Raw food in the workplace, criticism from co-workers?
So i'm sure the vast majority of people on here probably work (or have worked) in the corporate environment and get some strange comments about their food choices. How do you respond to co-workers who constantly say thing's like "oh you must be on a special diet", or "are you a rabbit always eating salad" ,etc... Does it eventually get to you?
I'd love to hear people's stories about their co-workers giving them a hard time about raw food while most of them live off microwave dinner's/mcdonalds/canned food...
I'd love to hear people's stories about their co-workers giving them a hard time about raw food while most of them live off microwave dinner's/mcdonalds/canned food...
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Permalink Reply by Meditating on -
I have come to understand that how I thought others felt about my being raw was really more of a reflection of how I felt about it deep down inside. I used to think it made me different so I anticipated that others felt that way. Now, I don't think of it as abnormal and I never feel the need to mention it. If it comes out, I don't think it deserve any real commentary unless someone seems interested. Although I suspect people still respond the same way, I don't think twice about it. It has become normal for me.
I can go out with friends and eat a salad and ask for lemon slices on the side instead of dressing. What I can't tolerate is if the salad is made from iceburg lettuce. That will set me off. I have been preferring to eat 100% raw in the summer but in the winter I will have some cooked food so I guess if I went some place that only had crummy salads I still might be able to get by but you can barely eat in public without having to eat garbage. The closest raw restaurant is 4 hours away. On the other hand, since I have started fasting , it is no longer a big deal to miss a meal so I could probably handle it. My friends know I would rather meet them for tea at the bookstore than go to a restaurant.
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Permalink Reply by svelte_in_la on -
Agreed on the iceburg lettuce. Ugh. That's indicative of a low class/ low quality restaurant.
You don't have to go to a raw restaurant to get good salads. You just have to go to a fairly decent one. Avoid chains if you can.
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Permalink Reply by Burke Bryant on -
I usually ignore them until the day I visit them in the hospital.. they then look up at me healthy and fit and say, "Damnit you were right!"
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Permalink Reply by Marianna on -
I've been giving my mother green smoothies to take to work for lunch and her co-workers have been very interested in this green stuff she keeps drinking. One co-worker asked her today "next time you bring that can I try some?"
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Permalink Reply by Meditating on
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I went through a period when I took green smoothies to work. People kind of freak when they see you drinking what they believe is pond scum. Nobody has ever asked me for some. LOL.
One day the network in my entire office complex was down so a co-worker and I cut out for the day and went to the movies. We ended up watching Iron Man and there is a scene where Robert Downey Jr. drinks a green smoothie. My co-worker leaned into me and whispered, "Hey, that looks just like the s*#@ you always drink." I almost rolled into the aisle.
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Permalink Reply by Miranda Uka on -
My female colleagues mostly eat salads because they are afraid to become fat ... They add tuna.
But they are always really interested in what I bring. - Oh, this looks so delicious ... You are so creative ...-
They also ask my a lot about the way I eat. They are really interested and I am glad to give them some orientation!
Since I brought some pizzaliketasting flaxcrackers and cinnamon buns they are like little cats: always asking me to bring something for them...
And they are all really excited: my birthday is in February and I will have to bring a cake. Because I never eat their creamywhitesugarstuff but fruit instead I had to promise them to make a raw vegan cake.
Probably like this:
carrots, flax dates, kardamom as crust
almonds (my own!) and coco with lemon cests and berries and walnuts as twotone-filling.
I allready know that they will love it. (And this time nobody will complain that the cream makes them sick, th chocolate frosting is too thick and the tart too sweet - and only half for me, please, I really should not ...)
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Permalink Reply by Darri on -
haha,,,heard it one to many times!
My way of doing things is not telling anyone about the awsome benefits of being raw unless they ask. I don't comment on McDonald and I don't categorize myself as a "raw foodist" or a "vegan".
I hate these kinds of labels!
My way of thinking is that I am doing sth that I think is the ultimate way of eating,,boosting my energy levels, immune system and all that.
People respect that.
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Permalink Reply by Pascal on
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I tell them whatever answer I think will get them to shut the fuck up the quickest.
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Permalink Reply by peanut on -
People comment on what I eat sometimes, but I don't mind.
But I do mind not being able to share in the office culture fully. I have celiac disease, so it's not even a choice on my part -- I really can't accept friendly offers of cookies and birthday cakes and pizza for lunch and all of that. Makes me feel like a grinch...I hate that!
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Permalink Reply by Suzie- Smoothie on -
Yeah I eat for health too and dont really have a choice
..but I dont mind now...when im in company coz i m feelin soooo goood that i dont care
...and as for eating raw when with other folks..most folk want to try a bit of what I ve made and always comment on how healthy I look and are surprised to know my age too..so I do get a bit of fun out of sharing my raw life with folks..when they want to know.
..and one of funniest moments for me was when i shared my raw sun dried olives with some folks and they spat them out saying it was disgusting etc and how can I eat those.etc !! It turned into a good laugh with everyone jokes galore LOL?!(:
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Permalink Reply by aishwarya on -
its not co-workers really but i always get to hear weird comments from people at uni or community work who really dont know me and think that am always on this crazy diet or have an anorexic mentality, without looking like one! its quite a laugh! anyways who cares!
but i have seen that most people dont mind fruits and eating fruits is quite normal and acceptable to those around me unless anybody watches me down 12 mangoes at one go and nearly faints! lolz. fun fun all the way!
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