I didn't grow up eating meat - I was a vegetarian until I was 18.

A wholesome family is one where there is a lot of love. It's living by example. It's acceptance of people at their core, but it's also pushing each other to be our best selves and try things we might not be good at.

My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up, even if that meant eating at 10 p.m. when my dad got home from the hospital. It's where we did our family bonding.

I have been very, very lucky because I have my health, a wonderful husband, family, and friends, and I get to do what I love.

I have so many girlfriends in their twenties who live in a white box apartment, having mediocre meals with mediocre friends, waiting for the life they want to hit them in their forties or fifties. They are settling in the now - what's the point?

Anyone who knows our family knows this: we eat ALL the time!

I am proactive and looking to change my own behavior rather than others' - which is generally much more successful!