The Raw Bible - Raw Food Recipes for the Raw Food Lifestyle A Definitive Recipe Book - 200 Recipes Get off to a right start on your raw food journey Enjoy this great selection of recipes The raw food diet is based on the principle that exposing foods to high levels of eat lowers their nutritional value. Cooking food kills the enzymes that are necessary for digestion and disease-fighting, while creating toxins that don't exist in the food's raw form. By consuming raw foods only, people experience more energy, less inflammation, increased mental functions and weight loss.