WELCOME TO CARROT DOG!

Being a foodie chef for as long as I can remember, becoming a nurse/health educator and transformational lifestyle coach, being plant-based myself, my love for hot dogs, my desire to see healthier food options in our communities, and creating a bigger why were the roads that led to the leap of faith and launch of Food for Thought Café and Carrot Dog.

Somewhere between watching my mother in the kitchen, public television cooking shows and easy bake ovens, I unearthed my culinary artist and foodie. And, since being a kid growing up in Augusta, GA, I have always loved hot dogs.  What I didn’t enjoy later on in life, was not really knowing what I was eating in a hot dog. I have been plant-based for number of years.  So, I wanted to create a damn good, guilt-free plant-based, all vegan dog. 

In the healthcare arena, I’ve served many clients who have had challenges with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, heart disease and diabetes, yet lack the diet and lifestyle habits to support their health.  I think about the parallel of those same health disparities having a significant presence in underserved and communities of color, and  how Carrot Dog can serve as a platform to expand the conversation about the benefits of choosing a healthy lifestyle.  

And, perhaps true to the law of attraction, I stumbled upon this “carrot dog” concept in 2015 while visiting Peace n' Loaf Café in San Juan,  Puerto Rico.  I took the concept of the “carrot dog” to my kitchen lab in 2016 and launched three years later in May 2019.