IbreathAir's definitions
An adherent of rawism (raw foodism); a type of strict fad diet that entails sustaining on foods that are uncooked & only minimally heated. Many forms of food processing are also vilified.
The motives behind such diets are usually based on pseudoscientific notions that unheated foods are inherently safer, more nutritious, easier to digest & more natural. Generally these sentiments aren’t supported by food safety guidelines, nutritional science, or the history of human evolution. Some cooking and food processing methods can actually increase certain nutrients, make nutrients more bioavailable, ease digestion, and reduce the risk of foodborne illness.
The most stringent rawist will reject foods that have been heated by anything other than sunlight & will only eat unprocessed/minimally processed whole foods.
Some rawist are more flexible. They are open to eating certain processed foods and every so often they will eat a meal that incorporates foods cooked extra-extra-rare (40°C seems to be the arbitrarily chosen limit).
The motives behind such diets are usually based on pseudoscientific notions that unheated foods are inherently safer, more nutritious, easier to digest & more natural. Generally these sentiments aren’t supported by food safety guidelines, nutritional science, or the history of human evolution. Some cooking and food processing methods can actually increase certain nutrients, make nutrients more bioavailable, ease digestion, and reduce the risk of foodborne illness.
The most stringent rawist will reject foods that have been heated by anything other than sunlight & will only eat unprocessed/minimally processed whole foods.
Some rawist are more flexible. They are open to eating certain processed foods and every so often they will eat a meal that incorporates foods cooked extra-extra-rare (40°C seems to be the arbitrarily chosen limit).
For a semester in college I was a rawist because I didn’t realize people can put information on the internet that isn’t true
by IbreathAir February 22, 2021
Get the rawistmug. by IbreathAir February 10, 2021
Get the Topmug. The sugar industry.
The term formed as a direct comparison to “Big Tobacco” because both industries are shady, fiendish and a major threat to public health.
The term formed as a direct comparison to “Big Tobacco” because both industries are shady, fiendish and a major threat to public health.
by IbreathAir February 23, 2021
Get the Big sugarmug. Pollo-pescetarian (AKA pesco-pollotarian, pollo-pesco-vegetarian, demi-vegetarian) is an obscure way to refer to redmeat (all mammal meat) abstinence.
“Pollo” is Italian for “chicken” (“pollame” is poultry so “polla” would be precise). “Pescetarian” is borrowed from the term describing incorporating seafood into an otherwise vegetarian diet (modern term but centuries-old practice).
Due to seafood being a separate food group than meat in culinary & health contexts pescetarians were often conflated with vegetarians before their own term existed. Whether seafood is usually counted as a meat in general-context varies w/ region, age, culture & religion.
Labeling oneself a pollo-pescetarian may be met with scrutiny & negativity. This can be because:
•The word is unknown and long-winded
•It’s less simple than saying “No red meat”
•Respecting red meat abstinence only as a “transitional step” not as its own end goal
•Accepting a new label often entails a degree of perceived difficulty &/or novelty (also why people who identify as flexitarian get mocked). Limiting red meat is common, chicken is the #1 meat in America & eaten daily and is always available
•Vegetarians may resent the label if they interpret it as an attempt to be perceived as similar to them. The public may resent it if they judge it as an attempt to distance oneself from other meat-eaters to feel special
“Pollo” is Italian for “chicken” (“pollame” is poultry so “polla” would be precise). “Pescetarian” is borrowed from the term describing incorporating seafood into an otherwise vegetarian diet (modern term but centuries-old practice).
Due to seafood being a separate food group than meat in culinary & health contexts pescetarians were often conflated with vegetarians before their own term existed. Whether seafood is usually counted as a meat in general-context varies w/ region, age, culture & religion.
Labeling oneself a pollo-pescetarian may be met with scrutiny & negativity. This can be because:
•The word is unknown and long-winded
•It’s less simple than saying “No red meat”
•Respecting red meat abstinence only as a “transitional step” not as its own end goal
•Accepting a new label often entails a degree of perceived difficulty &/or novelty (also why people who identify as flexitarian get mocked). Limiting red meat is common, chicken is the #1 meat in America & eaten daily and is always available
•Vegetarians may resent the label if they interpret it as an attempt to be perceived as similar to them. The public may resent it if they judge it as an attempt to distance oneself from other meat-eaters to feel special
Frank: “I won’t eat pork or beef but I do eat chicken, turkey, fish and shrimps very often — some people call it being a pollo-pescetarian”
Alexis: “Who exactly? Who has ever called it that?”
Frank: “I saw it online okay? Leave me alone. I can call myself what i want”.
Alexis: “Who exactly? Who has ever called it that?”
Frank: “I saw it online okay? Leave me alone. I can call myself what i want”.
by IbreathAir October 28, 2022
Get the Pollo-Pescetarianmug. by IbreathAir February 26, 2021
Get the Breadmug. Sheep: I quit cigarettes, now I support big vape!
Dawg: JUUL Is owned Altria stupid. Your money is still supporting big tobacco
Dawg: JUUL Is owned Altria stupid. Your money is still supporting big tobacco
by IbreathAir March 13, 2021
Get the Big Vapemug. by IbreathAir November 6, 2019
Get the Thikmug.