A
A POPULAR
A POPULAR HOLIDAY TRADITION THAT MANY OF US LOVE TO DO DURING
THE HOLIDAYS IS MAKING
GINGERBREAD HOUSES AND THEN
BEING ABLE TO DEVOUR THEM DOWN
TO THE LAST GUMDROP.
>> BUT FOR SOME CHILDREN,
DIETARY RESTRICTIONS CAN MANY
TIMES KEEP THEM FROM ENJOYING
THOSE SWEET TREATS AND OTHER
FOODS.
SO WHEN MOM HAS DEVELOPED
RECIPES FOR EVERY CHILD.
CREATOR JEREANN ZANN IS HERE TO
SHARE HER HOLIDAY COOKING KITS
FOR LITTLE G.F. CHEFS.
THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING .
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
GOOD MORNING , GERRI.
>> FIRST TELL US ABOUT LITTLE
G.F. CHEFS.
WHAT IS IT EXACTLY?
SO WE CREATE BAKING KIDS THAT
ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER,
EDUCATE AND CREATE FUN KITCHEN
EXPERIENCES FOR KIDS AND
FAMILIES.
THEY'RE FOCUSED ON CHILDREN AND
THEY'RE ALL GLUTEN FREE AND
ALLERGGY FRIENDLY TOP EIGHT
FREE AND ALSO FREE
OF ARTIFICIAL DYES.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO DO THIS?
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CHILD HAD
SOME DIETARY RESTRICTIONS.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
MY DAUGHTER HAS CELIAC DISEASE
AND A DAIRY ALLERGY AND MY SON
HAS GLUTEN SENSITIVITY AND I
MEAN THE TRUTH IS THERE ARE
MANY TIMES FELT LEFT OUT AT
BIRTHDAY PARTIES OR SCHOOL
CELEBRATIONS AND GETTING THEM
IN THE KITCHEN AT HOME REALLY
HELPED THEM DEVELOP A POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD AND
LEARN THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO
LIVE WITHOUT.
SO ACTUALLY THEY'RE THE ONES
THAT SAID TO ME, HEY, WE GOT TO
BRING THIS TO OTHER FAMILIES.
WE GOT TO WE GOT TO DO THIS.
WE DID.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
SO FOR THE HOLIDAYS OBVIOUSLY A
TIME WHEN NORMALLY THE KIDS
WOULD BE IN CLASS PUTTING
TOGETHER ALL THESE FUN CRAFTS
AND SOMETIMES THE TREATS.
SO YOU HAVE A FUN GINGERBREAD
HOUSE.
PERFECT FOR THE SEASON AND TALK
ABOUT WHAT'S IN YOUR
GINGERBREAD HOUSE.
KIDS OK.
SO OUR GINGERBREAD HOUSE KIDS
ACTUALLY MAKES TWO GINGERBREAD
HOUSES.
AND THAT'S GREAT FOR SHARING OR
IF YOU JUST FEEL LIKE BEING
EXTRA CREATIVE AND MAKING TOO
IT COMES WITH THE GINGERBREAD
MIX COMES WITH THE SUPPLIES
NEEDED FOR THE ICING SOME
CANDIES ON TOP RAINBOW
SPRINKLES, DIFFERENT SANDING
SUGARS AND THE COOKIE CUTTERS
THAT COME IN THE BOX AS WELL.
OF COURSE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
AND RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS AND ALL
OF THAT.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY I'M GOING
TO NEED SOME INSTRUCTIONS WITH
THAT BUT THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT
OF FUN.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS GLUTEN
FREE AND LIKE YOU'RE SAYING,
ANY KIDS WITH THE DIETARY
RESTRICTIONS ARE GOING TO BE
GOOD TO GO WITH THAT
GINGERBREAD HOUSE?
>> YES.
SO IT IS GLUTEN FREE AND IT'S
ALSO TOP EIGHT ALLERGEN FREE
AND SESAME FREE.
SO ANYBODY WITH ANY OF THOSE
ALLERGIES OR DIETARY
RESTRICTIONS DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY BECAUSE OUR FACILITY IS
FREE OF ALL OF THOSE ALLERGENS
SO THEY CAN MAKE THOSE AND HAVE
FUN AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
ANY POSSIBLE ISSUES BECAUSE
OF IT.
YOU ALSO HAVE APPLE PIE KIDS.
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> WE HAVE APPLE PIE KIDS.
WE HAVE RAINBOW DONUT KIDS.
