Raw Food Staying Fresh

[dwish11]

Hi guys! I'm a newbie to raw, and slowly trying to transition to 100%. I have a couple of questions. I am very busy. I'm a college student, and I play a sport. I leave my house around 9 and am on the go until like 9 at night (i'm guessing like most of you guys!). So I like to prepare my food in advance. What's everyones opinion about making smoothies and trying to save them for later? Will it go bad? What about if I chop up zucchini noodles, will those go bad if I keep them in the fridge for a day or two? What kinds of things do you guys do when you're on the go? Pack for the whole day? Fast after breakfast? I'm open for suggestions and help!

[Living Food]

What's everyones opinion about making smoothies and trying to save them for later? Will it go bad?

They probably won't go bad in one day, but there will definitely be a loss of nutrients.


What about if I chop up zucchini noodles, will those go bad if I keep them in the fridge for a day or two?

No, they'll be fine for a few days if you refrigerate them.


What kinds of things do you guys do when you're on the go? Pack for the whole day? Fast after breakfast? I'm open for suggestions and help!

Packing for the whole day works well for me. As you're a college student, try to bring some raw food in containers in your backpack and lunchbox. You can bring fruit, pre-made raw dishes, and/or salads with legume sprouts. Sprouted raw nuts also make a great snack, and don't take up very much room.

[Traceyraw]

Lots of fruit. You can have dried fruit also. Dates are really good to have they last for a long time without refrigeration.

Smoothies you can get an igloo thermous cooler this will keep them cold for a while. Almond butter lasts, so do nuts.

[Davylp25]

I still have issues after years of raw of keeping my greens crisp and fresh, at times they have gone soggy the next day. I change the temp and ery-thang. Elaina Love told me to try to store the greens in glass jars, but mine dont fit unless I cut them, which I don't wanna do. Anyone got tips? or if you might have tried neg ionizers for fridges?

[snoops]

wrap your greens in paper towel and then in a zip loc or container. The towels absorb the moisture that makes the green go slimy and limp

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Is it possible to make a nice fermented cold pressed seed paste (can keep well for days) along with sprouted beans/lentils to school instead of the smoothie, + take a kelp drink and some fruit. lt would be a much better way to go and would solve all the problems over a dead over fermented smoothie.

[dwish11]

thanks for all the suggestions guys!

Mr Raw: how exactly do you make a seed paste. I'm thinking its from sprouting seeds, but I'm not exactly sure what seeds to buy or where to get them. I'm very limited to the stores that I can buy things from. Also, would it be high in fat? I really am trying to stay away from high fat raw foods.

[rawconvenience]

search out a raw food replacement that you can eat "on the go".

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Mr Raw: how exactly do you make a seed paste. I'm thinking its from sprouting seeds, but I'm not exactly sure what seeds to buy or where to get them.
Yes, it is from sprouting seeds and you put them in a seed mill thing.


I'm very limited to the stores that I can buy things from.
Search online.


Also, would it be high in fat? I really am trying to stay away from high fat raw foods.
No! That's the beauty of sprouting seeds, most of the fats are broken down into fatty acids (fuel directly usable by the body) and much more balanced and safe to have. lf you didn't sprout the seeds it would be a whole different ball game and it would be unsafe to eat too much fat, but not so with sprouts (pre digested fat).

Seeds = sesame, sunflower (the main ones). Also try chia and flax, but they are more tricky to sprout. lf you can get poppy seeds for sprouting you are well on your way...dynamite nutrition! But sprouted chia is pretty much a must because of the omega 3: we get so much omega 6's but not enough 3's and our balance gets out...that's one of the main problems we all face with every diet, but sprouting chia is by far the best way to overcome this problem.