well...... maybe.

You can get foodbourne illness just as readily from vegetables/fruit as you can from meats. Recently in the USA theres been a few spinach recalls where many got sick, a big one in 2006. In europe they had a problem with bean sprouts being responsible for killing people this year.

You do mention, 'once they are properly cooked' ...indeed, proper cooking can kill some of these baddies... but, again.. you gotta do it properly.. just like with meat.

Just like the veggies and fruit, meat might arrive to you tainted and require proper cooking to become safe(r) to eat without getting you sick.

Also it is important to realize that you can pass food related sickness many ways, if youre lucky enough to get food that isnt tainted already.. Bare hand contact with raw or ready to eat foods can cause illness... Also, contact with unclean surfaces and utensils can make you sick (did your buddy use that spoon you used?)

Remember that you cant smell or taste foodbourne illness...... So, while your meat that sat in yer tent and "went bad" might seem like it would make you sick, odds are it will just taste and smell bad and wont get you sick, unless it was tainted before it got to you.. or you tainted yourself it with dirty hands, surfaces or tools

...and Your fruit and veggies that seem perfectly fine.. but might be full of e-coli that will kill you...

Whatever you do.. Remember that it is a long week...keep clean and keep safe!.. your putting that food inside of you!

having Diarrhea out there sucks... at the minimum...



tips:
-dont eat leftovers, not even of veges and fruits (ESPECIALLY NOT MELONS)

-wash yer hands with soap and dry with a clean towel before going near anything food prep or eating related.. and wash yer hands with soap and a clean towel anytime you go near the potties

-dont just wash yer pots/pans utensils.. sanitize them.. with bleach or boiling water

-if in doubt throw it out!!!

-cook the hell out of everything and eat it all asap.

-bacteria and nasties LOVE human body temperature: the playa can be a nice 98F all day long...



tl;dr:

veges and fruit as just as dangerous as meat.. all food should be prepared and stored with safety in mind, you could die... wash yer hands, sanitize everything, cook to proper temperatures... dont keep leftovers

This year, I pre-cooked a bunch of meat, sealed it in bags and froze it. the only thing that sucked was the bags weren't 100%, so when they fell into the cooler brine, a couple took on water. but I had meal-sized meat packets the whole burn...

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Consider it a vegetable

If the main concern is convenience, then you could live on Slim Jims, pork rinds and tepid water the whole week, but why? I go to burning man to enjoy myself. For a small investment in a decent cooler and dry ice, I didn't have to buy water ice this past year at all. Had omelets, bacon, steaks, pulled pork, cheese, ice cream ... probably a few other things that would kill lesser burners. I don't eat like that in default world, but neither do I run around nekkid in public.

home made dehydrated meat requires no refrigeration and no cleaning after its been dehydrated. outside of nuts, it is the easiest thing to eat on the playa. the lack of soy, wheat, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and other weird preservatives also makes it one of the healthiest things to eat on those dusty days.

I mostly get ice to keep my beer cold. Keeping my meat cold is just a perk.

And then there are those of us who aren't supposed to have soy. Yes, it is bad for you if you eat too much of it, especially if you've had ER+ breast cancer.

Some years I have brought frozen, sealed, precooked chicken. Some years, tuna packets and canned chicken. We always have turkey jerky and shelf stable bacon. The world is full of meaty goodness in convenient packaging.

Personally, I'd not bring raw meat of any kind, but that's mostly because I can't keep people out of the freezer cooler.

Hmm, there is way too much factual good advice sprinkled amongst the snark.

My practice is to eat slop food at ambient temperature from single-serving pop-top cans, despite the BPA. Rinse can with water, swirl spoon, and drink, crush can with mallet. Immediately return to playa.

I save my decadent single-serving chocolate pudding cups and clean spoons to share with special friends.