place, taking a multivitamin should not have some immediate impact, like say, a jolt of caffeine. It is a gradual process, and just helps the underlying systems in the body. So, while I wish I could tell you I have so much energy, I can’t. But, this is because I already have energy, each and every day, based on my choices.

But I would recommend if you are going to be on a raw diet, or at least make your diet as raw as you can, to take a look at this raw multivitamin and see of it is something you are going to want to take.

Sprouting is the process where you are bringing something to life. God created these nuts, seeds, and berries with some pretty interesting characteristics. They all need just the right conditions to start to sprout and grow into what they are. Without these conditions, they just stay dormant. And, the one main item they need is water.

The water helps break down the outer protective layer of the seeds. Once this is broken down, it can then begin to sprout. So, why do most raw food nutritionists say you need to sprout everything? There are 2 reasons:

1. Once the seed begins to sprout, the nutritional value skyrockets compared to the regular raw form. This means they are even better for you.
2. The other reason is your stomach and intestines (and probably your family) will appreciate this. If you eat some of this stuff completely raw, then your body begins to break it down, thus causing gas to be produced in our bodies. And, we all know where the gas ends up going

This is why you must soak beans before you cook them The soaking of them will help the beans start spouting and release the gases in them. Ever notice the white bubbles in the water?

Same goes for some of the nuts. If you have whole nuts, like sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, and even oat groats or buckwheat groats, these must be sprouted. when you soak them in filtered water, you will begin to see air bubbles coming out of these seeds, and eventually the top of the water will be filled with bubbles.

You are bringing the seeds back to life before eating them. It takes a new meaning to eating live foods, huh?

Once they are sprouted, then you can use them in recipes. Or, what we do sometimes, is sprout the almonds, then dehydrate them. If you have not had almonds like this, they are the best tasting almonds I have ever had.

So, with sprouting taking 24 hours, you can see this is not a fast process. So, you must plan out your meals. This ensures you always have something to eat or snack on. We always have raw granola, buckwheat crispies, almond milk, and you can always have a smoothie. There is frozen fruit in our freezer at all times.

So, yes, sprouting is a big deal. It increases the nutritional value of the foods you are eating, and it decreases the gas you might be having from eating these foods.