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Are you sick of counting carbs? There's a new diet trend on the market -- it's called a raw food diet. It consists of eating foods that are close to nature and mainly raw. But can you stick to it? One nutritionist says it's easy and you can even have dessert. Ice cream, dark chocolate, and cookies … you can eat them and still lose weight? Sure, but they have to be raw. It's part of a diet designed by nutritionist Natalia Rose. "Like most women, I had my own body battles, and I was determined not to have to spend the rest of my life on a stairmaster or counting calories." The Raw Food Detox Diet is about eating close to nature with the belief that easily digested foods are eliminated more quickly. Rose says: "Fruit is one of the easiest things that moves through the body. It only takes 15 minutes in the stomach to digest fruit." Rose says beginners to the diet should start out slowly -- eat 75-percent raw foods. "You can eat avocadoes, you can eat whole grain pasta, you can eat sprouted grain breads -- which means breads have been sprouted to become easily digestible." Like many people, Danielle Reda had a hard time losing weight -- until she tried the raw food diet. She says: "I lost weight rapidly. I lost about 15 pounds in three weeks. That kept me going. I had a lot more energy. I felt vibrant." Skeptics say raw food diets may be deficient in certain minerals, but Rose says you can do raw done right. She says juice raw vegetables to get enough calcium. You can also have goat cheese, nuts, and almond milk. "It's easy to stick to because you're satisfied. If you love what you're eating and losing weight, it's a win-win scenario." And many grocery stores carry raw foods in the organic section. Although Rose says this diet is for everyone, you should always check with your doctor first before starting a new diet program. Rose says Reda's weight loss is not typical. It's usually more gradual. Source:
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