greetings from newbie and frozen food question

[Guest guest]

Greetings everyone. I started transitioning to raw foods diet a couple

of weeks ago due to increasing poor health and becoming so weak that

most of my days 14 to 16 and sometimes 18 hours in bed almost

everyday. I have already gotten a lot from this group and the website

and other raw websites I see mentioned and googled---and I just wanted

to become more active in the raw community. I appreciate your support

and thanks for the great information you all share.

 

I read somewhere (maybe even here) that ppl have taken ripe bananas and

froze whole (or chopped and froze) to use in blender drinks at a later

date. What is the consensus for frozen foods for a raw foods diet?

And what about frozen veggies that manufactures claim where frozen

immediately once picked?

 

Thanks in advance for ur input.

Trish

[Guest guest]

Hi Trish,

 

Welcome. In looking at nature, I find that frozen foods are probably

not ideal, but are a minor compromise for me at this point and useful

at times. I wouldn't purposely freeze bananas ahead to use for

smoothies, myself, because I'd rather use fresh ones. But if I have

too many bananas going ripe, I'll freeze some and use them for

smoothies or banana " ice cream " blended in the Vitamix. If there are

fruits I want that I can't get fresh (especially in winter in

Seattle), like mangoes, which I LOVE, I'll buy those frozen and add

them to smoothies.

 

There are probably some posts with more info in the archives about

frozen food destroying bacteria in the stomach or other negative

effects. Again, fresh is better, but frozen is still somewhat

nutritious, and definitely not as harmful as a lot of other choices!

Depends where you are, and where you want to go, I think...

 

Laurie

 

rawfood , " moonsunsnow " <moonsunsnow wrote:

>

> Greetings everyone. I started transitioning to raw foods diet a

couple

> of weeks ago due to increasing poor health and becoming so weak

that

> most of my days 14 to 16 and sometimes 18 hours in bed almost

> everyday. I have already gotten a lot from this group and the

website

> and other raw websites I see mentioned and googled---and I just

wanted

> to become more active in the raw community. I appreciate your

support

> and thanks for the great information you all share.

>

> I read somewhere (maybe even here) that ppl have taken ripe bananas

and

> froze whole (or chopped and froze) to use in blender drinks at a

later

> date. What is the consensus for frozen foods for a raw foods

diet?

> And what about frozen veggies that manufactures claim where frozen

> immediately once picked?

>

> Thanks in advance for ur input.

> Trish

>