SuRu’s Blog
A treasure trove of great information on a wide range of topics. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, you’ll get hungry reading about delicious food. Lots of great stories from the adventures of the Rubin Rodeo along with plenty of recipes and strategies for better health.
July 2008 Newsletter
Greetings! Welcome to July. All that end of school stuff is finally finished and now summer is REALLY here! It's time to play in the sun, relax and have fun. It's an easy time to eat well because there are so many great foods fresh in season. If high gas prices are...
Corny Marketing Targets Moms
The Corn Refiners Association just launched a $30 million dollar 18-month marketing campaign to convince you that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a natural as sugar and honey. You'll soon see all sorts of corn related hype on TVs, newspapers and Internet screens...
Eat your weeds!
I've been spending lots of time this month weeding. Not just at the SunRaven garden, but at home too. I've learned loads from these weeds about persistence and flexibility. They just never give up!At SunRaven, the dandelions growing near the raised beds grew tall,...
Bush and the Biofuels: Good News
When Bush & company started blabbing about ethanol a while back, I knew it had to be a stupid idea. After reading posts on the Organic Consumers Association website, I knew that ethanol was a big hoax that would not reduce global warming gases or reduce our...
Could Higher Gas Prices Be A Good Thing?
Gas hit $4 a gallon in my town this week. If that is not enough to get people to change their driving habits, I don't know what will. Despite the fact that the oil companies are making record profits, I'm hopeful that this may be just what many of us need to wake up...
April Showers
What do Stephen Colbert & I have in common? We both are looking at the many issues surrounding water this month.This month, my free teleclass was all about WATER. If you missed it, you can dial this number to catch a recording of it. Call (712) 432-1286 and press...
Stuck in the Fast Food Lane
Earlier this week, I was stuck in the unfortunate situation of being tired and hungry @ 10p.m. with 3 more hours of driving ahead of me. I stopped in a rest area on the NJ Turnpike to get something to keep me awake for the rest of my drive.The Starbucks was already...
Tis the season to be shopping?
As part of the Thanksgiving holiday, I took my family to see a new movie prduced by Morgan Spurlock called What Would Jesus Buy? The movie follows the theatrics of the Rev. Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping. I thought it would be good for my sometmes shopaholic...
Parenting can be humbling!
We all have been or will be humbled by this little creature at some point in our lives as parents. Lice. The most democratic of pests, lice hit all socio-economic groups. Some of the best schools and cleanest scalps have ended up invested with this little critter.The...
A picky eater victory!
My youngest daughter has taught me tons about picky eaters over the last 10 years. She's been quite a challenge when it comes to getting her to eat food that isn't baked or boiled flour. Her older sisters eat all sorts of veggies, fish and even funky seafood, but not...
