Hi, my name is Kate; I am the founder of Nurish^TM_. When our son Owen arrived in 2007 my life changed forever in such an amazing way. I not only became a mother to him, but in a way I became a mother to all children. His birth woke me up on so many levels, gave me a renewed sense of purpose, and made life feel more complete. This missing ‘peace’ was now sleeping soundly in my arms. I made an early commitment to myself and to him that I would take care of him to the very best of my abilities. Paying special attention not only to his physical health and wellbeing, but also his mind and spirit.

I chose to breast feed because it was ‘best’ and once we began to transition to solids I pureed his food out of fresh vegetables in addition to seeking organic, healthy baby foods. It was when we began to transition out of baby foods and onto solids, in late summer of  2008, that I began to worry about my promise. I realized I had never been taught by my parents to eat healthy and found little to no guidance from pediatricians and experts.

The information online was limited, sometimes conflicting. I found myself struggling to find the time to care for Owen and read various books to get a paragraph here and a little bit there. I figured there just had to be a more simple and convenient way to feed Owen a healthy variety of foods in proper portions without the fuss. A bunch of measuring cups and a few months later, I received the idea for a product line that I believe will change the way parents train their young children to eat. And with that my second child — was born.

As I mentioned, Owen is now four and a lover of healthy food – including fresh fruits and vegetables. But that isn’t all — he is also in excellent health and has fine table manners, too. Every year at his annual check-up the pediatrician remarks how healthy he is. He rarely gets sick, I seriously can’t remember the last time, and if it happens he recovers quickly. I am convinced now more than ever my method and tools work! Food profoundly impacts long-term health – especially in a small child’s developing body.

Over the past two years we’ve seen a distinct increase in the amount of dialogue around the state of our nation’s kids and issues concerning children having access to enough of the right foods to prevent disease and ensure optimum development. We at Nurish have been very involved at both the local and national level and will remain active. It is our mission to help support and nurture healthy families. All of them.

In the next month or so, you will see many changes taking place as we move-into our new website. I am looking forward to introducing you to a few of our friends, as well as our product line very soon. In the meantime, I hope you will join me here daily to discuss and apply a variety of topics, products and tips for raising healthy families from the start^TM!

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