Category: 12 Steps To Whole Food Search for: “The Plural of Anecdote is Not Data”: Part 4 of 4 Third, is the study reliable? This is the second basic research standard, and it means is the research repeatable with consistent results? Reliability is one of the best things… “The Plural of Anecdote is Not Data” (Part 3 of 4) This is an excerpt from the intro of 12 Steps to Whole Foods. Advances in the field of nutrition are taking place faster than ever in history. For… Being sensitive to bad food–a blessing in disguise? My teenaged daughter Emma came home from camp today. After giving me a hug and saying hello, the first thing she said was, “MOM! Did you make green smoothies… 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… 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… 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,… 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… Gardening Does So Much More Than Provide Food Is there anything better than garden tomatoes? Twenty years ago, we used to make my sister-in-law, when she was a college student, sing a John Denver song before we… storing GS in the fridge and vegetarians in rotten health Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, how long can you keep your green smoothie in the fridge? I’m single and don’t want to make it every day. Does it lose nutrition and… Who you gonna call, Part V: top-secret advice! So I just wrecked the pedestal underneath the Fat Diet Docs and celebs, the personal trainers, the network marketers’ pills, potions, and juices, and the blood type and metabolic typing… tips for eating right inexpensively Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, I can’t afford to eat the way you suggest. Any ideas? A: Most people base their purchasing decisions on taste, convenience, price, appearance, and shelf… Chocolate Beet Cake and Frosting Chocolate Beet Cake This cake is great for birthdays and parties. My kids beg for this decadent but nutritious dessert. I also have other fabulous uses for…