tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post990223051525185458..comments2023-09-29T07:53:37.673-07:00Comments on All Things Considered: what will it take?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-62095735516467831222009-09-10T14:12:42.552-07:002009-09-10T14:12:42.552-07:00I'm a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Inst for...I'm a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Inst for Health & Culinary Arts in Manhattan and have done quite a bit of private whole-foods cooking for clients. I feel I am a good cook and have been told by others that I am, yet, clients don't stick with it. The menus are balanced yet they still crave sugar/fat/caffeine combinations, and confide in me that they "cheat" by eating fast food. Some tell me they feel they are missing something. I think that is it in a nutshell but it's much deeper than what they think it is.Debklhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01580142766623937631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-64000738192792417012009-08-30T17:38:37.293-07:002009-08-30T17:38:37.293-07:00Thanks so much Melanie!Thanks so much Melanie!TBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17422572355159785541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-77890339520286363232009-08-30T07:38:38.468-07:002009-08-30T07:38:38.468-07:00TBA, you can find the rice syrups
and the fluffy &...TBA, you can find the rice syrups<br />and the fluffy "rice creme" at:<br />www.suzannes-specialties.com<br />MelanieMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531453866536168024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-27430365384168991712009-08-28T11:54:06.949-07:002009-08-28T11:54:06.949-07:00My mom has always been into macrobiotic, raw food,...My mom has always been into macrobiotic, raw food, holistic medicine... it's helped inform my work that I do: www.georgiapellegrini.comGeorgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547253742764490712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-41783362571402126352009-08-27T20:54:11.748-07:002009-08-27T20:54:11.748-07:00Speaking of treating oneself, albeit in a far more...Speaking of treating oneself, albeit in a far more sensible way, I just caught your "Cupcakes and Cookies" episode on Create and was inspired to try every single recipe. I'm just wondering how to get that fluffy emulsified brown rice syrup - I'm not finding it online anywhere. <br /><br />Same for the flavored brown rice syrups you sometimes use - berry, chocolate, maple. My local co-ops (and Whole Foods) only seem to carry the original variety. Any online resources I'm missing? <br /><br />Thanks! (Looking forward to seeing you in Seattle for Festa Italiana.)TBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17422572355159785541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-29087663849275754662009-08-21T11:17:40.290-07:002009-08-21T11:17:40.290-07:00Try taking a look at the 300-pounders in line to b...Try taking a look at the 300-pounders in line to be seated at The Claim Jumper!!! Honestly, I am not skinny, but I'd be embarrassed to be bellying up to a table in there weighing in at what these diners do. It isn't just on cruises. <br /><br />I think as a society, we are bored or something. We must be very empty inside to be eating the way we do. My favorite is that when you really look at a grocery store, there isn't much "food" in many of them. My mother taught me that food is from our Creator, and preparation of it is an act of worship. I feel a bit differently than many do about food having that background. Thanks for your show and your information, Christina...we need this in today's world of sickness and emptiness and negativity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767151387452103814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-71378651324791088992009-08-20T09:20:25.164-07:002009-08-20T09:20:25.164-07:00People have not made the connection between what t...People have not made the connection between what they eat and how they look and feel -- their own health. Doctors don't know much about nutrition, and the government has us eating meat and dairy daily. Schools sell soda and junk food and what all this has created is addiction and ignorance. Until we all realize that what we eat determines our physical health, we will continue to gorge ourselves on cruises.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983184250052793724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-47923616154315297142009-08-19T07:17:17.023-07:002009-08-19T07:17:17.023-07:00Christina,
