I promised you resources for non-perishable raw foods. I have found these sources in raw food preparation books or from searching the web. I encourage you to do the same. Of course, this list is not exhaustive but I'm sure you could find just about anything you are looking for from these sites:
Sun Organic Farms: This business carries nuts, seeds, grains, dates and other non perishables.
Living Tree Community: Carries nuts, nut butters, oils, sweeteners, tea, raw chocolate and many other items.
Gold Mine Natural Food Co: Lots of foods from Asia such as nori, soba noodles, wakame sea weed, nama shoyu, tamari and miso. It also carries foods such as dried fruits, legumes and brown rice.
Champlain Valley Apiaries: This site carries honey, bee pollen, royal jelly and teas.
Mtn Honey: More honey and honey products on this site.
Honey Gardens: This site also carries honey, syrups, salve and body care items.
Jaffe Bros. Natural Foods: This site carries nuts, nut butters, sproutable seeds, dehydrated fruits and vegetables, rice, legumes, spices, olives, oil and other items.
Mountain Rose Herbs: I buy organic raw coconut oil by the gallon from this site. Best price around. They also carry herbs, spices, seeds for sprouting, sea weeds, teas, bath and body care items.
Raw Guru: I really like this site for its visual appeal. They carry an immense amount of variety including superfoods, raw cacao products, oils, nuts, grains, seeds, appliances, Himalayan and sea salt, really raw almonds (extinct in California and most of U. S. because they're all pasteurized) Awesome site!
If you just search for "raw foods" you'll find scores of other websites that carry a wide assortment of products that raw foodists use in their diet.
I also promised to introduce you to the Dirty Dozen of pesticide laden produce. Some of these fruits and vegetables contain up to 67 different types of pesticides according to this CNN article. Compound that information with the size of children and you can imagine how toxic some of this produce can actually be.
I'm in Puerto Rico at my sister's house through the holidays. Can I tell you how nice it is to sit in the back terrace and feel the ocean breeze? This is a welcomed respite from a mad whirlwind of activity the past few weeks. I wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season! Be well, be safe and be healthy!
Enjoy the Journey!
