chocolate: friend or foe?
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Is chocolate actually good for me? Will you do a good/better/best on all the carob and chocolate options? I’m craving chocolate after having a baby and want to know what’s best. Answer: It’s a confusing subject because so many products have been made from cacao, the seed of the fruit, the whole food, [...]
34 Comments • Continue Reading →gift ideas
An email I got this month that I appreciate and want to share: Robyn, I wanted to share a Mother’s Day gift idea I came up with using your recipe books. My husband and I are watching our finances right now and we were trying to come up with a way to do something special [...]
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Thanks for coming last night!
Thanks everyone who came to my class in Orem last night! It was great fun and I enjoyed meeting you. Those of you who drove from Idaho, Moroni, Fairview . . . I’m awed, hope it was worth your drive to feel the energy of people like you who want a fresh start and good [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →shares in local CSA–Utah Valley residents only
My friend Dale Allred has started a CSA (community-supported agriculture) called Jacob’s Cove in Orem, Utah and has expanded capacity, 200 more shares now available. A small 1 adult share is 5 to 7 pounds each week for 3 months (13 weeks). Small share (1 adult) $208 Medium share (2 adult) $390 Large share (4 [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →Idaho Falls class next week, Orem this week
I’m doing the green smoothie show in Idaho Falls next Thursday, June 3, so please let your friends who live there know: 7 p.m. at the public library (457 W. Broadway) Please come to leave energized (or re-energized, if you’re a longtime health nut) to eat right using methods that are inexpensive, fast, and give [...]
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What happens in Vegas . . .
So I’m here in Las Vegas, where I spent the weekend with my girlfriends. We did the grueling Angel’s Landing hike at Zion’s and had all kinds of fun in the sunshine including a lot of running outside, and trawling the outlet malls. So I’ve pretty much HAD IT with shopping, because my patience for [...]
1 Comment • Continue Reading →processed meat: it’s on my “never” list
If you’ve read my books, you know there are two foods I never eat and I don’t let my kids eat either. We are virtually 100% about good nutrition at home, but at a party or in a restaurant, we make good choices but aren’t perfect. The two “over my dead body” foods, though: One, [...]
17 Comments • Continue Reading →more thoughts about agave
As if we haven’t done this subject to death. From the consensus of many people commenting on my blog about Mercola coming out against agave, it looks to be about 50/50. People who’ve had a positive experience with that product, versus people who’ve had a negative experience. The only ways I can explain this are [...]
19 Comments • Continue Reading →please correct this error in 12 Steps
If you have 12 Steps to Whole Foods (digital download, manual, or Complete Course), a few readers have pointed out an error in a recipe: In the Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cookies in Chapter 11, I inadvertently omitted 1 1/2 cups of water. Please write that into the recipe on p. 216. Add it after the [...]
12 Comments • Continue Reading →how much does your medical care cost?
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: You say if we drink a quart of green smoothie daily for $2.50 according to your calculations, that 12-15 servings of raw greens and fruit just might save us money on medical bills, thereby justifying the expense. Answer: Thanks for this. I would like to know from anyone reading this, how much are [...]
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