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Alysia Reiner
Actress, Producer, Mother, Humanitarian, Environmentalist
Alysia is an award winning actress, producer, mother, humanitarian, and outspoken environmentalist.
As an actress, Alysia won a Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Performance for an Ensemble Cast) playing Christine, Jack's fiancee and then bride, in the Oscar-winning film "Sideways.". Alysia's other film credits include "Not For Nothing", Arranged", "Kissing Jessica Stein," "One Last Thing," "The A List," "For Love of the Game" with Kevin Costner, "Row Your Boat" with Jon Bon Jovi, "The Narrow Gate," "Hourly Rates," "3 Body Problem," and "The Stand In." Her latest film "The Vicious Kind" was produced by Neil LaBute, premiered at Sundance 2009, was nominated for two independent Spirit Awards.
Among her many stage roles, she starred in the New York Premiere of "Pentecost" by Tony-winning playwright David Edgar, and starred in the provocative two character play "An Oak Tree" with Tim Crouch, which won a Special Obie Award. Her portrayal of June Miller in "Anais Nin: One Of Her Lives" was critically acclaimed, as was her turn in "Wasps In Bed" at The Beckett Theater, of which the New York Times wrote "Alysia Reiner is priceless." This summer she originated the role of Tina Modotti in "Modotti". Other New York theater includes "Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy With A Somewhat Happy Ending" at The Public Theater, "Jayson With a Y," "Manhattan Cassanova" with Mercedes Ruehl, and "Love in the Age of Narcissism" and "Dating Games," both with her husband, actor David Alan Basche. Alysia has appeared on stages around the country; from the Sundance Filmmakers Lab in Utah to The Matrix Theatre in LA to The Forum Theater in New Jersey; and around the world from The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland to The Royal Court Theatre in London.
Alysia's many TV roles include “Blue Bloods,” "The Sopranos," "Law & Order" (all 3 shows), "30 Rock," "White Collar," "Love Monkey," "The Drew Carey Show," "The Practice," "The Jury," "Family Law," "Jack & Jill," and series lead in the pilot "An Englishman in New York."
Speed Grieving, the short film that Alysia created, produced and stars in, had it's World Premiere at The Hamptons International Film Festival, and has since been invited to over a dozen more film festivals and has won multiple awards.
As a new mother, she was featured on Celebrity Baby Scoop, is a guest scout on Stroller Traffic, is a celebrity green momma spokesperson for Ruby Pinwheels, and was recently asked to be an official spokeswoman for Best For Babes, an organization that works to change how we view and support breast feeding, and gives moms the solutions they need to make it work.
Alysia is a champion of all things eco-friendly, and she and her husband recently used their own home as a way to share information about building green. Their brownstone renovation in Harlem was featured on television's "World's Greenest Homes" and "Renovation Nation"; in various magazines like Dwell, Gotham, and The Nest; and they allowed the environmentally friendly construction process to be chronicled on Web sites such as Dwell.com and Kohler.com.
She was recently recognized as an INTELLIGENT OPTIMIST in Ode Magazine: http://bit.ly/n3yAPf and profiled by New York Women in Film and Television as a woman to watch: http://bit.ly/npMKLV.
Alysia is on the board of The Broad Collective, and is involved with many charities including The Cancer Support Community, Habitat for Humanity, Our Time Theatre Company, 52nd Street Project, Actors for Autism, Joyful Heart Foundation, Comp2Kids, GEMS, and Circle of Health International.
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Easy Secrets to Healthy Eating for Kids
Alysia ReinerOctober 10
Everyone wants their kids to eat healthy, right? We have all seen the new food plate instead of pyramid. We all want them to eat a ton of veggies, fruits and whole grains, and no sugar, artificial stuff or white foods. But how exactly do we achieve that?
When I first had my daughter Liv, I truly had no clue. I read SUPER BABY FOODS and was completely overwhelmed. But I was willing to do anything for my babe, so I joined a CSA, started cooking more, experimenting more and here is what I learned:
1. Kids Want to Eat Whatever You Eat
Kids have an insanely awesome truth radar. If you don’t really want to eat it, they won’t either. So the best way to get your kids to eat healthy is start to do it yourself. Start to love your veggies and they will, too. Chomp on celery and they will want to also.
With the heat this summer, I started not being hungry in the morning, but it’s so important to me that Liv sees me have breakfast with her every morning. I want her to see a mom that eats healthy, that walks the walk. So I started doing green protein shakes based on my fabulous doctor’s book REVIVE. (www.drfranklipman.com). Now of course she wants one every morning too!
Now I have to be honest, the first time I made a green one, it was a bit hard to believe it would be good, but I closed my eyes and YUM! And now it’s something we share each day. And I will then also give her some other good stuff, a bowl of oatmeal or gluten-free sprouted bread with almond butter or her favorite, a mushroom omelette. A green smoothie is a great way to start the day with greens and lots of fluids, which is so key for kids.
Now I know this news of KIDS EAT WHAT YOU DO can be a big bummer if you want a cheeseburger with fries, but that is where awesome sites like www.thesneakychef.com comes in.
She teaches you how to sneak the goods into anything!
2. Keep it Light
As HARD as it is, try not to force feed your kids, beg, bargain or bribe about food. I live for the phrase “it’s not what they eat in a day, its what they eat in a week” that matters.
Some days it’s 10 different veggies, some days not so much. Every book I read on parenting reminds me that food should not be a battleground and when you don’t push, you get better results. I have certainly found it to be true.
3. Get Creative!!!
This is my favorite tip. Let your imagination go wild.
With protein shakes for example, if you call them milkshakes, somehow they get more exciting – for you and the kiddo!
I also make them in all different colors (use different fruits & veggies – tweet me for recipes!) and if you have leftovers,
freeze them in pops and call them ice cream! I am jonzing to get this set: http://www.amazon.com/Tovolo-80-3879-Freezer-Jewel-Pops/dp/B001WAKDMW/ref=pd_sbs_k_6.
Take a mashed sweet potato & make a mountain, then cover it with coconut snow! (Thank you Steve Spielberg & Close Encounters for that idea.)
Make funny faces with veggies – cucumber eyes, cherry tomato nose, corn teeth, you name it.
One snack I love for Liv and she adores that I learned from my childhood is ANTS ON A LOG: take a piece of celery, spread it with almond butter (or peanut butter, hummus, etc) and then sprinkle raisins to look like ants! So much fun.
I have found some super wise women of the web world who are MASTERS at this, momma feeding superheroes like: http://www.todayiatearainbow.com/
4. Keep Talking
Be it at meal time, or in the supermarket, get your kids involved as you shop, cook, and eat – talk to them about their choices.
Liv already knows the word organic & chemicals and she knows if I don’t want her to have something, she will say its because it has chemicals or too much sugar.
Kids love to feel part of choices, and they feel so empowered by knowledge, why do you think they love asking WHY so much?
These tips have helped me a bunch, and hope they help you. I would love to hear from you about any tips you have as well.