As part of my new web series, The Role Model In You, here is my most recent interview. The Role Model In You series discusses how individuals were influenced as a child to lead a healthy lifestyle. It covers who influenced these individuals, the changes they made in their life to be healthy, and the message they would like to convey to the youth of today. Our guests include doctors, soccer stars, Super Bowl champions, NBA players, Olympic gold medalist, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and just regular people looking to share their story. I hope you enjoy it!

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?

Steve Capoccia

2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?

My parents

Favorite story is the one told by childhood friend Bill McCarthy:

“We were all outside playing whiffle ball in Steve’s yard and his mother came out and said ‘I have some sweet treats for everyone’. So we all stopped the game and ran into the house thinking about chocolate chip cookies or brownies. Imagine our shock when we saw that Mrs. Capoccia had this big plate out of par-boiled just picked sweet corn on the cob! But, we ate it all, it was so sweet!”

3. What did they do to inspire you?

Equated food with healthy living

4. How did their lesson change your life?

More control of my daily life.

5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?

Yes to anyone who will listen to the idea of eating simply by avoiding anything that is processed – including restaurants where you do not have control of the ingredients.

6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?

Avoid all processed food and make everything yourself from ‘scratch’ as much as you can.

7. Do you have a web site you would like to promote….web address only?

No.