Foods for Weight Loss

Jacket potatoes are (raw) potatoes that have been boiled soft in salt water with their skin on. Organic potatoes can also be eaten with the skin on.

Canned sweet corn is pre-cooked corn kernels. Unlike other types of corn, it loses its sweet taste late before it ripens. Organic?

Millet (golden millet, panicle millet, millet) contains a lot of manganese, copper and, especially when raw, the vitamins folate (folic acid) and thiamine. Orga

A honeydew melon (organic) is classified as a sugar melon. The varieties are very diverse in appearance, but the flesh (raw) is always very sweet.

Teff (tef), a gluten-free, small-grain cereal, can be eaten raw in small quantities. Raw millet (Eragrostis tef) is soaked before eating.

These dried tomatoes (organic?, raw?) are mixed with additional salt (along with the naturally occurring monosodium glutamate) during the drying process.

Almonds or sweet almonds are best eaten raw, unsalted - or even roasted and salted. Bitter almonds, however, contain a lot of amygdalin.

Dried or dehydrated bananas (raw?) should be as natural as possible, i.e. without sulphur and granulated sugar, and in organic quality.

Tamarinds can taste sour or sweet when raw, they are fruity and slightly tart. They can be eaten raw when peeled. Organic quality?

Soybeans originally come from China. Their ripe seeds are consumed cooked or processed (as soy products). They are not edible raw. Organic?

Raw sesame seeds are much more nutritious when unpeeled. Sesame seeds contain 50% fat (lots of omega-6, little omega-3) and 18% protein. Organic?

Raw black sesame is considered the original form of sesame. It is particularly rich in valuable nutrients and building materials. Organic quality?

Fresh fenugreek leaves (methi) can be used raw in a salad or cooked. The spicy-bitter fenugreek is also a spice. Organic?

Raw sorghum (sweet millet): Sorghum grains are slightly larger than those of common millet. The seeds from this family of sweet grasses are gluten-free. Organic

Cocoa beans ("raw") are fermented (often > 50 °C) and therefore usually not raw food quality, even if declared as raw food. Fragments are cocoa nibs. Organic?

Whole grain corn flour is gluten-free and finer than corn semolina. It consists of ground corn kernels (raw?) and is used for cooking or baking. Organic quality

Whole grain corn semolina is gluten-free. It is made from dried, coarsely ground corn kernels (raw?) and used for cooking or baking. Organic?

Dried, unsweetened sour cherries taste fruity and sour. Rarely raw food quality. Organic?

Raw corn cobs (sweet corn) contain a lot of vitamin B6 and have a short shelf life. They are well tolerated, versatile and available in organic quality.

Corn kernels are used in a variety of dishes, and are also used raw as a vegetable side dish or as a base for corn flour. They consist of over 50% carbohydrates