People stickin' their nose in my food business!

[spiff]

Does anyone here have issues with other people being nosy about your food?

I work for a small company where people are always commenting on my food. Even when I was eating SAD, people would comment on how healthy I eat. Ok, no big deal...but the part that really bothers me is when they look at my food with a look of disgust and say things like "Ugh...what IS that?!" I've worked here for 6 years. You'd think they would be used to my food being different and yet I still get it almost every day I'm here. :mad: At this point I have a bad attitude about it and say sarcastic things like "If I put my food in a Mcdonalds bag would you still ask me that?"

I don't know why I'm so negative about it. I think I'm irritated by people's ignorance and lack of tact. I don't voice judgement on their food, but the favor is never returned!! I don't want to be negative about it :( but then I don't feel like I want to politely take the time to explain to everyone who walks into my breakroom WHAT I'm eating and WHY on a constant basis. Another thing that blows me away is people's fascination with all the fruits and vegetables I bring in, like they've never seen these things before or they just can't wrap their heads around the concept! "Veg-e-tah-bles, you remember these? These are the things your mother tried to shove down your throat when you were a kid!"

I'm used to being different...but for some reason this bothers me. ::sigh::

[crystalmoon]

Hi there, that would get on my nerves too.
It is usually my kids who look at me as if i had toxic waste on my plate LOL but my friends have been quite negative in a different more uppity way like i have made life really dificult for them somehow. Its not like I often ate at their house anyway but they are acting like Ive gone abit mad or something, like Im being really inconvenient. Sounds like we both need to hold on to the promise that this too will pass ;)

[alicia_2007]

Hi there, man am I glad you created this thread! I experience the exact same thing! Even when I ate a SAD diet I had to listen to it the most common one being ewww she's eating cat food again (aka tuna):p Every day when I have lunch I get comments of that is SO revolting looking yuck what is that. My flatmate makes the same comments and my reply to everyone now is I understand this isn't your idea of food but I eat it because it makes me feel good, I respect you and your choices on what you put in your body so it would be nice if you could give me the same respect. But it so isn't nice when people constantly pull faces at what you're about to eat, it's probably all the chemicals in their food that makes them cranky and judgemental tehe!:D Yay for being raw!

[juliebove]

I've had plenty of comments on my food but people always tell me it looks good. Even if I get salad at the salad bar, I've gotten comments that it looks really good. People sometimes ask me to make food for them.

[diali36]

Just smile, say, "It's my lunch, what do you have?" and maybe between bites get some education in there.

[halikatak]

I know exactly how you feel.

One time I brought in leftovers to work (before Raw) and microwaved them. One of my co-workers made a comment about it and it's smell.

I was sooooo mad and embarrassed. Since I knew this person pretty well... I decided to talk to them about it and told them that "nobody likes people to make comments about their food".

He got it after that. :rolleyes:

[Eva]

I usually get the funny questions when I teach a class to Brazilians at night. They are just mind-boggled that I have fruit with me every day. There is a woman who sells rice and beans at the break time, and they always offer me some. Sometimes it's in an obnoxious way since they know I don't want it.

I just say "no, thanks," and that's the end of it. I also tell them I like the taste of rice and beans and pizza etc., but my body doesn't like it (I've used this many times.). If they make a big deal out of the whys, it just makes me feel good, bottom line. If they're curious about the taste, I have extra.

If they're rude and persistent, I point to their food, and say that is good to them, then point to my food and say it is good to me (in a nice way).

Anyways, didn't mean to go on and on about it. I wish people would just mind their own business, but ... on the other hand ... if you're nice about it and spark their curiosity and teach them a bit here and there ... you could be the reason they eventually switch to healthier food.

:)

[Nurse in the Raw]

My sister and brother in law are always picking on my daughter when she goes to their house to help them with something (childcare, cleaning, etc). They make comments like....nope you can't eat that because it isn't "raw" or "organic." While their kids eat chicken nuggets and french fries DAILY. Or they will sometimes turn the table and say, "here have some real food, we won't tell." Like fruits and veges aren't real food? They are always trying to sabotage my efforts to raise healthy kids.

