If you know me then you know I love to cook, coach and sell. You also probably know I've been trying out for the Next Food Network Star for the past 6 or 7 years; it's been so long I can't keep track any more. The finalists of the NFNS compete for their own cooking show. To become a finalist you first need a creative and unique cooking perspective.
My cooking perspective has definitely evolved with my lifestyle and current health trends. Growing up in the 80's made me fat-phobic. The major message back then was - Fat made you fat, so don't eat anything with fat or else you will be fat. The grocery aisles were filled with fat-free, sugar-filled, processed products which is what I ate. Highly additive foods that were not at all satiating or nutritious, but were fat-free...
Although an athlete throughout high school and college I didn't understand the connection between performance and diet. 'You are what you eat.' How many times have you heard that before. Well, there is a difference between hearing it and actually living it...and I was not living it until...
About 2 years ago I found Crossfit and was introduced to the Paleo community, which has helped change my fat-phobic mentality. Eating (good quality) fat will not make you fat. I've been in the natural foods industry for over 10 years, a fitness coach for over 15 years and a trained chef for 6. I thought I was living a healthy lifestyle, but now I know I was duped...
I'm not 100% Paleo ..I like to say 'I'm 100% Paleo 80% of the time'. It's my 80-20 rule:-)
I like food way too much to deprive myself, but I know I perform better eating Paleo.
When I was first introduced to paleo I was turned off by it. WHAT!?!? I can't cook or consume any bread, beans, soy, peanuts, dairy, pasta, etc...!!! I'm a trained chef, how could I cook without those ingredients...??? I love to eat, why would I restrict myself from those tasty foods...???
NO-WAY, NO-HOW.!.!.!
It took awhile to warm up to a Paleo Lifestyle. I started with baby steps and reluctantly eliminated some foods from my diet and started paying attention to how much better I felt. I think the major reason why I was so stubborn about going Paleo was because I was more focused on what I had to eliminate instead what I was going to gain. As soon as I shifted my negative thoughts to positive ones, I started seeing and feeling differences in my mind and body.
Anyhow, the reason for this post is to get some feedback. I will be auditioning for the Next Food Network Star again and want to incorporate my Paleo-ish lifestyle into my culinary point of view, but I believe words like 'Paleo' or 'Primal' might turn people off...What do you think?
My tagline for this show is Real Food.Quality Ingredients.
BUT I need a show title that reflects my culinary point of view while relating to the masses...
Below is a list of show titles, which one resonates with the most...
- Partially Paleo
- Paleo Kitchen
- Primal Cooking
- Primal Eats
- Real Food Cooking
- The Cavegirl Cook
- Cave Crave
- Cavegirl's Kitchen
- Karen's Cave or Karen's Kave
- Lifestyle Cook
Or if you have other ideas, shout them out...All feedback is welcomed...THANKS!!!
That's awesome!!! You would be great and I would definitely watch your show! I think you are right, anything with the word or reference to "Paleo" might scare people away and limit your audience. You need them to actually give you the opportunity by watching your program in order to change their mindset. If the title scares them away, you might not get that opportunity. You are trying to educate people on how to eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle. Paleo to me just sounds too extreme and until you try it, you would probably avoid anything that referenced it…but that's just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, of all of your titles and ideas, what grabbed me more than anything was "You are what you eat". Might be too long, but it's not too specific and I think almost everybody could or would be able to relate to that and that sort of is your overall point, right? From your list though, my favorites would be:
-Primal Eats
-Lifestyle Cook (or even Lifestyle Cooking with Karen)
Good luck to you!!!
Jen B
This is so exciting! If i'm watching the Food Network or Cooking Channel and don't recognize a show, I usually gravitate towards show names with short two or three word titles that have alliteration. So, I really like Cavegirl's Kitchen, it gives you an idea of what the show is about without being scary.
ReplyDeleteI like Primal Eats, it is sort of a play on Good Eats, which might draw in viewers.
My husband (Jordan) asked me if it was strictly Paleo and I said it's "Paleo-ish" and he actually thought that was an interesting title. When you click on info for the show, it could explain your 80-20 rule.
I agree with Jen though, a title like "You Are What You Eat" would definitely grab my attention. I really like that one.
Some others coming to mind - "Paleo Princess", "Ktichen WOD", " Real Basic", "Fitness Meets Food", "Fit Food","The Cooking Cave"
I think this is awesome! I am a food network junkie, and so sick of the "southern fatties". They desperately need something like your point of view. Having said that, we live in Boulder, Co. Paleo is a term we have in our lives, I would think a whole lot of people in this country do not have a clue what that means. So I think a name with a broader reference may be more appealing.
ReplyDeleteI love the tag line, it is fantastic. Maybe going off that and have the show be called "Real Food", too general?
I'm ready to watch now!
I absolutely love the idea of a primal (paleo) food show. I never watch food shows, but I would watch a Karen Harbour primal show for sure! She saved my bacon (excuse the pun) with all of her recipes on her blog during Whole30 September. Karen has taught me a whole new way of cooking. Going off of what Jane said, I am thinking Real Food Real Health. That is what comes to my mind when I think of the primal diet.
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