dried fruit

[cinnamongirl]

Does anyone else feel bloated after eating dried fruit? Dates are the only dried fruit that don't make me feel heavy. Are dates dried? Is that a silly quesition?

[vitavegan]

dried fruit definitely has this affect on me. I also find them to be constipating. Throw in some nuts into the mix and I'm like a balloon!

[Ama]

Dates are not usually dried.

[eatyourbroccoli]

dried fruit definitely has this affect on me. I also find them to be constipating. Throw in some nuts into the mix and I'm like a balloon!

ditto. i cant handle dried fruit well for some reason :confused:

[punkspirit]

I know that feeling too...

It might help to soak them overnight! And not to eat to much at the time!

[soulstar]

The only way I can digest dried fruit without feeling heavy, is if I rehydrate the fruit first.

[vitavegan]

someone told me to drink a lot and i mean A LOT of extra water when eating dried fruit or nuts to make them "pass through" more easily...
:o


ditto. i cant handle dried fruit well for some reason :confused:

[RawVegan4Health]

Can't you just chew them to make them pass easier?:D

Sorry, I think it is a temporary detox thing for me. My attitude has been way off kilter the last 48 hours. I have went from about 70-85 percent raw to 90%+. I blame it all on detox. Even this post. Even my lame excuse. Everything!:p

[blacktulip]

they definitely don't digest well for me at all, especially mixed with nuts (nuts do it to me too on their own), so i only have the pie crusts and other "special" recipes once in awhile.
however, in the winter, i find my body craves dried fruits and nuts more, as an instinctual sort of hunter- gatherer thing, which completely makes sense. I gain a bit more weight and feel heavier and less energetic, but it seems to fit into the primal lifestyle of winter living in a colder climate, so I understand it and therefore don't fret too much.

on that note, i'm very glad spring is here and lighter foods are what i consume now, i feel more cleansed!

[Lay-Lay]

Can't you just chew them to make them pass easier?:D

Sorry, I think it is a temporary detox thing for me. My attitude has been way off kilter the last 48 hours. I have went from about 70-85 percent raw to 90%+. I blame it all on detox. Even this post. Even my lame excuse. Everything!:p


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[acudawn]

Thanks for bringing this up...I've definately noticed the serious bloat after eating dried fruit with nuts. I, too, have an easier time digesting dates, which makes sense...I am a Chinese Herbalist, and dates are actually used in small amounts as an ingredient in some herbal formulas to help warm and tonify the digestion.

[Solace]

How long have you been raw ???? Within the first 2-4 weeks of being Raw I would go REALLY light on dried fruits and nuts Bloat is common in the beginning especially with dried fruit. Give your body a little more time to adjust, take it from someone who WAS bloated:( :D

[Frog]

I notice some dried fruit has sulphites on it - would that make a difference to tolerance??