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Misconception #1: I only want to hang out with other nutrition savvy folks. Just because I eat a certain way, does not mean I only want to hang out with people that eat the same way as me. I connect with different people for different reasons, and more often than not, those people do not share the same diet as myself. My best friend in the whole wide world does NOT eat like I do. In fact, I cannot say I have many (or any) close friends that do. I can think of 1.
Misconception #2: I constantly think about what others are eating around me/in front of me. When eating a meal with someone, I do not spend that time thinking about how unhealthy that “someone’s” meal is. Most of the time I am too invested in what I am eating to worry about what someone else is eating. Additionally, if we are enjoying one another’s company, I am also too invested in the conversation for someone else’s meal to be a large concern of mine. I have spent some time working in a historically famed steakhouse in New Jersey—I have seen steak and potatoes. I am not going to melt. (That being said, there are certain obscure meat dishes that really creep me out… just thinking about them makes me cringe).
Misconception #3: Because I am a nutritionist, I want to talk about nutrition all the time. I do not want to talk about nutrition all the time. Many assume that because I am passionate, and educated in nutrition, that I want to discuss it at all times. I am like any person in that I have a lot of interests. Nutrition is just a piece of who I am.
Misconception #4: I am 100% healthy, 100% of the time. I wish! I am not perfect in my eating. Just because I eat very well a greater percentage of the time, does not, by any means, mean that I eat perfectly 100% of the time. I am human. I have been known to cave for blue corn tortilla chips, chocolate, wine, or … I am also not well versed in portion control, as I love food (so thankfully what I love, is healthy). I have chosen raw coconut ice cream over greens on many an occasion. I love raw “ice cream” for lunch, or a snack, (and I make up for it with a lot of green juice, and green dinners). Do I wish I were perfect, yes!! Am I? No. I think it can be really easy to beat yourself up for not being a certain way—and in reality it can make you feel worse. Be conscious of your decisions, and make a better decision the next time… You ultimately feel better– when I eat better, I feel better.
Misconception #5: I am one of ‘those’ “spiritual raw foodists” and I only eat within that realm of food. First of all, everyone gets into nutrition for different reasons, be it spiritual, or whatever. I do not fit into any specific category of eating (aside from vegetarian, which does not at all describe how I eat). I am not entirely one way, or the other. As I explain in My Philosophy, I am not a strict vegan, or a strict raw foodist. I think those words tend to segment people into sometimes unfair, and inaccurate categories. I am a Foodie through and through, and my diet is largely plant based, and raw, but it varies seasonally– and depends on my mood. Why I like raw foods.
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