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How to Eat Healthier When You’re Picky

Being a picky eater can be a challenge when you’re trying to eat healthy.

At one time, I was a raw fooder (I ate primarily uncooked plant-based foods) and while I DID grow to like things I didn’t like before, I still had a very limited diet due to being a picky eater.

Some of the things I, personally, hated (and still hate) eating are mushrooms, cilantro, Thai coconut, zucchini (unless it’s zucchini bread) and most squashes.

*sigh*

This made for a very difficult raw food lifestyle because those are some of the foods that many of the raw food recipes used as ingredients, and a lot of folks in the raw community ate with great pleasure.

But now I eat cooked food, I eat meat (although I’m cutting back on it) and I consume dairy products in moderation, but I still want to eat healthy – this time from more of a clean eating approach.

I’m close, but still have some improvements to make.

And I’m guessing that YOU’RE in a similar boat, am I right? [Read more…] about How to Eat Healthier When You’re Picky

Are Meal Replacement Shakes Good For You?

By Cherie King

I’m sure you’ve heard all sorts of things both good AND bad about meal replacement shakes.

As with anything else, everyone has an opinion… everyone has a theory… everyone has an agenda.

Realizing that both arguments can have their valid points, I want to weigh in on this discussion as well and possibly give you some things to consider that others may NOT have pointed out.

So, to answer your question…

Are Meal Replacement Shakes Good For You?

It really all depends.

On what?

On a number of things such as:

How to Eat Vegetables When You Hate Them

By Cherie King

Inside: How on earth can you eat vegetables when you HATE them? This article will give you some surefire ways to get ’em in, even if you think you can’t!

Vegetables… YUCK!

Most times, it’s kids who share that sentiment; but there are ADULTS who do as well! And I’m assuming since you’re here, that is the case with you, right?

I know how you feel because I, too, hated (most) vegetables even into my adult years.

Yeah, I ate corn, the occasional carrot, and “salad” comprised only of iceberg lettuce and French dressing – but not much else… I did love those canned, French-cut green beans, though.

But now, I’ve grown to love quite a few vegetables I wouldn’t have even looked at before. There are still some I won’t eat because I just don’t like them no matter what (the various squashes are a good example); but I definitely eat more vegetables than I used to.

Today, I’d like to help you do the same. [Read more…] about How to Eat Vegetables When You Hate Them

How to Eat A Healthy Diet When Your Family Doesn’t

By Cherie King

One of the major challenges that many people face when trying to change their eating habits, is getting the family on board.

And it’s not always about trying to get them on board; especially if you and your family have been accustomed to eating less-than-optimally and NOW, all of a sudden, you want to change that.

Yeah okay… your family’s gonna be lookin’ at you like… [Read more…] about How to Eat A Healthy Diet When Your Family Doesn’t

Should Children Drink Meal Replacement Shakes?

By Cherie King

As parents, we want the BEST for our children.

And sometimes, we go to some pretty far extremes to make that happen.

I know because I’ve been that parent.
(Boy oh BOY, was I! lol smh)

My poor kids were actually ‘sneaking’ snack foods from their friends because they felt so deprived back in the early to mid 2000’s when my family and I were eating a raw (nothing cooked), plant-based diet!

And don’t get me wrong. I don’t regret that decision, as it had it’s pros & cons… mostly pros, I would say. I just wish we had done things a little differently, such as supplementation – in which case a good vitamin supplement or healthy meal replacement shake would have been ideal.

Since there was a very limited amount of foods the kids were WILLING to eat (without a battle) coupled with the fact that we were led to believe that we didn’t need to supplement our diet; they (we) ended up with nutritional deficiencies.

Now, at the OTHER end of the spectrum…

There are parents who allow the kids to eat ANY and EVERY thing: soda pop, candy, cookies, chips… you name it, they can have it.

Before the raw food lifestyle thing happened, we’d been there too. :/

And it’s that latter category that makes me a little bit salty at the fact that we’re even sitting here questioning whether or not kids can or should drink meal replacement shakes because I feel that there are way worse things they could be consuming.

In hindsight, a (healthy) meal replacement shake would have been beneficial for our kids during the raw food days.

Should You Give YOUR Child Meal Replacement Shakes?

Before we firmly plant our flag on a “yay” or “nay”, let’s dig a little bit into this matter.
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