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If you missed the first 3 videos, you can find them here:

Top Raw Foods for Travel

Travel Blenders

Best Non-Raw Restaurants to Eat Raw

Go raw and be fit,

Swayze

However, this advice really only applies if you are travelling by car.

If you are travelling by air, you’ll have to buy most of your produce at your destination.  You simply won’t have enough room on the plane to carry all the fruit you need and putting fruit in checked baggage is out of the question.

Unless you’ve got a thing for smooshed overripe fruit, of course.

I definitely don’t have a thing for mushy fruit so during my recent trip to Ventura, I purchased all of my food while in California.  Here’s the fruit I bought from the local supermarket the first night there:

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And here’s what I bought at the local farmers market the next day (Saturday), which was just a block from my hotel:

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They had so many strawberries and peaches, it was amazing!  And beautiful avocados, even though I didn’t buy any, for only $.75 per pound!

I actually went to another farmers market the next Wednesday at the Pacific View Mall parking lot.  It was a bit smaller, but still filled with great stuff.  I got some more strawberries, peaches, little yellow tomatoes (perhaps the tastiest cherry tomatoes I have ever eaten), and some raw corn.

Delicious.

Where to Shop and What Foods to Buy

Where you buy your produce will largely depend upon where you are staying.  Some places will have lots of farmers markets and farms for you to visit.  Others will leave you limited to supermarkets and/or overpriced health shops.

The foods you purchase will also depend upon where you are, but you should also factor in your accommodations as well.  Do you have enough room for larger fruits like pineapple and melon?  Do you have a knife and cutting board for chopping?  Do you have a blender?  Your answers to these questions will effect the fruits you purchase during your time away.

In both cases, you should prepare by doing some research ahead of time.  And with the power of the internet, this is easier than ever.  In just a few minutes, you can find out all the best places for quality produce, what produce is in season, if there are any farmers markets or pick-your-own farms near by, etc. and plan your shopping accordingly.

Go raw and be fit,

Swayze

* What’s New: Return From Paradise

* Feature Article: Eating Vegan and Raw Vegan in an Airport

Return From Pradise

My trip to Ventura, CA to visit my sister is officially over and I had such a blast!

I wish I had taken more pictures/video, but I was just so busy enjoying the company of my family and taking in all the sights.  We went to the beach, hiked in the mountains, walked on the pier, shopped downtown, etc.  We even ate at a well-known raw restaurant in Santa Monica (more on that later).

So yes, I had lots of fun, but it is good to be back home.  I really missed my furry friends and farmers markets!

Swayze

Eating Vegan and Raw Vegan in an Airport

Can you stick to a vegan diet in an airport?  What about a raw vegan diet?

Yes and Yes!

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Isn’t my Mom beautiful?

Go raw and be fit,

Swayze

Since it is commonplace to go out to eat at restaurants while traveling – and so not commonplace to find raw restaurants wherever you go – I figured it would be a good time to offer my 3 favorite non-raw restaurants for raw eating.

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I also offer a couple of tips at the end for getting the most out of your raw restaurant meals.

Travel raw and stay fit,

Swayze

* What’s New: Meet Me in Michigan

* Feature Article: Traveling Raw Video: Travel Blenders

Meet Me in Michigan

Just wanted to post this again in case some of you missed it.  You can still get the $100 discount is you purchase by the end of this month.  Hope to see you all there!

From Friday-Sunday, October 8-10, 2010, Dr. Douglas Graham (author of The 80/10/10 Diet) is going to be presenting five, 3-hour health lectures in Livonia, Michigan.

The schedule is:

• Friday Night – Fasting: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (6-9)
• Saturday AM – Basics and Basis of the 80/10/10 Lifestyle (9:30-12:30)
• Saturday PM – Nutrition and Energy (2-5)
• Sunday AM – Children’s Health (9:30-12:30)
• Sunday PM – Astonishing Case Studies (2-5)

But that’s not the best part. The best part is that a “market place” will be open for lunch on Saturday and Sunday, with restaurant vendors offering low fat raw vegan food! There will be fresh fruit offered throughout both days as well!

And guess who’s booked for the whole weekend? That’s right, ME!

So if you would like to learn more about health and wellness from the undisputed fruit master AND fill up on tasty fresh fruit with yours truly, then make your way over to Michigan this fall!

You can find out more information on the individual lectures and purchase your tickets here:

http://www.livingyoganow.com/dg/index.html

If you order by August 31 you get a $100 discount on the entire event and if you order by July 31 you get a free gift at the door.

I sure hope to see you there!

Swayze

Traveling Raw Video: Travel Blenders

The second video in my traveling raw series: travel blenders!

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Visit www.tribestlife.com to check out their blenders.  They also sell other health-food friendly kitchen appliances like juicers and ceramic knives.

Travel raw so you can stay fit,

Swayze