Question of the week

Nourishing Vegetable Broth

January 12, 2010
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Hi all! Glad you liked the protein smoothie and info! I got the following reader question a few days ago: “Hey Gena! I love your blog. I was hoping you might help me with an issue I’ve been having with raw foods: it seems as though all raw foodists are really into green lemonade or [...]

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Question of the Week: Helping a Parent to Understand Vegetarianism

December 7, 2009
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Hey guys, Thanks for your response to the snowy sesame seed milk. And the requests for raw eggnog have been duly noted; I’m going to give it my very best shot! I’ve been slacking a bit lately with questions of the week, but it’s not for want of requests. Fortunately, a young reader of mine [...]

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Question of the Week: Transitional Bellyaches, and What to do About Them

November 2, 2009
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Hi guys! Glad everyone was so into the pumpkin smoothie! It’s one of my better blended creations, if I do say so myself. I’m here tonight with one of the more commonly asked questions from raw newbies. I’ve seen it in countless variations, but I’m going to quote directly from reader Sarah, who recently wrote: [...]

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Question of the Week: How Important is Organic?

October 16, 2009
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Hello, my dears! TGIF, indeed. I’m here to discuss one of my most frequent reader questions. So frequent, in fact, that I’ll forgo sharing a reader email and simply paraphrase the many I’ve received: how important is it to shop organic? On Monday, I included a guest post from the wonderful Melody, who, earlier this [...]

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Probiotics: To Take or Not to Take?

September 24, 2009
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TGI-almost-F! Hope you’ve all had a great week. I’m here with a Question of the Week. I’ve been out of the habit of answering these lately, but not intentionally: they’re actually some of my favorite blog posts to write! This question comes from Jeanette. Recently, she wrote an email saying, “Hi Gena, I love your [...]

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Question of the Week: Omega-3s in a Vegan Lifestyle

August 5, 2009
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Hey guys! Glad you all like the look of the peanut noodles. This week’s Question of the Week comes from reader Callie, who asks, Hello Gena, I have a quick question for you. I am a young dietitian and I am very curious about exploring all different eating styles and patterns and raw food is [...]

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Question of the Week: What Do You Do With Your Juice Pulp?

June 19, 2009
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A number of you wrote in to the juicing post with questions about juice pulp: do I use it, compost it, or toss it? Well, I wish I could compost it, but composting in Manhattan ain’t easy (if any fellow NYCers have suggestions on composting in the city, let me know please!).  So the answer [...]

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