When was the last time you had a biiiiiiiig loooooooong family meal? Do you even remember?  Was it mashed in between days of PB and banana on the way to hockey and a fast french toast dinner because nobody had the energy to make anything good (not that french toast isn’t amazing).  When I wanted to have a conversation about the Mediterranean diet and Slow Food, I knew I had the perfect person to join us as a guest. Dr. Antonella Aguilera-Ruiz ND is a chef, Naturopathic Doctor, lover of olive oil and teaches her patients the slow-food way. Although you can’t see us talking with our hands about communities, kitchens and olives, I promise this episode will leave you feeling re-inspired to create a Mediterranean-focused kitchen. Even if you don’t think you have time.  Antonella is hosting a course for our Confident Clinician network that is a perfect pairing of the Mediterranean diet principles and the behaviour change that people need to be successful. It’s intended for NDs, nutritionists, dieticians and any professionals that recommend nutrition changes to their patients. She has years of experience in getting up to her elbows in flour, olive oil and research and will help you feel more confident prescribing this diet practice that is the best-studied nutritional intervention on earth.  Her one-day course registration is open now.  You can learn more and join here. For the listeners! Enjoy this heart-filled conversation about food. It has helped me reconnect with my love of cooking and being in my kitchen - even when I don’t feel like I have the time.