My son also gets told by the lunchroom people to not spend so much time around the salad bar. That totally pisses me off and I tell him to spend as much time as he needs there and if they don't like it, they can call me.

[lore-ah]

My son also gets told by the lunchroom people to not spend so much time around the salad bar. That totally pisses me off and I tell him to spend as much time as he needs there and if they don't like it, they can call me.

You have got to be kidding me. I hope they leave your poor kid alone!

[DavidZaneMason]

Be kind to them. They don't know what they are criticizing! It's ok to be upset. :)

-David Z. Mason

[spiff]

I'm trying to be compassionate and understanding but it gets sooo tiring. :o

[Stina]

I generally shrug it off but perhaps the day will come that the spirit will move me to say I find what they say rude and if they don't have anything nice to say, leave it be.

[Nurse in the Raw]

You have got to be kidding me. I hope they leave your poor kid alone!

Me too. He is just trying to eat right and they keep pushing chicken rings on him. What part of the chicken does a ring come from anyway? My husband calls it blender bird. Anyhoo.....I keep telling him he needs to speak up for himself and if necessary tell them to stick the blender bird where the sun don't shine. He will probably get in trouble but at least they won't keep bugging him about it.

[spiralgirl]

spiff,

It is tough and I haven't yet heard the "Oh that looks disgusting." I had spicy crackers and had brought an avocado and tomato to put on it. I'm subbing at a private school as a teacher. Anyway she was so intrigued by my crackers and how I made them she wanted the recipe. I didn't tell her I was Raw until the next time I saw her and gave her the recipe and told her I was eating RAW. She wondered where I bought my food and I said all over town. I think I got her thinking about it anyway.

For me I get tired of the awkwardness at social functions where I stand out since I'm eating differently and it's the stress of what I'm going to tell people about my way of eating.

[spiralgirl]

Stacie,

My sister was almost the same weight as you when she started. You and I have lost the exact amount of weight so far 32 pounds.

I find you really have to be agressive about your lifestyle on RAW because everyone is so critical about it. I think it makes SAD people feel guilty they are eating crap to be honest. That's why they give your son a hard time.

[garden granny]

People are just RUDE! One of my co-workers saw me drinking a GREEN smoothie and said EWW that looks like Soilant Green. So now when I'm drinking a green smoothie I just say yum want some soilant green? :D

[solongng00dnite]

My dad always makes comments about how everything I make is green or brown haha, most of the time it tends to be that way. Its all in a joking manner and since its my dad I know its not a big deal but he is always saying things like oh you cant eat this can you or if im helping cook a SAD meal he says are you even allowed to touch this stuff.

It gets annoying sometimes but usually I just give him a loving sarcastic remark in return:p

[lily]

That was difficult for your RawSweetie -- especially to feel that no one had taken notice of what you had said and what you might want.

I have found it takes family a long time to get used to 'raw', and that telling them one is 'raw' is not enough. Now I tell them in advance that I'm only eating raw fruit and vegetables -- and offer to make them something if they have the ingredients in...

It is hard, it really is. But that's the thing about being a pioneer...

good luck

lily

[Revvell]

I don't get any of that and I deal with normal people all the time. Not to say I never DID get it yet, once I changed my mind-set about it, it stopped.

It's funny what we draw from others.

When I was going through "schooling" I delivered pizza to create income. My boss was ALWAYS ragging on me to RUN!!! HUSTLE! Well, I don't run in a store that potentially has grease on the floor (rarely did but... lol) and I always got the pizza delivered in time (:30 or less) so he really had no issues with me. One day I realized that, because of his nagging I was getting into my car with a bad attitude, driving too fast and possibly too carelessly so, I decided then and there that this was NOT a life or death situation and, unless I was driving poorly and created that, no one was going to starve without their :30 minute or less pizza.

When I got back from that delivery, my boss' whole attitude had changed. He didn't bother me in the least... no nagging...

