Comments on: Veggie Prepping, Kitchen Touring and Coconut Cracking

By: Meghan Telpner

Meghan Telpner — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:39:23 +0000

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.

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:12:30 +0000

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.

By: Libby

Libby — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:08:06 +0000

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

By: Meghan Telpner

Meghan Telpner — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:50:50 +0000

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

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:17:58 +0000

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…

By: Jennifer Squires Ross

Jennifer Squires Ross — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:01:07 +0000

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!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:02:45 +0000

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.

By: earthmother

earthmother — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:14:49 +0000

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?

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:11:56 +0000

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…

By: elain

elain — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:43:16 +0000

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!