Robyn’s Blog
Who you gonna call? Part I: fat diet doctors and celebs
This starts a multi-part blog about the false gods we worship in the field of nutrition. First, I often wonder why people buy diet programs from overweight doctors in poor health. The worst offender is Dr. Robert Atkins. I would say “was,” but of course his company and family are still raking in [...]
raw sweet potatoes and Jamaican cheese
Costco has the coolest new item in produce: raw sweet-potatos, peeled and cut in sticks. Sweet potatoes are something you may not have eaten RAW before, but they’re crunchy, mild, and best of all, one of just a handful of foods that have all of the eight amino acids your body cannot manufacture on [...]
tips for eating right inexpensively
Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, I can’t afford to eat the way you suggest. Any ideas? A: Most people base their purchasing decisions on taste, convenience, price, appearance, and shelf life. Of course, what tastes good is dictated by our addictions, and you know if you read my blog that sugar is the most addictive [...]
okay, okay! here’s the recipe!
To everyone emailing me wanting the recipe NOW, alright already! I was going to post it tonight, but I wouldn’t want to hold you back from beet heaven. Chocolate Beet Cake This cake is great for birthdays and parties. My kids beg for this decadent but [...]
Beets . . . and GreenSmoothieGirl network TV debut
So I taped an episode of a major network reality TV show last August. It’s really how this site got started: I was told by the TV people they’d be flooded with emails of people wanting to reach me, so a friend told me I should put up a site. It’s taken on [...]
how to buy yourself diabetes for only $0.50 a day
You know drinking soda is bad for you. Perhaps you and I talking a bit about WHY will be just the trigger you need to kick the habit—or get your kids to do so. Have a kid you care about read this. According to the Nutrition Research Center (Oct. 2007), here’s what [...]
calcification
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I come from a family with a strong link to genetic breast cancer . . . doctors have a way to scare the pants off of you . . . I was told during a mammogram that I have calcifications in my breast. Where does that come from and how do I [...]
it’s not ALL nutritional bad news
I just read this: “Food is cheaper now by a long way, more abundantly available, more highly refined and more pressingly sold to us by very clever advertising companies and techniques. The remarkable thing is how anybody stays thin.” –Dr. Andrew Prentice, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine True and false. Everybody [...]
nutrition tips for kids
I wanted to pass along great ideas from two GreenSmoothieGirl.com readers who wrote me, on how they’ve been successful at getting their kids to eat raw vegetables and fruits: Use a muffin/cupcake pan and put raw almond butter in one hole, raw hummus in one hole, and fresh guacamole in one hole. Put cut-up [...]
flax seed uses
Flax seed uses are featured prominently in my recipe collections, especially the dehydrated/crunchy snacks and breakfasts–as well as the good fats and whole-grain chapters of 12 Steps. Here’s a recipe my family likes that also features another food you know to be antioxidant-rich, blueberries. And coconut oil increases the absorption of EFAs in the [...]