Good health begins with a good foundation. Holistic nutrition focuses on proper nutrition as the basis for optimum health and well being. Our methodology concentrates on life-threatening illness and chronic health conditions by incorporating natural and organic foods into daily nutrition to provide the essential nutrients the body needs during its battle against disease. Our unique approach makes an immediate and profound impact on the lives of our clients and supports long-term prevention of disease by providing the tools necessary to make healthy choices.
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Our Story
Finding the joy in your journey…
Have you ever felt helpless in the midst of all chaos? In your mind and heart you know that you can help, yet you don’t quite know how. You don’t want to impose, or imply yourself amid troubling times. And then, it’s too late and you’re left feeling like “I could have done something more…”
In November of 2007, seven months after having sinus surgery #3, I was diagnosed with Aspergillus disease (life-threatening if not controlled) and underwent sinus surgery #4. On March 17, 2008, my mother suffered a massive heart attack, stroke and lay in a diabetic coma on the floor of her home for two days before being found. I live 12 hours away from my mother. On October 17, 2009 my father suffers a massive heart attack and dies 40 miles outside of Chicago on a road trip to surprise me and my daughter. On August 21, 2010 my daughters god-mother and my dear friend dies from brain and liver cancer after surviving cancer 18 years prior and the next day, August 22, 2010 my step-mother dies from throat cancer. Two months later another dear friend is diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer and she’s not a smoker. Alarms are going off inside of me all over the place. I have never felt so helpless in my life.
“Oh Lord, I have this gift, yet how can I use it to help others?” Having grown up in a household that lived, cooked, healed and survived off of the earth (no McDonald’s in our house), I began to realize how I could use my gift of cooking to the benefit of others. I realized cooking is my purpose. At an early age, I learned to cook for life. I was taught that we should not live to eat but, eat to live. Food is the foundation for life. Grandma’s Soup was just a thought 19 years ago when my gift of cooking chased me down. I let go of the dream of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon, changed my course of studies and completed a degree in Culinary Arts at Kendall College. Still hungry for a purpose more than just cooking, I continued my studies at Le Cordon Bleu completing with a degree in Culinary Arts Management and Nutrition. Still unsure of what to do with my gift, I began teaching cooking classes. I discovered that I enjoyed it and that it was rewarding to be able to teach someone how to eat healthy and enjoy cooking all at the same time.
We are in the midst of the most profound transformation in human history and a tidal wave of change is sweeping through communities everywhere. With hunger statistics off the charts, 52.5{83319b28ffaf758a19fca1a94636613a1f6b78d822483999ade938b4d848ab9d} of all US deaths steming from heart disease, cancer and diabetes, 25{83319b28ffaf758a19fca1a94636613a1f6b78d822483999ade938b4d848ab9d} of our population suffering from obesity and food allergies on the rise, Grandma’s Soup can be the change that you want to see.
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away! Often there is nothing more than the spark of an idea and the willingness to step out on faith to impact change, make a difference and start a revolution. Grandma’s Soup is the change that I want to be.
Becoming a Client
The First Step
Becoming a client is the first step on your road to a healthier you. Making healthy dietary and lifestyle changes will dramatically increase your body’s natural ability to fight disease and prevent illness.
To find out whether or not our services are for you, please complete the online client intake application. The information gathered in this phase of the program, gives us an opportunity to evaluate your information and comprise a meal plan that is best suited for you and your illness.
Once you become a client, our client liaison will contact you to schedule your in-person consultation. During your in-person consultation, we will cover your individualized meal plan, meal delivery & pick-up schedule and the terms and conditions associated with our services.
Our Meals
Healthy Bodies, One Meal at a Time
You do not have to be sick to receive our meals! Food is the foundation of Grandma’s Soup. Good health begins with a good foundation. Our meals are made from scratch using fresh, natural, organic products such as GOMBS (greens, onions, mushrooms, beans & berries and nuts & seeds) as part of the foundation for meal preparation.
Grandma’s Soup is able to accommodate a wide range of dietary needs and restrictions. Grandma’s Soup’s meals are available to individuals and families affected by life-threatening illness, chronic health conditions, short term illness, food allergies, and to those who just want to eat healthy.
Clients of suffering from a life-threatening or chronic illness will receive meals via delivery for themselves and their family for up to three months regardless of their ability to pay. If meals are needed for a period of time beyond the initial three months, we will continue to provide meals based on the needs of the client. Meals are also available for those individuals and families who just want to eat healthy.
Meal Ordering
Grandma’s Soup delivers meals to residents living in the Evanston, Wilmette and Skokie communities. Our meals are made from scratch using fresh, all natural and organic products. For your convenience all meals are prepared fresh daily and delivered ready to heat and eat.
How it works
Ordering meals is easy. Each week we post a new menu. Simply take a look at the menu options, click on meal or item of choice, place your order by 9 pm, Thursday of that week and your food is on its way the following week. There is no long term contract to sign and standing orders are accepted. Order for yourself, a friend, neighboring family as a gift or someone in need.
Meal Delivery
Meals are delivered according to your selected day and time. Meals are transported in industry specific containers and for food safety reasons, will not be left in a cooler on your doorstep unless otherwise agreed to in writing. Simply set the table, follow the reheating instructions and you’ll have a delicious, healthy, gourmet meal on the table in minutes. Bon Appetite!