What made me jump up and down with happiness the other day
July 5th, 2009
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Lots of you who read this blog may notice that in addition to writing my little foodie heart out, I also work as a holistic health counselor. (I didn’t always. I used to work in advertising. Bleeeccch.)
I love working with my private health counseling clients – it’s rewarding like nothing else I’ve ever done. Suzanne’s IBS has cleared up…Janet is taking more time for herself and feeling less stressed…Christina has lost some weight… The names I’m using here are not real but the stories are. And it’s all very exciting!
But for me, nothing is more exciting than a client who starts eating and enjoying real food. Totally awesome. I give a little hip-hip-hooray and jump up and down and do a little dance!
Which is why I am thrilled to bring you a sort of guest post tonight from my client Melissa from Missouri. (Name has been changed, obv!) Melissa doesn’t eat much meat and often finds that pasta is the easiest vegetarian meal. But in trying new vegetables and growing her own garden – WOW things have started to change!
Check out the veggies in the photo above, straight from Melissa’s garden. Wondering what she made with them? Here’s what she told me…and yes, this is all being published with her permission so don’t worry that if you send me something I’m automatically going to broadcast it! 
It was inspired by our garden because I had so many veggies I needed to pick and eat. I finally pulled out a beet (which was actually a pretty good size!) that I added to swiss chard from the garden. I also had 3 little tomatoes that finally turned red that I added to the salad. I’m still not the biggest fan of beets but I think I like them better raw and diced in salad than I did when I cooked them. I sauteed the beet tops, collard greens, and an onion from the garden and added them to eggs…along with some homemade pesto I made yesterday from our basil plants. Eggs and pesto are pretty darn good together…we call them “peggs”. It was quite a green dinner! I felt really good after eating it, too. And we were both more satisfied with dinner than we usually are.
Fantastic, right? I hope you’ll all join me in congratulating Melissa on making great use of her garden and making great strides in cooking and enjoying real food! She’s awesome. Next time you have some pesto, try “peggs”!
What is the most rewarding/exciting part of your job?
