107: Kerry Wekelo on Encouraging Kids to Eat Better
Kerry is the founder and visionary of Zendoway and hopes to share with you from all her life experiences. Kerry serves as the Director of Human Resources and Operations for Actualize Consulting in which she spearheaded and runs a successful wellness program. In addition to wellness and leadership articles, Kerry has authored Audrey’s Journey a children’s book series focused on living with compassion and joy. She also wrote the Pile of Smile Activity Book to give away free to children undergoing cancer treatments and If It Does Not Grow Say No to teach kids about having fun with nutrition.
Listen in and Learn about:
- Growing up on a 100-acre farm and how that set a foundation for her life
- How her children motivate her to teach yoga, nutrition and write books
- The story behind each of her books, including the book that educates kids about nutrition and inspire them to try vegetables
- Some of the activities in the interactive book that helps parents and teachers make eating vegetables fun
- How her family helped in the creation and photography of the book
- Her story of the girl who made her mom serve peppers at her birthday party
- Her upcoming projects in her local area including a garden club activity in New Jersey in August
- What she grows at home and how she shares some of that with her neighbors
- Some tips for success in getting kids to eat new vegetables, and
- Her one request that we change in our diets
As well as:
- Her biggest failure– the story of getting her son to eat asparagus
- Her biggest success – how she merged all her interests together
- Her advice on how to make changes in our lives, and
- What drives her to do what she does
Books She has Written:
If It Does Not Grow Say No; Eatable Activities for Kids
Audrey’s Journey: Playful Namaste
Pile of Smile Activity Book
Book She Recommends:
Soul to Soul Parenting: A Guide to Raising a Spiritually Conscious Family
by Annie Burnside
How to reach Kerry:
