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On this episode of GoalChat, the topic was Healthy Harvest with authors Ken Albala, Amy Graves, and Jessie-Sierra Ross. Ken, whose latest is The World Atlas of Fermented Foods and Drinks, is a food historian, professor, and chef; Amy is an advocate and founder of The Hidden Consumer; and Jessie Sierra is a food writer/photographer (Seasons Around the Table)/Founder, Straight to the Hips Baby.
My panel started with a conversation about food allergies, food sensitivities, and what’s really in the food we eat. The second half focused on cooking, food literacy, getting back in the kitchen, and how to make healthy eating easier, more enjoyable, and community-oriented.
How to Eat Healthier
- Ken: Cooking
- Jessie-Sierra: Use basic techniques, quality ingredients
- Amy: Know what produce is in season
Best Easy Recipe
- Ken: Pasta by hand
- Amy: Meat and potatoes in a pot in the oven
- Jessie: Seasoned black beans can go with anything
Food Mission
- Amy: To help people understand what is in their food
- Ken: To help people become more informed about the importance of cooking for various reasons and get great pleasure from it
- Jessie-Sierra: Food is infinitely tied to history, family, gathering – to help people understand that what they make is an active of service
Healthy Harvest #GoalChatLive
Goals
- Jessie-Sierra: Go to farmers market or food stand and ask them what’s good today? What are you cooking for dinner?
- Ken: Cook something without a recipe
- Amy: Try a new ingredient
Final Thoughts
- Amy: Don’t trust the marketing on your food label
- Jessie-Sierra: Food – we’re all a big community and we need to support each other
- Ken: This such a fun virtual conversation, imagine how much fun it would be in person
Links
- Learn more about Ken Albala, Amy Graves, and Jessie-Sierra Ross
- Follow Ken Albala, Amy Graves, and Jessie-Sierra Ross
- Connect with Debra Eckerling, Ken Albala, Amy Graves, and Jessie-Sierra Ross on LinkedIn
- Subscribe to GoalChat, Taste Buds with Deb, the Book Proposal Podcast, and the MPN Meta Marketing Show on the Marketing Podcast Network
- Join Deb’s Taste Buds with Deb, Write On Online, and Book Proposals Simplified Communities
- Learn more about TheBookProposalExpert.com
- Get your copy of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals
- Order 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting
- Sign up for Deb’s Goals Mixer on October 21
What is your go-to easy recipe? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
On Monday, October 12, the topic is Healthy Harvest with Ken Albala, Amy Graves, and Jessie-Sierra Ross. Join us at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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