So, for me, it's all about attitude; what you are (subconsciously) expecting to get, etc. It's "the secret" in action.

Threads like these support the negativity that surrounds us. They don't have to continue to... So many will say "Oh yes!!! That happens to me ALLLL the time!" Is that true??? ALL the time?

What happens for me ALL the time is people come up to me and say "how long have you been raw? I've been interested in it for a long time" or "I'll have what Revvell's having (networking meeting)", etc.

When I went back to Ct. for my mother's funeral I was mildly surprised when we went to a restaurant after the funeral and people came up to me and told me they needed to eat more like me. I sent them a copy of my book and the "Eating" dvd to get them started.

People give you what you expect and if they give you otherwise, teach them how to treat you ~ or hire me to teach them. :D

People want to talk about eating/drinking brown stuff? What color is coffee and coke?

I heard something recently which got me thinking ~ I don't fit into my environment; I change my environment to fit me. I EXPECT my environment to fit me.

Oh! btw ~ my own monkey mind told me I was going to get flack for posting this... well, I deleted that from my brain and my consciousness.

Going off to play with my food. :D

Revvell

[soulstar]

This thread has brought up some of my past hurt feelings around this issue. This topic came up here last year and I mentioned some of my negative experiences during business lunches when clients picked on my choice of food by making inappropriate comments repeatedly throughout lunch. I felt judged and stressed out during a couple of these meals due to the unexpected behavior of my associates. I never knew that simply having a salad as a main meal could gain so much attention. In Western Mass, where I lived before here, this had never happened to me, and would have been unheard of. Of course, it is a healthier region, with a lot of focus on locally grown foods, etc.

I never mentioned that I was on a raw food diet to these folks, and I never commented on their choices. I just simply chose to eat a salad. This choice is so fringe up here in the North Country that it actually irritated several business associates and made them uncomfortable.
What really hurt though was receiving comments on RFT that basically said that I must have put a vibe out to receive this kind of negative attention. Until you walk a mile in someone's shoes, though, I wish people would refrain from judging why these kinds of things come up. Just my 2 cents.
There are certain parts of the world, and certain people who are critical whenever they see something different, maybe because they feel threatened. I certainly don't know everyone's reason. But in this region, it is almost impossible to find a salad at a restaurant, let alone eat one as a main meal without raising eyebrows. That is fine with me, it comes with the territory. I just don't appreciate snide comments while I am eating my food.
How many of you have gone to a restaurant and ordered a salad and had the waitress/er say they are out. It has happened more than once here. I eat at home 99% of the time anyway, since I prefer organic foods when possible. I have done what I can to adapt to this region as a raw fooder.




Well, I felt extremely unsupported on RFT around this issue due to those comments. So far, no one has made one of those kinds of comments on this thread, thankfully.

I go out of my way to be subtle, and have never made an issue about my food choices to the people who have commented on my food, but I live in an extremely meat oriented region where it has seemed to be an actual irritation to a few of my associates that I chose to simply eat a salad with them.

Since these experiences I stopped having business lunches, so I don't have these problems. But it is nice to know I am not the only one who has experienced this coming out of the blue. I never instigated it, and I never deserved it, and I have never negatively commented on other people's food choices when eating with them. I consider that to be extremely rude behavior.

Stacie,

I am apalled that the cafeteria workers would ask your son to stay away from the salad bar. He has a right to eat healthy food and seek out more of them if he needs them. I don't remember anyone stopping kids from buying unhealthy snacks at the school cafeteria when I was a child. (Granted, This was a long time ago, ;) ). I hope your son has the energy to continue to get the healthy food he needs and deserves for his growing body from the salad bar. That would upset anyone.
I'm also sorry to hear that your sister and BIL are not exactly supportive, either. Sometimes, it can be even more frustrating when a family member lacks sensitivity.
My dad has always taken personal offense that I became a vegetarian. I haven't told him I am a raw foodist.;) He'd think that I lost my mind. He is true blue meat and potatoes guy, whch is fine by me. He is also on about 10 medications, has 6 illnesses, has had 1 massive heart attack at 61, etc. There's no changing him(dietwise) , and I love him as he is.

