KateL |
11-28-2011 02:29 AM |
There are many vegetarian foods that do not need to be cooked. I am sort of planning to be at least 85% raw vegan when I finally go out. (I am wondering if I will gain, or lose weight-- kind of using myself as a human guinea pig). I've done a lot of vegetarian camping though, and don't mind the mainly raw diet.
Basically there are a lot of grains and so on that you just need to soak to change the biochemistry so they are edible. Right now I am experimenting with making a breakfast of organic 7 grain cereal (like oatmeal but more in there) also quinoa, and buckwheat groats, soaked overnight in almond milk, (I'd like to add slivered almonds) and add some honey and possibly sunflower seed butter in the morning. I like to restrict soaking and sprouting to beans and grains smaller than a lentil because it takes less time. Also, remember that if you pre-soak your rice and lentil sized beans overnight or all day before cooking, they cook a lot faster, so the cooking time is greatly reduced by soaking anything.
Things like tofu& tempeh can be eaten without cooking-- just depends on your taste. There are also sprouts, and of course real, raw fruits and vegetables. With only a few processed ingredients, you can eat pretty well without ever using a burner.
Look up raw vegetarian or vegan and see the recipes and what you can do without cooking. You are bound to come up with some ideas. I think what you eat all boils down to what you can bring with you. Most fruit/veg will keep for a week without refrigeration. So will eggs and many types of cheese actually. If you coat an egg with Vaseline it will cut off the air pores in the egg shell and last a while. Both need to be kept cool, but not really that cold. Dry goods like cereal keep and are lightweight.
A loaf of bread, and a few jars is probably all you will need after that.
It seems to me that if you base your food choices on whole fruits and vegetables with some whole grains and sprouted beans, your diet should be fairly healthy.
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