Lake Tahoe Raw Resources

[sigtau66]

Hi all. My wife and I will be travelling to Lake Tahoe, CA at the end of this month to visit family. I would like to prepare a full meal for everyone that is all raw, but was wondering if I would have the resources there to do it. And when I say resources, I mean stores to buy some of the stuff I may need that a regular grocery store wouldn't sell. Does anybody know if such stores exist in that area? Heck, if there was a raw restaurant, I'd just take everybody out there instead. :) If one doesn't exist, then I may have pack stuff to bring along with me.

Also, it would be nice to visit another store that sells things we could eat other than the 2 we have here.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[beanblossom]

Hmmm.... I just moved from that area to Miami. That is where I first heard about raw! But I didn't get into it while I was there, so now I am thinking where you might go.

Are you flying into Reno? There is a Wild Oats that I think is supposed to turn into Whole Foods soon. (Whole Foods was supposed to build a new store, but then they went and purchased Wild Oats stores). The person I heard about raw from first does a lot with that store.There is also a store called the Great Basin Food Co-Op with raw stuff.

The Pneumatic Diner in Reno has raw items on their menu. However, that is a far of drive from Tahoe once you're at the lake.

South Lake Tahoe (SLT) has a few vegetarian/vegan restaurants, but I don't know if they have 100% raw offerings on their menus. Freshies was the best by far.

There is a very nice produce store in downtown Truckee. I am forgetting the name, but it's a female name.

I am surprised there aren't more vegan/vegetarian specific restaurants there. I'll ask my friend on the northside of the lake her outlook. She's a cooked vegan, but she might know something.

Have fun!

[RawGoddess13]

I just wanted to say that I am so jealous you are going to Tahoe! I grew up in Reno & totally miss going to Lake Tahoe every weekend! Sorry I can't help out with pointing you in the direction of where to shop/eat as I was in my teens when I left NV & my parents still took care of all that, we were a pretty healthy family but not raw by any means. But I wanted to say have a great time & best of luck finding places to eat & shop raw! Have you tried looking on the internet for stores & reviews in Tahoe?

[sigtau66]

No flying. We're driving from Illinois to Lake Tahoe. :) So we'll pass through Reno, but probably won't be stopping.

Thanks for the tips, though.

[beanblossom]

No flying. We're driving from Illinois to Lake Tahoe. Ahh...at least you are driving in the summer! We took I-80 when we moved there in January 2006 from Indiana. Lots of fun white outs!

It really wouldn't be a long stop to get off in Reno and hit Wild Oats or the Co-op to stock up on organic produce. If you're going to go to South Lake Tahoe and turn off 80 at 395, you'll be going right past Wild Oats. It's a very quick exit. I was also thinking that there is a Farmer's Market in South Lake Tahoe in the summer. I am sure Truckee has one ,too.

RawGoddess: what HS did you go to? My kids went to McQueen last year.

[PATH301]

here's a few places:
http://www.happycow.net/north_america/usa/california/south_lake_tahoe/index.html
http://www.greenpeople.org/searchResults.cfm?memid=17015
http://renotahoe.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/NaturalMarkets.htm
Also you might consider making something that is easy that does not require a large amount of fancy ingredients.
Hope this helps:D

[sigtau66]

If you're going to go to South Lake Tahoe and turn off 80 at 395, you'll be going right past Wild Oats.

Yeah, I was looking at Google Maps yesterday and noticed that. I told my wife last night we're making a stop in Reno on the way through. :)


Also you might consider making something that is easy that does not require a large amount of fancy ingredients.

We plan on doing that, but one of the things I want to make, a Lasagna, requires miso. Not many places carry raw miso. And that was my main reason for asking this question in the first place. :) We have to keep it simple since all I'll have is a food processor.

Thanks for the links, though. I'll definitely be checking them out.