Is Raw Food Contagious?
In this post I’m going to explore how contagious raw food can be. Not necessarily as easily “catchable” as the common cold, but it’s definitely catching on.
Here are some of the random occurrences of meeting people who were into raw foods.
The Checkout Girl
The other day I went to the grocery store to stock up on Larabars for myself and my dad. (The fact that my relatively small town carries Larabars is enough of an indication that raw foods are becoming more mainstream, but I disgress.)
We decided to take one of each different kind of Larabar, just to keep things fun.
When we got to the cash register, the sales clerk scanned the Larabars and then stopped to talk to us. She said she loved the Cashew Cookies bar, and that she had just tried the pistachio variety recently.
I told her that cashew cookie was one of my favorites too. She was surprised to see them on sale, since they were $.30 cheaper than the last time she bought one.
I told her that the prices had gone down, permanently. She was surprised and excited.
I don’t know about you, but when a chocolate bar gets cheaper, that usually means it’s because the product isn’t selling well or something. That’s not the case for Larabars though.
The smiling sales clerk was very excited, and said she would stock up on Larabars now.
She continued to check out the rest of the food that we were buying, which consisted mainly of green and leafy veggies. She seemed to have a bounce in her step, and she was very enthusiastic about how many Larabars we were buying.
I was happy that to find out that someone other than me buys Larabars! The higher the turnover, the more indication that raw food is taking the world by storm!
The Librarian
A few days later, while I was at the library stocking up on books, I ran into a librarian who I have known for years.
She asked me what I was up to these days, and I mentioned that I was starting a website about raw food to help people go raw.
“Raw food?” She asked.
“Yeah, it’s all about uncooked fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds,” I replied.
“Oh I know all about raw foods! I ate raw for many many years. I read books by Victoria Boutenko and her children,” She said with a big smile.
Now I wasn’t surprised, because this woman had been a vegetarian ever since I could remember. Of course being vegetarian in these parts of Canada is considered a little bit weird, so image how far out vegan or raw foodists might be.
In any case we discussed quite a few ideas and even a few simple recipes together. She told me that the only reason she stopped eating raw, is because everybody else around her was not eating raw.
She enthusiastically mentioned that she had the most energy while she was eating raw.
I thanked her for the books and for the nice chat, and I skipped all the way home like a happy bunny.
These are just some of my feel-good “raw food going mainstream” examples from the last week.
** Have you ever experienced any fun raw food moments that made you think “Yes, raw food can and will go mainstream!”? If so share below in the comments!