Anyway, I appreciate all of the listening and thanks for allowing me to share this again. Hopefully, this time, people will understand my situation better.

Peace and no offense meant to anyone,

Soulstar

[SuBu]

"People want to talk about eating/drinking brown stuff? What color is coffee and coke?"

Oh, I love that!! Can't wait to use that one! Someone told me my morning smoothie looked like the stuff Fat Ba$**rd drank in the Austin Powers movie. We all laughed and I kept on drinking--and laughing! Most people ooh and ahh over my food. Smoothies are the only thing they look at sideways. But then, most people are used to me being on some odd eating plan. And really everyone is very supportive of my efforts to get healthy and lose weight, though they always comment that it's just too much for them to attempt. So, I guess they're really saying I'm the better person! It's all in how WE take ourselves and the situation, I think.

[SuBu]

Soulstar--I was posting the same time as you and shuddered when I read your post. PLEASE do not take offense at anything I said. I did not in any way mean to be offensive.
Stacie--The cafetieria workers were probably thinking your son was doing something to the food, since so few kids eat salads! They've never seen a child interested in GOOD food!

[lore-ah]

Man, this thread makes me so grateful I work virtually. When I did have to go into the office, I'd hear this crap all the time. The worse was "we'll see how long this lasts" because I wasn't eating well 100% of the time. I realize people like you to be in their comfort zone which is eating like they do but SHEESH.

I still have a friend who calls to say "are you still doing that raw thing" snicker snicker. God I hate that.

[RawSweetie]

I personally do NOT take responsibility for my family member's behavior. I did not "draw it to me" by "expecting it." This family member has a long-standing issue with lack of respect for other family members in general. I will say that, hindsight being what it is, I *should* have known better.

I DO take responsibility for being aware that next time I visit, I must expect to fully provide for my raw food needs, and if it happens otherwise, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Honestly, I find your response to be patronizing, yet typical of people who are in the first blush of applying metaphysical laws to their lives (and, unfortunately, the lives of others).

[Nurse in the Raw]

Stacie--The cafetieria workers were probably thinking your son was doing something to the food, since so few kids eat salads! They've never seen a child interested in GOOD food!

He is there everyday getting salads so they know he is there for the greens and nothing else. They don't want him there because they want the salad bar reserved for the teachers, even though it is for high school students as well. He told them that "kids needs salad too" and they just give him dirty looks and tell him to hurry it up. I told him to take as long as he needs and I will speak to them if necessary.

I asked him if there were salads "ready made" for students and he said there was but they are full of meat and he has to spend his whole lunch hour picking out tiny pieces of pork, which grosses him out and me too. I told him to just eat from the salad bar and call me on his cell phone if there is a problem.

Truth is.....they are a bunch of uneducated redneck lunch room women who think kids should be eating hotdogs, potato chips and soda.

[Nurse in the Raw]

I don't get any of that and I deal with normal people all the time. Not to say I never DID get it yet, once I changed my mind-set about it, it stopped.

Threads like these support the negativity that surrounds us. They don't have to continue to... So many will say "Oh yes!!! That happens to me ALLLL the time!" Is that true??? ALL the time?



Maybe it's been such a long time since you first "experienced" raw that you have forgotten the negative attitudes that came with the life change. But for us.....we are dealing with them daily and sometimes it helps just to get it off your chest. Who else can we talk to? Who else eats like we do and understands the grief we get daily? You get to voice your opinion on your radio show.....we don't. RFT is all we have.

Discussing eating habits or just eating in front of SAD people is like talking about religion and politics. People don't like it when you infringe on their personal beliefs, even if they are wrong. With my family, my daughter does not have to say a thing to them and she is joked about to her face. She is a quiet 14 year old and is at their house doing them a favor, but this apparently does not matter. She gets hungry and starts looking for fruits and veges and then the comments begin. Does this happen all the time......YES!

