Are Frozen Fruits Considered Raw?

[racer]

Hi,

I am new to the board. I have been lurking for a few weeks and this is my first post. I am switching to 100% raw when I fininsh a 10 day master cleanse. The cleanse will be done on 6/11/2007. I have several raw cook books including Alissa's.

I am not going totally organic as my limited budget will not allow it. I will be getting most of my fresh fruits and veggies from farmer's markets and my local grocery store.

If I by frozen fruit such as blueberries for smoothies, is it considered raw? I can pay $4.00 for about a cup of non-organic fresh blueberries, or I can pay $3.00 for a 2 pound bag of frozen.

[Rawkinlocs]

Most frozen fruits are not blanched or anything - berries are usually fine. I buy the huge bag of frozen strawberries from Costco for like $7.99 and it goes a long time cause it's so...huge!

But it's been said that when you can, freeze your own. So, if fresh berries ever go on a GOOD sale, stock up on 'em, have some of 'em fresh and freeze the rest! Otherwise, don't sweat it if you buy frozen fruit. I think peaches may be blanched before frozen, though.

[eatyourbroccoli]

i eat frozen blue and raspberries on a daily basis in smoothies

hasnt affected me negatively (to my knowledge)

i didnt know that about peaches. hm

[sweetpea76]

hey eatyourbroccoli-

hehe i luv your avatar! i'm a WOW player too- hmmm i wonder what server you are on????????

[GHOST27M]

Yes they are raw if not blanced (fuits normally are not)

just look at the ingredients and make sure they are JUST the fruit.

I store all my nuts and seeds in the freezer and they sprout just fine!


PS I also play Zul JIn server (wimpy blue)

[sweetpea76]

to keep this related to the post- i too use a lot of frozen fruits. if i can buy fruit in bulk, like strawberries, i wash and dry them and then lay them in a single layer on a cookie sheet and pop them in the freezer. the next morning i have perfectly frozen strawberries and i store then in a ziploc. works like a charm.


.... hehe back to WOW'isms... 70 Troll Priest on Akama- For the Horde!

[eatyourbroccoli]

currently 27 blood elf warlock on archimonde (new account) FTH ;)

USED to have a lvl 60 orc warlock but i lost her in a terrible banning accident because of my boyfriend. :( i dont like talking about it...


:D



btw im wondering if anyone knows what other frozen fruits may be blanched?