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Eat them veggies:a guide to becoming a sexy geek.
by Maria MolfinoTwitter: @mjmolfi
veggies makeyou sexier
✓SKIN: MOJO GLOW! studies show veggies lead to perceptible improvements in the healthiness and attractiveness of facial skin
✓FRESH BREATH: Parsley, carrots, celery—basically any fiber-rich veggies keep your breath fresh and teeth clean for optimal mojo all year around
veggies make you smarter
✓MEMORY BOOST: phytochemicals increase memory and cognition by enhancing communication between neurons in your brain (true story!)
✓ENERGY: constant supply of glucose that won’t make you crash...
a virtuous cycle indeed
you eat more veggies
you become sexierand smarter
OK, you’re on board with me.
Now I’m going to suggest 3 simple steps to getting more veggies into your belly.
Ready?
STEP 1: go buy the veggies!
✓Get your butt to the store OR
✓Sign up for a CSA that delivers veggies to your door OR
✓Use Safeway online shopping that also delivers to your door
how to eat more veggies
i’m a trap door!
YES
how to eat more veggies STEP 2:
put them where you can see them in your fridge
Here’s my story: I put a picture of 14 of the best veggies on my fridge with all their benefits. I looked at the picture right before I opened the fridge.
my fridge
how to eat more veggies STEP 3:
put a pic on your fridge that primes you to grab veggies
Step 3 is the most crucial part of the sequence! It consists of two other things that make it
work. These are very important! So listen up...
how to eat more veggies
choose a pic that really makes you
want to eat your veggies!
maybe that meansfresh and leafy
how to eat more veggies
set a mental goal to grab X number of
veggies each time you open the fridge.
how to eat more veggies
Having a mental goal running in the background is needed because the picture you place on your fridge will trigger that goal. Have a specific goal in mind: “Every time I open the fridge, I will grab one veggie.”
what step 3 looks like
pic triggers your goal
you see appetizing pic
you open fridge
you grab veggie(s)
you grab fridge handlein your mind
one more time: how to eat more veggies
STEP 1: go buy the veggies!
STEP 2: put them where you can see them in your fridge.
STEP 3: put a pic of veggies on your fridge that primes you to grab veggies. - make sure the pics are appetizing to you- pick a mental goal for number of veggies you will grab every time you open the fridge.
don’t forget to congratulate yourself
(for being the sexiest veggie geek at your school)
thanks for listeningI’m Maria, a Stanford Masters student and wellness instructor; email: [email protected]