Food for Thought

I won't post again about my cold.   I've gotten a comment and 2 emails about working with my nutrition coach so I will talk about that. My coach is named Sara.   She has 3 wonderful blogs I have followed for a while: Happy Foody, Walk Slowly, Live Wildly, and the Happy Janssens . I won't give away all her secrets but a little summary:

Her main emphasis is going toward eating more raw food.  I already have a green smoothie for breakfast but have gotten slack by using Green Vibrance powder instead of real greens.  Now I'm doing both and having another one when I get home to curb the afternoon hunger - one of my biggest downfalls. I'm making sure I have a fruit and a veggie in my lunch on the days I work or a big salad the days I'm home.  She's also stressing being prepared - having food on hand.  I am only so so about this.  Being organized really does help especially when packing my lunch for work.  Sara would like for me to give up coffee, dairy and beef.  If I lived alone this would not be too difficult.  None of those things are huge "must haves" for me anyway.  However I am not alone and cook for others.  She understands this and stresses I shouldn't push my ideas on to my family.  Sometimes I do fix my own food. I usually have decaf coffee so that will be a compromise for me.  I am going to strive to have less beef dishes, add less beef as an ingredient and have more meatless meals.  I didn't go into the coaching session thinking I would be enlightened with all new information. Instead I got reinforcement about matters I was somewhat aware of along with fresh ideas, sources for further education and encouragement.