That carrot video is adorable. Apart from the carrot-eating, just the conversation. My kid used to eat cooked vegetables dipped in ketchup but now he pretty much only wants raw ones. Except chicken saag from one specific Indian restaurant. Kid won't touch a leafy green otherwise but he'll eat the whole container of that. Which I guess is similar to the situation with the carrot video: there are maybe things one kid will eat that will make the other parents go "I wish mine would eat like that!" but it might just be one specific thing and for the most part that kid eats like all the other kids.
The banana sushi thing struck a chord, not that mine eats bananas. But he pulls apart regular sandwiches so I just started putting the peanut butter on each slice of bread so when he pulls it apart, he has two equally peanut buttery sides. (He does not like jam for some reason, it's not that I'm keeping it from him. In fact I wish he'd eat it because PB&J is one of the alternate lunches at his school and I think he'd be happier with the extra option.)
This was fascinating! I’ve often wondered how women do everything required to run their online businesses while having a “real life” too. So many expectations on all fronts. I know for sure that I don’t have the drive or thick enough skin! I’m grateful to those of you who do. I learn so much from you.
I really enjoyed this episode and hearing Amy’s perspective as a food content creator! As I listened, I was thinking of my own experiences as a recipe developer; I was not paid money for my time, efforts, or produced content. I was “paid” with product. Lots of product! At one point, I had a separate pantry devoted to all the stuff sent to me (for free!) to create recipes and social media/blog posts. I was hoping that Amy would touch on this during your conversation - the need to be paid beyond receiving free products.
So true! Jo Piazza's podcast UNDER THE INFLUENCE talks a lot about the weird income discrepancies in this work. It's absolutely another way that the labor gets devalued unless you're among the very few who have fully monetized it.
I do not work for product and I strongly encourage that no one else does either—no matter where they are in their business. Because the more people say no (because you cannot pay the bills with a free popsicle mold) the more brands will know they can’t ask this.
That carrot video is adorable. Apart from the carrot-eating, just the conversation. My kid used to eat cooked vegetables dipped in ketchup but now he pretty much only wants raw ones. Except chicken saag from one specific Indian restaurant. Kid won't touch a leafy green otherwise but he'll eat the whole container of that. Which I guess is similar to the situation with the carrot video: there are maybe things one kid will eat that will make the other parents go "I wish mine would eat like that!" but it might just be one specific thing and for the most part that kid eats like all the other kids.
The banana sushi thing struck a chord, not that mine eats bananas. But he pulls apart regular sandwiches so I just started putting the peanut butter on each slice of bread so when he pulls it apart, he has two equally peanut buttery sides. (He does not like jam for some reason, it's not that I'm keeping it from him. In fact I wish he'd eat it because PB&J is one of the alternate lunches at his school and I think he'd be happier with the extra option.)
This was fascinating! I’ve often wondered how women do everything required to run their online businesses while having a “real life” too. So many expectations on all fronts. I know for sure that I don’t have the drive or thick enough skin! I’m grateful to those of you who do. I learn so much from you.
I also learned so much from this one!
I really enjoyed this episode and hearing Amy’s perspective as a food content creator! As I listened, I was thinking of my own experiences as a recipe developer; I was not paid money for my time, efforts, or produced content. I was “paid” with product. Lots of product! At one point, I had a separate pantry devoted to all the stuff sent to me (for free!) to create recipes and social media/blog posts. I was hoping that Amy would touch on this during your conversation - the need to be paid beyond receiving free products.
So true! Jo Piazza's podcast UNDER THE INFLUENCE talks a lot about the weird income discrepancies in this work. It's absolutely another way that the labor gets devalued unless you're among the very few who have fully monetized it.
I do not work for product and I strongly encourage that no one else does either—no matter where they are in their business. Because the more people say no (because you cannot pay the bills with a free popsicle mold) the more brands will know they can’t ask this.
Thank you for mentioning & encouraging people to not work for product alone. I wish I’d had that advice years ago.
Loved that you got the Comfort Food Band back together! ;)
Great conversation. Thank you!