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What Are Anti-Nutrients, And Should You Worry About Them In Your Food?

One of the most confusing controversies in the world of health and nutrition is the debate about ANTI-NUTRIENTS. Recent scare tactics about these “anti-nutrients” originate primarily from reductionistic thinking, circulated…

is greensmoothiegirl vegetarian

Is GreenSmoothieGirl Vegetarian?

I recorded a Facebook Live video, answering the #1 question I get asked: “Is GreenSmoothieGirl vegetarian?” You’ll also hear: Whether you have to be vegetarian to be healthy Why the…

Green Smoothies for Thyroid Health? My Hashimotos Journey

Hashimoto Thyroid Disease: How Green Smoothies Helped My Recovery

Hashimoto thyroid disease, also known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and other thyroid health disorders are becoming an epidemic. Right now, there are 200 million diagnosed worldwide with thyroid disease, 20 million…

Feature | Wheat Is Good For You! (But Not How You’re Eating It)

Wheat Is Good For You! (But Not How You’re Eating It)

Food fads, especially on wheat, have not served America well. Not one of them has restored us to health, and that’s because each one is underpinned by profit motives, rather…

5 Easy Ways to Make Gorgeous and Delicious Complete-Meal Salads

Do you think making a salad…or eating it…is a chore? What if it could be the most delicious thing you eat all day? I wonder if you’ve ever had this…

Feature | Food Combining Theory: Fact, or Fiction?

Food Combining Theory: Fact, or Fiction?

One topic in the field of nutrition that has many people confused is the topic of food combining. That is, the idea that some foods should not be eaten with…

What Does ORGANIC Mean? (Should I Pay More For It–Or Not?)

Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: This is a topic I have wondered about for years. I don’t think buying organic foods is worth it, because there’s no way to know if it is…

Does everything that goes in your mouth have to TASTE good?

“I can’t get my family to drink green smoothies because they don’t taste good!” We just celebrated 10 years of being “GreenSmoothieGirl” online, and 20 years of drinking at least…

Legumes

How To Eat Legumes

Here’s a little quiz: what do mesquite, beans, carob, peas, soy, peanuts, lentils, and even alfalfa and clover all have in common? Say it with me: “lay-gooms.”  Legumes–the food group…

Coconut Water

The Virtues of Coconut Water

What is coconut water? You probably already know a lot about the uses and benefits of coconut oil–but what about coconut water?  Coconut “water” is the sweet, translucent liquid inside…

Calorie Counting

Six Reasons I Hate Calorie Counting and Don’t Do It

Goodbye to Calorie Counting When I changed my diet to eating whole, plant-based foods, I said goodbye to calorie counting forever. By eating 60-80% raw, 95% whole, plant-based foods, I…

{VIDEO} My Most-Famous Recipe…Do Not Miss This!

I want to share this incredible recipe with you…plus a BUNCH more that we’ve become known for since 2007. All of them are my favorite, whole-foods breakfast recipes. It’s on…

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