Hello all,

I think the source of your raw meat and fish is very important.
From time to time I eat a lot of raw fish and jerky meats.  I eat
fish from at good sushi restaurants, Japanese grocers and friends
who have fresh fish from fishing trips.  I do not eat any other
raw fish and would not feel comfortable doing so.  Supermarkets
have fish sold as "fresh fish" but when inquiring it is not
fresh, it just means it is not previously frozen.  It could be
caught and butchrered 1-3 days ago and that is not fresh.  I
trust my senses too -- fish that is not fresh smells spoiled to
me.

Also, I make jerky from fresh meat and buy from a grocer that has
a butcher shop that has meat from animals raised and slaughtered
in clean conditions  - raised without antibiotics, hormones or
filthy conditions and handled in as clean a manner as possible at
butchering (or at least so I am told).

I am slacking off these days and am eating more cooked foods.  I
have notice it makes me gain weight - I went on vacation recently
and raw was not always available.  But taking the weight off has
not been a problem when reverting to a raw foods diet, thank
goodness - most of my extended family is really too fat and I
don't want to be like that - they always told me it is genetic
(hah!).

regards
Jean



-----Original Message-----
From: Raw Food Diet Support List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Elizabeth
Geddes
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 8:39 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: intro and question


hi all!  i have just learned that eating all raw food is possible
and have
been overwhelmed with how "right" it sounds.  i however am still
getting
used to the idea and trying to figure out how to incorporate this
wonderful
information into my life and more importantly, my children's
lives.  i have
read some of the archives and am left with these questions:

1.  sunlight has antibacterial properties.  could this have been
used even
before fire was discovered to kill bacteria?  (meaning people
would dry
their meat in the sunlight)  or did they not have to worry about
bacteria
like we do present day?

2.  i live in the suburbs where grass is chemically treated and
buildings
are constantly going up.  is it possible for me to eat raw foods
safely?  i
assume that my body is so used to not dealing with the bacterias
that it may
not be able to handle it well if i start eating  more raw food.
my husband
hunts, but i wouldn't even trust the meat of his kill because of
the diet of
the animal.

3.  how do you eat raw fish safely?

4.  does drying meat kill any bacteria?

5.  am i overly paranoid about bacteria?! : )

sorry so many questions but i just can't get it out of my mind.
any
help/information is greatly appreciated.  thank you!

betsy (with family marc, ellie, and thor)




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