You don't need to go on a cruise to...Christina,<br />You don't need to go on a cruise to see wretched excess. Check out any Golden Corral, Olde Country Buffet, or Famous Dave's. Apparently "all you can eat" is not an invitation; it's a command!<br /><br />You asked "when do people just give up?". People usually don't change until they are forced to (and sometimes that is too late aleady). I'm very happy as a vegan (and a low-fat vegan, at that!), but it took a diagnosis of pre-diabetes, hypertension, and a fatty liver to actually motivate me to try making such a "radical" change. After years of yo-yoing and trying different ways of eating, I had given up and decided that maybe I was just meant to be fat and there was no use fighting it anymore.<br /><br />So, at this point, after a year of being vegan, I've lost about 40 pounds, normalized my blood glucose and blood pressure, and I continue to chip away at the 60-some pounds I have yet to lose. My motivation? I want those diagnostic labels off my chart; I want to say good-bye to my prescription drugs and not acquire any new ones; and I want to live and be healthy enough to enjoy what is going to be (sadly) a very late retirement. I wish I had known, in my 20's, what I know now about nutrition and health and my future. Since I didn't know then, I'm doing the very best I can now.Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447554220964666473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-64787145096987947162009-08-18T19:21:50.945-07:002009-08-18T19:21:50.945-07:00Christina, you have changed my life and my way of ...Christina, you have changed my life and my way of eating; I watched your show off and on for a year, and then at the start of July my husband and I decided we could no longer ignore the evidence and pretty much knocked meat, eggs and dairy off the diet.I got "cooking the whole foods way" and it has been delicious and we have never felt better. What started as a "let's try for awhile" has become a way of life. Thanks for your advocacy for a better life and a better world!Mary B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467784599118612786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-8964855776562472392009-08-18T18:33:35.335-07:002009-08-18T18:33:35.335-07:00Great to see an update! I definitely get the &quo...Great to see an update! I definitely get the "no fun" aspect. I married into a family that absolutely loves meat and fried foods. It can be frustrating, especially when trying to fix healthier food at home for my husband and I. <br /><br />Perhaps some see it as their right to eat as much as they want, and in a way it is. While I'd admonish others to choose healthier ways to eat and live, I cannot force that upon them. It's up to individuals to make their own choices. <br /><br />That said, I think that most people choose unhealthy ways of eating because they simply know no other way. Bad foods are so ingrained in some our traditions and daily routines that it's just "what we do". Barbecues and tailgate parties are filled with fatty burgers, oily fries, cheesesticks, hot wings, etc. Family get-togethers at holidays are filled with heavy meat main dishes, vegetable sides that are loaded with butter, and sugary pies and cakes. Weeknight meals (if they're even prepared at all and not just a trip to the drive-thru) often feature such fare as gooey meatloaf and boxed, enriched macaroni. <br /><br />That's not to say that everyone does that, and indeed many families are taking steps to eat and behave more healthfully. Certainly most of the people who will read this blog have adopted healthier lifestyles, but I'm sure that many of us reading have experienced food in this form as well. After all, my mother cooked food like her mother did, and it certainly wasn't the healthiest. I cooked the same way until I started to branch out. We tend to eat the way we ate growing up. For many, eating healthy would look elitist and expensive by comparison as you said, and therefore not be worth the effort. It's "just how things are done", and not only are people content with that, many would probably revolt at the thought of messing with that tradition (especially if it involves the dreaded tofu, lol). <br /><br />So with that, I give you more of my thanks for all of the wonderful information and recipes you share. Since first seeing your show and coming to your site, I have explored so many new foods and started to really re-evaluate how I treat myself and my body.<br /><br />Thanks!BBHS Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644287109206628269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-57091225199570321642009-08-18T17:46:43.318-07:002009-08-18T17:46:43.318-07:00Christina,
I love your show and now I love your b...Christina,<br /><br />I love your show and now I love your blog! Thanks for being a brave pioneer in the wilderness that is living better and cooking with whole foods. I have been invigorated to eat and live better since watching your show, and I really appreciate all the food factoids that you incorporate to help educate your viewer. Thank you!Almonds and Applesaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673909406453947731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218676778359797868.post-40456849518771548732009-08-18T14:55:58.361-07:002009-08-18T14:55:58.361-07:00Hi! I just came across your blog, and I love it! Y...Hi! I just came across your blog, and I love it! You say the things I think and write about, too. Check out my blog if you get the chance. I am a vegan, graduate student studying social work also trying to heal from a progressive disease.Tough Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157466271469041163noreply@blogger.com