12 Steps to Whole Foods

The 12 Steps program is a well researched, easy-to-read guide on eating well, with lots of great suggestions on
how to save time and money. Since implementing this program, I feel so confident about nutritionally meeting
the needs of my family. Every chapter has fabulous recipes and challenging nutritional content. It charts a clear,
achievable course for people who want to eat well but just don't know how.
Since living the GSG diet, I have healed my metabolism. I weigh 20 pounds less and I finally feel comfortable
with my weight and how my clothes fit. My diet has become the foundation to my healing program, and the
improvement in my health has been remarkable in the last two years. I have way more energy and am excited
about how my health will continue to improve.
I greatly appreciate the information in the 12 Steps program; it is well balanced and integrates time-tested
traditional ways of eating with the latest research on healthy eating. Thank you for being a calm, reassuring
voice that encourages us to make lifelong change. It’s not about products or gimmicks. It works for moms on
tight budgets who stand as nutritional gatekeepers to the home. It worked for me, and now my family is reaping
the many, many benefits of whole foods! Thank you!
—Darlene U., Canada
I have LOVED 12 Steps! The book is very informational and easy to understand and implement. The biggest
thing I want to comment on are the recipes. Recipes are key to success, and you need good-tasting recipes to
make transitions like these. Robyn’s recipes are FANTASTIC! I have yet to try any that we did not love and
now use as a family favorite consistently. Whenever I am “experimenting” with new recipes, my hubby gets
nervous—but if I tell him it’s a 12 Steps recipe, he calms down and doesn’t worry since there’s not one he
hasn’t loved. I really like that I can count on the recipes being tasty since I’ve read/owned many, many health
books with terrible recipes in them—blah! But these are great!
Another thing I wanted to mention about the recipes is that we eat gluten, dairy, egg, and soy free, and a huge
majority of the recipes are naturally free of these things. There are still plenty of worthwhile recipes in the
collections having these restrictions that make it worth the purchase.
I love that Robyn has broken it into 12 steps—and if you can add them into your life, you will be so much
healthier and happier!
—Laura Tervort
I have been reading Robyn’s blog for a few months and then attended a class she taught about green
smoothies. It has been just over a month, but we are drinking green smoothies daily and I’ve already converted
a few friends. I can’t help but smile as I watch my five kids drink their smoothies loaded with veggies and fruits
every day.
I bought the 12 Steps program shortly after I started my new green smoothie habit. I had already watched all of
the YouTube videos and read everything on GreenSmoothieGirl.com. I just couldn’t get enough. I have read so
many books and articles on healthy eating, and this feels like a breath of fresh air. I find some of the same
things I’ve learned elsewhere, but 12 Steps is much easier and more enjoyable to read and follow.
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