>>> SHE'S A BUSY MOTHER OF
THREE, WIFE AND ENTREPRENEUR WHO
SPENDS A LOT OF TIME IN THE
KITCHEN WHIPPING UP DELICIOUS
MEALS FOR HER FAMILY.
>> IT'S NO SURPRISE CAMILA
ALVES McCONAUGHEY HAS WRITTEN A
CHILDREN'S BOOK CENTERED AROUND
FOOD.
"JUST TRY ONE BITE."
IN THE STORY THE PARENTS ARE THE
PICKY EATERS.
THE KIDS ARE THE ONES TRYING TO
CONVINCE THEM TO EAT HEALTHY.
CAMILA, I FELT LIKE I HAD A TINY
WINDOW INTO YOUR LIFE.
THERE'S CAMILA, MATTHEW.
THEIR ADORABLE CHILDREN.
WAS IT KIND OF BASED ON WHAT YOU
ARE -- WHAT YOUR LIFE IS LIKE?
>> I THINK IT WAS BASED ON, I
CO-WROTE IT WITH ADAM WHO WROTE
GO THE F TO SLEEP.
IF YOU KNOW THAT BOOK.
YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE FUNNY,
FUN.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO START OR
CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION.
AND IF YOU HAVE KIDS YOU KNOW,
YOU GUYS KNOW, RIGHT?
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE SAID,
JUST TRY ONE BITE?
JUST TRY, RIGHT?
>> CAN'T GET THEM TO DO THAT.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> IN THIS RIGHT HERE, I'M A BIG
BELIEVER THAT YOU GIVE KIDS THE
POWER AND KNOWLEDGE, EVENTUALLY
THEY START MAKING THE DECISIONS
ON THEIR OWN.
SO I DID A LOT OF THAT IN MY OWN
HOUSEHOLD WHERE I STARTED
EXPLAINING TO THE KIDS AND THEN
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY START
GOING, WELL, I REMEMBER THE
FIRST TIME MY LITTLE ONE WENT TO
THE BAKERY AND HE GOES, NO, I'M
GOING TO JUST HAVE ONE COOKIE
AND SMALL PIECE OF BROWNIE AND
I'M OKAY.
AND I WAS LIKE --
>> WAIT, WHAT?
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
>> BECAUSE WE HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS A LOT ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, SUGAR AND HOW IT WORKS.
WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR BODY.
WE WATCH DOCUMENTARIES TOGETHER.
THE WHOLE THING.
THIS ALL STARTED WITH SPORTS
DRINKS.
BECAUSE ALL THE -- YOU GET THEM
IN GALLONS AND MY KIDS ARE LIKE,
WE WANT IT.
YOU CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT, BUT
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE CARRYING A
GALLON OF IT.
WHY?
WELL, LOOK AT INGREDIENTS.
I'M LIKE, SEE ALL THIS STUFF IN
OUR KITCHEN.
RED 40 AND YELLOW 5 AND LIKE
THIS IS COOL.
I'M LIKE, IS IT?
IS IT COOL?
WHAT IS IT?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?
WE MADE A GAME OUT OF IT.
I SAID WHOEVER FOUND OUT WHAT
THOSE THINGS ARE FIRST GETS A
PRIZE.
GETS A TREAT.
SO IT BECAME A DINNER
CONVERSATION.
NOW IT BECOMES WHERE THEY ALL
KIND OF UNDERSTAND AND THEY
STILL HAVE IT.
I'M NOT TELLING ANYBODY TO BE
PERFECT.
BUT IF THEY UNDERSTAND THEY GO,
OKAY, I'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT,
BUT I'M GOOD.
>> IT'S SO SMART BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE THERE WAS A GENERATION THAT
WAS LIKE FINISH EVERYTHING ON
YOUR PLATE AND THEN YOU GET
DESSERT WHERE IT'S LIKE, NO,
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.
HOW DOES THIS MAKE YOU FEEL?
WHAT IS DINNER LIKE AROUND
Y'ALL'S TABLE?
>> IT'S CRAZY.
IT'S DIFFERENT.
WE ALL TAKE HANDS-ON IN THE
KITCHEN.
THE KIDS HELP CLEAN UP.
>> THEY DO? HOW DID YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
HOW DID YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
>> WE JUST TELL THEM.
>> WE'RE NOT STARTING ANY SHOWS
OR TV UNTIL THE KITCHEN IS
CLEAN.
THEY HELP CLEAN UP.
I'M STRICT.
I COME FROM A FAMILY OF FARMERS.
WE'RE ALL HANDS-ON AND STUFF
LIKE THAT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THE KID
KNOWS HOW TO DO THINGS AROUND
THE HOUSE AND BE HANDS-ON WITH
THAT.
THEY ALL KNOW HOW TO COOK AND DO
THINGS LIKE -- THEY'RE VERY
INVOLVED.
SO MATT AND I TAKE TURNS ON
COOKING.
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW LOVES TO GIVE
HER OPINION.
SHE DOESN'T COOK BUT --
>> WE LOVE IT.
>> WE FOUND THIS VIDEO THAT YOU
POSTED RECENTLY.
THERE'S YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW.
>> YOU AND KAY.
>> THIS HILARIOUS VIDEO.
I THINK WE CAN SEE IT.
>> TRYING TO ORDER WINE.
>> SO I'LL TAKE ANY OTHER THINGS
BUT THAT ONE THERE.
THAT'S ALMOST AN INSULT TO A
WINE DRINKER.
>> WE HAVE THIS WINE FOR YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> USE THIS FOR COOKING.
>> THERE YOU GO.
IF IT DOESN'T RUIN THE FOOD.
>> FUNNY.
>> SHE IS A HOOT.
SHE'S AWESOME.
SHE GETS INTO THIS CONVERSATION
TO THE POINT AND THEN SHE --
THEY THROW UP VEGETABLE, WHICH
SHE DID THAT WITH MATTHEW
GROWING UP.
PICK ONE VEGETABLE THAT YOU
ABSOLUTELY LIKE.
IF YOU HAVE IT YOU'LL GAG AND
CAN'T HAVE IT.
>> WHAT WAS HIS?
>> I THINK IT WAS OKRA.
USED TO MAKE BOILED OKRA.
>> YES.
>> BUT EVERYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE
TO TRY.
JUST TRY ONE BITE.
>> SO YOU GET TO NOT HAVE THAT
EVER, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A
BITE OF ANYTHING ELSE.
>> THAT'S BACK TO THE CONTROL
THING.
THAT'S SO, SO SMART.
>> GIVES KIDS THE POWER.
THE MORE YOU HAVE THE
CONVERSATION.
YOU GUYS KNOW, WE GET SO FOCUSED
ON IT'S GOT TO BE PERFECT.
AND I'M A BIG BELIEVER IF YOU
TEACH THE KIDS AND JUST START TO
DO BETTER FOR YOU, CHANGES THAT
YOU CAN MAINTAIN IN THE LONG
TERM, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
YOU'LL LOOK BACK AND BE LIKE, I
SEE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE,
RIGHT?
AND THEN YOU GO WHAT ELSE CAN I
LEARN, CAN I DO BETTER?
>> HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS WITH
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WE'RE NOT SAYING GOOD-BYE TO YOU
JUST YET.
YOU'RE GOING TO STICK AROUND
BECAUSE OUR PAL CAMILA IS GOING
TO MAKE ONE OF HER FAVORITE
FAMILY MEALS.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE THIS