my name is Amy wobbled and I were here in lovely scottsdale arizona and i am so
in lovely scottsdale arizona and i am so
in lovely scottsdale arizona and i am so proud and so honored to be a part of the
proud and so honored to be a part of the
proud and so honored to be a part of the food revolution community working as an
food revolution community working as an
food revolution community working as an ambassador I have two young children and
ambassador I have two young children and
ambassador I have two young children and I always ate really healthy before I had
I always ate really healthy before I had
I always ate really healthy before I had children and once I had them and we I
children and once I had them and we I
children and once I had them and we I was exposed to the land of sugar that
was exposed to the land of sugar that
was exposed to the land of sugar that you enter when you have children and I
you enter when you have children and I
you enter when you have children and I just couldn’t believe it and and I felt
just couldn’t believe it and and I felt
just couldn’t believe it and and I felt I felt like I was the only one that was
I felt like I was the only one that was
I felt like I was the only one that was concerned about all the sugar and and
concerned about all the sugar and and
concerned about all the sugar and and and then when I saw you know the jamie
and then when I saw you know the jamie
and then when I saw you know the jamie oliver food revolution it was just like
oliver food revolution it was just like
oliver food revolution it was just like it touched my heart and i felt like i
it touched my heart and i felt like i
it touched my heart and i felt like i had an army of people i have so much fun
had an army of people i have so much fun
had an army of people i have so much fun writing my blog which is called junk
writing my blog which is called junk
writing my blog which is called junk food journal and i urge parents to track
food journal and i urge parents to track
food journal and i urge parents to track the number of sweets that are going into
the number of sweets that are going into
the number of sweets that are going into their child on a weekly basis when i was
their child on a weekly basis when i was
their child on a weekly basis when i was concerned i brought it up to my
concerned i brought it up to my
concerned i brought it up to my pediatrician at the time and she said
pediatrician at the time and she said
pediatrician at the time and she said try to stay within a two to three treat
try to stay within a two to three treat
try to stay within a two to three treat a week range and if you are on the go in
a week range and if you are on the go in
a week range and if you are on the go in a very social family and you go to
a very social family and you go to
a very social family and you go to birthday parties and all these events
birthday parties and all these events
birthday parties and all these events you can easily you know double triple
you can easily you know double triple
you can easily you know double triple that if you’re not careful and so I urge
that if you’re not careful and so I urge
that if you’re not careful and so I urge parents to not only track it just a
parents to not only track it just a
parents to not only track it just a mental no you don’t have to actually
mental no you don’t have to actually
mental no you don’t have to actually have a journal and also just my
have a journal and also just my
have a journal and also just my first-hand account of what I encounter
first-hand account of what I encounter
first-hand account of what I encounter when I go through each day and how often
when I go through each day and how often
when I go through each day and how often it is thrown it our faces and then so
it is thrown it our faces and then so
it is thrown it our faces and then so that’s what I’ve been working on since
that’s what I’ve been working on since
that’s what I’ve been working on since the inception of that in August so about
the inception of that in August so about
the inception of that in August so about six months or so this you’re going to
six months or so this you’re going to
six months or so this you’re going to focus on how to entertain for children’s
focus on how to entertain for children’s
focus on how to entertain for children’s parties and stay focused on health and
parties and stay focused on health and
parties and stay focused on health and not just you sugar as a crutch I think
not just you sugar as a crutch I think
not just you sugar as a crutch I think we’re all more creative than that and
we’re all more creative than that and
we’re all more creative than that and there’s simple things you can do like
there’s simple things you can do like
there’s simple things you can do like for Valentine’s Day you don’t need a
for Valentine’s Day you don’t need a
for Valentine’s Day you don’t need a sugar cookie with the pink frosting and
sugar cookie with the pink frosting and
sugar cookie with the pink frosting and the red sprinkles you can do a
the red sprinkles you can do a
the red sprinkles you can do a strawberry dipped in dark chocolate and
strawberry dipped in dark chocolate and
strawberry dipped in dark chocolate and for Easter you don’t have to have a big
for Easter you don’t have to have a big
for Easter you don’t have to have a big bag of you know jelly beans you can die
bag of you know jelly beans you can die
bag of you know jelly beans you can die some Easter eggs just hard boiled eggs
some Easter eggs just hard boiled eggs
some Easter eggs just hard boiled eggs and just little changes like that so
and just little changes like that so
and just little changes like that so that’s what I’m going to focus on this
that’s what I’m going to focus on this
that’s what I’m going to focus on this year and then for the big food
year and then for the big food
year and then for the big food revolution day
revolution day
revolution day and May seventeenth I’m working together
and May seventeenth I’m working together
