Fluffing the Primer

So we recently had a publisher that was interested in Chickin Feed say that they just don't "get" our book, The Primer | a useful companion for modern families. They just couldn't quite pigeon-hole it. What category does it fit into?

Well, I take all the blame. When I was looking for some way to give my family (myself) a "health makeover" if you will – I thought up the idea for the Nutrition Tracking Board. A very simple concept. If I can SEE what we need each day to be healthy and mark it off, then I will be more aware, more accountable, and make better choices. It has worked! For myself and quite a few chickins all over the planet :) Yay!

Just after we concepted the initial idea for the Nutrition Tracking Boards we thought it would be good to have some sort of USER'S GUIDE for the board...someplace you could easily reference more info on all the good things the board addresses. Like a notebook that had been assembled over the years of all the helpful information you had collected on being a good parent, building a healthy home and healthier habits.

Putting simple to digest information in one place and designing it well so that folks want to pay attention to it seemed like a great idea at the time. So we chunked (Editor Chick, Michelle Newcome's term) the book together in sections:

• NUTRITION by Nutrition Chick, Emily Harrison- the first, most important part in easy to understand terms that you can easily explain to you chickins OR yourself!
  
• BUILDING A NUTRITIOUS KITCHEN by lot's of folks– think what Martha Stewart and Erma Bombeck's love child would be like...hmmm...it's a great chapter on how Kitchen 101.
  
• RECIPES by Chef Chick, Sheri Davis – why not show people what real food looks and tastes like? This chapter breaks the meals out by meal of the day and even let's you know how many of the different food groups you are "chicking off" as you go.
• OLD SCHOOL P.E. from Coach Brookins (Head Yard Bird) gives you some great fun FREE ways to get in a little exercise.
• DRAMA-CIZE by Drama Chick, Amy Handler is perhaps my favorite chapter since it comes from the brain of a mad woman (in a good way) gives you some really fun, creative ways to exercise your funny bone, imagination and body at the same time
• GETTING EVERYONE ON BOARD gives you tips to try and deal with the other folks that influence your lives because we all have to live with other people...
• RESOURCES is a handy little chapter that lists some of our favorite places to get more information on some of our favorite subjects that help you build a healthy life.

WHAT'S not to get? Our customers seem to get it.

We had it posted on amazon for a bit. Five Star Reviews on Amazon...

So, the original Primer is going fast...Our first edition is dwindling. If you'd like a copy they are available at a few stores and online @ www.chickinfeed.com. Hurry up Peeps! Get 'em while they are hot :)