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You Hold the Key!

Happy Eats Healthy Private Events with Monique Costello
Want to learn more about Happy Eats Healthy? You’ve come to the right place.

We don’t believe in an all or nothing approach. We need to ease into dietary changes just as we do lifestyle changes. And eating healthy doesn’t mean giving up flavor! You’re definitely not limited to salads and smoothies. You just need to know a few tricks from a pro.

Do you have a food allergy but you don’t know how to cook around?
Need creative options for diverse family palettes?
Testing the waters of a vegan or vegetarian diet?
Love butter and don’t want to give it up?
Just want to have fun cooking with a buddy or significant other?

When you learn to cook with whole, clean food you can forget about counting calories. You will fuel your body, stabilize your blood sugar, reduce cravings, and have lasting energy. Sound too good to be true? It’s not.

And now for a little chat with our Founder, Monique Costello.

Why did you start Happy Eats Healthy?
Well, first of all, I grew up in a catering business! So food has always been a part of my life. Then, as an adult, I opened a restaurant and had a great time hosting, serving, and offering a personal and positive environment for my guests, even appearing on the Food Network.

However, it wasn’t until I had to use food {in part} to recover from chronic pain, inflammation, digestive issues, and a host of other problematic symptoms, that I truly understood the health-giving, healing side of food. Once I discovered this, I was able to break a cycle that, frankly, really dragged me down and begin to rediscover my natural happiness and optimism.

It wasn’t an easy path to explore alone, so now I’ve found my passion in guiding others to a healthier lifestyle through food. Happy Eats Healthy is my way to share this passion with the world.

On another note, it’s a little ironic that my old blog was called Fat and Happy.

What is your goal with this business?
Happy Eats Healthy exists to help others learn about and incorporate the healing power of clean foods in their lifestyle while experiencing how delicious healthy can be. Also, cooking and eating and socializing are FUN!

What services do you offer?
Group and private cooking classes, catering for private events, private chef services, and even pantry clean outs and grocery store tours if needed. We work with our clients to create custom offerings that fit their needs.
And a fun fact? In the warmer months, many of our classes are held on my private rooftop deck, where I also grow a lot of the food we use in the classes. It’s so much fun to host!

If you are looking for more in depth coaching, speaker bookings or chef demos, please see www.moniquecostello.com or contact Monique for more information.

Ready to go? Let’s roll up our sleeves and be happy while cooking healthy!

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