At the age of 5, my identical twin sister was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic. This was a very traumatic time for our whole family. From that day forward, our family learned to eat healthier and avoid refined sugar. I was constantly being tested for diabetes. So, all my life, I have tried to stay away from refined sugar. Everything has sugar in it, from breakfast cereal to ketchup. Virtually every product on the shelf of your grocery store has sugar listed as an ingredient. I was restricted to what I could eat. Its was very hard, especially as a child and as a teenager. I know how important a good clean nutritional diet is to support good health.

Later, when my oldest daughter decided to go vegan, I began to experiment in the kitchen, and I made my very first pumpkin pie mousse. I couldn't believe I could make a dessert, that tasted like pumpkin pie, yet had no refined sugar, was gluten-free, vegan, preservative free. This was a whole new world for me! In the last few years, I have perfected the mousse. As a promise, I will always make The Healthy Mousse with love, positive energy and a loving soul.