Goodreads asked Amy Pleimling:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Amy Pleimling I have always loved teaching kids and was hoping I could tie that into my field (nutrition) eventually. I was working as a dietitian at a supermarket and started a series of kids cooking classes. It seemed to be such a positive and impactful way to get kids to try healthy foods - but of course you do get some funny faces and some kids saying "gross!" (or the like). "Don't yuck someone's yum" was a statement I had heard before and had seen other dietitian's use and so at the beginning of each class, while discussing our plan, this became a motto. Kids grabbed onto it and passed the message along to their family and friends so rapidly - I was amazed. I new I had to use it somewhere else and thus the idea for the book.

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