Eating right while traveling internationally . . . part 3
On the cruise, of 841 guests, fewer than 5 percent were Americans. The vast majority were Europeans and Aussies, more than 50 percent of the ship from England. (I know, I know–you’re mocking me for how much I love weird statistics, I get it.) My friend Shari and I were each told once [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →Surgeon General calls childhood obesity epidemic a “national catastrophe” … part 1 of 2
[I'm out of the country until June 7, but my blogs will still magically appear here!] Levine and Stein of the Washington Post pulled no punches on the front page of my local newspaper May 18, the first in a five-part series. The pictures, sidebars, and article took up more than a full [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →“biological concentration”
I read a post by a 12 Stepper on the other blog on this site, expressing her frustration about the expense of non-organic food and even wondering if it’s worth it to eat a plant-based diet, with all the pesticides on vegetables and fruits. Dr. McDougall says in The McDougall Program for Women (1999) that [...]
6 Comments • Continue Reading →Wasatch Front group buys
Locals only: please email me (robyn@greensmoothiegirl.com) if you want to be on my group buy email list and you’re not already on it. Today I’ve just sent out an email with a group buy on RAW ALMONDS (took me months to figure out a plan to get raw almonds since the CA mandatory pasteurization [...]
10 Comments • Continue Reading →sprouted quinoa salad recipe
A few days ago, I referenced a sprouted quinoa salad I made that my family loved, which I’ve typed for you here. Our next chapter is PLANT-BASED MAIN DISHES . . . to be released June 1 to the January 12 Steps subscribers. And in it, I introduce you to quinoa (pronounced keen-wah), one of [...]
6 Comments • Continue Reading →the nutritionally recalcitrant spouse . . . part four (summing up)
Lisle and Goldhamer, in The Pleasure Trap, write about how as a culture we’re like that frog in the boiling water. You try to put a frog in boiling water, he’s going to leap out. But put him in cold water and turn on the heat, he’s going to gradually boil to death without [...]
11 Comments • Continue Reading →the recalcitrant spouse . . . part three (of four)
FOUR, just put more nutritious foods in the menu without taking any kind of soapbox stand about it. Just do it with no fanfare, and have a rule that it’s bad manners to criticize the cook. (You don’t want your kids leaving your home and turning their noses up at others’ cooking anyway, [...]
1 Comment • Continue Reading →good, better, best . . . Part II
GRAINS Good: eat whole grains and quit eating white flour. Better: eat soaked whole grains (this requires planning a little ahead, as my cousin noted). Best: eat sprouted, raw nuts, seeds, and grains. SWEETENERS (Note that I am uneasy about fructose, xylitol, “organic sugar,” or dehydrated cane juice crystals—ways to spend extra money on [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →good, better, and best in nutrition
I want to talk about good, better, and best in nutrition. I got an email yesterday from my cousin who said that the idea of soaking/sprouting grains in advance is overwhelming to her. She probably read my three-part blog on phytates in whole grains. If my cousin’s comment describes you, then don’t [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →I HAD MY FIRST GREEN SMOOTHIE AND IT WAS GREAT!!!!
Robyn, thanks for the recipe for the green smoothie. I have heard of them for several years now but never had a recipe for one. I tried yours and loved it. I have always been a healthy eater (but not vegan) I am trying to loose weight and I feel that [...]
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