Does anyone use a basic shopping list this time of year and care to share?

My mother is diabetic and has seen the massive change in me on RAW but she wants to know what she should buy, I find that question very hard if not impossibly to answer- as I am more of a ... buy a crate of banana.. eat it till its done kind of a gal!!

Anyway, if anyone has a basic list or some ideas that would be fab to pass onto her

Thank you in advance

Raw_dancer

See below.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2007 11:22PM by life101.

Hello, I usually buy what is on sale and in season.

-Raw Nuts/Seeds
-Raw, unsalted Tahini
-Raw Fruits: bananas, oranges, tomatoes, avocados, etc.
-Raw Veggies: corn, zucchini, peppers, beans, etc.
-Distilled water

Hope that helps. Therese

Today I bought:

45 pounds of watermelon
5 pounds of cherries
20 pounds of valencias
20 pounds of bananas
a flat of apriums
a pint of blueberries
a flat of heirloom purple cherokee tomatoes
a case of galia melons
a case of haden mangos
4 pounds of red bell peppers
15 pluots
6 romaine hearts

dinner at Bryans !!

whats a apriums?

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

haha dinner at bryan's for sure haha..(and just think how lovely the perk of not cooking is for all of us to show you can just throw out an extra banana haha...
your list sounded yummy!!! where do you buy by the case?? i asked whole foods and the one in san diego won't..hmm
thanks
love earthangel
xoxoxoxo

Much peace and love!!!
EarthAngel
Xoxo

Awesome bryan!! lol

Thanks for that

buying by the case is the way to go EA!! Just come home with a case of banana's woohoo

Cheers for the help everyone, has given me some ideas!

I would kill for a flat of heirlooms

and reasonably priced red peps

I'm in a city, so I usually buy stuff daily and have some bananas in my closet

now that the season is turning i'm having alot of luck getting most of my stuff for under 1.00/lb

the other day I had organic bananas for lunch that I got 'overripe' for 59 cents/lb. 15 peaches that I got for 1 buck in chinatown for a snack after work..and a few avos off a cart for dinner 1 buck each.

sweeet ;]

kiwi
oranges
banana
mango
papaya
kale
spinach
sprouted lentils
raw soy beans
apples
pears
tomatos
raw guacomole
raw hommous
couscous (i know its not raw)
tea (not raw)
cucumbers
zuchinni
red peppers
watermelon (if availbable)
carrots
potatos (yes, i bake them)

i usually buy enough of all this to last me one week.

still not 100% raw but i am movivng towards this. i transitioned over night for the first 3-4 weeks and then i went back to either couscous or baked potato with raw guacomole or hommous for dinner.

i eat fruit all day to keep hunger and cravings away. good luck to your friend!

shopped today so here we go-
3 bags spinach
2 mangos
3 bunches bananas
1 watermelon
1 pineapple
3 bags apples (braeburn and macintosh)
sugar snap peas
2 yams
4 avocadoes
2 lbs tomatoes
1 lg english cucumber
2 lbs strawberries
1 pt blueberries
2 lbs cherries
1 head swiss chard
1 head garlic

voila-
a family of three, one raw foodist, eats for a week. potatoes and *NON VEGAN* products also purchased for other members of the family. but only four non-raw items purchased.

peace-

Did our weekly shopping at the organic farmers market this morning:

I 1/2 kg spinach
1 kg beet tops
1 bunch parsley
2 bunches other greens (can't find the English name)
3 bunches celery
2 lettuces
100 gr arugula
4 red peppers
4 bulbs fennel
6 large cucumbers
2 zuchini
2 cauliflowers
2 kohlrabi
1 kg roma tomatoes
1 kg cherry tomatoes
2 punnets strawberries
12 kg oranges
2 kg apples
3 lemons
100 gr pinenuts
100 gr sundried tomatoes
8 medjoul dates
250 gr deglet nour dates
100 gr macadamias
100 gr cashews
100 gr mixed nuts/raisins

The greens and fennel are for smoothies and juices. The cauliflowers, kohlrabi,sweet potatoes,zuchini,sundried tomatoes and pinenuts are for gourmet dishes which my kids eat once or twice a week and I also invited a friend for dinner on Sunday. The nuts and raisins are treats for the kids.
I still have half a case of bananas and 2 small boxes of mango's at home and yesterday I bought 2 avocados,2 galia melons, 3 pineapples and 2 gigantic watermelons at the regular market.
This will feed me and my two kids for a week although I will have to buy more fruit as we all eat a lot of fruit and I might pick some more greens in the park.

Francis

Re: what are apriums?

Apriums are a apricot plum hybrid - 75% apricot, 25% plum. They look very much like plums.

There are also pluots, which are 75% plum and 25% apricot. And there are plumcots, which are 50% plums and 50% apricot.

re: dinner at bryan's.

Ok. If you are ever going though Humboldt county in California, send me a PM and we'll have dinner at my place.

Bryan, how long does that last you?
is that just for you?

i am not too far...nor cal....my 3 year old plows through 3/4 lb of frut at a sitting...so watch out!!

Aw, man! Bryan, I just returned to Pennsylvania from a 2 1/2 week west coast road trip. I went right through your neck of the woods. I'll be back there for our annual trip next June. Which town/area are you in? It'd be fun to connect for a meal when we pass through next time.
Peace,
Shawna