Book Excerpt: Michelle Hurn - The Fox Family Food Fight
This is the book we've been waiting for. This is the book we need.
I have grandkids and I have a vested interest in their health and education, and I am ecstatic to share how groundbreaking this book is. Michelle Hurn takes on the corporate food industry with her Fox Family saga in an exciting new children's book.
Grocery stores aisles are packed with processed foods. Children are inundated with ads for sugary treats promoted as a healthy option. Fostering healthy eating habits in children feels like an uphill battle.
My oldest grandchild is in kindergarten and already a voracious reader. I expected them to love the alliteration of the book's names, feelings, and business names. Everything starts with the letter F and reads like a nursery rhyme. What they really loved was the list of Freddy's favorite foods on the back page. Except for the fish, this picky eater is eager to try the foods listed. Their second favorite part was when the fox family was in the forest. Camping fever hit hard on that page.
The youngest grandchild, 15 months, loved the brightly colored graphics of all the orange kitties (the fox family.)
I am so grateful to have a children's book that tackles some of the misconceptions shared by many. I look forward to further tales from the Fox Family.
Papa Felix was frustrated. "I don't understand! It can't be the Feel-Good Foods that are making us feel sick. Look at Foolery!
He eats the Feel-Good Foods every day, and he is the fittest fox I've ever seen." "Has anyone actually seen Foolery eat the Feel-Good Foods?" Grandpa Frankie questioned.
The fox family stared at each other as it dawned on them ... They had never seen Foolery eat the Feel-Good Foods! Was Foolery fooling them into thinking the factory food was the reason he was so strong and handsome? Was it all a lie?
"I don't trust this Foolery fellow," Grandpa Frankie said very frankly. "We all felt fine when we lived in the forest and ate the natural foods we hunted, fished, and foraged."
The Fox Family Food Fight
Written by: Michelle Hurn RD, LD, Ultra Runner
Illustrated by: Tuly Akter
Social Media links:
Instagram: @RunEatMeatRepeat
Twitter: @MichelleHurnRD
Website: https://thedietitiansdilemma.net
This book is dedicated to my family. To my sisters, parents, and wife, thank you for always believing in my ideas, even when they were very abstract!
This book is made possible by the generous donations of Kristen and Ryan Tidwell.
I am honored to have worked with them in a shared vision and mission to teach others the importance of proper nutrition.
Finally, a portion of sales from this book goes to support The Protein Project. The mission of The Protein Project is to reduce food insecurity and improve health by providing animal-based foods, nutrition education, and social connections to the local community and throughout the United States.
For more information on The Protein Project and how you can get involved, please check out the website: https://thedietitiansdilemma.net/
I hope you and your loved ones enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed bringing it to life.
Buy the Book: TThe Fox Family Food Fight
- Ken D. Berry, MD, author of Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
- Danielle Hamilton, FNTP https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/
- Christopher M. Palmer, MD, author of Brain Energy and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
- Nina Teicholz, journalist and author of The Big Fat Surprise, founder of the Nutrition Coalition
- Tony Hampton, MD, MBA, MS-HNFM, ABOM, CPE, author of Fix Your Diet, Fix Your Diabetes
On September 5, 2023, the American Diabetes Association stated, "Alarmingly, nearly 1 in 2 Americans has diabetes or prediabetes. Both type 2 and prediabetes are increasing at alarming rates in children and teenagers.
Therapeutic carbohydrate restriction, i.e. low-carb diets, are a proven way to reverse type 2 diabetes and associated medical conditions such as obesity. Our future depends on a course correction, requiring proper nutrition education. It's my sincerest desire that children learn and appreciate that what we eat matters. That's why I wrote this book.
For more information, please check out the following resources:
Books on Amazon:
- The Dietitian's Dilemma by Michelle Hurn, Registered and licensed dietitian
- Lies My Doctor Told Me by Ken D. Berry, MD
- Brain Energy by Christopher M. Palmer, MD
- Fix Your Diet, Fix Your Diabetes by Tony Hampton, MD
- The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz
Websites:
Virta Health: Daily support, meal plans, and coaching, with a proven track record of reversing type 2 diabetes: https://www.virtahealth.com/
Nutrition Coalition: Advocating for real nutrition information and an update to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans: https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/
Blood Sugar Mastery: NTP Danielle Hamilton helps individuals who crave sugar and struggle with fatigue regain their energy, lose weight, and balance hormones:
https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/
Michelle Hurn is a registered and licensed dietitian with 11 years of experience in clinical, acute care, psychiatric care, and outpatient services. The Fox Family Food Fight is her second book.
While practicing inpatient and outpatient care in the hospital setting, Michelle discovered a disheartening connection between the high-carbohydrate, low-fat, "sugar in moderation" nutrition guidelines she was required to teach, and the rapidly declining health of her patients.
Michelle's first book, The Dietitian's Dilemma, detailed how the current nutrition guidelines came into existence, and advocated for a low-carbohydrate, animal-based way of eating as an option for individuals struggling with type 2 diabetes, mental disorders, eating disorders, sarcopenia, and heart disease.
She is the co-author of the 2023 article: Animal-based ketogenic diet puts severe anorexia nervosa into multi-year remission: A case series, published in The Journal of Insulin Resistance. She has spoken at several events including Low Carb San Diego, Low Carb Boca, and KetoCon in Austin, TX.
As an accomplished endurance athlete, Michelle has competed in 13 marathons and 4 ultramarathons. You can buy Michelle's books, listen to her latest podcast, and follow her on social media at the following:
Website: https://thedietitiansdilemma.net/
Amazon: The Dietitian's Dilemma
Instagram: @RunEatMeatRepeat
Twitter: @MichelleHurnRD
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Runeatmeatrepeat
Written by Joy Sypher and Roxana Soetebeer, MHP, PHC
Published: December 16th, 2023
