FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Below you will find a list of frequently asked questions and helpful information on the blog.

They are listed by number and category. They are still in the development process so more will continually be added.

As always, if you have ANY questions regarding me, Just Flourishing, nutrition, health, fitness, or anything else EMAIL ME at justflourishing@gmail.com

Janna

Questions about Me

What is your favorite food?
How tall are you?

Blog Questions

Why “Just Flourishing!” ?
What kind of camera do you have?
Should I take a multivitamin?

Food Questions

Are you a vegetarian/vegan?

Fitness Questions

Questions about New York City
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Questions about Me

1. What is your favorite food?

Oh man, that is a tough question! A year ago if you asked me that, my answer would have undoubtedly been SUSHI! But now that I am cutting back on animal product consumption, coupled with the fact that the BF is allergic to fish (!)- I don’t think I can use that as my answer anymore

Although I have many favorite foods. I guess my favorite would be a tie between pasta and fruit.

Pasta is the food I crave most often.I LOVE pasta. Always have. My favorite pasta dish is “veggie pasta”. I cook brown rice pasta and toss it in some healthy tomato sauce and mix it with steamed zucchini’s, peppers, mushrooms, spinach and any other veggies I have on hand. I then top it with some fresh herbs if I have them. Yum!

And fruit is just amazing and so good for you! My favorites are the tropical fruits (mango, papaya, pineapple) but I am also a BIG fan of berries.

2. How tall are you?

I’m slightly over 5′5″.

Blog Questions

1. Why “Just Flourishing!”?

According to yourdictionary.com the definition of flourish is:

flour·ish (flʉr′ish): to be at the peak of development, activity, influence, production, etc.; be in one’s prime

I feel that the word “flourish” really defines what we all strive to do by being active, being conscious about what we put into our bodies and generally living a healthier more natural life. Conveniently my name, Janna, happens to mean flourishing.

2. What kind of camera do you have?

The camera I use for the blog is a simple Canon Power Shot SD1000. One day I hope to get a much fancier one so I’m able to take prettier pictures. But I think, for now, this one works just fine!

3. Do you take a multivitamin? Should I?

As of right now, no, I don’t take a multivitamin. If I am feeling a cold coming on I will occasionally take a Ginseng supplement, as I have found it to be helpful.

As for other people taking them – I’m not sure how I feel about multivitamins at this point. I always thought that if you ate a nutritionally balanced, healthy diet you wouldn’t need to take one. But now I’m not so sure. I think for some people they may be important.

What I do know is that you SHOULD NOT eat cheeseburgers and fried foods and drink soda and then compensate with a mutlivitamin.

I think that when I learn more about nutrition I will develop a better sense of my opinions on them.

Food Questions

1. Are you a vegetarian/vegan?

The simple answer to that question is: No.

The more complicated answer is:

I probably eat a vegetarian or vegan diet 90% of the time. I call myself a “flexitarian” but to be honest, these days I NEVER eat meat and have drastically limited my consumption of animal products.
So I think the more “proper” term for me would be “aspiring vegan who eats minimal seafood, dairy and eggs”. Haha.

My number one focus in terms of these eating habits has been my health. I mean, I’m hoping to become a Registered Dietician, so of course health is my priority! And although health is still my number one focus, I have recently become more attuned to the moral reasons to eat or not eat certain things. And this is helping me make decision I was unable to before.

I’ve been reading about the treatment of animals and watching videos from Mercy for Animals http://www.youtube.com/user/mercyforanimals#p/u which have deeply affected me.

I mean, I read Skinny Bitch… and that definitely reinforced my choice to limit my consumption of animal products. But I guess I wasn’t ready to make such a large change in my diet.

But I think I am getting much closer to making that leap. But I want to do it slowly!

I have cut out all red meat and poultry and have drastically limited my consumption of fish and seafood. I am still going to occasionally eat eggs, but am going to buy cage free, free run. And in terms of dairy, for the most part it’s minimal and it’s goat dairy.

I know that animal products can provide you with many vital nutrients and vitamins that aren’t available to the same extent in other food products so I am keeping some animal products in my diet for the time being.

I really want to do a lot more research on completely animal free diets, and perhaps my eating habits will change once again.

Also, I don’t think you’re a bad person if you eat meat! This is my own personal choice for many many reasons and everyone is different!