Laurie Lloyd, a Miami-based holistic health coach and nutritionist and founder of LivLight—a non-intimidating guide to , health, and well-being—has appreciated the wonders (and tastes) of good food since she was a child.
While friends stuck to the kids' menu, Lloyd had a father who loved cooking up unique and . "My dad is a terrific cook and exposed us to all types of food since we were very little.
I remember eating things like saffron risotto and lamb cannelloni as a young child—not very common for a midwest family in the '80s," she says.Llyod inherited her dad's enthusiasm in the kitchen. "I've always enjoyed being in the kitchen and creating 'concoctions!'" she says.