New sponsor Aetna joins partners the Clinton Foundation, the James
Beard Foundation, Good Housekeeping and Palisades Media Ventures and
sponsors Deloitte, Weight Watchers, Barilla, Mayo Clinic and production
partner Ora.TV
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — America Cooks with Chefs,
a nationwide health and wellness movement, announced today the launch of
its seven episode video series streaming at
www.AmericaCookswithChefs.com. The series goes coast-to-coast, following
six James Beard AwardC winning celebrity chefs as they show everyday
Americans ways they can “make-under” their favorite
high-calorie dish and turn it into a healthy, tasty and practical meal.
America Cooks with Chefs teams the chefs with contestants from
across the country to learn cooking skills that will help them manage
many health-related issues that Americans face, including cooking on a
budget, weight loss, encouraging kids to eat nutritious foods, and more.
The series chronicles this journey to healthier eating and living and
also gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the nation’s top
restaurant kitchens. The contestants are also paired with Weight
Watchers Personal Coach Catherine Gunia to discuss their healthy living
goals and come up with an action plan of healthy behavior changes in an
effort to change their relationship with food for good. After visiting
restaurants in six cities, the series culminates with the contestants
showing off their new healthy cooking skills in front of a live audience
at the Clinton Health Matters Summit in January 2015.
The episodes are available on the newly re-launched
AmericaCookswithChefs.com. The website also hosts resources for healthy
eating and living including exclusive recipes, tips and tricks from the
chefs and more.
The initiative is an effort among Palisades Media Ventures, the
Clinton Foundation, the James Beard Foundation, and Good Housekeeping
and is sponsored by Deloitte, Weight Watchers, Barilla, Aetna and Mayo
Clinic.
The six James Beard Award-winning chefs are:
* Maria Hines – Co-Owner/Head Chef, Tilth, Golden Beetle &
Agrodolce
* Jimmy Schmidt – Executive Chef, Morgan’s in the desert at La
Quinta Resort
* Mary Sue Milliken – Co-Chef/Owner, Border Grill Restaurants &
Truck
* Naomi Pomeroy – Owner/Chef, Beast and Expatriate
* Tony Mantuano – Chef/Partner, Spiaggia and Bar Toma
* Michelle Bernstein – Co-Owner/Head Chef, Seagrape and Crumb on
Parchment
Aetna, one of the nation’s leading diversified health care
benefits companies, is a new sponsor of America Cooks with Chefs.As part
of its efforts to help transform health care to create healthier
communities, a healthier nation and a healthier world, Aetna is
collaborating with America Cooks with Chefs to help all Americans make
healthy changes in their lives. “We believe that creating healthier
communities can start with the simplest of changes,” said Floyd
Green, vice president of Community Relations and Urban Marketing, Aetna.
“That’s why we love the idea of ‘making under’ the
foods our families enjoy, creating meals that are both healthier and
easier to prepare. We can’t wait to see the creativity of the chefs
and contestants and are eager to share their recipes and tips with our
members.”
About America Cooks with Chefs America Cooks with Chefs is
nationwide health and wellness movement that connects Americans with
celebrity chefs to translate food into healthy, tasty and practical
dishes. Through an educational and entertaining cooking competition, the
initiative provides videos and resources to inspire people to make
healthier choices in their daily lives. The initiative is an effort
between Palisades Media Ventures, the Clinton Foundation, the James
Beard Foundation and Good Housekeeping and is sponsored by Deloitte,
Weight Watchers, Barilla, Mayo Clinic and Aetna. For more information
visit www.AmericaCooksWithChefs.com.
About Palisades Media Ventures Palisades Media Ventures (PMV) is a
media development company with a single purpose: to create innovative
public affairs projects for the digital age. Our projects include town
halls, video series and documentaries and our partners include leaders
from media and public service. We are committed to shining a light on
matters of public importance and bringing them to the public in new and
engaging ways. For more information visit www.palisadesmv.com.
About The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation The Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation convenes businesses,
governments, NGOs, and individuals to improve global health and
wellness, increase opportunity for women and girls, reduce childhood
obesity, create economic opportunity and growth, and help communities
address the effects of climate change. Because of our work, 26,000
American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an
effort to eradicate childhood obesity; 36,000 farmers in Malawi and
Tanzania have improved their incomes by more than 500 percent; 248
million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced in cities
worldwide; more than 5,000 people have been trained in marketable job
skills in Colombia; 8.2 million people have access to lifesaving
HIV/AIDS medications; $200 million in strategic investments have been
made, impacting the health of 75 million people in the U.S.; and members
of the Clinton Global Initiative have made nearly 3,100 Commitments to
Action to improve more than 430 million lives around the world.
About the James Beard Foundation Founded in 1986, the James Beard
Foundation celebrates, nurtures, and honors America’s diverse
culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire. A cookbook
author and teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge about food, James
Beard, who died in 1985, was a champion of American cuisine. He helped
educate and mentor generations of professional chefs and food
enthusiasts, instilling in them the value of wholesome, healthful and
delicious food. Today the Beard Foundation continues in the same spirit
by administering a number of diverse programs that include educational
initiatives, food industry awards, scholarships for culinary students,
publications, chef advocacy training, and thought-leader convening. For
more information, please visit www.jamesbeard.org.
