Jean-Louis:

> Anyway, I can't eat raw potatoes, so no comparison is possible here.

I had one this evening. Quite tasty. I thought more tasty than the sweet
potato.

> ?? I thought the following was an irrefutable proof: person A doesn't
> like raw tubers and/or can't digest them. You say starch is essential
> in a 100% raw food diet. Therefore, person A can't eat 100% raw.
> [Liked that syllogism?]

Person A should look into eating raw starch in the form of
soaked/sprouted grains. Example: soaked oat groats (delicious). Either
eat "as-is", or cut up a banana & put on top (or raisins or whatever),
or blend it with banana or something else, and enjoy! Also unheated
honey is great mixed in. Therefore, person A can eat 100% raw.

> Not bad news, bad TASTE. Same thing for raw beets and regular
> potatoes. For raw sweet potatoes: bad TASTE and/or bad DIGESTION
> (stomach discomfort). Unlike you, I don't feel the need for
> "excuses".

I like the taste. It can be an acquired taste. I used to hate the taste
of avocados and veggies and other things. No longer. It's acquired. The
body knows what's good for it when your body is pure and detoxed. And
what "excuses" did I give? I've only seen excuses coming from you. :)

> >If you eat cooked food, you may still have
> >a hard time with raw foods, as cooked food is addictive.
>
> Not for me. I can go to the restaurant and the next day come back to
> totally raw without problem.

Kind of like the marijuana user who uses it only once every other day,
but isn't really addicted. :)

> Are live foods better than dead ones? I doubt so, otherwise we
> wouldn't eat apples but only their seeds, we wouldn't eat avocadoes
> but only their kernels, etc.

The bottom line: raw. Some foods are raw and live. Some are just raw.
Some are just dead. Period.

> I quote:
>
> "This list is maintained for the following purposes: [...] To support
> those who wish to live on a predominately raw foods based diet [...]"
>
> Assuming it was a "predominantly" raw foods based diet, then some
> cooking is not excluded here.

I'm here to discuss raw foods, not cooked foods.

Wes