this may be an extraordinarily stupid question...

[yellowbow]

but here it is:

I'm a huge fan of frozen fruit smoothies, but have realized a lot of pre-frozen fruits are spiked with corn syrup and other preservatives. If I buy fresh fruit and then freeze it myself, is it still considered "raw"? same question with self-dried fruits.

thanks,

yellow

[EatRaw]

but here it is: Nawww...not stupid!

I'm a huge fan of frozen fruit smoothies, but have realized a lot of pre-frozen fruits are spiked with corn syrup and other preservatives. If I buy fresh fruit and then freeze it myself, is it still considered "raw"? Yes! same question with self-dried fruits. If dried at the proper temp..

thanks,

yellow

There are no stupid questions, ;)

dave

[Green_Woman]

I've heard mixed reviews. I freeze bananas on occasion, to make icecream. I would NOT be so concerned with it. Freeze your own fruit to get it as close to raw as you can, and relax - eat raw - and live. ;)

[terry brown]

I freeze my own organic fruit and put it in my smoothies.
I think it is fine to do!!!!
It sure make me happy too!!!!

[Thick]

It is perfectly okay, as freezing has little effect on enzymes. Cooking kills the enzymes, but freezing is ok. Most frozen grocery store fruit is okay, too-as they cant' blanch it or heat it or else it would deteriorate.

Dehydrating your own fruit/veg is perfectly okay, as long you keep it under 114 degrees (or so). So many wonderful creations can be made using a dehydrator to cook things at this low heat.

So many questions are answered in Alissa's book Living on Live Foods--you can buy it off of this site or amazon/ebay,too. It is a great way to learn the basics of raw, and it's like you have your own personal live food coach. Which, by the way, exist if you need extra help.

Ask away! We all welcome curiousity around here!=)

[T-Bird]

I prefer fresh fruit with ice cubes rather than frozen fruit with water!!!!

But yeah - I prefer to freeze my own when using frozen...

[Kaila]

Good to know! I comprehensibly lack domestic skills- any tips on how to freeze fruit?

[Revvell]

There are no stupid questions, ;)

dave

Oh yes, there are. This is just not one of them.

[EatRaw]

Oh yes, there are. This is just not one of them.

Somehow I thought you might say that.... coz deep down I was really thinking it ;) just didn't want to say...sometimes there are stupid ones....LOL

Naww...this isn't one of um!

dave

[mel_s12]

i prefer fresh fruit with ice cubes rather than frozen fruit with water!!!!

But yeah - i prefer to freeze my own when using frozen...

genius!!!!!!