www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday November 10, 2006 - 21 People across the country learning Mom's Healthy Secrets By Krissie Rutherford OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF coming back for more. "I honestly felt like a drug dealer," said Julie, What started in Neera laughing. "I'd get calls Aurora's Oakville kitchen from people saying, `I'm is now on the shelves of out, can I get some more?' major retailers across the "It got to the point country. where I was leaving bags It's called Mom's outside the front door for Healthy Secrets, and so far people to pick up. the line includes two Sometimes I had to tell brands of cereal -- tropi- people my mom was on cal fruit and raisin. strike." "These are the first of Now, the cereal is availmany, many able at secrets," said "I honestly felt Dominion, IGA, Mom's daugh- like I was a drug Whole Foods ter, Julie. "It's dealer. I'd get and other retailjust the begin- calls from people ers across ning." Canada. saying, `I'm out, The 29Mom's reacyear-old decid- can I get some tion: "Relief," ed to bring the more?'" she said, smilcereal to maring. "Thank ket because Julie Aurora, on God I don't the demand the demand for her have to make it was over- mother's cereal anymore." whelming. Her "gourSo overwhelming, in met oatmeal cereal," as she fact, that Mom couldn't calls it, is oat-based and keep up. includes almost 50 per cent "It took me eight hours fruit, nut and seed content. to make about 75 bags (of There's no sugar added, the the cereal), and it was ingredients are all natural, gone in two hours," said the cereal has no trans fat, Neera, who prefers to go is a cholesterol free source by Mom. "It was that of energy, is based on comquick." plex carbohydrates and Friends, neighbours includes 20 per cent of the and many of the people daily recommended fiber taking yoga classes she intake. instructs started trying "I started making this her cereal, and then kept for my family because I www.shaferauction.com BARRIE ERSKINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER HOMEGROWN BREAKFAST: Oakville's Neera and Julie Aurora (l to r) are seen here with two brands of cereal Neera started making for her family years ago. Due to popular demand, Mom's Healthy Secrets recently hit the shelves of major retailers across the country. know how important stomachs. Her own mom food is medicine. My breakfast is," said Mom, lived to age 94 without ever thinking was like that." who added her daughters seeing a doctor or developWhen she noticed were "very active" growing ing a chronic disease. options on the shelves up." "When I was in India, I weren't as healthy in A native of India, Mom never went to see a doc- Canada, Mom started was raised with the belief tor," said Mom. "The way I that food isn't just to fill was raised, they believe working on her own. "I had to find some solutions to give them something healthy, quick and tasty," she said. "I started experimenting with the cereal." "It was literally formulated for our family," added Julie. "Mom would make batch after batch." Her yoga students in Oakville started asking how Mom, at age 57, was still looking so young. "She's a mom, she's teaching yoga, she's very busy, and yet her energy levels were phenomenal and she looks great," said Julie. "People started asking what her secret was." That's when Mom introduced her students to the cereal. "They all found a difference in their energy," she said. 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