Author: Robyn Openshaw Search for: Fermenting foods: it’s freaking me out! Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I really like the idea of adding the Rejuvelac as my green smoothie base, but I’m honestly totally freaked out to leave something perishable on my countertop in… Classroom rewards that aren’t food One of my readers gave me a cool resource, in response to my story about going to my son’s 6th grade teacher asking her to reconsider her policy of giving… How much is your health worth? Yesterday, I rode my bike on my usual path. It’s a 20-mile ride up and down Provo Canyon, turning away from Sundance, to the top of South Fork. The road… CHI Recipes, part 2 of 2 Sweetened Almond Milk Ingredients 1 cup raw almonds, soaked overnight and drained 4 cups filtered water 4 dates (pitted) or ¼ cup chopped dates ½ tsp vanilla Directions Blend ingredients… Recipes from CHI! Part 1 of 2 “Going off sugar” has always been hard for me, because when I’m tempted to eat something I know I’ll regret, I tell myself, “I could have that if I wanted… SUGAR BET! It’s September 11, 2011. Today Matthew and I make a bet that we will pay an astonishing sum of money to each other, if we eat sugar anytime in the… Creative Health Institute, part 3 of 5 Here’s a video of Ed and me. He makes a living selling processed food, and he came to CHI because his mom paid for it and told him to go…. Creative Health Institute: Part 2 of 5 Here’s a video of our teacher, Madeleine, talking about Rejuvelac, and a great idea for green smoothies—and the “banya” by the Coldwater Creek that is my favorite part of the… Creative Health Institute, part 1 of 5 I’m home from Hodunk, Michigan! I’ve just returned from a phenomenal experience at Creative Health Institute, in Hodunk, Michigan. It’s my first stop in a tour over the next year… “After I eat chocolate cake, I want to die” My friend Matthew recently sent me an email. He had just read this quote: “When I eat chocolate cake, 20 minutes later I’m under my desk wanting to die. When… Back to the candy factory…..I mean, school My children have gone back to school. If I said I was sorry about that, I’d be lying. I love my kids, but summer is hard for working moms. And… How I Spent My Summer Vacation Last week Tennyson had a close encounter with a curb he tried to jump on his bike. I had his broken tooth repaired later that day. Everything scabbed over and…