A Fruit Guide For Raw FoodistsSimple fruit can be very tricky, but this fruit guide will help. How do you select, store, ripen, and deal with fruit nuisances? In the attached articles I'd like to show you how to do just that as this guide gradually gets built. Note: If you're looking for information on what fruits and vegetables to eat, read this section.
The Raw Foodist's Dilemma.
At any given time, but especially when burning tons of calories training for a marathon, I might have 100 or more pounds of fruit in my house. Anyone eating a
healthy raw food diet
is going to have the same problem.At first I was overwhelmed by the task of managing the fruit I'd purchased. How do you handle things so you don't have periods with no ripe fruit and then periods when you're overwhelmed with so much that it goes bad? Where do you store the stuff? How do you know it's fully ripe? Do some types store better in the fridge? Why are there fruit flies buzzing around? How To Ripen FruitWhat are you going to do with the 50 pounds of unripe fruit you just picked up? Read this guide to learn how to change the ripening speeds to get it ready when you want to eat it.A separate plantain ripening guide is located here. Fruit Storage 101Where and how you store your fruit can make a big difference. Doing it wrong can lead to slow ripening or more ripe food than you can eat. Read how to handle your fruit here.Eliminate Fruit FliesWith hundreds of pounds of fruit in your house, fruit flies can be a problem. Click here to learn how to get rid of them.Integrate info you've found in this fruit guide into a healthy lifestyle. Keep up to date with new health articles from this site.
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