1. GO HEALTHY GREEN & LOCAL Want To Raise The Bar At Your Community Event? Make Your Culinary Attractions Truly Healthy And Appealing!

2. Understand Your Audience  Take Surveys at each event to discover  PREFERENCES :  Traditional/comfort foods  Something new & different  EXPECTATIONS based on - how event is promoted and perceived  Demographics  Visitors?  Local?  Background: - ethnic -socio-economic -education

3. How to make it healthy & still Ono-licious!  Offer traditional foods made with healthier ingredients:  Organic or “local transitional”  Use natural flavorings vs. artificial flavor enhancers

4. USE LOCALLY GROWN FRESH PRODUCE  SOYBEANS (organic- non GMO) w/garlic & Hawaiian sea salt  AVOCADO SANDWICH w/lettuce, tomato & fresh baked whole grain bread  SALAD w/baby greens &/or romaine, Japanese cucumbers, cherry tomatoes & yellow bell peppers  DRESSING – lemon juice, olive oil, fresh herbs, sea salt  CRUDITES w/ yogurt ranch or basil pesto dip

5. Hawaiian  KALUA TURKEY – less fat  BROWN RICE (or hapa rice)  VEGGIE LAU LAU w/ TARO  TARO POKE  HAUPIA TAPIOCA  TARO CHIPS

6. HEALTHY SNACKS  ORGANIC POPCORN w/ olive oil, sesame salt -nutritional yeast or roasted seaweed  KA’U ORANGE WEDGES  APPLE BANANAS & PINAPPLE dipped in chocolate sauce  KAHUKU WATERMELON

7. BEVERAGES  MAMAKI TEA & MINT TEA w/ local honey  LEMONADE w/ local lemons and honey  ICED GINGER TEA w/local lime & honey  SMOOTHIES w/ papaya, banana, pineapple, etc.

8. DESSERTS & SWEETS  RAW FRUIT PIES w/ nut/raisin crust  KABOKA PUMPKIN PIE w/ whole grain crust  PURPLE SWEET POTATOE PIE w/ haupia sauce  RAW CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

9. How to get the best value without compromising quality:  FOOD VENDORS  Find new businesses who need the exposure - cooking demo  Find sponsors who want the exposure  NEGOTIATE to create a win/win situation for everyone  “DO-IT-YOURSELF” -certified kitchen -culinary students -volunteers to assist -create your own menus  MORE CONTROL -COST -QUALITY

10. CONCLUSION: Why go that extra mile? Because your audience will remember having an extraordinary experience which will bring them back again and again.  There is a rapidly growing trend toward becoming healthier. Show them how easy and tasty it can be to eat healthy. -broadens attendance -important to support local “organic” and “transitional” growers -also gives them a sense of being connected to community and Nature.