"I don't neccesarily agree with her opinion about "fruit does nothing for you" / "[fruit is] just the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down". That being said, it's great to see someone addressing the myth that smoothies aren't as good as…"

"Hey there! I'm also living in Canada and I totally get where you are coming from. I largely drink smoothies first thing in the morning and mono meal seasonally available raw fruit in the afternoon (Bananas, dates, Apples, oranges). I get my frozen…"

"Make sure to use chronometer and track your foods. If you journal what you are eating then you can turn the appointment around and show them you are taking charge of your diet and ask for plant based solutions for example. It will give you time to…"

"You can also mash up some avocado with some lemon and apple cider vinager and salt if you want to stray from a raw seed butter. "

"I love doing Zoodles with a raw pumpkin seed pesto with fresh basil and cilantro. so yummo. "

"If you can get your hands on some raw organic nori sheets to make sushi, I substitute the rice with sprouts (alfalfa or a mix is nice consistancy) and put in my raw fruti or veg. Cucumber, Mango, Carrot, bell Pepper or even young jackfruit (I make a…"

"I usually get my bananas on sale at a local produce shop where they mark down all the organics bananas that have started to brown. I always snag them, peel and freeze them for my banana date smoothies. They are usually perfect ripeness at that…"

"I got that "look" at my last grocery shop too! I know it well. granted, that was even with a loaf of bread and some vegan cheese for my partner and his son but still. We've come so far from natural foods in our society. It's crazy. "

"the sulphur dioxide is definitely something to look out for on dried fruit! I'm lucky a friend of mine runs an online herb and pantry shop and I can order dates from her and they are so soft. dried fruit from the stores can be a bit of a mine feild…"

"Haha. I live in Canada too and my step son made me promise to buy him a watermelon at our last grocery shop. When we opened it up is was hardly pink at all and the poor guy was so dissapointed at how bland it was. Thus his first lesson about fruits…"