Good grub on the go!

Good grub on the go; Healthier food is just a click, or phone call, away Posted By NICKI CRUICKSHANK at the Barrie Examiner

You won't find any frozen processed meals in Jackie Fowler's fridge or freezer. It's nothing but fresh foods for her family, even if she's had a busy day.

"My family sits down to dinner every night and we rarely eat out," said Fowler, a personal chef and graduate of Liaison College in Barrie. "I hate buying fast food or frozen boxed food, and I make my sauces and lots of oriental, French and Ukrainian foods from scratch." Fowler is using her new business, Edible Affairs, to help others get pumped about preparing healthier meals.
She isn't the only one. There are many local options popping up to satisfy the taste buds of those looking to dine on healthier fare.

"People want to eat healthier, but for any number of reasons they can't or don't," Fowler said. "What I make is always as fresh and healthy as possible for (clients). "My business is all about good homemade meals that don't have to be complicated," she added. "And clients don't have to lift a finger because I come into their home, spend a few hours making meals in their kitchen, and all they have to do is reheat them all week."

Fowler said her business can be of great help to individuals and families leading busy lives these days. She's noticed that society is all about quick and easy eating rather than taking the time to eat healthier. "Two people working corporate jobs are very busy, and kids have busy schedules after school, too. So, it's hard to find time to eat healthy or even together today," Fowler said. "People have time constraints, but sometimes I think it's laziness, too. Hitting a drive-thru is easier than taking time to cook something at home."
Fowler is hoping to change that by doing the grunt work for clients in exchange for a fee.
"I plan out the dinner menus with the client and they pay for the groceries, but I do the shopping, cooking, presentation and clean-up" Fowler said. For more infromation call Chef Jackie at 705.791.7448 or visit her web site at www.edibleaffairs.com

"I can even make afternoon snacks the children can have when they're off school," she added.