Kristi Atwood and I are volunteering our time at the YMCA to teach kids about being Nutrition Detectives. While this class was mostly 5 year olds, they understood why it’s important to read the labels to see what they’re actually getting in the food. For example, the label on the maple syrup bottle announced in … Continue reading Food Detectives
If it’s too scary to tell children, wouldn’t it be too scary to feed it to them? or us? Ruby Roth is certainly raising controversy with her new book “Vegan is Love.” One interviewer implied that children would be going to therapy because of what they read in this book. Personally, when I found out … Continue reading Vegan is Love
I met some friends at Your Local Market for their free pancake breakfast today. Mother’s Day. I think it’s a good time to celebrate life and mothers of all beings as well as our Mother Earth. When I asked about the ingredients a few weeks ago, the chef encouraged me to read the label on … Continue reading Feeling Sick on Mother’s Day
It’s true… many of our parents grew up in the depression. Food was scarce. I think some of that seriousness is still stuck in our DNA. We’ve heard comments like, “Don’t play with your food.” “You don’t get paid for having fun.” I feel like I enter a new world when I go to Your … Continue reading Playing with Your Food
If you’re like most people, most of your best learning comes from observing, what works and what doesn’t work. You’ve seen authority figures try to control others and intimidate them into performing a certain way. It may have worked twenty years ago, but not anymore. I attended a workshop a couple summers ago where we … Continue reading Leadership, Body Language and Horse Sense
When you do want to think on your feet and answer tough questions in the moment, I’ve created a video demonstrating the 5 steps for that as well. This one is for when you don’t feel like answering a question