Released on: April 11, 2008, 5:02 pm

Press Release Author: Stacey Kumagai/Media Monster Communications, Inc.

Industry: Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary: Mother\'s Day... it\'s usually the same gift recycled year
after year with no imagination. But for Bay Area residents, giving the gift of
healthy eating and nights off from cooking is a gift most mother\'s won\'t be
expecting, but DINING IN is helping to change.

Press Release Body: San Francisco, CA --- The era of TV dinners, processed foods
and fatty eating is passé. And while our mothers did want the best for us, it's
time to turn the dinner table of change and give mom something fresher than a
bouquet of flowers or a fat-laden dinner out. DINING IN (www.dininginsf.com), the
leading Bay Area specialized personal chef delivery service is perfect for mom, not
just on Mother's Day but, all year-long, making sure mom stays healthy, which is the
best gift of all. DINING IN has created a program that changes the way you live
and how you eat - with THE DAILY DIET. Incorporating today's super power foods,
including fresh leafy greens like kale, chard, spinach and beet greens and grains
like quinoa, barley, polenta, brown rice and oats, which provide antioxidant support
and fiber, DINING IN's Founder and Executive Chef, Traci Higgins utilizes her
gourmet culinary creativity to turn these super foods into a luxurious, healthy,
delicious DINING IN experience and a lifestyle change for the better. But mom can
have her cake and eat it, too.

The average chocolate cake has almost 800 calories. "The one thing I learned from
my mother about food, that I apply today is to always have a great chocolate dessert
every holiday - now I just lighten it up," explains Higgins. "The biggest
misconception people have about dieting is that dieting leads to successful weight
loss - that is not the 'answer.' The answer is a balanced healthy lifestyle which
includes proper portions and healthy foods. Doing it this way is easier to enjoy
treats," states Chef Higgins who has a sweet tooth herself and offers over 100
dessert recipes under 300 calories from DINING IN.

Higgins, named one of the "Top 5 Personal Chefs in the Bay Area" by San Francisco
Magazine believes that variety is the spice of life - and variety contributes toward
healthier eating, sometimes not always taught either from home or school.

As a mother herself, she takes food and nutrition seriously. "Kids eat at home for
five years before they eat at school, so it is obvious where eating habits develop.
But the responsibility falls on both - schools need to reinforce the political,
social and medical communities claims and ads that a nutritious diet leads to a
healthy and long life. Parents need to expose their children and teach them to eat
good food, correct portions and healthy kid-friendly foods," she explains. The
first thing she did as an adult opposite of what she learned growing up was to eat
more fruits each day and making organic eating a choice. "The only fruit we had
were apples, oranges and bananas. Now I eat cherries, peaches, kiwi, pineapples,
mangoes, etc.," states Higgins.

Also a red meat-lover, Higgins has found a creative way to convert and prepare this
food she grew up with in a healthier way by braising leaner cuts and marinating them
for flavor and stuffing with fresh vegetables and it's been part of her commitment
as a chef, business woman and mother, to ensure that eating right and eating healthy
doesn't mean deprivation and sacrificing taste and quality.

Higgins, also a speaker, health educator and advocate, culinary instructor has
traveled the country performing cooking demonstrations and insightful lectures on
health and wellness to doctors, dietitians, health professionals and nurses and has
been active in many Diabetes educational forums and conferences. She has worked in
the test kitchens of Weight Watchers, Cooking Light Magazine and America's Best
recipes and is credited in three cookbooks. Additionally, she has worked as a food
stylist and worked on the television show "Follow That Food" with Gordon Elliott for
the Food Network.

For interviews, please contact Publicist, Stacey Kumagai, Media 818-506-8675
mediamonster@yahoo.com

For more information on DINING IN's 'No Mess and No Stress' time-saving healthy food
service and THE DAILY DIET mom will relish, go to www.dininginsf.com ----30-


Web Site: http://www.dininginsf.com

Contact Details: StaceyKumagai
Media Monster Communications, Inc.
818-506-8675
mediamonster@yahoo.com
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