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A former veggie -hater chronicles her journey towards healthier, seasonal eating.
Welcome to my recovery. I used to be a junk food junkie, practically mainlining Tootsie Rolls and Pepsi during my college years. The occasional “healthy” meal meant eating a serving of pot roast, but not the veggies, or forgoing a cookie for a slice of buttered white bread. Until my mid-twenties, I subsisted primarily on high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, and Red No. 3. Today, in my mid-thirties, I subsist on a whole-food, omnivore’s diet, which means I eat my pot roast and my veggies now. And not just corn and mashed potatoes, the only two vegetables I ate prior to…

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