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No need to hold the mayo here! As the CEO and founder of Hampton Creek, Josh Tetrick is the man behind Just Mayo– and a man who’s on a mission to make it easier for everyone to eat better.
- If you were stranded on a deserted island, and only one vegetable grew on that island, what vegetable would you want it to be? I’m not such a fan of vegetables but if I were to choose one, I’d go with carrots. They’re crunchy and, more importantly, with its high level of vitamin A I’d be able to have good eyesight in order to escape the lions living on the island.
- What is your healthiest habit? Now that’s an area I can do much better in. Probably the best thing I do for my health is taking my dog Jake out for walks. Hopefully I’ll do enough dog walks to cancel out the bad food I eat during football season.
- What is your go-to nutritious breakfast? Nothing fancy – just a plain bagel and sometimes cereal. And coffee. Always a coffee. I’m taking a step in the right direction by including a banana too. Baby steps, I know.
- What are the 3 items that are always in your fridge/pantry? I could eat noodles all day long. I also always have hot sauce and, of course, a jar of Just Mayo. Did I mention Just Mayo goes well on everything? Ha!
- What is your favorite workout? I like lifting weights though it’s hard for me mentally knowing that my once tiny baby brother can now lift much more than I can. In my defense, he’s grown to 6’5″ and 220lbs of pure muscle. He still thinks I can beat him up, though.
- Who is your fitness hero? My mom. (I wrote that to make her day – it’s really Lebron James.)
- How do you take your water – sparkling, flat, over ice, or another way? I’m easy – just from the sink and I’m good to go.
- What is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate. And the edible cookie dough at work.
- What is your healthy eating philosophy? Everything in moderation.
- What is your go-to nutritious family dinner dish? I’ve learned to make a mean bean burrito. I don’t know where I got the recipe, but I can eat it three days in a row and not get tired.
- What is the best health advice you’ve ever received? Move around. I read that sitting down all day is one of the worst things you can do. So I make a conscious effort to move around all day – I don’t even have a desk. It does make carrying a computer around and typing at the same time difficult so if you ever get an email from me with a typo, that’s why!