and May seventeenth I’m working together with Whole Foods they’ve been so
with Whole Foods they’ve been so
with Whole Foods they’ve been so supportive and so cooperative and we’re
supportive and so cooperative and we’re
supportive and so cooperative and we’re looking at donating kale smoothies also
looking at donating kale smoothies also
looking at donating kale smoothies also made with fresh fruit to every child at
made with fresh fruit to every child at
made with fresh fruit to every child at the lunch room in the cafeteria for food
the lunch room in the cafeteria for food
the lunch room in the cafeteria for food revolution day at the local elementary
revolution day at the local elementary
revolution day at the local elementary school and that’s almost 800 smoothies
school and that’s almost 800 smoothies
school and that’s almost 800 smoothies that they’re looking to donate so kudos
that they’re looking to donate so kudos
that they’re looking to donate so kudos to Whole Foods says awesome and then
to Whole Foods says awesome and then
to Whole Foods says awesome and then we’re also looking at having some chef
we’re also looking at having some chef
we’re also looking at having some chef demonstrations in some of the classrooms
demonstrations in some of the classrooms
demonstrations in some of the classrooms so children maybe the older children can
so children maybe the older children can
so children maybe the older children can they come home from school make
they come home from school make
they come home from school make something for themselves that’s healthy
something for themselves that’s healthy
something for themselves that’s healthy but but I also one more thing I’ve been
but but I also one more thing I’ve been
but but I also one more thing I’ve been trying to push for about three years now
trying to push for about three years now
trying to push for about three years now I wrote a character-driven picture book
I wrote a character-driven picture book
I wrote a character-driven picture book series for children and it promotes
series for children and it promotes
series for children and it promotes bringing your children in the kitchen
bringing your children in the kitchen
bringing your children in the kitchen all the fun you can have in the funny
all the fun you can have in the funny
all the fun you can have in the funny things they say and it’s really about
things they say and it’s really about
things they say and it’s really about the funny things they say in the kitchen
the funny things they say in the kitchen
the funny things they say in the kitchen entertaining and ways you can celebrate
entertaining and ways you can celebrate
entertaining and ways you can celebrate that are fun healthy doesn’t have to be
that are fun healthy doesn’t have to be
that are fun healthy doesn’t have to be boring there’s a lot of fun that you can
boring there’s a lot of fun that you can
boring there’s a lot of fun that you can have and so I’ve been trying to find
have and so I’ve been trying to find
have and so I’ve been trying to find illustrators and publishers and I really
illustrators and publishers and I really
illustrators and publishers and I really believe in it and so also working for
believe in it and so also working for
believe in it and so also working for that I joke in my blog that our school
that I joke in my blog that our school
that I joke in my blog that our school mascot should be so the mom carrying a
mascot should be so the mom carrying a
mascot should be so the mom carrying a big pink box of doughnuts walking into
big pink box of doughnuts walking into
big pink box of doughnuts walking into the school because every time I’m in the
the school because every time I’m in the
the school because every time I’m in the school that’s what I see um last this
school that’s what I see um last this
school that’s what I see um last this past year my child’s teacher actually
past year my child’s teacher actually
past year my child’s teacher actually told all the parents there’s a nut
told all the parents there’s a nut
told all the parents there’s a nut allergy in the classroom so we’re
allergy in the classroom so we’re
allergy in the classroom so we’re bringing birthday treats bring just
bringing birthday treats bring just
bringing birthday treats bring just bring doughnuts and there are 28 kids in
bring doughnuts and there are 28 kids in
bring doughnuts and there are 28 kids in the classroom and that’s 28 doughnuts in
the classroom and that’s 28 doughnuts in
the classroom and that’s 28 doughnuts in nine months and my children I bought
nine months and my children I bought
nine months and my children I bought doughnuts twice for in their life once
doughnuts twice for in their life once
doughnuts twice for in their life once so they knew what they tasted like and
so they knew what they tasted like and
so they knew what they tasted like and once that their first sleepover for all
once that their first sleepover for all
once that their first sleepover for all the other children who might not like I
the other children who might not like I
the other children who might not like I exert so I just found that astonishing
exert so I just found that astonishing
exert so I just found that astonishing and appalling and so I like to say my
and appalling and so I like to say my
and appalling and so I like to say my blood was boiling like the doughnuts
blood was boiling like the doughnuts
blood was boiling like the doughnuts fine but um so I wrote a note to the
fine but um so I wrote a note to the
fine but um so I wrote a note to the teacher and I just said you know there’s
teacher and I just said you know there’s
teacher and I just said you know there’s a lot of things that are not free
a lot of things that are not free
a lot of things that are not free stickers and sunglasses and tattoos and
stickers and sunglasses and tattoos and
stickers and sunglasses and tattoos and you know fruit and a lot of different
you know fruit and a lot of different
you know fruit and a lot of different things
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