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The best for our families
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Food and nutrition that feed the mind and body
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The sight was founded by me, Tonya – a television reporter, wife and mother. The reasons are simple.
I attended my first Weight Watchers meeting at 8 years old. I remember it well, the overweight ladies glancing at me as I sat next to my mother — sad smiles and looks of pity. Back then I liked to call myself “chubby” – the playground bullies called me FAT.
When we weren’t on a diet my mom and I were eating fast food. McDonald’s was our poison, I graduated from a Happy Meal to a Quarter Pounder with Cheese meal before I hit 10. It was almost a rite of passage, I was growing up. The first time I asked for the full meal deal I said, “Mommy I can eat the whole thing!” And I did.
I’ve been on a pendulum of weight loss for most of my life. I love all things fresh, but deep down I’ve always associated “good” foods, fruits and veggies…with deprivation and emptiness. Cheese, pizza, burgers, fries, ice cream…indulgence and fulfillment. This lasted well into adulthood. I’d go on a diet and declare, “This is IT!” The weight would go away and then slowly my “bad” habits would creep back up, late night take out calling my name.
Well – welcome 2010. No more resolutions about losing weight. Instead serious self reflection and action. Why do I have these feelings about food? Why do many minorities find eating at the bottom of the barrel so fulfilling? It recently hit me – way back when, we didn’t have a choice. We literally DID eat from the bottom of the barrel…making it palatable with a nice helping of fat and grease — and a dash of salt. Today major corporations are getting rich off our taste buds, serving it up hot — while our waistlines get thicker and our health declines.
This year I’m looking forward to experiencing the journey to becoming a healthier me, for myself and my family. No more scales. No more “diet” foods. Good wholesome foods — and along with them, lessons on how to cook them. New ways to get in exercise that’s not only challenging but fun! I’m doing away with products with ingredients I can’t pronounce, instead using what is made from the earth. I’m sharing what I’ve discovered, with you. We really have no more excuses right? It’s a new year, a new me – The New Naturalista.
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Tonya you may inspire me to grow a garden this summer in my own backyard. I was thinking about doing it last year but I had to get a feel of how things grew in my yard because it was the first summer in our new house. This year it is definitely going down LOL
I love your New Naturalista site. It is so informative and just what I have been looking for on my health & wellness journey. Keep up the good work !!!
The site looks really good. I’m already inspired!
Way to go Tonya! This site is wonderful. I’ll be checking back often!
Tonya,this is a fantastic web site.You hit the nail on the head, it all starts at home.My generation went from greens and macaroni and cheese to fast food and we loved it!!Most of us raised our children on fast food with a little “home cookin” thrown in, back to the macaroni and cheese.When I got married my husband insisted on home cooked meals every night and he was willing to cook them,we ate the food of every culture and always plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.I still craved fast food so I would take the kids whenever my husband wasn’t around.My kids grew up eating every kind of food and learned to enjoy flavors of healthy meals. They still like and enjoy fast food but they know the difference between healthy food and junk food and they enjoy both.I think thats a good start for the next generation.Keep up the good work! I look forward to enjoying your website!
Yes Tonya this site is perfect. We need to go back to the basics of eating healthy non-processed foods and living a healthy lifestyle. I remember my mother growing a garden in our backyard behind the garage with cucumbers, collard greens, tomatoes…etc. So this spring she will help me start my own garden in my backyard. I’m so excited. Kudos on the site.
This looks great Tonya! Congratulations!
Tonya-
Happy Natural New Year!! The site looks great. I think its wonderful to kick off the new year shedding light on these issues. I tell women all the time you can buy all the products in the world, deep condition your hair every week, sleep on a satin pillowcase, and go to the best stylist in town, but if you’re eating processed food, not exercising regularly, drinking four cans of soda a day and checking your crackberry first thing in the morning, then it’s going to take a major toll on your tresses. So here’s to much success and prosperity in 2010.
Chris-Tia Donaldson
Thank God I’m Natural: The Ultimate Guide to Caring for and Maintaining Natural Hair
Tonya-
Happy Natural New Year!! The site looks great. I think its wonderful to kick off the new year shedding light on these issues. I tell women all the time you can buy all the products in the world, deep condition your hair every week, sleep on a satin pillowcase, and go to the best stylist in town, but if you’re eating processed food, not exercising regularly, drinking four cans of soda a day, then it’s going to take a major toll on your tresses. So here’s to much success and prosperity in 2010.
Chris-Tia Donaldson
Thank God I’m Natural: The Ultimate Guide to Caring for and Maintaining Natural Hair
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