how to prepare/store gutload?

[justjumpit621]

so with my birthday money i went and got abunch of greens, veggies, fruits, and seeds for agood gutload. so i am wondering how to go about preparing it to store so it doesn't go bad. should i make smoothies and freeze it? what about dehydrating? i dont have a dehydrator so that may take a while. thoughts?

 

[creddjobs]

What i do is blend it in a blender, greens, carrots, apples, oranges etc and put it in little containers or ice cubes. Then just thaw it out. I read it on here and also seen it on Youtube. Seems to work fine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlM9RaCBt_M
Nice vid, her voice is annoying to me but no prob ; )!

 

[justjumpit621]

should i add any water?

 

[pssh]

Probably not. If it wont blend, then yes you may have to add water, but otherwise no.

 

[sandrachameleon]

so with my birthday money i went and got abunch of greens, veggies, fruits, and seeds for agood gutload. so i am wondering how to go about preparing it to store so it doesn't go bad. should i make smoothies and freeze it? what about dehydrating? i dont have a dehydrator so that may take a while. thoughts?

depends on what you bought. for example, some seeds go rancid faster once ground up.
many people blend fruit and veg then freeze. but I prefer to use different fresh ingredients daily, rather than the same mixed thing daily.

 

[justjumpit621]

depends on what you bought. for example, some seeds go rancid faster once ground up.
many people blend fruit and veg then freeze. but I prefer to use different fresh ingredients daily, rather than the same mixed thing daily.

I bought sesame seeds and poppy seeds and I got them whole. I also got romaine, dandelion, green beans, papaya, limes, and oranges. I made 2 different mixtures, one with dandelion, green beans, and oranges; the other with romaine, papaya, and lime. I did have to add a tiny bit of water though to get it to blend and not fry my blender I have a small platter in each tank and put a small pile of sesame and a larger pile of poppy, then 1 ice cube each of just one mixture so I can switch it up daily. is it okay just to put the ice cube in there and let it melt on it's own?

 

[Elizadolots]

is it okay just to put the ice cube in there and let it melt on it's own?

I've never tried. In my experience, the thawing cube creates a lot of water (you've basically freeze dried your fruits and veggies...). I thaw on a paper towel, then put it in the keepr. I suppose you could put it on a paper towel to thaw in the keeper....but I wonder if they might not decide it's "not food" because it was too cold when you put it in so not go back to it? I don't know how their little minds work...

 

[justjumpit621]

I've never tried. In my experience, the thawing cube creates a lot of water (you've basically freeze dried your fruits and veggies...). I thaw on a paper towel, then put it in the keepr. I suppose you could put it on a paper towel to thaw in the keeper....but I wonder if they might not decide it's "not food" because it was too cold when you put it in so not go back to it? I don't know how their little minds work...

Yeah I am going to try the paper towel thing because there were 2 little ones stuck in the juice this morning

 

[Elizadolots]

You can't go wrong assuming that crickets will drown....they seem to excel at that.

 

[justjumpit621]

You can't go wrong assuming that crickets will drown....they seem to excel at that.

I have roaches, they seem to excel at it too

 

[Slug]

I just did this! I filled up 3 ice cube trays with the following items blended to a nasty, yet sweet smelling pulp.

-Leaf lettuce
-Collard greens
-Mustard greens
-Red bell pepper
-Yellow bell pepper
-Green bell pepper
-Sweet Potato
-Apple
-Orange
-Carrot
-Oats
-A small amount of water to thin out the consistency.

All leftovers went into an area to feed a wild rabbit that comes in our backyard, and into our compost bin.

Look good?