WOW! Women On Writing Blog: nutrition

Monday, August 24, 2020

Review by Crystal Otto

Nutrition is important to me. As a busy mom juggling her writing, musician job, day job, a dairy farm and six kids, I need to be on top of my game and I want my children to be also. What we eat is important and where the food comes from has always been important to me.

Our children have been involved in planting, harvesting, and preparing delicious food. We even go so far as to raise our own meat, and our neighbor delivers farm fresh eggs each week. I consider myself to be a very picky eater and we seldom eat anything processed. Even with this "crunchy" lifestyle, it's still difficult to get children to eat the recommended servings of vegetables each day. Children seem to grab an apple or an orange with ease, but beets and rutabagas don't have the same appeal.

When I knew my family was not getting enough of these important vegetables, I would step in and try hiding them in our food. That was before I learned about ENOF. ENOF makes my mom role really easy! My children range in age from 2 to 22 and each of them enjoy sprinkling ENOF onto their meal. It works like a salt or pepper shaker and just a few shakes give us the vitamins and minerals we've been lacking (one serving contains up to 60% of your recommended daily allowance of Vitamins A, C, D, E and K. The nutrients are delivered right where your body needs them for maximum absorption).

There really isn't any flavor to ENOF and you can add it to drinks or food - our family enjoys adding it to food to be "just like daddy" (who enjoys pepper on just about any savory food I make). I absolutely love how easy this product makes healthy eating and even better yet, it's organic, non GMO, and gluten free!

We've tried a lot of different tips and tricks to help our family eat enough of the right stuff and none of them are as easy as ENOF!

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The Unfit Writer

Thursday, March 26, 2015

No, I’m not talking about my writing ability (I hope, anyway!) I’m talking about the fact that once again, I’ve pulled out my spring clothing to discover that I obviously had my “butt in the chair” just a little too much this winter.

I’ve known it was coming. I would get on the scale occasionally and notice an extra pound here and there. I’d say to myself “I’ll be sure to get back to the gym this week.” Weeks turned into months, and one really bad chest cold that lasted three weeks in February, and before I knew it, I can’t hide behind baggy sweaters and leggings any more.

So this week I’ve decided to embark on a new project, in addition to my writing. And that project is me. I go through this every few years, when I somehow forget that I no longer have the metabolism of a 16-year-old. (Note to 16-year-old Renee: I am so sorry I didn’t appreciate you when I had the chance!)

Here are the steps I’ve already taken:

I’m increasing my water intake. While the Keurig was the best Christmas present I’ve ever received, I blame it for keeping me from drinking the copious amounts of water throughout the day like I used to. So this week, I’m back to refilling my water bottle three or four times a day, while throwing in some extra slices of lemon for good measure. I’ve been in the bathroom a lot, but I’m feeling good.

I’m decreasing my coffee intake. Because of the aforementioned Keurig, I’ve been drinking my two normal cups of coffee from the pot and then making myself coffee from K-cups one or two times in the afternoon. I love my coffee with a lot of cream and sugar, which adds up to a whole lot of extra calories. I’m now sticking to only two cups of coffee in the morning to kick-start my day and drinking a cup of hot tea with only a teaspoon of honey in the afternoon.

I’m doing my best to ditch the comfort/convenience food. Because I’ve been so busy with work the past few months, I’ve fallen into a rut of eating out a lot, gravitating towards the carbs at lunch and dinner and letting the vegetables in the refrigerator rot. I’ve also let my sweet tooth get the best of me. I’ve already hit up the grocery store and am minding my portions, eating only fruits, vegetables, or nuts for snacks in between meals, and cooking more at home. Tonight, my family had tacos and refried beans that I made and I settled for a tossed salad and a baked potato.

I’m exercising again. Luckily I have two dogs that I walk twice a day, but the walks we’ve been taking haven't been enough to combat all the extra calories I’ve been consuming. In addition to the walks, I’ve worked out every day this week, and while I’m sore and tired, I already feel my energy levels picking up. I am planning to get back to the gym tomorrow, but in the past few days I’ve kept my workouts small and manageable at home with strength training exercises and jogging.

Have you fallen into an unfit rut because of work, deadlines, or a big project? How do you bust out of it?

Renee Roberson is an award-winning freelance writer who also works as a blog tour manager for WOW! Women on Writing. Right now she’s still looking for a few hosts for D.A. Russell’s book Lifting the Curtain: The Disgrace We Call Urban High School Education and Scott Keen’s MG/YA fantasy novel Scar of the Downers. Email her at renee [at] wow-womenonwriting[dot]com for more information.