Chef's Choice: Korean chef likes healthy food options, says no to hot dogs

 In Chef's Choice, the Naperville Sun asks local chefs to share their culinary background and experiences and talk about a featured dish found on their menu.

This week, we speak with Youree Yu, 38, owner of Kogii Kogii Express at 1763 Freedom Drive, whose culinary experiences include working in her parents' Korean restaurant in Sydney, Australia, for seven years and at Sydney's Intercontinental Hotel, where she cooked and provided catering services. Yu also owns another Korean barbecue restaurant in Deerfield that opened in 2015.

Healthy food choices at your fingertips

Once exclusive to speciality health food stores, organic food is now a regular feature in most supermarkets, and in Dubai, you can shop for it from the comfort of your home in just four clicks. In November last year, Farmbox.ae started a subscription of organic fruits and veggies with home delivery all across the UAE.

How it works

Log onto the website and choose from three box options - fruit only, veggies only, and a mix of fruits and veggies. Upon selecting the desired product and box size, you can choose to have it delivered to you every week or every second week. Adding to convenience, the service accepts credit cards online, eliminating the hassle of handling cash on delivery.

Positive perspective on eating healthy food helps you lose weight

I've accepted that many people don't want to meet with a dietitian. It's assumed that we're going to suggest eating bland, healthy, nutritious food, and avoiding all the tasty treats. Quite frankly, sometimes a version of that is true, causing a vicious cycle to occur.

Clients are annoyed that they must give up the fun foods, and every follow-up appointment is a discussion about how they feel deprived and can't imagine another day without their drinks, sweets and fries.

Embracing the shift toward collective leadership

The following is an opinion article written by Rebecca Braitling, Poyee Chiu, and Suzanne Covelli-Buntley, founding partners at Inspirawork.

In this new era of digital transformation, we can all agree that change is the only constant. Organizations are facing new challenges as they continue to strive for growth and add value to their customers. We need to create a supportive work environment that is conducive to collective learning and growth, and transform leadership from an individual act into a collective process.

10 Ways Parents Can Teach Their Children To Be Leaders

All parents want their children to be successful. Parents naturally want kids to be viewed as courageous leaders, willing to take on any challenge. However, instilling leadership traits in children takes a lot of practice and patience.

We could probably debate all day on what it means for kids to reach their maximum potential, but there are a few things psychologists agree can set your child apart. I’ve listed 10 of these below to get the ball rolling. And who knows — maybe you could learn a thing or two as well! After all, isn’t that what parenting is all about?

1. Have Them Try Out Sports

Most parents would agree that having your kids do sports can teach them about teamwork, which is a significant component of leadership. However, according to the Washington Post, 70% of kids drop out of sports by age 13. This can be attributed to several factors, including a lack of interest, the prospects of not playing in college and discovering alternative sports such as skateboarding.