Local or Organic? RAWmazing Mini Pancakes Mmmm good!

04 Sep 2010 1 Comment

by Rockin' Raw Vegan in Uncategorized Tags: apples, bananas, Celeste, dried coconut, flax seeds, Kitchen, LOCALVORE, maple syrup, nutrition, pancakes, raisins, Raw Food, rawkin' raw vegan, rawmazing, recipe, Resch

Apple Raisin Pancakes & Banana Coconut Pancakes

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To buy LOCAL or ORGANIC? This is the big question people are weighing in on these days.  I much rather be a Localvore than an organic snob! How about you? Post your comments below…

What to do–>> Buy the bag of organic apples from Chile in my grocer–or buy non-organic but oh-so-fresh bag of apples from my local farmer? Supporting our local economy has never been so IMPORTANT!   As raw foodist, it’s easy to become an organic snob.  But we need to take a step back and look at the big picture.

Personally, I want FRESH from my local farmer and here’s why:

According to Local Harvest,“Most produce in the US is picked 4 to 7 days before being placed on supermarket shelves, and is shipped for an average of 1500 miles before being sold. And this is when taking into account only US grown products! Those distances are substantially longer when we take into consideration produce imported from Mexico, Asia, Canada, South America, and other places.”

For me, buying LOCAL goes back to the very first book I read about the food industry that had a huge impact of my way of thinking, purchasing, and eating, The Omnivores Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. It really started the wheels turning.  Borrow this book from your library, immediately!

Questions to ask yourself:

• Do I know where my food comes from?
• Do I know the farmer? [gaining sense of community]
• If it’s not produce, do I know what all the ingredients are?
• Am I eating living food, or dead food? And..do I even know what living or dead food is?
• Do I know anything about the company I’m buying from?
• Is the food I’m eating nourishing my body & mind, or is it causing disease, moodiness, and doctor’s visits?
• Am I too lazy to make healthy food a priority?
• Am I being passive and just eating what’s put in front of me OR am I ready to be pro-active and get on the nutritious train to happiness and freedom!?

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Here are just 9 REASONS why I eat local  (there are many more but this is a start!)

1. To support my neighbor—helping my personal community THRIVE!
2. I want my dollars to go directly to the farmer. Did you know “Only 18 cents of every dollar,when buying at a large supermarket, go to the grower. 82 cents go to various unnecessary middlemen.” (this according to Local Harvest).
3. I want to know where my food comes from, literally
4. I want to meet the farmer growing my food
5. I want to live simply/save on my food budget. YES, buying directly from your farmer DOES save you money. It’s a win/win for you and the farmer.
6. I want to decrease my carbon footprint. Local = Zero food miles= decreasing environmental ills that comes from transportation of food.
7. I want to tread lightly on this earth and never allow the “certified organic” label to  rule what I put into my body.
8. I want FRESH from the farm.
9. Little to no packaging.

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Apple Pancakes Recipe

(sorry, I didn’t measure)

• Locally produced apples, washed, cored, and sliced
• Organic Cinnamon
• sprinkle of ground Golden Flax Seeds or Chia Seeds, optional
• Organic Raisins
• Pure Maple Syrup, condiment (not raw)

HOW TO: Place the apples, cinnamon and flax seeds in a food processor. Process well. Put in a bowl.  Stir in the raisins. Drop by spoonfuls on Teflex sheet on Dehydrator tray and form into mini pancakes. *Dehydrate at 140 degrees for 2 hours and then lower temp to 115 degrees for another 6 hours, flipping occasionally, or until your desired texture.   Eat immediately and serve with locally produced pure maple syrup (not raw) drizzled on top.

* Click here to learn why we start at higher temp and then lower the temp for these pancakes.

Banana Coconut Pancakes Recipe

• Bananas
• Unsweetened dried coconut flakes
• Cinnamon

Process all in your food processor. Drop and form into mini pancakes on Teflex sheet on dehydrator tray.  Dehydrate at 140 degrees for 2 hours and then drop temp to 115 degrees for another 6 hours or until desired texture. Serve with pure maple syrup drizzled on top.

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Local or Organic? And why?

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