[SuBu]

I'm really sorry. I can't imagine them being so... (well, I want to say STUPID, but I'm sure I'll hear about it!). I'm just like you. I'd be up there in a heartbeat! You can mess w/me, but when it comes to my kids... Of course, by high school, I'm sure that's not what your son wants. Unfortunately, they probably only serve iceberg lettuce--and there's probably plenty left for him and any others that might want it because the teachers are no doubt eating junk or Slimfast!

[Revvell]

... yet typical of people who are in the first blush of applying metaphysical laws to their lives (and, unfortunately, the lives of others).

"First blush?" Well, since I've been doing "the work" for 22 years, I'm not sure what the "first blush" is... I speak MY truth from MY experience. That's all I can do. IF it doesn't work for you, bypass what I say.

Revvell

[greenday]

Humor might be the best antidote....two ideas:

1. Post a "cafe style" chalkboard on the door of your office/cube and announce each day what the MENU is! You could call it the Prairie Dog Cafe and put a picture of the little critters up on their hind legs (ya know as in "prairie doggin" over the cube walls in offices).

2. Put a little sign out front that says "Complaint Department Is Open - Ring Bell" and the bell button is inside of an open mouse trap! Ok, so maybe it doesn't really snap shut, but it gets the POINT across!

Good luck.

[Eva]

greenday, that's great! :)

[Revvell]

Nice. When they get a calm response (or a humerus one) it's not as much fun as when they can push the buttons. Great idea GreenDay.



Humor might be the best antidote....two ideas:

1. Post a "cafe style" chalkboard on the door of your office/cube and announce each day what the MENU is! You could call it the Prairie Dog Cafe and put a picture of the little critters up on their hind legs (ya know as in "prairie doggin" over the cube walls in offices).

2. Put a little sign out front that says "Complaint Department Is Open - Ring Bell" and the bell button is inside of an open mouse trap! Ok, so maybe it doesn't really snap shut, but it gets the POINT across!

Good luck.

[aliciamatheson]

There are so many loaded emotions around food - and most comments I get have actually nothing to do with me or my food, but really have to do with the other person.

Our food pushes alot of buttons with people - it's their stuff to work through, not yours.

One thing I do say (when I get really fed up) is that I have to eat this way to be well. My only other option is to be sick. It shuts people up pretty quickly because who can argue with that??!

[PhoeniX]

I live in London and around 6 years ago started using Greens+ which is basically a green powder that you put into water and drink. I found it to be really good for me, though not nearly as good as raw food seems to be. When I was sitting in the subway drinking from my bottle of dark green liquid I would get the most incredible looks from people. They weren't being rude, they were truly shocked, which I found to be both funny and a little bit embarassing.

3 years later I had people at work talking to me about the benefits of green drinks! It had become relatively common very quickly. The funny thing about it is that when I made my first green drink I was pretty shocked at the colour and found it to be a bit challenging. I find the same thing sometimes with green smoothies. When I keep the greens out it is a vibrant pink, when I put them in it is a muddy green, but tastes pretty much the same! (I am obviously using spinach!)

I just wanted to point out how quickly things can change. I am seeing that with raw food too. When I first tried raw food, if I didn't eat at home in the morning then I wasn't going to have anything. Now I can walk to the tube station and pick up a fresh raw smoothie and I know of quite a few places in the areas that I frequent. That is in only 1 year! and it isn't that now I know them and before I didn't! They were not there before!

Sorry if I hijacked this a bit, but reading through the thread made me think of this and I wanted to share.

PX

[RawSweetie]

"First blush?" Well, since I've been doing "the work" for 22 years, I'm not sure what the "first blush" is... I speak MY truth from MY experience. That's all I can do. IF it doesn't work for you, bypass what I say.

Revvell

Revvell,
I chose to RESPOND to your point of view and experience, just as YOU chose to respond in this thread to the experiences and points of view shared. This is a discussion forum, is it not? If we all simply "bypassed" one another's responses, there would be no discussion.

