Do You Justify Your choice to Clean Eat?
I’ve been noticing an interesting trend and frankly I do it too! The need to justify the choice to clean eat seems to consume some people. Is this happening to you? Do you catch yourself saying things like the following: I spend my $$ on food...
Are You and Enabler?
Are you an enabler? When you buy ‘healthy’ or ‘natural’ items for your family and friends that are not following any particular healthy protocol, are you helping or hurting them? With Christmas now past, I had many discussions with customers over whether...
How Full is Your Toxic Cup?
The two most common phrases I hear almost every day are: All of a sudden …I’ve done this my whole life … My responses are always: Well, it’s really not ‘all of a sudden’ …Perhaps that’s why you’re experiencing the things you are now … ? This brings me to the title of...
Tap, Punch or Knockout…Which One are You?
Every day I have someone share their challenges (or excuses) when it comes to clean eating. And it’s usually associated with a family member injecting their negative views/biases against the merits of clean eating. This can be a husband complaining about...
The 5 Phases of Clean Eating
5 Phases of Clean Eating … What phase are you in? After opening Artisan’s Palate (my health food store) in 2013, as many of you know, I confused being a foodie with being a clean eater. So, when I opened my shop, I was more concerned with deceptive marketing terms...
Beyond Organic
When you’re shopping, are you the person that tosses anything that says ‘Organic’ into your cart? Or do you take a few extra seconds to look at the ingredient list and understand what ingredients are in the product you’re buying? Often, I look for things that are...
What is Real?
My endless conversations about food with my customers at times is entertaining. This one conversation got me thinking about what it means when someone says, ‘yeah, but I want the real thing.’ So, what is real? Background To give you some context, during...
Things I know I will NEVER Say!
It’s the new year and most of the population is setting resolutions and taking stock of the things in their life that they want to improve or change. I’m here to remind you that my yearly habits do not include resolutions and so here are some of the things I know I...
There is no One Size Fits All – Ever – For ANYTHING!
There is no one size fits all How many times have you heard one of the following? You need to be plant-based/vegan (other diet lane … keto, paleo, vegetarian, gluten-free etc.)You need to go to the gym.You need to drink (or stop drinking) … juices,...