The Journey

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My inspiration for healthy eating came from my Uncle Ron. He was a huge "health foodie" and taught me about supplements, exercise, and eating fresh, healthy food.

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Fresh fruit was always on the table to take as a snack, and we always had an abundance of fresh vegetables from my grandfather Poppy's garden. We considered canned food to be junk food. We bought meat from the local butcher and went to a local Mom & Pop store for the rest. We even got bread from a little old Italian couple's shop, where it was baked fresh every morning with no preservatives. You could smell that from blocks away.

 

Even though it was in Queens, NY, my grandparents came from a time when there were still farms all around. They had gardens and goats and chickens and were extremely self-sustainable. My Poppy’s family were even beekeepers and made their own honey.

 

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