New content I’m working on
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Can you tell me more about organizing a high-nutrition co-op? Answers: I will work on this content, so watch this site for that in the future, good ideas. I blogged earlier this week on that topic, but will try to write an entire report on how to organize a co-op, step by [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →snacks
I read about having 3 meals a day on Robyn’s site. It said “not 2, not 4″. So what is it I keep hearing about late afternoon snacks? I thought we weren’t supposed to snack.
2 Comments • Continue Reading →being a CONSCIOUS plant eater
Yesterday, wow, I sort of mindlessly posted on my Facebook page (find me as Robyn Openshaw-Pay or GreenSmoothieGirl) a group called “No More Blood On My Plate.” Wow. The response that followed could only be described as a war. I didn’t even participate in the discussion. (The whole conversation was just NOT. [...]
10 Comments • Continue Reading →Green Smoothie Testimonials, part 3
I’m 44 years old. I’ve always had very regular menstrual cycles. For about one year prior to drinking green smoothies, my menstrual cycles had become very irregular. After about two months of green smoothies, I returned to a very regular cycle of 20 – 30 days and my periods are just like they were in [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →I don’t want green smoothies when it’s cold!
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I LOVE green smoothies, but lately, since it’s getting cooler outside, I’m wanting something warm . . . got any ideas? Answer: Yes, what I do is have my green smoothie (never warm, yuck!) PLUS something warm or hot that I really enjoy, like warm sourdough bread or a bowl [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →green smoothies and calories
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I am nursing my three-month old daughter and at the same time trying to lose the rest of my baby weight (I have about 43 pounds to lose…I gained 70 . . . oops!). I have been trying to incorporate the smoothies into my diet, but it seems that I do [...]
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Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I know you make a green smoothie and take it to work in a quart jar. But what about when you get up late, don’t have time, and you’re out in town and STARVING? What do you eat? Answer: Here, locally (Utah County), my favorite thing to do is [...]
11 Comments • Continue Reading →do not read this unless you want to lose weight . . . part 2!
Today I present to you the healthiest program I’ve ever seen to lose weight, developed by my friend Tera. It’s in keeping with GreenSmoothieGirl.com principles of healing and promoting energy and vitality through a plant-based, whole-foods, mostly raw lifestyle. And goes it one better–because for people DEADLY SERIOUS about weight loss, there’s nothing [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →spinach and other personal items
I just drove my 11-year old daughter Libby and her teammate Tristan home from their soccer game in another city. I started this really funny conversation with Tristan in an effort to end my daughter’s rant about how much she hates practicing the piano: Me: Tristan, do you take piano lessons? [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →What did we pack/eat in Europe . . . part 1 of 2
I saw a request by a blogger while I was gone for even more detail in the question I’m always asked: what do you eat? This blogger asked, what EXACTLY did you eat, where were you when you ate it, how much time did it take in the kitchen? I think she wants [...]
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