Deciding to eat healthier is an important step towards good health. But it’s the second step – actually eating healthier – that nutritionists say really matters.
Trading the family Twinkies for soy nuts, however, can be tough.
Your family can win a food makeover.
Chef Michael Stebner of True Food in Phoenix will help one Valley family learn to eat quick-and-healthy without breaking the bank.
At True Food, the collaboration between restaurateur Sam Fox and Andrew Weil, Oprah’s favorite University of Arizona lifestyle physician and author, Stebner has created healthy foods for both adults and kids.
“The food is healthy, but it’s not like medicine,” Stebner said. “It’s more global, but it’s not like we’re trying to get them to eat curry. We know they’re just kids.”
A father of three persnickety eaters, Stebner creates colorful meals loaded with “sneaky, hidden nutritious foods,” like a strawberries-and-bananas-on-almond-butter sandwich. He tops pizza with corn, and adds strawberry to homemade lemonade.
To receive Stebner’s help, send a letter describing your family, outlining how they eat and why your family wants to change. We will select a winner by June 9, and begin the family food remake immediately.
The project will be published in the fall.
To enter: Send entries – including a phone number – to food writer Karen Fernau at karen.fernau@arizonarepublic.com or 200 E. Van Buren, Phoenix AZ 85004.
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