tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203356489467354137.post2210203197833198965..comments2023-07-23T05:24:51.485-07:00Comments on Teaching Good Eaters: Julie@teachinggoodeatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12299361735005931044noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203356489467354137.post-38651907317621111882012-05-28T10:49:17.520-07:002012-05-28T10:49:17.520-07:00YES, I suffer from this every day. I'm paraly...YES, I suffer from this every day. I'm paralyzed in many ways, because what I'm doing may not be "perfect." In a world full of glossy catalog style blogs, mine is imperfect and it does hold me back, more often then not. How about we move forward and be imperfect together?!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087891184317287511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203356489467354137.post-9141352642410785132012-05-25T06:06:05.540-07:002012-05-25T06:06:05.540-07:00I appreciate you sharing through your blog. Take d...I appreciate you sharing through your blog. Take deep breaths and do what you need to do! I will keep stopping by to see your wonderful ideas. I post quite a few "imperfect" things. I post for myself mostly. I try not to let what others think influence me TOO much. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!Keithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075543110533406012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203356489467354137.post-8383982380790897942012-05-23T12:46:57.129-07:002012-05-23T12:46:57.129-07:00Agreed! I think that the one thing that most "...Agreed! I think that the one thing that most "experts" can agree on is a focus on unprocessed foods... You also make a great point about being relaxed... I try to keep eating low key and fun and that's why they are willing to try so many things... (I'm actually working on a post about not making food the enemy... I think that our generation was taught to fear food "fat is bad..." "cholesterol is bad" "carbs are bad." It makes me want to cry when I see a wonderful avocado recipe and all through the comments are people talking about how much fat is in avocados!Julie@teachinggoodeatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299361735005931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203356489467354137.post-25487534059632474562012-05-23T12:43:24.925-07:002012-05-23T12:43:24.925-07:00I'm trying hard to work on my perfectionism be...I'm trying hard to work on my perfectionism because I see it in my daughter and I know that she must be learning it from me!! I generally haven't let it get in the way of my eating, but I often hear people use it as an excuse for a poor diet... In fact, just today I saw an article about how green smoothies can actually be very bad for you because of the oxalates in spinach (and a few other greens.) Reading the comments you can just "hear" the frustration in people's "voices" (i.e. So now green vegetables are bad for you!! Ugh.) While I appreciate the information in articles such as these, I also find it frustrating because it makes people just want to give up and give in... that's one of the reasons that I called my blog "Teaching GOOD eaters, rather than HEALTHY eaters." I do try to feed my kids a healthy diet and as you said, I am always striving to do better, but rather than focusing on any one particular "diet," I focus on teaching my kids to try a variety of foods and be aware of how eating various foods makes them feel.<br /><br />http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/how-green-smoothies-can-devastate-your-health/Julie@teachinggoodeatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299361735005931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203356489467354137.post-9856224183186045172012-05-23T05:49:44.580-07:002012-05-23T05:49:44.580-07:00Yes, it can get pretty frustrating - I think it...Yes, it can get pretty frustrating - I think it's important to try and relax a little. Rather than thinking about what foods the 'experts' are saying is good this week and terrible the next, I try to include more unprocessed than processed foods in my families diet and see the reflection of their diets in their health and moods. Both my boys are rarely sick (thankfully) and they are both calm, happy well adjusted children - that has to have something to do with the fact that they have a mostly unprocessed diet. Well, that's what I think at least!YummyInspirationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508838791113780435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203356489467354137.post-57088816887073532382012-05-23T04:25:18.354-07:002012-05-23T04:25:18.354-07:00Ooooohhhhh yes, I am a perfectionist. I've ne...Ooooohhhhh yes, I am a perfectionist. I've never thought about it getting in the way of my eating, though. I'm doing better than my parents did for me (not that they were terrible, by any means) so that alone is a boon, and I'm always trying to do better.Amanda @ Gratefully Growing in Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081145103345622532noreply@blogger.com