The Essential GreenSmoothieGirl Library . . . part 8
More important books for parents to own: Denise Punger, M.D. is a GreenSmoothieGirl 12 Stepper and a brave new voice in modern medicine. She’s a board certified doctor married to another medical doctor, but she’s also a mother who has breastfed for 12 years and delivered her last baby via home birth. [...]
16 Comments • Continue Reading →another daily food log from a plant eater
I got a bunch of emails from the “lurkers” who never write on this blog, saying they like food logs, and MORE, PLEASE. That’ll give me something to say if I ever have a day where I’m running low–but OMG I have so much to write about in the next month or two!! [...]
7 Comments • Continue Reading →What did you make, when did you eat it, and where?
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, what do you eat in a day? Not only what did you eat, but WHERE were you when you ate it (soccer field, etc.), and when did you make it, etc.? Answer: I logged three weekdays in a row, just for you. (I think this question was a nice [...]
22 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 [...]
13 Comments • Continue Reading →quick, whole-food snacks/soups, and free wellness programs . . . part 3 of 4
I highly recommend you get the New You Resolution Pantry so you have lots of samples to try at www.greensmoothiegirl.wholefoodfarmacy.com. Join for $15 and you get the member pricing. If you make a second order within 45 days, they send you a free bag of food. I’ve set up auto ship, [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →easy, quick whole-food snacks/soups, and free wellness programs . . . part 2 of 4
I was telling you about how excited I have been to discover Whole Food Farmacy’s large line of ready-to-eat whole plant foods: www.greensmoothiegirl.wholefoodfarmacy.com Check it out–lots of different plain, sweet, or savory “fast” snacks that are sustaining, nutritionally dense, and easy to grab out of the cupboard. Every one of my kids [...]
10 Comments • Continue Reading →quick whole-food snacks/soups, and free wellness programs . . . part 1 of 4
When your kids open the cupboard looking for a snack, what will they find? I get asked all the time, “What can I do to replace my junk-food snacks?” We want something that’s good for us, sure! But we want it to taste good and be easy, too. We were all [...]
10 Comments • Continue Reading →Eating right, even at Disneyland
Hi, Ben here—GreenSmoothieGirl.com’s webmaster. Robyn’s on spring break in SoCal, seeing Wicked and doing the theme parks with her family. But she left me her list of what she packed, to give you some travel ideas. She keeps her family’s energy high and digestion strong on vacation, while saving money on restaurants, by packing this [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →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 [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →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 [...]
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