Raw Foods to your Door

When you’re head of the kitchen and feeding the members of the house, it is so easy to make sure raw foods and healthy choices are included in everyone’s daily diet!  However, as times progress, making sure healthy options are available can become increasingly difficult.  When members of your family grow older and aren’t capable of preparing meals for themselves or when you child moves out to become more independent, diet will of course be a concern that you’ll still want to help influence.  Even if you aren’t sending care packages for a “starving” college student or making smoothies for Grandpa, you might have a sick or recovering friend that needs a raw*some boost.  So here are some options to help make sure that everyone has easy access to healthy options with only a little effort.

Meals on Wheels!

Not all restaurants have “delivery” options but there are companies which will pick the food up and deliver it for you.  Meals on Wheels (http://www.moaa.org/) and Waiters on Wheels (http://www.waitersonwheels.com/) are two of the most popular organizations that businesses commonly partner with.  If you have family that lives far away but might not be able to prepare their own meals, this is a great way to help guide in healthy choices!  If the restaurant you’d like to order from isn’t listed or partnered with a local food delivery service, try calling and speaking with the store manager and get them on board!  Sometimes owners will be open to the opportunity but just didn’t know it existed.

Restaurant pick-up and delivery services are handy because you can pay over the phone or, in some cases, via the computer regardless of where you are located!  And there is no minimum for purchases—you can just order a regular meal and the company will be just as happy to serve you as if you had catered a large meal.

Special Deliveries!

There are some raw restaurants that have special food deliveries which you can take advantage of!  Rawvolution based out of Santa Monica, CA has a weekly assortment of raw foods called “The Box” which they ship anywhere in the US http://www.rawvolution.com/food related questions.  In the UK, there is a group called The Raw Fairies who offer similar services (http://www.rawfairies.com).  Another great resource is Raw Gourmet who ships nationwide in the United States (http://www.purerawcafe.com/index.html).  Most of these places have an option where you can regularly have foods delivered or buy when you want.  Using these options you will receive whatever is on the company’s menu for the week or day instead of picking what you want.  Additionally, the quantity will already be decided instead of you deciding how much or how little you want.  If you know the food will get eaten either way, this doesn’t matter but sometimes there might be too much food or too little.  However, you know you are getting quality raw foods from gourmet places delivered right to your door!

The Good Ole Overnight!

Of course, there is always the good old DIY method of making the meals your self and having them over-nighted via the USPS or other mail companies.  This is what some of the special Raw Food companies do, but instead of having someone else prepare the foods and mail them out, you have taken care of it!

The drawback to these types of services is that the price can be costly—some of the gourmet raw food services are at gourmet prices and eating many meals out adds up regardless of the “gourmet” tag.  You will know how such options can fit into your budget and lifestyles but it is good to keep in mind that such options are there!  As time flies and more demands and concerns arise, sometimes it is helpful to know you can pay some allies to help you out!  Not everyone has the ability to regularly check on the diets of their loved and cherished so sending a little care package via a food delivery service can be just the thing!