Category: Whole Food Search for: Why people get upset when we eat right Lisle and Goldhamer, in The Pleasure Trap, write about how to handle when people in our lives get upset because of our plant-based dietary habits. Their claim that people… Educate kids about nutrition Sometimes I wonder if my teenaged son is absorbing what I teach him about health, or if he’s just too annoyed with me and absorbed with “fitting in” to care…. habits of highly healthy people . . . part 2 (of 2) Covey’s Habit #3 is to Put First Things First. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs reminds us of this, if you’ve ever studied psychology. At the bottom of the pyramid… Seven habits of highly healthy people . . . part 1 (of 2) Seven habits of highly healthy people . . . part I You probably know Stephen Covey’s landslide bestseller, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. You can relate some… Good, Better Best: CHEESE Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: what’s good, better, and best for CHEESE? Answer: Some people think soy cheese is a good alternative. I think it’s highly processed and not worth the expense. Also,… 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… the nutritionally recalcitrant spouse . . . part two (of four) TWO, a major reason you’re enthusiastically moving ahead with health-related dietary changes and he’s resisting is this: you’ve been educated, and he hasn’t! Obviously, or you wouldn’t be blogging… the nutritionally recalcitrant spouse . . . part one (of four) Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: “I am excited about eating right and enjoying the changes I’m making, but my husband/wife is sabotaging my efforts and doesn’t think eating white flour, sugar, meat, and… Good, Better, Best: What Should I Put on My Cereal? ***Note: I apologize to all those who have sent me unanswered email questions. I am trying to get to them all. FYI, I prioritize what is blogged over… One good thing Hey Robyn, I just want to thank you for not focusing on what OTHER raw foods blogs tend to focus on. They tend to bring me down with all this… Good, Better, Best . . . Part III I have more stuff to say (and photos to blog) about traveling and eating right, but by request, I interrupt: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, will you please continue the good, better, best…
