Greetings all:

I'm leaving on this Tuesday on an 8 day trip to Vail with a group of friends. I am the only one who is a raw foodie. I was wondering if any wise soul out there, who is familiar with the scene in Vail/Aspen could point me in the direction of like minded people. I'm hoping there are a few raw resources and restaurants I could call home. I won't have my juicer or blender with me, and I'm already suffering separation anxiety. Juices are essential to my diet. I'm 98% raw for those who identify with percentages.

I live in Miami where eating raw is easy and second nature. I'm blessed to have incredible access to fresh organic produce and other resources. I just discovered Veggiemunn - a lady that prepares delicious gourmet raw delicacies and delivers a week's worth every Monday! I digress...

Please help if you know anyone or anything that can keep me raw in the cold winter of Colorado.

Bless.

I don't...but I'm in Central Florida - and get down Miami way quite often. I'll PM you next time I visit - and treat you to a fresh Jamba Juice Orange Juice!

-David Z. Mason

WWW.RawFoodFarm.com

Vail does not even have a natural food store or an organic scene. I was up there for xmas and had a hard time even ordering steamed veggies. The food tends to be elegant and gourmet. Good luck. But you can get a salad anywehre.

Thank you all for your responses. I will give the restaurant card a try. It's a gentle, undemanding approach that leaves the creativity to the chef. Great solution I hope to get positive results. I've accepted that I'll probably be eating a lot of "house" salads.


In gratitude.
Tinaji

How strange. The restaurant card is deleted? Why?

What do you mean Avocadess? The card is there, but the formatting looks a bit funny.

Thanks for letting me know, Bryan! For some reason it is no longer showing up on my screen at all, as if it were deleted. But if you say you see it I'll believe you!

i see no restaurant card

Well, here it is again then:

I EAT ONLY RAW, UNCOOKED FOODS and would like a fruit, salad or vegetable plate with only fresh, uncooked (raw) items:

lettuce avocado zucchini lemon/lime
cauliflower spinach mushrooms tomatoes
sprouts scallions arugula apples
cilantro yellow squash cucumber radishes
cabbage red bell pepper jalapeƱo pears
carrot celery onion beets
walnuts pecans pine nuts kale
banana melons berries pineapple
olive oil coconut garlic

Thank you for your creative efforts!!

(I actually put the foods in four columns but this software throws it all together. This is not the same as but modified from Victoria Boutenko's idea by the way.)

I should add that I put this on an index card and hand it to the waiter or waitress and ask him/her to give it to the chef or cook. I have had very good luck with this and it is especially nice when I take my own dressing. Almost every restaurant kitchen in America DOES have SOME raw food, so it works really well.

great idea

p.s. now it's there

Cool.