Category: Relationships Search for: How Much Plant Food Does America Eat? Check out this story from USA Today, below. Go ahead and gloat that if your child is drinking even a pint of green smoothie daily even with NO other fruit… How do I convert resistant family members to eating right? If you know my writing, you know I’m always encouraging my readers to share with others what they’re learning that has changed their lives. One of my most common conversations… raw food: here’s what’s in my dehydrator right now You know I love my dehydrator, especially this time of year when I’ve got so much stuff coming out of the garden that I don’t want to go to waste…. What to do when your kids go into the “real world” In 2008, after being married for 20 years, I found myself a newly single parent. I was on my own trying to achieve a high-raw diet for my four… What to do when your kids go into the “real world” In 2008, after being married for 20 years, I found myself a newly single parent. I was on my own trying to achieve a high-raw diet for my four athletes… Always Use an Antibiotic for Strep and Ear Infections, Right? With winter coming up, I know many of you have kids who get strep or ear infections or any number of other illnesses we have come to think of as… Birthday ideas… Email from a reader: My son is turning two in just a couple weeks. We have moved to the whole foods lifestyle as a family now. I have no… should you cut skin off fruits and vegetables? My sons Kincade and Tennyson hate peaches because of their fuzzy skin. I tell them they’re crazy, because inside the fuzzy skin is one of the most fabulous foods on… So you’re trying to get kids to eat right! You’re raising kids (or maybe helping with your grandkids)? You and me both, my friend! I’m raising four—two boys and two girls. They all have different personalities, interests, and temperaments…. School Snacks From Email: With school starting soon I am feeling lost on what I can buy for treats to take and share with my children’s school classes. Our state requires… Birthday parties with whole foods! Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: What do you do for birthdays? So it’s my kids’ birthdays (yes, all of them–within three weeks of each other–go ahead and make your jokes about me and… raw food diet: isn’t steaming good? and, my kids come back sick Update: Yep.All four of my kids puked their guts up at their dad’s family reunion.Just like always.Poor little guys. (Well, one of them is 6’2″, not that little, huh?)Back to…