I’ve interviewed a lot of incredible people in my day, but recently I had the opportunity to interview a courageous young woman about her thoughts and feelings on the subject of “raw food” and “Raw Moms”.
At the end of this short 10 minute interview, I asked Mika what advice she had for moms listening to this call. I think you’ll be pleased with her response. She certainly surprised me with her answer to the questions: “When you are a mom, what are you going to feed your kids?”
We put a lot of attention on what the grown-ups have to say about food and eating and we figured it was about time we put some attention on what the little voices have to share. The more we understand how they view their experiences with the meals and food we prepare, the better equipped we are for understanding them.
Mika has sage advice for parents, so listen in and let us know what you think of this little interview.
More Great Stuff for Kids Coming Soon
We’re currently working on our Monkey Mike website so that kids will have more opportunities to inform themselves about fresh food and healthy living. Watch for more about that this summer.
Raw Mom Director, Fiona Hollis and Raw Mom Kristen Froelich are also working on producing a series of lesson plans that moms around the world will be able to bring to their local schools to help educate and inform school children in a fun and playful way about the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables. There are some exciting things coming, so stay tuned.
What Do Your Kids Have to Say?
If you’d like to take the time to interview your little ones and find out what BIG things they have to say, we’d love to hear from you. Whether on video, audio or even an in-print transcript of your cozy conversations. Let’s work together to understand how they feel so we can find the right tools and solutions to get the whole family on the fast track to healthy living.
Love and support,
Mika’s Mom
aka Tera
Carissa Leventis-Cox’s 3 yr old: Has his say!
Tags: kids on raw food, Mika Botkin, raw mom
Tera, Mika is just adorable.
I can tell she feels comfortable being honest with you, yet is sensitive to how you feel, too! Great to hear the thoughts of children who are brought up to eat a little differently to most people – I know my girls sometimes would prefer to eat what many other kids are eating (and sometimes they do try those foods), yet at the same time they’re so educated about healthy eating that it wouldn’t feel right to them to eat that way all the time.
Mika did a great job – maybe she can have her own radio show? I loved the smooch at the end…
Love Jo
What a great interview. Thanks! By the way, is the bean dip Mika mentioned available anywhere? We are new at eating high raw and I would love to add this in for my sons.
That was great. All though I am now just getting into the raw scene, my children are joining up slowly. It was nice to hear Mika’s take since she has been raised this way. Mine are continually making healthier choices because I do give them a little liberty. Thanks for all the wonderful information you pass on.
This is such a sweet interview! I really enjoyed listening. Thank you, Mika, for sharing your point of view. It is so refreshing to hear your young voice. And the kiss at the end is just precious!
xoxo
Mika, thank you! You spoke so eloquently. My daughter and I also have different ideas on hamburgers. She had a cheeseburger recently and said it’s the best lunch ever! haha! But at the same time she thanked me for teaching her about eating good food and for reading a learning about health. It’s difficult to navigate in our society in many facets, but especially with food. She also gets a lot of ews at lunch and her classmates tell her her sliced peppers smell bad when we know they don’t. It doesn’t stop her from eating them though, so that’s good! I told her she eats differently from most children and I’m proud of her for eating the fruits and vegetables I provide because many children, including myself when I was young, won’t try different produce.
Thank you both for this interview !
It was very interesting and refreshing to hear what you think on this subjekt Mika, also nice to listen the way you asked, Tera.
Greetings
Simone F-N.