Sarah Michelle Gellar's Secrets to a Healthy Life

Q: How will you raise your daughter so she has a healthy outlook?
A: Well, we’ve already taught her to love healthy food. We took her to sushi on Saturday night, and everybody couldn’t believe what she inhaled. I think it’s important at a young age to enjoy different tastes. And we make this green juice for her. It’s basically everything but the kitchen sink. We go to the farmers’ market and buy everything and just put it in the juicer: kale, Swiss chard, carrots, celery. You name it. And now we’ve all started drinking it, and we’ve all been healthier.

Q: You drink it in the morning?
A: In the afternoons. And we all get that boost. Messy to clean up, though. I’m going to invent a juicer that self-cleans and I’m going to retire!

Q: Who gets the job of having to clean it?
A: (Puts head down and jokingly whispers) My husband.

Q: What has been your favorite age?
A: Oh, right now, for sure. A lot of people say how much more relaxed I am, and it’s because I don’t take things as seriously. You know, it’s not just about work, I have a different priority. And I can let things roll off differently. The only thing that makes me mad is if I lose time with my child.

Q: Is there a way you speed up the quality time with your family?
A: Napping. That’s why I never do anything at lunch, because most of the time I eat before we break for lunch, and I nap during lunch. I don’t want to miss the mornings with her, so no matter how late we work, I get up with her. My weekends I refuse to work. Because that’s her time. I love this job—it’s not my first priority anymore.

Q: What’s your go-to healthy meal?
A: Sushi, probably. I eat a lot of fish, and it’s so high in omegas. I do love some halibut sashimi with truffle, I like me some blue crab hand roll. Ooh, I’m making myself hungry.

Q: What’s the one thing you put on that makes you feel really good about yourself?
A: I’m a New Yorker: T-shirt and blue jeans. My stylist years ago said, "If you have a crisp white shirt and a nice pair of blue jeans, you can’t go wrong."

Q: Do you worry about what you’re putting on, and if paparazzi will be taking pictures?
A: If you’ve seen some of my paparazzi pictures recently, you would knoooooow I don’t!

Q: You and your husband have been married for nine years, which is a lifetime in Hollywood, of course. What’s your secret?
A: We communicate. That’s my secret. It’s not a secret, but it’s how I handle all my good relationships, whether they’re male-female or not. If you bottle things up, it explodes on you.

Q: How do you keep from getting too stressed out?
A: I’m not saving the world. I have to remember that I like my job, but it’s work, and it’s not my life. My life is my family. And I think that’s the best thing. You know, take a minute. It’s not the end of the world.

Q: If you could paint a picture of you in your happiest place, where are you?
A: Snuggling with my daughter. Doesn’t matter where. I could be on a subway. I don’t care.