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Raw in India?

musingmamamusingmama
in Being Raw

Greetings all,

I will be traveling to India in January and would like any and all ideas on how to staying high raw and healthy. In addition to packing an extensive herbal medicine chest, I am planning on using grapefruit seed extract for washing peelable fruit, taking my own knife for peeling/cutting fruit and taking a green powder with me. I have a sad feeling I will not be eating raw vegetables for 3 weeks and am open to eating cooked vegetables if I feel my body wants them. Thanks for your ideas!

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  • musingmamamusingmama

    I do love fruit, and am looking forward to that!! I will be traveling in South India—I don’t have a huge appetite when it is hot anyway. So staying hydrated will be a top priority, thanks for the coconut tip Freesia. Did you eat raw veg when you were there? The raw cracker idea with lots of greens is a good one pianissima—I may also make kale chips to take with me along with a homemade trail mix. Although I hesitate to eat too much dehydrated food in the heat. I’ll definatley allow myself to enjoy the cuisine in moderation, I just don’t want to find myself eating dosas and uttapams every day :) thanks for the raw indian food ideas writeeternity.

  • Little MangoLittle Mango

    Musingmama, I was planning to go to India also. In fact the person who told me to go raw lives in India anyway. My question to you is are you going to have injections b4 you go?

  • NeetaNeeta

    Hi Musingmama, you’ve got a lovely picture of the warrior goddess Durga there….. I’m Indian from Mumbai, living in London/Paris and discovered Raw only a couple of months ago. I’ve been wondering and thinking about raw food in India for when I go back to visit too. First of all, let me tell you, there is no raw food culture in India at all – everything is cooked and very often overcooked. In south India, like Freesia said, its very easy to find coconuts and they are usually cheap and delicious, so thats a wonderful idea. There are plenty of fresh fruits and vegetable shops and markets, so thats great but you will definitely have to peel whatever fruits and veggies you can and wash everything in bottled water. And of course, don’t drink any water except bottled and no ice unless you’ve made it yourself with clean water. I wouldn’t eat anything raw in restaurants – its safer to eat cooked food….. If you’re anywhere close to Pondicherry down south, there is a health shop called “Bon apetit” where you can stock up on nuts, seeds, quinoa, buckwheat groats etc….and Auroville which is next door to Pondicherry is a great place to find spirulina, nut butters, other interesting things. I guess it all depends on where you are staying, what you have access to and whether you can make your own food or not – I tell myslef, I’ll have to be very flexible about food when I next go to India and its going to be fine, I’ll definitely miss my vita-mix, my smoothies and veg juices, and yet, India has other things to offer and can be really enriching….. If there’s anything else you need to know or I can help with, feel free :-)

  • musingmamamusingmama

    Little Mango, I am not planning on having injections before I travel. Are you considering doing so? Which ones? Thanks for the suggestions Neeta, I will be visiting Pondicherry and Auroville :) I will be extremely careful about any fruit/veg that I buy, and LOVE indian cuisine, so will definately allow myself to be culturally enriched! I strive for flexability in life, and am sure this will be a handy virtue to cultivate while traveling in India . . .

  • Little MangoLittle Mango

    Musingmama, the last time I visited India I was 11 and I had injections and I was sicker than sick the entire time. It was so bad. I really wouldn’t want to take any shots before I go. My parents are going to Mumbai in November but, I don’t think I’ll go this year.

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