Lisa Ziemann <[log in to unmask]>: >Is this raw road the all-or-nothing road, or can you meet it 75%? I feel >good, look good, and my digestive system is working well. Tom: Certainly you can eat 75% raw, with 25% cooked. In fact, those who are 100% raw are scarce - a small minority of raw-fooders. The "standard" for calling oneself a raw-fooder is to be 75% or more (by weight), raw. However, you should not worry about labels - your health, and having a diet that works for you, is more important than the % of raw in your diet. A few rawists make a big fuss about how you MUST be 100% raw. That is utter nonsense - I say that as one who was 100% raw for many, many years. Those who demand that everyone be 100% raw are promoting obsessive behavior, in my opinion (see the "Health Food Junkie" article posted here in early September - in the archives, for an interesting discussion of obsession with dietary purity). Good luck with your dietary experiments! Regards, Tom Billings [log in to unmask]