Getting down to it

As mentioned I have made the transition to fruitarianism. Quite easily I must add. Even though with my current mindset it's irrelevant to state on the simplicity of the new found habits I have acquired. Though I'm not fully committed at the moment to Eden fruitarianism (coined by Mango Wodzak), I must say that that is my next goal. I seriously want to cut out nuts and oils.

But let's get real, there are some that say you can even eat veggies, and still label yourself fruitarian, which I think is quite absurd and backwards thinking. Fruits are fruits, and veggies, well they stay veggies. Right?

Which brings me to the next point. What is a fruit? As in, some get really technical and say that eggplant (aubergine) is a fruit. But you have to cook it to be able to eat it right? If your goal is to be raw, then well you cannot eat it, bummer! Also the issue with tomatoes. Some label them as veggies, while others label them as fruits. All of the info out there is quite confusing. What can a fruitarian do? I surely need the official encyclopedia on fruits, if there is one out there. A list and description on fruits in general.

Also, another point, agriculture in its global sense has limits as to what is natural and what is not. Mono-crops certainly aren't natural (vast spaces of land cultivated for one single purpose, and all else should stay out!), even if the crops are natural in a sense. Get what I mean?

The transportation of fruits around the world, has increased the options available (yeah a consumerist capitalist notion I know) at the stores and markets, but surely it's more important to be a locavore fruitarian than anything else. Can we truly sustain our lives and environments this current way? I doubt it.

Enough with the contradictions! More fundamentalism!

The difference

But let's get serious about dietary lifestyles. As mentioned in the first post, veganism does encompass a wide variety of food sources under a vast amount of farming techniques and, production and manufacturing needs. Yet a vegan can also live as simply as a fruitarian. By adopting or practicing raw veganism.

Now I used to be an advocate for healthy living, meaning following a strict set of dietary requirements. To be honest, it took out all the fun of the lifestyle I pursued. Having to check calcium, B12, and Omega intakes, was quite a schlep. Vitamins and minerals as the dieticians recommend are found in supplements. That was a headache and a pricy affair I've had. Now I've put it all behind me and found freedom in ignorance. Great for me, yay!

But back to the raw veganism. Apart from superfoods, and fancy recipes, a raw vegan lifestyle or diet, is quite simple to follow as fruitarianism. It might be a bit more pricy, and versatile, but at least it's more acceptable and well catered for in comparison to fruitarianism in our present day society.

I'm not entirely sure if the ecological costs involved in this diet is in any way even close to fruitarianism, but at least it's better than the standard vegan diet, and even greater than the carnist diet. Remember, humans farm, as in agriculture plays a major role in our survival and habits. It's one of those things people have become alienated from, for being cosmopolitan (city-dwellers) in our lifestyles, yet it plays that integral role as mentioned. For us to become conscious of our blessings and our curses is perhaps the one thing that can save or doom us. At this point in time, it's irrelevant though.

So you may ask why doesn't a person just accept raw veganism instead of fruitarianism as a diet or lifestyle? Well ecologically fruitarianism is still superior to raw veganism, and it's more cost effective. Also it's more simple in its choices. It limits you to eating and not preparing to eat. It's a step away from clutter and unnecessary expense. It is also less destructive to sentient life in the harvest of it's crop. Even so agriculture in its current form can be destructive nonetheless to fruits and their trees aswell.

There's so much more in the comparison between these two diets, but let's just say I'm sticking to fruitarianism, mainly because I want to live more simply and less processed, or fancy, as you can put it.

Birthday

So the day started off with some presents. Loads of dried fruit. A Bible. And a nice meal at a raw vegan spot in Cape Town. The Danish owner specially crafted some fruity meals for me, whilst my family were gobbling down their chosen selection. At home a chocolate cake waited. Vegan but not fruity. Anyway I'll give it one last time. But then again sharing also works to ease the wheaty burden. That Danish owner also recommended The Detox Miracle, which I'll definitely check out.