Rishi, Student, Franklin K. Lane High School, Brooklyn

"Before i joined the HealthCorps i used to feel bad about myself after every meal, but now i dont.

"Thanks to Ms. Abromowitz and Ms. Anders of HealthCorps. They taught me that i can eat all the things i love with out it being way too fattening. It was simple really, all done through a process called 'Substitution'. All substitution is, is getting out the negative things such as sugar and fats in your foods and replace them with things like Blue Agave Nectar and putting a source of Fiber into it. All of this may sound strange and hard to do but in fact its not and they even taught me how to do it. They created an after school Cooking Club that allowed student to come in and have fun while cooking and then eating, Im telling you it was love at first Bite!!! We have made a numerous amount of food such as pizza and pasta and salsa but my favorite item still remains the Coconut Lime Pudding Pie!!! i had as much fun eating it as i did cooking it and can u believe that the main ingrediant is avacado! Then at the end of the Year when we have all become a family we publish a cookbook with all of our recipes. Joining HealthCorps was one of the best things i ever done, the only thing that tops it is losing the weight that i son wanted to lose!!! So thank you Ms. Abromowitz and Ms. Anders for you have helped me reach a goal that i alone could not have done!!!"