ONE-ON-ONE WITH BJ TUCKER

Today’s guest is B.J. Tucker. He is an endurance runner, a vegan, a member of Plant Powered NSNG and an advocate of changing the food that is served in schools to more “real food” and less sugar. Join Vinnie and Anna and learn more about how B.J. is working to get schools and parents to look closely at what we feed our children. Serena joins in to talk with BJ about endurance running, marathons and raising money for a special foundation... How Do We Change Our Schools Take baby steps Starting with something as simple as chocolate milk The nutrition guidelines are more concerned with the milk than they are with the sugar and additives Stop kids and parents from bringing in outside sugar-laden snacks Work with athletic department...don’t need sugary sports drinks...just water It’s an opportunity to educate others There’s Not One Perfect Way To Eat It’s about eating real food - food that grows out of the ground Vinnie’s new book has addresses Vegans and NSNG Meat is only a part of NSNG The brain needs some carbs...not bread and pasta...but fruits and vegetables How Do People React to BJ Being a Vegan BJ tries to turn questions into a conversation Besides meat, he focuses on the other 80% of our diet He doesn’t preach, but leads by example At the end of the day, eat a variety of real food Serena and BJ Talk Shop They are both endurance runners BJ has run the Back to Back on New Year's Eve, a 50K and a 223 mile race from Austin to Corpus Christie Serena is training for The Avalon 50 on Catalina Island on January 10, 2015 She is raising money for “In Situ” an organization that trains dogs to sniff out cancer through blood and breath for early detection.