Are these raw?

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Permalink Reply by ednshell on August 24, 2012 at 3:04pm

put a piece in hydrogen peroxide, if they bubble they are raw.

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Permalink Reply by brock Maggard on August 24, 2012 at 3:46pm

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Jon Fergus on August 24, 2012 at 3:22pm

Hard to tell from pictures only of the packaging. Dates, though they often appear "dried", are often raw/fresh - they shrivel naturally in the sun (which you could call 'dried', I suppose).

Either way, just make sure to drink water with them to stay hydrated. Or, even better, make datorade. :D

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Permalink Reply by brock Maggard on August 24, 2012 at 3:41pm

Thanks for the replies. I guests my real question is: do other people on this diet eat the packaged dates that are available in regular grocery stores? Or are raw dates hard to find?

Like when i first started and i thought i could buy almonds at Walmart and soak them.

Anyway the stores where i live sell a couple different brands of packaged dates like the ones in the picture, the only other dates I've ever found for sale were at a health food store, and the ingredients list said: dates, sucralose. i can't believe anyone would add sugar to dates, but that's what it said. Other wise i can order them online, but they seem to be out of stock a lot.

Since they are a staple of the diet I'm just wanting to know where everybody gets there dates

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Permalink Reply by Jade on August 24, 2012 at 4:05pm

I get them at a farmer's market.  They are usually loose and sold by the pound.  I've seen them in health food stores this way, too. 

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Permalink Reply by brock Maggard on August 25, 2012 at 8:13am

I figured everybody had already looked into this.

Maybe i should just call the manufacturer

Does the peroxide thing actually work?

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Permalink Reply by Peter Csere on August 25, 2012 at 8:27am

Just order dates from 7hotdates.com 

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Permalink Reply by brock Maggard on August 25, 2012 at 8:32am

I've been checking their site for months.

out of season

No big deal. Thanks for the advice

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Permalink Reply by Jon Fergus on August 25, 2012 at 10:40am

When they do come back in season, they're the best dates around :)

There are a few other options here:

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/buying-raw-dates-online

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