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Introducing International Foods and Raising Adventurous Eaters Healthy Family Project
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Check out the full Episode 39 show notes on our website!
In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Maya Kaimal, award-winning cookbook author and founder of Maya Kaimal Foods, about how to easily add international foods to your menu and introduce them to your selective eaters. Maya shares ways to incorporate wordly flavors in a kidfriendly way while using it as a teaching opportunity to learn about different cultures.
Maya Kaimal is an award-winning cookbook author and founder of Maya Kaimal Foods. Raised in Boston by a South Indian father and a mother from New England, she grew up in a multi-cultural home filled with delicious and diverse foods. Her father’s Indian cooking combined with trips to visit family in India piqued her interest in that cuisine from a young age. After graduating from Pomona College where she majored in Art, she moved to New York to pursue a career in publishing. Her first book, Curried Favors, won the Julia Child Best First Book Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. In 2003 she left the publishing world and launched a line of fresh Indian sauces in partnership with her husband and journalist Guy Lawson, out of their Brooklyn apartment.
Her product line has garnered many industry awards, and has grown to include shelf stable sauces, condiments and Everyday Dal pouches. Maya Kaimal products are sold nationwide at Whole Foods Market, Safeway-Albertsons, Target, Costco, and many more.
Maya Kaimal Foods is a line that brings the vibrancy of traditional Indian flavors into modern culinary experiences. All of the line’s products are inspired by Maya’s family recipes and help families bring new flavors into their kitchens with ease.
Healthy Recipes & Tips in Your Inbox
Sign up for the Produce for Kids e-newsletter to receive healthy recipe inspiration, our latest blog posts and more directly to your inbox each week.
Healthy Family Project Facebook Group
Join our new Healthy Family Project Facebook group! This group will serve as a safe space for parents and caregivers to talk all about raising a healthy family - from dealing with a picky eater and tips to get more fruits and veggies onto plates to exercising as a family and mental health. We welcome all of you to join in!
Relevant Links
Follow Maya Kaimal on Instagram Maya Kaimal Foods on Amazon Where to buy Maya Kaimal Products Maya Kaimal Recipes 5 Ways to Please Picky Eaters 5 Tips for Getting Kids Involved in the Kitchen Other Podcast Episodes to Check Out:
Episode 36: Dietitian-Approved Healthy Grocery Shopping Tips Episode 31: Balancing Career & Family Episode 27: Grocery Shopping on a Budget Episode 26: Cooking Basics & Kitchen Fundamentals Episode 21: Meal Planning & Cooking with Kids
Timestamps
3:29 Welcome, Maya! 4:03 How Maya started her business 6:44 Becoming a mom and starting a business at the same time 9:32 How to expose kids to new flavors 12:21 Easily accessible Indian cuisine ingredients 21:27 How to incorporate worldly foods while using it as a teaching opportunity to learn about different cultures 28:09 What does a healthy family mean to you?
Check out the full Episode 39 show notes on our website!
In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Maya Kaimal, award-winning cookbook author and founder of Maya Kaimal Foods, about how to easily add international foods to your menu and introduce them to your selective eaters. Maya shares ways to incorporate wordly flavors in a kidfriendly way while using it as a teaching opportunity to learn about different cultures.
Maya Kaimal is an award-winning cookbook author and founder of Maya Kaimal Foods. Raised in Boston by a South Indian father and a mother from New England, she grew up in a multi-cultural home filled with delicious and diverse foods. Her father’s Indian cooking combined with trips to visit family in India piqued her interest in that cuisine from a young age. After graduating from Pomona College where she majored in Art, she moved to New York to pursue a career in publishing. Her first book, Curried Favors, won the Julia Child Best First Book Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. In 2003 she left the publishing world and launched a line of fresh Indian sauces in partnership with her husband and journalist Guy Lawson, out of their Brooklyn apartment.
Her product line has garnered many industry awards, and has grown to include shelf stable sauces, condiments and Everyday Dal pouches. Maya Kaimal products are sold nationwide at Whole Foods Market, Safeway-Albertsons, Target, Costco, and many more.
Maya Kaimal Foods is a line that brings the vibrancy of traditional Indian flavors into modern culinary experiences. All of the line’s products are inspired by Maya’s family recipes and help families bring new flavors into their kitchens with ease.
Healthy Recipes & Tips in Your Inbox
Sign up for the Produce for Kids e-newsletter to receive healthy recipe inspiration, our latest blog posts and more directly to your inbox each week.
Healthy Family Project Facebook Group
Join our new Healthy Family Project Facebook group! This group will serve as a safe space for parents and caregivers to talk all about raising a healthy family - from dealing with a picky eater and tips to get more fruits and veggies onto plates to exercising as a family and mental health. We welcome all of you to join in!
Relevant Links
Follow Maya Kaimal on Instagram Maya Kaimal Foods on Amazon Where to buy Maya Kaimal Products Maya Kaimal Recipes 5 Ways to Please Picky Eaters 5 Tips for Getting Kids Involved in the Kitchen Other Podcast Episodes to Check Out:
Episode 36: Dietitian-Approved Healthy Grocery Shopping Tips Episode 31: Balancing Career & Family Episode 27: Grocery Shopping on a Budget Episode 26: Cooking Basics & Kitchen Fundamentals Episode 21: Meal Planning & Cooking with Kids
Timestamps
3:29 Welcome, Maya! 4:03 How Maya started her business 6:44 Becoming a mom and starting a business at the same time 9:32 How to expose kids to new flavors 12:21 Easily accessible Indian cuisine ingredients 21:27 How to incorporate worldly foods while using it as a teaching opportunity to learn about different cultures 28:09 What does a healthy family mean to you?
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