I just saw a video with Kristina using them as part of a cereal. I kind of ignored them for a long time but have been seeing the "gurus" using them quite frequently. Does anyone buy these? What do they taste like? Do you find them indispensable for your raw lifestyle or just another product?

Also, come June or July around here there are wild mulberries that I like to pick. They are not white but deep red or purple. Would I be able to put them in my dehydrator and they would be just like the ones sold online?

They don't taste like anything special but they contain resveratrol and have a lot of iron. They'd probably taste much better if you picked them yourself (from a clean source) and dehydrated them.

jtprindl Wrote:
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> They don't taste like anything special but they
> contain resveratrol and have a lot of iron. They'd
> probably taste much better if you picked them
> yourself (from a clean source) and dehydrated
> them.


Hey! Thanks! I was just curious if the flavor is the same. I have asked what they taste like. Can you describe it? I have had dehydrated strawberries in granola, for example.

Hi banana who.

You know there are lots of berries that raw fooders can eat, dried and fresh. Besides what you get in supermarkets...mulberries case in point.

When you get sick of raisins there are so many to choose from.

Remember when NFL sold all these exotic berries like inca machu picchu berries whatever they were called.

Yes dehydrate them!!! I would.- -backyard foraging is the best. They say ( Anastasia books) if you piss on your plants they will give you fruit based on exactly WHAT YOU NEED in your body.

LOL--I think it was putting seeds into your mouth to encode them with your DNA. Not pissing on them...

Thanks, though! I was wondering about the flavor--nutty? Sweet?

I think the flavor is sweet, like a cross between a fig and a blackberry

I don't think they are necessary - I have purchased them one time in 6+ years raw.

banana who Wrote:
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> Also, come June or July around here there are wild
> mulberries that I like to pick. They are not white
> but deep red or purple. Would I be able to put
> them in my dehydrator and they would be just like
> the ones sold online?


and why would you do that instead of eating them fresh?

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> banana who Wrote:
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> > Also, come June or July around here there are
> wild
> > mulberries that I like to pick. They are not
> white
> > but deep red or purple. Would I be able to put
> > them in my dehydrator and they would be just
> like
> > the ones sold online?
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> and why would you do that instead of eating them
> fresh?

I have just been seeing these "gurus" using them in recipes and I thought I could preserve them. I get it--it's one of those "dehydrated foods have no place in a raw diet" deals.

Also, I would be more inclined to persist in this lifestyle if I had as much variety as possible. So if dried mulberries are an accceptable substitute for nuts and seeds (which I am not afraid to consume but are very rich and not something I enjoy eating large amounts of), then it's great to have one more trick in my bad. However, I am a bit skeptical that they are that tasty or even a good choice for cereals so I would like some feedback before considering ordering them.



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do what you want, I just meant, if you have fresh mulberries why wouldn't you eat them then - so that you u could copy a guru? you're the guru.

buying them dried when you don't have them fresh is another thing altogether.

Well this time of year they are not available. There is actually a very small window when they are growing and ripe. It's usually late June til mid July. I DO eat them fresh! It's just for the off-season.

About gurus and following them--I don't do so like a robot but I became intrigued with them because a lot of these low-fat fructarians seem to use dried mulberries in their recipes.

Sure, I must have misinterpreted you

I like the dried mulberries - a little too much! Sweet and flavorful.

Several of the dried fruits - dates, calmyra figs, mango, and mulberries - are somewhat addictive for me personally, but I like them as a treat and try to keep to a reasonable minimum.

It occurs to me that from the size of the dried white mulberries, they must be pretty large before they're dried. I bet the fresh ones are incredible!