Hurricane Prep on Raw

[Carolyn]

This is my first hurricane season while raw. Can anyone out there in hurricane-prone areas tell me what you do to prepare? Canned foods are out of the question now ... but what are the best things (raw) to have on hand for this? (The best things that don't need to be refrigerated, in case of power outages?) Looks like we'll be visited by Wilma this weekend, and I'm wanting to get ready.

I haven't seen any posts on this, and feel a bit silly asking. But any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)

[GlimR]

Wishing you the very best through this storm. I'm in N. Florida and had to get ready to go a few times last year......I was not raw then but I would pack nuts of assorted kinds, fruit, bananas, apples, pears, grapes, easy things, dried fruits,raw crackers, cookies and grawnola, water, lara bars if you can find them..primarily nuts and fruit would be my choice.
Are you evacuating? I've heard it is suppossed to make landfall on the west coast Sunday.

[Carolyn]

Wishing you the very best through this storm. I'm in N. Florida and had to get ready to go a few times last year......I was not raw then but I would pack nuts of assorted kinds, fruit, bananas, apples, pears, grapes, easy things, dried fruits,raw crackers and grawnola, water, lara bars if you can find them..primarily nuts and fruit would be my choice.
Are you evacuating?


Thanks, GlimR! Unfortunately I don't have access to my dehydrator, so I can't do anything like that ... I wish I could! That would be a great way to have things ready! I've got a stash of Lara bars already ... hadn't even thought of them! I was thinking of fruits and vegetables. I think I'm trying to think of too much at once! lol ...

Technically, I'm already evacuated. My home was damaged in last year's storms (the community I live in was majorly slammed), so I've been at my folks for the past seven months while my home is being repaired. (Which is where we always go for evacuating.) But I do need to get to my house and secure everything. Since it's being worked on, there's a bunch of loose stuff that could be dangerous, even if we don't get a direct hit here. (We may still fall into the ~90 mile radius for hurricane force winds -- or just outside of it -- that they're talking about with Wilma.)

I'm just the only one in my family raw, so I want to make sure that I'm set, just in case. I really don't want to have to eat SAD ...

[Rawtwists]

Good post! I'm in Central Florida during the week however, my home base is in South Florida. I normally go there during the weekends. Not sure what to do this weekend though. :confused:

So, I was just thinking the same thing about the food. I'm pretty new at this and I know my old staples won't do...canned goods, packaged foods, junk foods, etc. Plus, as you know in hurricane weather, it is the comfort that we crave during this time. I'm starting my 30 day challenge tomorrow. So, I'm just going to get fruits (sweet and non-sweet), raw nuts, and still my greens. What I normally do is turn the refrigerator and freezer up to the highest and then store things I need to keep cool in there. That way, it will keep longer. Normally, if the disaster is not too extreme, then you can always get ice for your cooler later if your power is out.

[ReneeSC]

Can you find a hfs near you that sells raw Lara bars or Think bars ( there are more names ). These don't have to be refrigerated, and they're so thick, they'll fill you for when you can't just "eat".. for whatever reason.

If you can find the raw bars, see if they also have raw flax/meal type crackers. I've seen them in some hfs's refrigerators.


God's speed to all in the Wilma's path. ( deflated sigh... I pray there's no Alpha next )

[Carolyn]

Good post! I'm in Central Florida during the week however, my home base is in South Florida. I normally go there during the weekends. Not sure what to do this weekend though. :confused:

So, I was just thinking the same thing about the food. I'm pretty new at this and I know my old staples won't do...canned goods, packaged foods, junk foods, etc. Plus, as you know in hurricane weather, it is the comfort that we crave during this time. I'm starting my 30 day challenge tomorrow. So, I'm just going to get fruits (sweet and non-sweet), raw nuts, and still my greens. What I normally do is turn the refrigerator and freezer up to the highest and then store things I need to keep cool in there. That way, it will keep longer. Normally, if the disaster is not too extreme, then you can always get ice for your cooler later if your power is out.

Hey Rawtwists,

I'm on the Space Coast. We were slammed pretty badly last year (the community where I live was actually called a disaster area ... yipes!!), so I've had the thought in the back of my mind about raw food. It's hard enough to get food in a time like that, so how do you get fresh fruits and veggies? So I'm going to go ahead and just stock up on some stuff, and hope for the best! I hope we don't lose power ... one of my cats is also raw, altho' she's the carnivore type <g>. And the food I have for her is frozen. (I swear my other cat is vegetarian ... he LOVES romaine lettuce and is always right there as soon as I start making a salad ... he's too funny!) :)

Here's to hoping Wilma drops down from a Cat 4 to just a tropical storm or depression before hitting ANY land!!!

[rawgrrl]

Get some dried beans and grains, store some gallons of water, and you can sprout for days.

[Carolyn]

Can you find a hfs near you that sells raw Lara bars or Think bars ( there are more names ). These don't have to be refrigerated, and they're so thick, they'll fill you for when you can't just "eat".. for whatever reason.

If you can find the raw bars, see if they also have raw flax/meal type crackers. I've seen them in some hfs's refrigerators.


