RE: Some thoughts regarding surviving of fruit/veg raw lifestyle in c

[Guest guest]

Hi Paule,

 

We are meant to be living in the tropics, that is for sure. You are right,

is not really possible to live in a cold climate that doesn't produce much

fruit and only eat locally produced food. Locally produced food is wonderful

and a great ideal to strive for, but is often impratical for people in many

areas. Luckily tropical and subtropical fruits are imported all over the

world and we can make use of these during the winter time. Bananas, melons,

grapes, mangoes, etc... grown in other parts of the world will get you

through the winters.

 

All the best,

 

Audrey

www.rawhealing.com

 

 

> " Paule Zaksauskiene " <paulyte

>rawfood

>rawfood

>[Raw Food] Some thoughts regarding surviving of fruit/veg raw

>lifestyle in cold climate countries

>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:57:39 +0000

>

>Hi,

>

>I am very pleased to read all the e-mails which are coming to this forum,

>they are very useful in my raw journey.

>There is one doubt which is torturing me on these days. I am from a

>country,

>which has very cold climate. The winter lasts 5 months, there is freezing

>and snow everywhere. The temperature is -10 or less degrees.

>

>I was always told by nutritionists that the best products to eat are the

>ones which grow in local area, because they store the same energy and are

>best compatible.

>

>The climate in my country supports only apples, some berries and mostly

>root

>vegetables to grow. The richest harvest comes from grains. They have been

>the main food for local people for many ages.

>

>Last few days I read the articles which assert the consumption of grains as

>unhealthy. So I found another thoughts that root vegetables are too

>starchy,

>and apples are too hard to digest. That makes me confused..

>

>There is nothing to be left which grows in my area...

>So the first thing, which comes to my mind, that raw food diet is ideal for

>hot climate, where plenty of fruits and greens are growing during the whole

>year, however it is not suitable for cold climates...

>Your comments are very welcome..

>

>Cheers,

>paule

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Pamela wrote:

> only real problem is that organic produce is usually around twice

> the price of regular

 

Welcome to the real world! That is the way in America,(at least

outside of the mythical arena of California) too! You

mentioned California, but it is the way in California, and

in New York City, too. Organic is more expensive, because the organic

farmers have to work harder to produce something we are willing to

buy (i.e., something reasonably pretty!!! )

 

I do not know where you are from, but I get the feeling it is from

California.

In the rest of America, most people " deal with it " , i.e., they find

organic where they can, and then eat whatever else is available.

I am from SouthEast Virginia, which is a pretty fairly highly

" connected " awareness area (given the existence of the ARE), but,

still, you have to eat there, and not everything that you want to eat

is going to be organic or available at the health food store (although

they *are* pretty fantastic)

 

What do you do? Do you starve because there is no organic food? Do

you refuse to eat because you cannot find organic food?

 

I don't know about you, but.. me? I just wash the food seriously

and go on about my business. I am not going to starve if they do not

have organic food. I am not even going to be unhappy.

I am going to get a life.

Margaret