WE HAVE THE APPLE PIE KITS HAVE
BEEN AMAZING.
FOUR THANKSGIVING.
I MEAN OUR GOAL REALLY IS TO
MAKE THE CHILDREN FEEL LIKE
SUPERSTAR SO THAT WHEN THEY
PRESENT SOMETHING TO THEIR
FAMILY OR FRIENDS THEY JUST
HAVE THAT AHA MOMENT AND THEY
CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY
ACTUALLY DID IT.
AND THE APPLE PIE KIDS REALLY
ARE SOMETHING THAT HAVE ALLOWED
THEM TO DO IT BECAUSE AS YOU
CAN SEE FROM THE VIDEO THEY
JUST LOOK SO PRETTY.
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY VERY
SIMPLE FOR THE CHILDREN TO
MAKE.
>> YEAH.
AND I'M SURE THE KIDS PROBABLY
FEEL A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
DOING THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S WHERE IT COMES IN.
IT'S NOT JUST A POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIP FOOD BUT THEY FEEL
PROUD OF THEMSELVES.
SO IT BUILDS THEIR
SELF-CONFIDENCE AT THE SAME
TIME.
>> AND WHAT WOULD MAKE YOUR
BAKING KITS DIFFERENT FROM SOME
OF THE OTHER KITS THAT MAY BE
OUT THERE?
WELL, A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, OUR KIDS ARE ALL
DESIGNED WITH KIDS IN MIND.
THAT MEANS WE DO TESTING WITH
CHILDREN.
WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OK WITH
SMALLER HANDS AND SOMETIMES WE
HAVE TO MOVE THINGS AROUND OR
REDO A RECIPE TO MAKE SURE IT
DOES THAT.
AND THEN ALSO WE WANT THEM TO
HAVE THAT AHA MOMENT WHERE THEY
FEEL LIKE THAT BAKING
SUPERSTAR.
SO WE DON'T WANT JUST A REGULAR
BROWNIE OR REGULAR COFFEE .
IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING OVER THE
TOP THAT MAKES THEM FEEL LIKE
WOW.
I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I LOVE ABOUT
SECOND THING IS THAT THEY'RE SO
COLORFUL TO KIDS LOVE BRIGHT
COLORS.
>> RIGHT.
AND I WANTED TO BE BRIGHT AND
HAPPY AND FUN.
ALL OF THOSE.
WHAT WAS THE SECOND THING YOU
WERE SAYING THAT MAKES YOU GUYS
UNIQUE?
IT'S THAT SO I SAID BEFORE THAT
WE ARE GLUTEN FREE AND TOPPING
ALLERGEN FREE OUR FACILITY IS
BUT ALSO ALL OF THE RAW
INGREDIENTS SUPPLIERS ARE FREE
OF BOTH.
SO I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE
A MOM.
THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN I TRUST
THIS BRAND.
IS IT OK >> AND I DIDN'T WANT
ANY OTHER FAMILY TO HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THAT SO WE JUST
STRIPPED ALL OF IT.
AND WE WON'T EVEN SOURCE A
PRODUCT FROM A FACILITY THAT
HAS ANY THOSE INGREDIENTS IN
IT.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW
ESPECIALLY FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE
KIDS WITH THE ALLERGIES.
I KNOW THAT IT CAN BE A MISSION
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S IN EACH
PRODUCT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IN
THESE BOX I MEAN YOU GET THE
BOX AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
EVERYTHING RIGHT THERE READY TO
COOK.
WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK ARE YOU
GETTING?
I'M GETTING SO MUCH POSITIVE
FEEDBACK IS MAKING HAPPY
MEMORIES CHILDREN.
>> I'M GETTING ANYTHING FROM
PEOPLE SAYING MY CHILD FELT
LIKE THEY CAN HAVE A NORMAL
EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR FRIENDS
OR THEY SERVE THIS FOR THEIR
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
YOU KNOW, OR NOW ESPECIALLY
DURING KOFOD.
I EVEN HAVE FAMILIES GRANDMAS
CAN'T SEE THEIR GRANDKIDS THAT
ARE GETTING TWO KIDS, ONE
DELIVERED GRANDMA AND ONE TO
THE GRANDCHILD AND THEY'RE
ZOOMING AND MAKING THESE
MEMORIES TOGETHER.
SO IT'S REALLY BEEN AMAZING
FEEDBACK.
>> WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT
OF FUN.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET TO
WORK AT MY ON MY GINGERBREAD
HOUSE WITH MY KIDS.
APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US THIS
MORNING ,