God's speed to all in the Wilma's path. ( deflated sigh... I pray there's no Alpha next )

Hey Renee,

I've stocked up on Lara Bars from Wild Oats, so I should be set there, at least. I'd honestly forgotten about them until y'all just mentioned it! That's pretty bad! lol ... I'm actually eating one now ... they work as a great afternoon snack at work. :)

I'm not sure if Wild Oats carries any raw crackers. I've never seen anything like that there. Would be great if they did! I may have to get over there and check.

I agree completely with you ... I truly hope we don't start on the Greek alphabet now!!!

[Mystical]

I'm adding a lot of sea vegetables to my diet - they are dried, and they are light-weight!

[Carolyn]

Get some dried beans and grains, store some gallons of water, and you can sprout for days.

I hate to admit it, but I'm not familiar at all with sprouting. I'm still somewhat new to raw. :(

[Carolyn]

I'm adding a lot of sea vegetables to my diet - they are dried, and they are light-weight!

Where can you get them? I've seen them online, but never locally. Do places like Wild Oats carry them?

[ReneeSC]

Carolyn,

Sprouting - sooooo simple a chid could do it, literally.

If you're interested, when you're at Wild Oats, pick up some raw buckwheat ..or.. raw wheat groats. Once home, rinse them very well, and do a grooming monkey-like pick through for foreign objects. Place in a bowl on the counter covered in clean room temp water. Cover.

OR Place in the refrigerator to soak - it depends on your home.

Dump and rinse water several times a day. I use colandars for rinsing _and_ sprouting to promote air circulation. Shortly, as in 24 to 36 hours in a tepid environment ( not sure about fridge ) - your grains will begin to sprout.

All you have to do is remember to keep rinsing them and giving clean water when needed. Once sprouted, store in the fridge for a fe days.
YOu can eat them by the handfull if you want to dry them - they'll be crunchy.

Full of nutrition.

[Raw_Medic]

Carolyn,
I live on the space coast too (we've PM'd). Have you tried the Health Station in Indialantic? They have sea veggies there, and they also have some raw vegan crackers and such in the back refrigerator, they also have another raw vegan bar...I just can't think of the name of it right now. But I'm going to stock up on nuts, dehydrated stuff, and I'm gonna pick up some veggies that don't HAVE to be refrigerated...like tomatos, and other stuff I pick up at the produce stand...I figure if they don't refrigerate...why should I? Also, why don't you pick up some produce that isn't ripe yet...that way if you have to hang out w/o buying food for a couple days you'll have produce that's ripe by the time you eat it.

Hope I helped!
Ursula

[BerryGirl]

I'm bumping up this thread because I had had the same questions in the back of my mind. I live in coastal Alabama and we've been through Ivan and Katrina. Before including more raw foods into my diet, I didn't eat really bad except during hurricanes-- PopTarts, canned fruit, lots of peanut butter. I gained about two-three pounds during each major hurricane, not to mention the pounds eaten in anticipation of hurricanes that changed courses instead of coming my way. I've been wondering about raw foods during hurricanes too. I especially like the idea of picking produce that's not ripe yet-- that's a great idea.

[robertandenith]

BerryGirl THANKS SO MUCH!!! HAHA I was going to ask this same question!!! :D

According to this post I may have to prepare lots of dried fruits and nuts/seeds. I can do that!!! :)

[veggie]

Yes, you can buy sea veggies at wild oats, just make sure they're not toasted. There is toasted nori and raw nori. Also, the others like dulse and kombu are raw.
I would suggest stocking up on some barley green powder and even the carrot powder (which is like juicing carrots).
Also, start storing some distilled/purified water.

[gatorgrrl]

sprouting is easy as 1...2....3 just get some wide mouth mason jars with the lid rims and some wedding veil material. Take whatever seeds or grain you want to sprout. Put 1 cup in the mason jar cover with water about 2 or 3 inches above seed/grain. Let soak 3 hours to overnight. Then rinse cover with wedding veil the mouth of jar, place on 45 degree angle and let them sprout to the desire length. Rinse twice daily. Then eat and enjoy!

[juliebove]

Water is by far the most important thing you should keep onhand. Next you'll want things that will keep for a while like dried fruit, seeds and nuts. Be sure to go through your preparedness kit every so often and change them out for fresh foods. I kept such a kit when we were in NY and didn't need anything in it until we had that long power outage. Your food can spoil if you're not paying attention to it and that's the last thing you want. Most fresh produce doesn't keep very long but root vegetables, cabbage and apples have a longer storage life so you could have these around for a couple of weeks provided the weather isn't so hot that they would wilt or rot. I lost most of what I'd bought in NY because of the high heat and humidity. Luckily I had a really full fridge and freezer and a ton of blue ice in there. I was in the middle of putting the food away that I'd just bought when the power went out.

Can you get any raw, dehydrated prepared foods where you live? I got some flax crackers at the local health food store. They have absolutely no taste whatever. They are not something I'd normally choose to eat but they certainly would be a good emergency ration.