About Deloitte In the United States, Deloitte LLP and its
subsidiaries have 65,000 professionals with a single focus: serving our
clients and helping them solve their toughest problems. We work in four
key business areas – audit, financial advisory, tax and consulting – but
our real strength comes from combining the talents of those groups to
address clients’ needs. Fortune and BusinessWeek consistently rank
our organization among the best places to work.
About Weight Watchers International, Inc. Weight Watchers
International, Inc. is the world’s leading provider of weight
management services, operating globally through a network of
Company-owned and franchise operations. Weight Watchers holds more than
40,000 meetings each week where members receive group support and learn
about healthy eating patterns, behavior modification and physical
activity. Weight Watchers provides innovative, digital weight management
products through its websites, mobile sites and apps. Weight Watchers is
the leading provider of digital weight management products in the world.
In addition, Weight Watchers offers a wide range of products,
publications and programs for those interested in weight loss and weight
control.
About the Barilla Group Created in Parma in 1877 out of a shop that
made bread and pasta, Barilla is today among the top Italian food
groups, a world leader in the pasta and pasta sauce businesses in
continental Europe, bakery products in Italy, and the crisp bread
business in Scandinavia. Currently, the Barilla Group owns 30 production
sites (14 in Italy and 16 abroad) and exports to more than 100
countries. Every year, its plants turn out around 1,700,000 tons of food
products that are consumed on tables all over the world, under the
following brand names: Barilla, Mulino Bianco, Voiello, Pavesi, Academia
Barilla, Wasa, Harrys (France and Russia), Misko (Greece), Filiz
(Turkey), Yemina and Vesta (Mexico). For more information, please visit:
www.barillagroup.com or www.barilla.com.
About Mayo Clinic Recognizing 150 years of serving humanity in 2014,
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research
and education for people from all walks of life. Mayo Clinic is also a
leader in wellness and digital wellness with offerings like the Mayo
Clinic Healthy Living Program, The Mayo Clinic Diet, and Better. The
Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program is redefining healthy living.
It’s a comprehensive, whole-body wellness experience guided by
medical research and evidence-based medicine to offer guests trusted
solutions to improve quality of life. The Mayo Clinic Diet is the
official diet developed by Mayo Clinic, based on research and clinical
experience and detailed in the book of the same name, published in 2010
as a book and now a consumer online offering. Better provides
individuals and families with their own Personal Health Assistant (PHA)
to ensure expert coordination, continuity and advocacy across all
aspects of their health care and wellness. In addition to their
dedicated personal health assistant, Better provides its members with
tailored Mayo Clinic health information, 24/7 access to Mayo’s
experienced and highly-skilled nurses and a Mayo Clinic symptom checker,
all delivered through a iOS and Android mobile application. For more
information, please visit www.mayoclinic.org/healthyliving,
www.mayoclinic.org/dietsubscription and www.getbetter.com.
About Aetna Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified
health care benefits companies, serving an estimated 46 million people
with information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products
and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral
health, group life and disability plans, and medical management
capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers’
compensation administrative services and health information technology
products and services. Aetna’s customers include employer groups,
individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health
plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored
plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see
www.aetna.com and learn about how Aetna is helping to build a healthier
world. @aetna
About Ora.TV Ora.TV is a television production studio and on-demand
digital network with its home at www.ora.tv. Ora (which means
“now” in Italian) launched in July 2012 with “Larry King
Now,” available on Hulu and on Ora.tv, and is viewed millions of
times per month online, and broadcast on TV around the world.
Ora.TV’s other programming includes Politicking with Larry King
(globally distributed both digitally and on linear TV), NewsBreaker,
NewsBreaker en Espanol, Daily ReHash, DweebCast, and the recently
launched Off The Grid with Jesse Ventura. In April 2013, Ora.TV acquired
Stick Figure Studios, an Emmy award-winning documentary and reality
series production company based in New York. Stick Figure is the
producer of Catching Hell, which premiered on The Weather Channel on
June 1 and airs digitally on Ora.TV. Ora.TV is funded by America Movil,
the leading Latin American wireless service provider, with a majority
interest held by noted global business leader Carlos Slim Helu.
About Good Housekeeping Since its inception over 128 years ago, Good
Housekeeping has been the brand that women turn to for tested and
trusted information. Powered by the Good Housekeeping Research Institute
and the Good Housekeeping Seal and Green Good Housekeeping Seal, she can
be confident that she will find quality and value for every aspect of
her life. Content that delivers the “service of discovery” –
innovative features, tips, and tools designed to delight, surprise and
enrich her everyday routine. Good Housekeeping’s distinctive
coverage of food, beauty, style, health and home is presented to the
reader in a colorful and contemporary package. In a world inundated with
misinformation, Good Housekeeping empowers our audience to be smart
consumers and always in-the-know women.
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