Thank you again for your wonderful suggestions for videos and I am delighted that I am picking up and inspiring new readers all the time. Given some of the suggestions I have received, it is clear that many of my videos from last fall and over the winter might be worthy of a little bonus viewing. So here there are!
LizM wanted a peak into my kitchen Cupboards. And just like that ta dah: Behind A Nutritionist’s Closed Doors
Nikki wanted to see how I keep myself organized. How about a little Veggie Prep
Nikki was also curious about a good way to open a coconut. I doubt this is the best way, but it works! I have an affection for A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
Leesie was looking for a little Sprouting guidance. Sprout Sprout, Let It All Out.
And here is my personal favourite from my Apple Experiment
New videos coming!
Megan,
Oh my gosh, can I please come hang out in your kitchen?!? Love love love all your jars of ingredients. Oh the fun I would have.
P.S. – Thanks for the Excalibur tip. I’ll keep on eye on Craigslist.
P.P.S. – I totally would have stopped for an apple.
I don’t know, Meghan. I’m a health conscious individual, but even I would hesitate to take an apple from a complete stranger. Does the even stepmother from Sleeping Beauty ring a bell? LOL.
Meghan, I’ve been reading the blog for a while now but for some reason never watched the videos – I LOVE them…. it’s nice to SEE that things like sprouting and saurkraut are so much easier than I would’ve thought. I think I will try those two soon – not only healthy food but great projects for my 4-year-old daughter and I to do together! I also love the strawberry butter one – making eating changes is intimidating, especially if everything is perfect all the time – it’s good to know that even super-healthy-eating nutritionists have semi-icky produce lying around.
Wow, so much to watch! I think that veggie prepping video is first on my list!
Why is it that I never thought to keep my lettuce/kale/chard/herbs upright in a jar of water?! I am off to prep my veggies. Yay for efficiency! ^_^
PS. I think I’ll try sprouting, too. I bet my kids would love to help.
what a great review… you should do this every couple of months… i watched them ages ago, but kiddo…you are getting to me! I think i must be your oldest disciple! I am off to chop up carrots and celery, dust off some containers and fill my fridge!
You are such a Dynamo on camera! What fun energy…I love your blog! Now I have a good use for all of the jars I have been saving…
LOVE them all! Rachel Ray ain’t got nothing on you! If you had your own show, you’d be America’s next foodie sweetheart.
Question: what’s with the kale on the fridge door?
I recently told my mother-in-law that I like sprouts, and she asked if I grew them myself. I kind of scoffed because I’m horrible at keeping plants alive. But I’m certainly going to try it now that I know how easy (and inexpensive! huge plus!) it is.
Thank you so much for the veggie prepping video as well as the tour of your kitchen, my husband and I find them both really inspiring! I’d love to eat more vegetables and cut back on meat portions and these peeks into your world are a great place for me to start. Keep up the great posts!
Meghan, you were giving away apples in the financial district. Free stuff goes against everything the suits stand for. No wonder they weren’t smiling. Silly suits. I’m sure they didn’t know what to think of you! It must have seemed like a bright, cheerful alien had landed in their midst. I wonder what their reaction would have been if you had been selling apples for $5 each…
Hi Meghan,
I’m very new to your blog (as in the last week or so) but just had to say how much I LOVED your videos. They are VERY inspiring and motivating and I can’t wait to see more of them.
Libby
I absolutely love your blog, and your energy that jumps out of those videos !! Thank you, thank you for making it all so accessable ! Would you mind awfully if I ask a couple of qestions ?
I’ve been intimidated by the real coconuts ( in other words the hairy things and not the packeted shreds ! ) and seeing you struggle has made me feel better about it and myself. However, you did look to struggle a little bit. Would an electric drill do the job or is there a good reason to stick with a hammer and nails.? I’m still a bit apprehensive ! ( I am a bit of a big girls blouse, I know ! I had one in the vegetable drawer for ages but couldn’t bring myself to attack it.Don’t ask why – some mental block I suppose. )
My other quiestion is about preparing veggies in advance. I feel a little silly asking, but here goes. Do they lose any more nutrients in their cleaned and chopped state than they would if they hung around in the bottom of the fridge whole ? As I ask I’m saying to myself maybe not, but it’s what has stopped me doing it in the past. But the thought of preparing them ahead is a fantastic idea as the thing I miss most in following my healthy diet is the convenience of convenience foods !! I look at the prepared and bagged vegetables in the supermarket and think there can’t be any goodness left in them. Am I mistaken and making life extra difficult for myself ?
Thank you so much for this blog. You are a real inspiration and motivator and I am just so glad to have found your blog.
Holly@aiminghigh- Are you comparing me to an warty old evil stepmother? Yikes- better work on that persona
Heather- you are welcome anytime to come play in my kitchen with me!
Laurie- such a good point. I am doing it again this year. Perhaps I’ll have the option. $5 or free? See what goes quicker
Jill- If you are cool with a drill- go for it. Not my cup of tea. Though in the furry coconuts, the water you get out is limited. You could easily just skip that pit and crack it open on the sidewalk. As for the chopping of veggies- I have never heard about nutrient losses when you do them yourself. I think what’s worse is when they don’t get eaten at all- then you are really losing nutrients. The bags at the stores should not really be an option as they do use some preservatives on them once they are cut up. So do it yourself, eat it at that week and you are good to go.