t-shirt poll
I’ve been asked to give out GreenSmoothieGirl t-shirts at classes, or for promotions. What should they say? It should be short, catchy, and cool. Not so edgy a mom won’t wear it, not so dorky a teenager will roll her eyes. My ideas are Whole foods rock. Change your health forever. GreenSmoothieGirl.com or Drink your [...]
415 Comments • Continue Reading →Joe Mercola and GreenSmoothieGirl on agave
In the natural health space, Joe Mercola is very much a Goliath, and I’m very much a David. Today’s topic: my affinities and differences with his philosophies. Dr. Mercola responded to my blog posting and newsletter of a week ago, about agave. I stand firm that drawing fear-based parallels between raw, organic agave from a [...]
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A nutrition book for kids. What do you want in it?
Were any of you on GreenSmoothieGirl.com early enough to remember this photo of my daughter Emma, then 11 years old? It used to be the concept the site revolved around. My original intent was to support moms in their quest to feed their families good nutrition even as the world they live in has made [...]
74 Comments • Continue Reading →St. George free class, next Sat. May 1
Just a reminder that next Saturday, May 1, I’m doing a free clinic in ST. GEORGE UTAH: 10:00 a.m. at Hampton Inn 53 N. River Road, St. George Class is 1 hour, demo, Q&A, book signing after for 1 hour Come one, come all, but if you don’t mind, please reply here if you’re coming, [...]
27 Comments • Continue Reading →How can I promote healthy school lunch in my area?
After my Renegade Lunch Lady blog entry, Emily asked, “What I want to know is what can I specifically do in my area?” She refers to turning nutrition around in the institutions that serve our children. Especially schools. And any organizations that outreach to families. Well, there are macro issues–for the community organizers and big [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →please answer my poll question
We’re rethinking the really loose way I do my green smoothies classes. Please weigh in here. Would you rather attend my class: 1. Free or 2. Paying $15 with a chance at a free $400 BlendTec Total Blender? (and maybe the host of the class might throw in other items or gift certificates for the [...]
263 Comments • Continue Reading →Is agave a superfood or a poison?
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Dr. Mercola says agave is going to kill me! Is he right? Answer: I have been inundated with emails about this. In every class I teach, someone brings it up. First of all, Dr. Mercola didn’t exactly say that, although he allowed it on his web site. Mercola is a brand, a big [...]
37 Comments • Continue Reading →I love Texas, Texans, and Whole Foods Market, part 3 of 3
Pamalee of Dallas wrote up her notes from my class and sent them to her family. Here’s what her niece wrote back to her. I agree entirely, including about the fact that while children may stray from what you taught them nutritionally, out in the junk-food world, they’re SO much more likely to come back [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →I Love Texas, Texans, and Whole Foods Market, part 2 of 3
A fun tip was contributed in one of the Dallas classes by my sister-in-law Kim: she says her kids get up in the morning with only 20 minutes before the car leaves for school. So she puts all the green smoothie ingredients in the blender jar the night before. Then she sticks the blender jar [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →I love Texas, Texans, and Whole Foods Market, part 1 of 3
So I am just back from my spring-break trip with my kids to Cancun and then Dallas. I got to see my really cool brother Russ and his family. (I am the oldest of 8, and he is the third.) And I also taught two classes that were packed with truth seeking, self-improving, completely awesome [...]
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