Anyone still using almonds?

[Starbuck]

Okay, so most "raw" almonds aren't raw anymore, but does anyone out there still use them?

[GlimR]

Yup....you can still get raw almonds...it just isn't as easy as it was~
For one...Alissa sells them in her online store...from Spain and truly raw.
Gotta have that almond mylk~:D

[Halo_effect]

I'm sorry if this is a little OT, but if a store has almonds listed as raw, they have to be really raw, right? I'm assuming they can't just go put fake labels on things... but is there a way to actually see or tell if they're raw?

[Raene]

Lol...no, the stores are lying!! :)
For real. They are. They consider "raw" to mean that when they pasteurize they aren't using toxic chemicals that they once were. But they are still pasteurized b/c it's now illegal for grocery stores to sell non-pasteurized almonds to us.
So...any product with almonds at your HFS that's labeled raw is really not.
I buy mine online for this very reason.

[srsarri]

From my understanding, in the United States, Almonds that are listed raw in a store are all pasturized to some extent.

[Halo_effect]

Lol...no, the stores are lying!! :)
For real. They are. They consider "raw" to mean that when they pasteurize they aren't using toxic chemicals that they once were. But they are still pasteurized b/c it's now illegal for grocery stores to sell non-pasteurized almonds to us.
So...any product with almonds at your HFS that's labeled raw is really not.
I buy mine online for this very reason.

*shakes fist in the HFS's direction*

Glad to know before I bought a bunch! Guess I'll have to order them online too. And is it JUST almonds I have to worry about buying online, or all nuts??

[Raene]

Almonds and cashews both aren't really raw as advertised in stores. :(

[EZ rider]

I heard they steam cook Brazil nuts to get the shell off.

[Raene]

Hmm...interesting...could be. Definitely could be. For all I know all our food is no longer really truly raw anymore with all those rumors of zapping fruits and veggies.

[GlimR]

You can buy raw almonds from Spain as in Alissa's store or you can buy them directly from a few growers who can sell them unpasturized directly to the consumer.

[acjazz28]

You can buy raw almonds from Spain as in Alissa's store or you can buy them directly from a few growers who can sell them unpasturized directly to the consumer.

This is what I do...I buy in bulk and sprout them to maximize the quantity...in fact, I'm getting ready to sprout some more now...

[Zuri]

Yup....you can still get raw almonds...it just isn't as easy as it was~
For one...Alissa sells them in her online store...from Spain and truly raw.
Gotta have that almond mylk~:D

How do we know the ones from Spain are truly raw? I don't trust it.

Trader Joe's has them from Spain and they irradiate all of their incoming foods. I know because I asked an employee.

[Raene]

I agree, Zuri, I don't trust that.

I can't compromise by buying non-raw almonds. My body knows the difference between SAD and RAW. Sometimes, regretfully.

[Green_Woman]

Hmmm.... guess I'll just have to keep doing what I'm doing. :) I can't afford to buy nuts online right now, and I am still healthier than ever before even with a few things in my diet being non-raw raw.


*sigh*


It's getting harder and harder just to live the way I WANT to live, with the way the government/FDA/etc. are wrapping their hands around everything food-related now...


I don't get how more people don't understand what's happening... everyone around me seems so blind, down here, about why this is going on. :(

[GlimR]

I've never bought them from Spain.....agree about the not being able to trust that food is safe though..I buy from the grower.....I figure that's about as safe as I can get...and also still be able to afford to buy them (barely)...I buy in bulk too acjazz...and do the same as you~

I do use a lot less than I did before the pasturization went tinto effect.