You seemed to be making a statement of "how it is" for us in general, not just for yourself. If I had interpreted your experience to be just what *you* think about *you*, I would have simply accepted your experience as being different from mine, and would not have responded as I did. I believe you said "it's funny what WE draw from others" and "people give YOU what YOU expect." I heard presumption and judgement in your post.

I think you mean well and want to share positivity. I've been on a spiritual path for awhile now myself. I hope I'll be able to post about my raw struggles and trials in the future without you chiming in that I subconsciously "asked" for it...'cause that's just obnoxious in any rhetoric.

[RawHeaven]

It can be aggravating when these statements about your food choices fly at you from out of the blue. I expect them from my family and can brush them aside now, however with complete strangers, honestly, the warrior goddess in me wants to knock their lights out sometimes because it's rude and none of their business.

I do not tell them they're eating s*** which is what I could say in return, but I do not. I suppose what I want and expect doesn't really matter, the world doesn't revolve around ME afterall, hahahaa, so I'm learning to let these snide and oftentimes jealous remarks slide by when it occurs. I just keep munching on my raw goodies or drink my smoothies with direct eye contact and no response from me which also sends a strong message to rude folks.

The more I experience this, the more I sense insecure and unaware people get their feathers ruffled when they come in contact with the energy of someone who is truly eating well or making a profound lifestyle change. It brings up their own stuff around food, their lifestyle and oftentimes their weight if you're talking about Americans. Whatever it is they're dealing with, usually it's deep and unconscious crap. It's easier to tease you than it is for them to turn the mirror on themselves perhaps and heal. "How dare you eat that damn salad around me!" is what they're really saying.

On the otherhand, the more I silently judge SAD eaters :cool:, seems to be in direct proportion to how much flak I get from them at times. So I'm working on it from my end also in just letting them be, because it's hard at times, especially with my loved ones and boyfriend. So perhaps it's a lesson in understanding what irritates us the most in someone else's behavior is actually something that we also don't like about ourselves. Aacck! That's hard to look at sometimes. Everything is a circle. Wherever you go, there you are! LOL. I love that quote!

Peace and good luck with those nosy people nonetheless. I understand how you feel.


This kitty gets it! Look at the one in the background, probably a SAD kitty. hahahaaaa. I love it!
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/crystalsbones/Laugh.jpg

[Revvell]

I find it interesting how you choose to view what I say. I stand by what I said... and who is judging who now?

I'm gone. :)



Revvell,
I chose to RESPOND to your point of view and experience, just as YOU chose to respond in this thread to the experiences and points of view shared. This is a discussion forum, is it not? If we all simply "bypassed" one another's responses, there would be no discussion.

You seemed to be making a statement of "how it is" for us in general, not just for yourself. If I had interpreted your experience to be just what *you* think about *you*, I would have simply accepted your experience as being different from mine, and would not have responded as I did. I believe you said "it's funny what WE draw from others" and "people give YOU what YOU expect." I heard presumption and judgement in your post.

I think you mean well and want to share positivity. I've been on a spiritual path for awhile now myself. I hope I'll be able to post about my raw struggles and trials in the future without you chiming in that I subconsciously "asked" for it...'cause that's just obnoxious in any rhetoric.

[northernstars]

my therapist made a comment about my diet and what he is eating and I shot back about how even though I had trimmed my beef very well and was very conscientious about my foods, it did NOT keep me from having a stroke! Therefore, I will NO longer eat any meat, poultry, fish or dairy cause I am not taking any chances with my health by eating those foods again. One stroke is more than enough for me to get the message!

Having a stroke has been beneficial in that I have absolutely NO Desire to eat any of those foods again! That makes eating no meat an easy choice and I also have no desire for any dairy! They both have cholesterol and I don't need any more! My body makes enough on its own.

I have been very conscientious in my food selection for many years, but believed that meats were and a part of a balanced diet! I had been very selective in my foods and had not been eating high sugar and very little proccessed foods. Now I know that meat and cheeses are very dangerous or me, too. Maybe that is why eating this way is not difficult to get used to.

