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, [...]
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TWO, a major reason you’re enthusiastically moving ahead with health-related dietary changes and he’s resisting is this: you’ve been educated, and he hasn’t! Obviously, or you wouldn’t be blogging on gsg.com with full confidence that he’ll never see it! Ever go on long car trips? I read China Study on a 10-hr. [...]
18 Comments • Continue Reading →the nutritionally recalcitrant spouse . . . part one (of four)
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: ”I am excited about eating right and enjoying the changes I’m making, but my husband/wife is sabotaging my efforts and doesn’t think eating white flour, sugar, meat, and Diet Coke is really gonna hurt anybody as long as we mix in a salad now and then.” You aren’t alone. I give my [...]
21 Comments • 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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This arrived in my email inbox today from Brigham Young University where I teach, touting the newly published research of Ray Merrill. This is exciting evidence that we can make long-term, profound changes in our health, if we educate ourselves and have a support system. This is the entire goal of both greensmoothiegirl.com and my [...]
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