12 Steps to Whole Foods

Introduction
I’ve invited the attendees to come early and explore our garden or help harvest an ingredient for a recipe
we’re going to make (basil for pesto, herbs for salad dressing, etc). The hands-on opportunity provides
inspiration and motivation—we’ve even distributed plant cuttings or new sprouts for them to take home
and get started with. I also encourage them to try out the high-powered blenders to see for themselves
how easy and fun it can be! It works best to have someone bring another blender so we can make
multiple recipes simultaneously.
Friendships have formed out of
these meetings as people meet
others with their specific
challenges (ie gluten or other food
allergy). Having a group of likeminded
folks can make all the
difference in one’s success—we
highly recommend it!
Enjoying the fruits (and vegetables) of their labors! (Clockwise from lower
left: Tere Joe, Jordan Newhouse, Anne White, Stephanie Bleakmore, Helen
Vosburgh, Beth Flores, Katrina Livingood, Dale Fox, and Bethany
Newhouse.)
You’ve got many new followers in
Tucson now! Here’s a testimonial
from a 21-year-old who attended
my first party (she has 7 siblings):
“We all love the green smoothies
and are making them at least once
a day with ginger, bee pollen, kale,
collard greens, chard, spinach,
cabbage, chia, flax oil, and fruit.
My brothers think they are dessert
and say we haven’t made a green
smoothie they didn’t like yet!
Thank you so much for opening your home for green smoothie night, and we are looking forward to the
next one!”
And one of our regular attendees, Dale Fox, who is a three-time cancer survivor, has this to say: “After
I attended my first Green Smoothie Girl Party, I knew I found what I was looking for. I have been
wanting and needing to make dietary changes for some time, but felt overwhelmed and not sure where
to start. 12 Steps to Whole Foods has been key to achieving this goal. As a three-time cancer survivor, it
feels great to know I am finally eating in a manner I feel good about, both physically and mentally. I
look forward to the Green Smoothie Girl Party each month. We learn a lot from Robyn as well as
sharing tips, recipes, and products with one another. My family and I have been enjoying green
smoothies every day and we’re on our way to a whole foods lifestyle. I am so excited to be making
these changes and so very grateful to Robyn.”
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