On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Jean-Louis Tu wrote:

 Dariusz:
> > My post was not about "how to stay warm in cold weather" but rather "how
> > to stay on a raw-diet in a cold weather."  Around here, when temperatures
> > drop, so does the supply of fresh fruits and vegetables; either that or
> > the prices on the imported stuff (which is not that great anyway) become
> > virtually unaffordable.

> OK, I admit that I had more or less the same problem, and that the only
> way to prevent monotony without spending huge amounts of money was
> to rotate between different sprouts (grains, seeds).

> Actually, I don't think it is really more expensive to eat in winter than
> in summer (at least in France). Even in summer, I don't find that fruits,
> tomatos, avocados are cheap. And I would say that, as there are so
> many fruits available, I was tempted for a while to eat more fruits,
> which was very bad for my budget (and my digestion too).

"Your" digestion, right?  You don't mean to imply that fruits actually
aren't good for anybody's digestion - do you?

> The main staples in my diet last winter were sprouts and avocados (not
> so expensive). There clearly was a lack of variety in the vegetables
> I used: different sorts of salads (lettuce, frisee, romaine...), endives,
> cauliflower (not expensive). Some affordable imported stuff: bananas,
> pineapples, oranges, dry coconut (only 2.50 F = 0.5 $ ea.). Nuts
> and animal food are not more expensive than in summer.

> Eating raw in winter can be easy or difficult, it largely depends
> on what your diet currently is, and if you will strongly miss certain
> foods.

I suppose you are right.  I'm sure both the prices and the actual items
available in stores will be completely different here, from what you have in
France.  Actually, I might be at a slight advantage over here. :)

> Currently, I am trying to change the repartition of my diet, i.e. to
> incorporate more proteins and vegetables, and reduce carbohydrates.
> Thus, I have reduced my fruit intake to an average of 2 medium-size
> fruits (i.e. 2 bananas, or 2 apples, or 5 plums...). So, I hope
> that next winter, given the small % of fruits in my diet, the lack
> of fresh fruits will not be too problematic (either concerning
> variety or the financial aspect). But, as I still intend to continue
> with instinctive eating, it is quite plausible that the scarcity
> of green veggies will affect my diet.

> Jean-Louis

I only read a couple (extremely interesting, mind you) articles concerning
instinctive eating and am far from an expert on the subject, but your
desire to reduce or add any nutrient to your diet would have to make you
anything but an instinctive eater, IMO.