No harm in eating the potatoes raw, but they may find them a little harder to digest than when cooked. Willard Scott, the famous NBC weatherman, does this all the time even making a point once to chomp down on an Idaho Potato on a harvest segment of the TODAY show a couple of years ago.

Potatoes should not be frozen from a raw state. They will turn black and the texture will be soft upon thawing. Potato dehydrators (who earlier had invented the instant mashed potato) struggled with any attempts to create a frozen French fry by cutting up the potatoes and attempting to freeze them. Frequently they would just turn to water and mush, similar to trying to freeze a fresh onion whole. The scientist that solved all this was Ray Dunlap, who worked for the J.R. Simplot company in Idaho.

People do usually lose all their excess weight when they eaten unprocessed, high enzyme raw food diet These foods provide you with nutrition without stressing your digestive system. If it the food is organic as well, your body gets high quality nourishment to keep it running smoothly and no toxins that it couldn't break down and would have to find a place to stash.

There are so many benefits, we can’t even list them all. But for starters: people feel more energetic, more awake and healthier on raw. Most people lose excess weight, look and feel younger and more vibrant. Digestive problems like ulcers and acid reflux decrease and disappear. Skin conditions like acne tend to clear up. Body odor decreases. People get far fewer illnesses.

The potato or tuber is a storage organ that is developed from the swelling at the end of an underground stem. Potatoes that are harvested before they mature are often called "new potatoes" or "early potatoes." We chippers are always happy when the "new potatoes" crop comes in from Florida. "New potatoes" almost always are an appetizing soft golden color. These potatoes have a thin tender skin, which is easily rubbed off during harvesting and handling.

Yes! Find recipes you do enjoy eating. Try seed and nut pates, fruits, desserts, smoothies, raw dehydrated crackers and cookies, and marinades. Somewhere in that list (which includes no salads!) you will find dishes that you enjoy eating, and can make a large part of your diet. Also, try as many different vegetables as you can, you will probably find some that you have overlooked in the past which you would enjoy. Your tastes will change as you eat raw for weeks and months.

For some time this may seem true, because it is such a radical improvement for the body. But in order to be really healthy you should also do some kind of exercise regularly. This helps to keep you in shape, strong, younger, and in better health. Also, you should make sure to sweat while doing at least some of your exercises. Sweating is a necessary function of the body and allows the lymph systems to clean out.

A common belief is that high protein diets are harmful to the kidneys. This is totally false. Remember, protein carriers are (usually negative) charged. The kidney membrane has the same negative charge.

We use sugar alcohols permitted for use in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration. They have been used in foods around the world for many years.

Yes, a high proportion of raw chicken is contaminated, regardless of the source of the chicken. Chicken for human consumption needs to be well cooked. When preparing raw chicken, whether for human or pet consumption, practise good hygiene.

It is important to recognize that Eating for Energy is in no way a cure for hypoglycemia, diabetes, or any other condition or disease. However, the material covered in the book can definitely assist in controlling your blood sugar levels and in preventing other diseases from arising in the first place. The vast majority of the recipes in the book are low to medium on the glycemix index. They have been designed in such a way that will help stabilize your blood sugar.

Microwaves can heat your body by adding thermal energy to the water molecules in you. This heating can be damaging if it's not controlled. Most of your body is protected from slow heating because your blood carries heat away from any local hot spots so that you warm evenly. However there are a few places that aren't cooled by your circulation and can heat up locally enough to denature the protein molecules and cause biological injury. The cornea of your eye is a good example.

Raw sewage in our streams is a health hazard, smells and looks disgusting, hurts our environment and harms the quality of life in our neighborhoods. Sewage overflows are a major cause of pollution in White River, Fall Creek, Pleasant Run, Pogues Run and Eagle Creek. Projects are needed throughout Marion County, not just in the inner city.

The more appropriate question is "what foods do I need to eat in order to create the internal terrain that heals my symptoms?" And the answer to that is: every person is slightly different. What will heal 10 people—each with the same symptom—will be slightly different for each person. That flexibility, and lack of a dogmatic approach, is not only critical to acknowledge, it is built into this 28-Day Cleansing Course.

Raw foods are easy to digest, they provide a maximum amount of energy with minimal bodily effort. Studies have shown that living foods have healing powers that can alleviate many illnesses from low energy, allergies, high cholesterol, candida, arthritis, depression, skin diseases, obesity, colitis, diabetes, heartburn, various cancers and many more. Excess weight seems to just melt off your body when you eat a living food diet.

Beyond the personal health benefits of eating organic cheese, sustainable organic production methods promote the health of all life on earth, now and for the future. Because raw milk cheese is minimally processed it contains beneficial enzymes not present in cheese made with pasteurized milk. These beneficial enzymes have been shown to aid in bone formation and are very sensitive to pasteurization temperatures. Cheese is a natural food providing a dense source of nutrients.

We believe it will. Two things likely cause coprophagy, which is the consumption of fecal matter. There is some thought that coprophagy manifests in certain animals due to an underlying nutrient deficiency. Much of today's commercial dry food goes undigested due to its high grain content. The sweet smell of undigested grain can attract some dogs to eat their own stool, or the stools of other dogs and cats. Raw food is usually completely digested.

Beyond the personal health benefits of eating organic cheese, sustainable organic production methods promote the health of all life on earth, now and for the future. Because raw milk cheese is minimally processed it contains beneficial enzymes not present in cheese made with pasteurized milk. These beneficial enzymes have been shown to aid in bone formation and are very sensitive to pasteurization temperatures. Cheese is a natural food providing a dense source of nutrients.

Oh, strangely enough, yes! Detox Your World is majorly holistic in its view, it has a lovely Detox for life plan in it (amongst others), that you can follow to go raw with in an easy way. It also has 100 unique recipes in it, and info on other stuff such as amalgam (mercury) fillings. It's had fab reviews, too! In addition to Detox Your World, check out Shazzie's detox delights which has over 100 different inspiring and yummy raw vegan recipes. These two books are great sisters!

Common sense applies to potential dangers such as cleaning solutions and obvoius toxins. Generally, dogs have a high tolerance for most things, but keep him away from household plants and chocolate. Refer to the poison section of the Dog Care Handbook on our site for specifics. Newfoundlands are big dogs with heavy fur coats, they are also very slobbery i.e. they have alot of mouth moisture. You are just seeing steam from his breath. This is OK as long as his nose is moist and cool.

You can purchase a low carb potato mix. The best thing to do is replace potatoes with turnips, cauliflower, or squash. Because turnips do not have a strong taste of their own and have almost the same texture and consistency, they tend to pick up the flavor of whatever they are cooked with. Make Turnip Salad (previously Potato Salad), fry them as fries, or au graten style. They are also wonderful in soups and stews.

YES! Potatoes are a low calorie, fat and cholesterol free vegetable high in vitamin C, potassium and a good source of vitamin B6 and dietary fiber. Visit the nutrition section of www.healthypotato.com for more information.

NO! It's all those delicious toppings we use that add calories and fat. The potato contains zero fat and a 5.3-ounce potato is only 100 calories. Check out "Healthy Potato Consumer Recipe Brochure" nutrition pamphlet for some low-fat topping ideas.

No. The potato tuber, the part we eat, is not poisonous, however the potato plant is toxic. Green portions on the skin of the potato are also toxic.

Any other questions not answered here please contact the Food & Nutrition Services office at 915-779-4216