Comments on: How Do You Know the Recommended Daily Values are Right – The Renegade Health Show Episode #499

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:25:55 +0000

I like peppermint herb tea so I grow my own mint. During the summer I take 3 or 4 leaves off the plant toss them in a cup and add hot water. I also make ice tea from mint. I use a combination of drying mint leaves and freezing mint leaves for winter. I also bring a few mint plants inside to use.

Growing my own saves me about $7.00 a week as I no longer purchase my weekly box of organic mint tea bags. This saves me $364.00 a year.

I put $7.00 away every week (what I use to spend on mint tea)and if my blender needs replaced or I decide to purchase a juicer I have the money.

By: Peasnlove

Peasnlove — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:29:06 +0000

I am very envious of all of you at home blender folks, I dont have a blender, (or a home for that matter,) so I have to buy at Whole foods or Planet Smoothie. So, I only get about one or two smoothies a week (plus their smoothies are not quite up to Superfood quality.)

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:59:33 +0000

Can you safely use the greens that are atop of carrots? I have heard both yea and nay, so would be great to have the definitive answer.

By: FeralKevin

FeralKevin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:13 +0000

Kevin and Ann Marie, I was wondering what you think of the pin prick home Vitamin D test that is I believe by ZRT. It’s accuracy with such a small sample?

Thanks!

By: Chris & Sara

Chris & Sara — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:44:17 +0000

Grow yer own!

And eat out less.

These 2 really cut our food bill down. Also, try using the bulk section. Same stuff that is packaged, with out the package. Its less expensive.

If you do grow your own, it is good to make trades with others who grow different stuff. Its fun and you get things that may take a long time to grow… like AVOS!!! mmmmm…

We noticed that the better we eat, the less we spend. Take out all the bad oils, packaged crap food, dairy, meat, alcohol, etc. and you are left with produce. Start growing what you can, and you end up buying the produce that you arent growing. It becomes cheaper as you go.

Hope that helps.

Love and Aloha!

Chris & Sara

By: Elaine

Elaine — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:12:51 +0000

Thank you all for sharing your simple living websites and ideas!

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:19:18 +0000

I use a Waring commercial smoothie blender – a little cheaper than the others. I started with an older model Oster, which did quite well and I keep as back up since I can’t live without my green smoothie twice a day.

To save on gas and not so fresh veggies, I started to freeze my blended celery and parsley – seems to work just fine.

By: charles

charles — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:38:22 +0000

Kevin What are you thoughts on Colloidal Silver?

By: Trudy Lane

Trudy Lane — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:20:43 +0000

I bought a Health Master because I could make payments, 59.00 for 4 months, I have had it and use it every single day for about 8 months now and it has worked like a dream, the only negative thing is it is noisy, but works great to make anything you want. Hope this helps, Trudy

By: Joan

Joan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:54:45 +0000

I appreciate your comments and the comments of those posted above – it is really good to share helpful hints with others. I got my Champion Juicer at a flea market for $50 – what a find! It is the older gold color, but the motor was like new and has served me well for many years…hopefully many years to come. I got my Vitamix refurbished and saved $100 or so years ago and it is still going strong too – yeh!