I just finished reading "The China Study" and "Diet for a New America" and they both confirmed my new perspective! Nutrition is NOT what the health professionals proclaim it to be!

[jenjen]

all those people who treat me like that really bother me. sometimes i am stronge and feel happy regardless of what others say, sometimes...or maybe it's actualy just with some people, i just don't want to hear it. i've decided if i'm not stronge enough at the present time to be uneffected by certain people...than i should not beat myself up about it, i'm just going to avoid those people untill they wake up or i grow stronger..whichever comes first.

in the mean time i'm not lowering my mood daily by wasting time and energy on such people. not that i want to think badly about them, cause that lowers my happiness too...i just forget them as best as i can. then when i do see them i'm kind, loving and not fed up because i've saved my self from seeing them too often.

it the moment i'm very happy with this, it gives me room to grow and be happy on my own and/or with others who want to be happy too.

xo j

[lori ann]

Yes,
At work they are always looking at what I am eating and making comments-most of the time I shrug it off, but sometimes it gets on my nerves also.They are not mean or anything, but I do not stare at their food and make comments.I just don't think it should be an issue.

Tommorw I am taking Alissa's enchilada because I want to change up my normal salad and I am sure I will get all kinds of comments. The thing of it is that they do not have a clue, sadly.

[jerseygirl1969]

I have people commenting on my food all of the time. Bring a little extra and offer it to them. People are always surprised at how good my food tastes. Since I've been into green smoothies this month, People have really been commenting on my food. I just give them a little taste, and they think it is good. I've been using it as a means of educating others about the benefits of a raw diet. You will be surprised by your influence. Almost daily, someone tells me about what raw veges they had for dinner last night!

[EZ rider]

My raw food dosn't look very unusual, you can see it in the produce department of most any store.

[Nurse in the Raw]

My raw food dosn't look very unusual, you can see it in the produce department of most any store.

Sadly most people don't shop there.

[Green Life]

I wouldn't say that I HAVE issues with people being nosey about my food, but that I've HAD these issues and have learned to deal with them.

What you eventually learn is to not let what others say about your food affect you like it does, and that is a process.

It's as though everyone is wearing a blue shirt, and you're the only one with a yellow shirt on and they want to know why you are not wearing the same. It's just the way people are and so it's you that has to change your attitude about them and accept their (sadder then SAD, bluer then blue) blue shirts as well as your special, live, happy, yellow one!

Eventually, everyone will settle down and blend together just fine. Afterall, yellow and blue make green, and green is the color of life, and life shoulld be lived abundantly!

Green

[Vivafree2]

I am with you in it! I know how does it feel - it is getting attention for wrong reasons, and discussions about food - i want to eat what i want to eat like everybody else.
I do not bring durian at work nor even green openly my drink smoothies or preach or force my lifestyle on others so..... let me be :):)
Keep RAW smile and offer them an apple!

[ladypeace82]

I've noticed that others are actually interested in what I have.
everyday at lunch, from a couple of people each day I hear "So what do you have today?" and this is in a sincere tone too. Some have asked to try a taste of what I have. Then want to know how I make it and so on.

Now have any of them decided to try raw? only one, I don't see her very much anymore since i'm in a different dept so I'm not sure if she's still doing it but she was very very interested.

I think it has a lot to do with the kind of people you work with too. Do they feed of eachother with gossip. are they pretending to be disgusted when they are really interested but don't want to fall out of the crowd? that kind of thing

even when I bring green smoothies to school. I get asked, "what do you have there?" and they are sincere in that. Ya, they have kind of a disgusted look but when I tell them what's in it and how it tastes, their face changes into curiosity. the good kind. then they move on and don't really care either way after that. now to them it's like i'm drinking an everyday soda. except its an everyday green smoothie.
But that's night school. adults tend to be more understanding.
I'm about to go to day school. which means 90% of the students are fresh out of highschool. that will be interesting...