Oh, man. That's really a tough one with Miss B. and her off-the-glycemic-charts grocery list. (And wow, talk about a double whammy- sugar is SOOOO bad for any inner ear/equilibrium issues. I didn't know this before my mom got stricken with labyrinthitis, but I sure know it now.)
There are some senior citizens, like the majority of those who used to seek me out at ye olde health food store, who really like putting the oft-confusing dietary decisions into the hands of someone else- the "Just tell me what I should eat to be healthy, and by golly, I'll be in here like clockwork every three days buying fresh oat bran and cranberry concentrate!" people. Then there are those like all four of my grandparents, who either nodded cheerfully when someone suggested whole grain bread, leafy greens and lean protein, and then secretly stockpiled Dreyer's ice cream and Coca-cola when we weren't looking, or else were blatantly surly about their sugar addiction and told us in carefully PG-13 terms where to stuff our nutritious suggestions.
Coming from a job situation where I sort of acted as dietitian/newly-diagnosed-as-allergic-to-something therapist, I was often really surprised at how uninformed people were about what's in their food- even today, where the newspapers and magazines really go into a lot of detail about nutrition. I wonder if you might casually bring up the subject of good habits (my sister linked me to a recent Oprah episode that made over a woman's unhealthy diet, and they covered stuff like white sugar, "enriched flour", trans-fat and so on, and highlighted some "must have" nutrients, and then showed how much the woman's health and appearance changed after making these adjustments) and see whether she gets that "Yes, yes, dear, that's nice" glaze to her eyes, or whether she's interested. If it were me, I'd probably mention my mom's problems with sugar exacerbating dizziness, and see where the conversation went from there.
Aiee- sorry to go on so long! I'd have been a nutritionist if I had the necessary math skillz, and I miss the hack job counseling I did at the store.
As for the dreams, I'm baffled. Why flux and loss now, unless you're afraid that something's going to threaten what you have now?
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Date: 2006-05-06 06:39 pm (UTC)There are some senior citizens, like the majority of those who used to seek me out at ye olde health food store, who really like putting the oft-confusing dietary decisions into the hands of someone else- the "Just tell me what I should eat to be healthy, and by golly, I'll be in here like clockwork every three days buying fresh oat bran and cranberry concentrate!" people. Then there are those like all four of my grandparents, who either nodded cheerfully when someone suggested whole grain bread, leafy greens and lean protein, and then secretly stockpiled Dreyer's ice cream and Coca-cola when we weren't looking, or else were blatantly surly about their sugar addiction and told us in carefully PG-13 terms where to stuff our nutritious suggestions.
Coming from a job situation where I sort of acted as dietitian/newly-diagnosed-as-allergic-to-something therapist, I was often really surprised at how uninformed people were about what's in their food- even today, where the newspapers and magazines really go into a lot of detail about nutrition. I wonder if you might casually bring up the subject of good habits (my sister linked me to a recent Oprah episode that made over a woman's unhealthy diet, and they covered stuff like white sugar, "enriched flour", trans-fat and so on, and highlighted some "must have" nutrients, and then showed how much the woman's health and appearance changed after making these adjustments) and see whether she gets that "Yes, yes, dear, that's nice" glaze to her eyes, or whether she's interested. If it were me, I'd probably mention my mom's problems with sugar exacerbating dizziness, and see where the conversation went from there.
Aiee- sorry to go on so long! I'd have been a nutritionist if I had the necessary math skillz, and I miss the hack job counseling I did at the store.
As for the dreams, I'm baffled. Why flux and loss now, unless you're afraid that something's going to threaten what you have now?