Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Hi Nora, Where do you get the dried figs that you mentioned? Thanks! Audrey --- Nora Lenz <nmlenz wrote: > Hi Roger, > You're welcome. The discussion on this list > about > 'preparedness' sparked a similar thread in my group > so you > might be interested in reading some of the posts > over there. > I don't think much about it but if disaster > struck I'd > eat whatever I had on hand, which is usually 1-3 > days' > supply of fresh fruit, plus a pound or so of nuts > and a > pound of dried figs. That might last a week or so, > if I > rationed myself. If food still wasn't available, > I'd stop > eating until it was. If I was kept from eating for > 6 weeks > or more, I'd likely starve to death. Short of that, > I may > have to deal with periodic bouts of weakness but in > the long > run I'd be a lot healthier for the experience. > As I mentioned on my list, if I lived in a place > where > these things happen frequently, I'd take it a lot > more > seriously, especially if I was a new raw fooder keen > to stay > on track with my diet and not be tempted to eat the > " food " > that is normally fed to disaster refugees. Some of > the > things I'd have on hand are nuts (in and out of the > shell), > dried fruits (Trader Joe's has a huge assortment), > plenty of > water, lots of the commercially prepared treats > (like > Larabars), and anything else that would qualify as > reasonably healthy, uncooked, shelf-stable food. > Btw, > soaking dried fruit and nuts always makes them > easier to > digest but wouldn't be necessary if it wasn't > possible or > practical. > Best wishes, > Nora > www.RawSchool.com > > > > Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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