Cooking & Talking UP the Real Food Revolution in Lake County

In early November I had the honor of speaking at the Lake County Health Department's Semi-Annual Registered Dietician and Nutritionist Seminar on gluten intolerance. It was an incredible afternoon with Kathleen Parry, MPH, RDN, LDN, Coordinator of the Nutrition Services at the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center + Demetrius Willis MS, MBA, RDN, LDN, Sr. Dietitian and Nutrition Education Coordinator of the Lake County WIC (Women Infants and Children) Program. I have to say, speaking to them and their team of nutritionists was the highlight of the month for me.

We all left feeling more educated + empowered as the seminar included three presentations. It began with an excellent presentation by two nutritionists on the differences between gluten intolerance, gluten allergy and celiac disease. Eric Carlberg, the Prairie Farm Corps Director and Educator at Liberty Prairie Foundation followed with a presentation about current agricultural and farming practices. I concluded the afternoon with my food change story, current research trends on the microbiome/gut-brain connection and a food demonstration of my oaty 3-way pancakes & the Prairie Farm Corps sautéed greens. Yum!

Go BULLDOGS! About a week afterwards, I returned to Mrs Lori Pary's Wauconda High School Wellness classes. She has a fantastic curriculum and I absolutely LOVE coming into her classroom to talk about making small changes towards more real food. I look forward to coming back next semester!

In other news, I'm asking for this new cookbook by the daddio of the Food Rev from Santa this year... In the meantime, I'm pimping up my holiday meal planning with these lovelies: Jamie's Everyday Super Food Recipes

I haven't done a cooking video in a long time, but I tell you what, every song on Jess Glynne's new album makes me want to turn up the volume and share the real world craziness that goes on in my kitchen and family table. I can't help my silly goober self! How perfect are these lyrics when thinking about making a food change work? So, here's her song + lyrics for all of you peeps in the trenches trying to navigate buying, cooking and eating more real food for your family. The song is playing in my earbuds as I type this... I'm seriously feeling a new video coming on:) HA!!! 

So, now you'll know what I'm playing in my kitchen this month when I need a pick me up to get cooking... it seriously works every time...

"Take it from me, no rights, no wrongs..." just more real food and less added sugar kiddos.

To the Mullies we go... 

No Rights No Wrongs

Going through hell, while looking at heaven 
Found an answer looking for a question 
Not enough words to make a sentence 

It’s not easy to find a way
How much water to kill a fire?
How many lows can take you higher?
The only road to your desire
It won’t be easy to find a way

I don’t know what I believe
I won’t let my eyes be deceived
The winds whispering through the trees
That is not gonna be, not gonna be easy

And oh, no rights, no wrongs, take it from me
Cause the answers are living indefinitely
It’s time to face it, cause you can’t change it
No rights, no wrongs, take it from me
And no (Na, na, na)
Take it from me (Oh, oh, oh)
Won’t you just take it from me (Na, na, na)
Oh, na, na, na, na
No rights, no wrongs take it from me

How many laughs to make me happy?
I’m counting stars, they make me lucky
How many turns ‘til I find me?
It’s not easy to find a way
How many lies, ‘til a confession
How many prayers, lead to a blessing
How many burns, to learn a lesson
Now, it’s not easy to find a way

I don’t know what I believe
I won’t let my eyes be deceived
The winds whispering through the trees
That is not gonna be, not gonna be easy

And oh, no rights, no wrongs, take it from me
Cause the answers are living indefinitely
It’s time to face it, cause you can’t change it
No rights, no wrongs, take it from me
And no (Na, na, na)
Take it from me (Oh, oh, oh)
Won’t you just take it from me (Na, na, na)
Oh, na, na, na, na
No rights, no wrongs take it from me

Talk to a stranger and take wrong turns
Cause in this moment we will make it work
Dance with devils, and taste the burn
Cause in this moment we will make it work
Oh, oh, no, no, yea, yea
Oh, no, no, no, no

And oh, no rights, no wrongs, take it from me
Cause the answers are living indefinitely
It’s time to face it, cause you can’t change it
No rights, no wrongs, take it from me
And no (Na, na, na)
Take it from me (Oh, oh, oh)
Won’t you just take it from me (Na, na, na)
Oh, na, na, na, na
No rights, no wrongs take it from me

Super WIDE high fives to THAT!!

xoxo