Why Fruit ?
Have you ever wondered why we humans have such a strong attraction to sweet foods and vibrant colors?
Is it a coincidence that children are sold candy that resemble the shapes, colors and tastes of fruit?
No wild animal needs to learn about nutrition or count calories in order to stay healthy and fit. O​nly when introduced to processed foods through contact with humans are they no longer capable of determining what serves their wellbeing and what does not.
Have we lost touch with our natural instinct or have we simply just forgotten how to interpret it within the framework of our modern world?
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I believe our nature is still strongly present within us, demanding our attention, asking us to reconnect and heal. Guiding us home.
A simple way to access and understand this inner knowledge is to examine what truly appeals to us in its whole, natural state​​.
F r u i t ?
​​Roots and Tubers?
We are not equipped to dig for our food. In contrast to root-eating animals like wild pigs, we do not have tusks, snouts or trotters. Neither are we attracted to, or able to handle the amounts of dirt that we would have to ingest if we attempted this practice. As you have probably experienced, eating raw roots and tubers is a strain to our digestive system and we would simply not be able to handle the quantities that would be sufficient to meet our caloric needs.

Grass and greenery?
The idea of grazing in a field or having a large meal of leaves from a tree is a foreign idea to most people. We may enjoy a salad but we usually add all kinds of other foods and dressings to it in order to make it more palatable and fulfilling. Relying on greens as our primary food source simply would not satisfy or satiate us, neither do we have the digestive capacity of a Cow or a Koala. However, if you find yourself attracted to lettuces or other types of tender greens as they are in their natural state, I believe they can be a healthy addition in our diet.
Oils?
Oils can not be found anywhere in nature. They are a concentrated, processed food. Furthermore, oils are often derived from foods which we would not eat in their original state. Olives can not be enjoyed straight off the tree, neither would we be likely to eat any significant quantity of rapeseeds or flaxseeds from a field. Even with foods which we can enjoy as they are, like Coconuts, the amount of fibre present in mature coconuts would make it very difficult to eat amounts equivalent to a tablespoon of oil.
We can not expect to maintain a balanced body while eating concentrated substances deprived of the water, fiber or nutrients that were present in their original design.
Nuts and Seeds?
The nuts and seeds we can get commercially have been shelled, heated or dehydrated in order to be stored and have an extended shelf life. If you have ever had a raw nut or seed straight off the tree or a flower, you will notice a significant difference. In their natural state their water content is high and the taste is more similar to a that of a sprout. Although they are easier to digest in this state, they can not be considered a primary food source. Their high fat content makes them difficult to digest in large amounts. Animals who live off nuts and seeds typically have very sharp, distinct teeth and extremely strong jaw muscles which enable them to crack open hard shells.
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Grains?
Imagine yourself in a field of wheat, or any other grain, does it excite your tastebuds and sense of smell? Does it feel like food to you?
We would simply not be able to satisfy our hunger by eating grains in their natural state straight off the grass. Neither would the attempt be a pleasurable experience to our senses. We do not have the capacity to digest raw grains. Grain-eating birds have a mechanism which allows the grains to germinate in their beaks or gullets and become digestible.
Fish and Seafood?
Although many people enjoy eating Sushi, not many people would find it as appetizing to eat a whole fish or fresh seaweed straight out of the water. More often are we even repulsed by the smell of fish and other sea creatures once they are out of the water. Even when cooked, we tend to mask the taste with salt or other spices and sauces.


​Animals?
Carnivorous animals can smell their pray from a great distance, their bodies are well equipped to hunt and kill and they enjoy eating the animal in that raw, natural state. Blood, fat, cartilage and guts included. Humans do not typically feel this way around animals, may it be a calf or a flock of birds.
If we do eat meat, we prefer it to as little as possible resemble the animal. We like it cleaned, cooked, masked with condiments and spices. Few people feel attracted to digging their teeth into raw meat, let alone a live animal, nor are we physically equipped to do so.

Dairy?
Not only have we formed a habit where we continue to drink breast milk throughout our entire adult life, but we do so by drinking the milk of a foreign species. This practice has eventually become more commonly accepted than drinking human milk. But how many people would continue this habit if we had to drink it as nature provides it, straight from the nipple of a cow or a goat? The idea is repulsive to most people. The fact is that our bodies are not designed to ingest milk after the age where weaning would naturally occur, let alone the milk of a cow or a goat.
The mothers milk of any animal is perfectly designed only for the offspring of that specific species, as human breast milk is for human babies. We can discard animal milk and all its various processed byproducts as our natural foods.
Fruits reveal to us the true and beautiful reason behind our infamous sweet tooth as well as why human breast milk is so sweet, it prepars us to seek out sweet foods as we grow up, in contrast to the non-sweet milk of an animal whose offspring will later in life live on grasses or other foods.
Fruit comes in all colors, shapes and tastes and ripen i​n different seasons to make sure that there is always a new treat waiting for us throughout the year.
Fruit is in truth our ideal food, inviting us with its seductive smell, vibrant colors, juicy texture and sugary taste to create a garden of Eden, one fruit at the time.
A sun-ripened piece of sweet, juicy fruit does not require processing of any kind in order to be attractive to all of our senses as well as fulfill our nutritional and caloric requirements. In fact, our bodies are perfectly designed to live on fruit.
Our hands make climbing and picking easy. The colors that stand out strongest in our vision are bright yellow, orange and red, the typical colors of ripe fruits. Our digestion system allows us to digest fruit with ease and to quickly and efficiently transform its energy. Fruits are full of all the vital nutrients our human bodies require in order to thrive.
Enjoy !
