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!!!
