The Nutrition Twins with their best friend at age 7! Can you guess who she is and which healthy snack company she owns today?
Here we are when we were seven years old with our very best friend. Even then, she had the confidence, energy, and determination of someone who was going places. Today, she owns an impressive healthy snack company, and she is sharing something special with our readers: five lucky followers will receive a two-month supply of her healthier version of the number one craved snack. Do you recognize this little girl, and can you name her company?
Below are a few clues from our childhood to help you figure out who this adorable little girl was, how we knew her, and why it makes so much sense that she eventually created a healthy snack brand. Looking back, the signs were there from the very beginning. She was organized, business-minded, active, and already had a natural love for better-for-you foods.
Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur: Our first business started when we were just seven years old, and she was right there with us. We called it TML Co., which stood for Tammy, M, and Lyssie Company. She was the “M” in our little neighborhood operation. We offered odd jobs around the block, and when someone answered the door, we would roll down a sign that listed all of our services. It may have been a childhood business, but we took it seriously. We were proud, motivated, and ready to work.
Who handled the money? M was in charge of the earnings, and she was good at it. Even as a child, she had the strongest business sense of the group. That same practical, organized, entrepreneurial spirit is one of the reasons it is no surprise that she went on to build a successful healthy snack company. We kept our money in a straw briefcase, which felt very official at the time. We only lost our earnings once, when they blew away while we were busy weeding a lawn for one of our neighborhood jobs.
Where did TML eat our snacks? After school, we had a very specific snack routine. We would stop at our house first so M could eat celery with cream cheese, because her mom did not buy that rich spread. Then we would go to M’s house and eat celery with Jif peanut butter, because our mom only bought pure crushed peanuts. After that, we would drink skim milk and pretend it was coffee. It was our version of an afternoon treat, and everyone got something they liked. Even then, snacks were a big part of our friendship.
What sport did we play? When we met M, she played soccer, and she was a superstar in our eyes. We wanted to be just like her, so we started playing too. We practiced constantly and followed her lead whenever we could. Wherever M was, we were usually close behind. She was active, talented, and inspiring, and we admired the way she threw herself into what she loved.
A healthy eater from the start: M liked healthy foods long before healthy snacks became a business category. When we were little and did not want to eat our salad, we would secretly pass our vegetables to her behind our mom’s back. She ate them without complaint. She genuinely liked them. That love of better-for-you foods, combined with her natural business mind, makes her path seem almost obvious now. A smart entrepreneur who enjoyed healthy eating from childhood? It is no wonder she eventually created her own healthy snack line.
Guess what? M is giving five lucky readers a two-month supply of her healthy version of the number one craved snack. The prize will arrive in a tote bag delivered right to the winner’s doorstep. So here is the big question: who do you think M is, and what is the name of her healthy snack company?