edible raw or not?

[Niki]

I keep having the same argument with a guy I work with and a woman on my college course.

they both claim that grains ('typical' flour in particular) are edible raw; the guy claims that "fossil evidence shows grains being eaten pre-agriculture", and the woman just says "but flour's edible raw!" I always say it isn't; am I right or are they?

the other one is an argument with only the woman; the other day, she tried to persuade me that sweetcorn is edible raw. surely not?!?

lastly, away from those two, what about peas? I believe Neanderthin, and most paleo guides, say these are forbidden, but why? almost everyone I mention this to says they are edible raw, and my mum remembered eating raw peas when she helped her family pick the pods as a kid.

so what's the truth: grains, peas, sweetcorn - edible raw or not?

and while I'm here, does anyone know when man started to cook his food?

[PaleoDeano]

If you check the carbs that are in peas, green beans, corn, etc., you will notice they are high in carbs, as compared to regular green veggies. That should give you a clue right there, that they are legumes. I tend to want to error on the side of caution. And, I think Audette did his homework. If it is even close to being a non-veggie/nut/etc, I ditch it. That means no peanuts, cashews, peas, corn, green beans, bean sprouts, potatoes, even carrots (most of the time)...

As far as wheat, and other grains being edible raw or not, or someone thinking that they were consumed pre-agriculture (perhaps during severe starvation scenarios)... who cares! They are high in carbs, have many negative side effects, and, at least I can see the tremendous benefits of not consuming them! My digestive system alone has proved this to be absolute truth.

Just stick to meat and real veggies and fruits (even low-sugar fruits) and eating low carb (and natural!) foods... and your body will thank you very much for it!

:yay:

[jaybird]

Something I recently read, I believe somewhere on www.mercola.com, says eating flour raw is very toxic..not good (potatos raw bad also).
As for corn, I've eaten it raw myself, it's pretty tasty, but i dont know if it's healthy. But I haven't been eating it lately since I'm steering away from the starch.