A friend of mine was telling me how fruits and vegetables blended into a smoothie and then consumed is not the same as eating them raw… and how you don’t absorb as many of the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients.
This made me not want to consume my fruits and vegetables in a smoothie anymore.
However, I quickly remembered: I’m not going to eat my fruits and vegetables raw as consistently as I’m going to drink them blended into a smoothie. It just doesn’t align with my current lifestyle and I know it’s not something I can make happen with my current kitchen discipline (or lack thereof).
…And not getting any fruits and vegetables is far worse than getting them in a blended form.
This is the mistake too many people make.
They have something good going… compare it to something they could be doing better… get discouraged with what they’re doing… stop… and fall back to something far worse.
Like… if I’m not consuming them in a blended form, and I default back to getting processed, packaged, or fast food instead… how does the above insight help?
…It doesn’t at all.
Even though it was intended to be helpful.
And this is where self-awareness comes into play. Sometimes, you have to smile, nod, say “thank you” for the insight, and keep doing what’s working for you.