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Plant Based Diet Conversion Aided by a Registered Dietitian (FPO Food Parole Officer)  PART 3

October 10, 2020. The two month anniversary of my first appointment with my Registered Dietitian, who I now lovingly refer to a my “Food Parole Officer”. (She is, for the record, smart, good humored, supportive, non judgmental and full of good ideas). (I often wonder why it took me 63 years to hire one – […]

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Moving Towards a Plant Based Diet (FPO Food Parole Officer)  Part 2

The science is clear- eating a more plant based diet with fresh vegetables, fruits and whole grains will extend life span, improve the quality of life and substantially reduce the risk of most diseases. Unless one has been raised in a vegetarian home there are many challenges to making progress with this lifestyle change. I […]

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E Mail Updates to the Dietitian (FPO Food Parole Officer) Part 1

Upon hearing of my 50 year struggle with my weight, a provider friend referred me to a dietitian she had retained with glowing recommendations. I thought why not. As I was proofreading my first e mail update, I thought, “Oh, these are going to be good. I should save these. ALL of these. Rather than […]

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Good vs Evil: First Trips to the Salad Cafe and the Gourmet Grocery Store

Im not on a diet; I don’t believe in them any more. I’m not vegetarian but I do try to subsist on salads anymore. I’m what I call an “Asparagus and Sawdustian”. A good friend, aware of this lifestyle change, suggested I try a new local cafe, called Verde. I made my first visit today. […]

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Nourritures Entières (That’s French for “Whole Foods”)

Maybe it’s just me, but when I walk into Whole Foods Grocery Store, I feel like I’ve wandered into a very touristy part of Paris where they really want my money but aren’t so happy I’m there. It even smells like a foreign country when you walk through the door, doesn’t it? Over the last […]