Ideas for traveling food?

[Myla]

I am moving to a small island in the fall for 2 months. There isn't much available for a raw foodist there (I have been there before), so I am planning on bringing as much food with me as possible. I was thinking of a good buckwheat cereal and maybe some raw bars i can make in my dehydrator.

Anyone have any good recipes for things with a long shelf life? Can you tell me what the shelf life is if you post a recipe?

Thanks! All help is very much appreciated.

[sidrah]

Are you able to shop for produce there and make more food or is it what you take it what you have.

What is the fridge situation? I would have thought an island would have access to a goof variety of produce, but maybe you can freeze some and store it?

[sidrah]

I bought crackers at the farmers market and have had them in the freezer about a month. still good. I have no dehydrator so i take a few at a time and keep them there. Maybe flax seed and nuts. is there a weight restriction with what you can carry? money constraints?

[Myla]

I can shop for produce but I cant get organic, and they only grow high sugar fruits locally like mangos, bananas, and papayas. I will be eating the produce with minimal pesticide residues. There is a weight and money constraint unfortunately.

I am thinking cracker/flat bread/rawfood bars might last long enough but I cant find any data on how long foods like this last and for how long I have to dehydrate them.

thanks for your inputs!

edit: and i do have a fridge, its not a 3rd world country.

[ReneeH]

Hey Myla!

If you dehydrate your Crackers long enough, they will keep for you a very long time...no refrig needed for that. I would say dehydrated fruit would be in the same catagory...

Sounds to me like your best bet, though, is to stick with HIGH Smoothies, esp if fruit is readily available!!! I mean you've got Bananas/Mango Smoothie (add some greens, though...) and Banana Papaya (add different kinds of greens), and just Bananas!!! You've got the makings of terrific SMOOTHIES!!!If I were you, I'd take minimal dehydrated foods and stick to fruits and veggies. I'm sure you won't be there the rest of your life--when you get home look forward to making the more complicated RAW Recipes... If I were in your shoes, I'd enjoy fresh what the Island has to offer... Oh, BTW...can I go?

[Myla]

lol thanks very much