Kelly and Georgina Mayhew

Cool Fuel was born not long after our first child, Hannah. And to be quite honest, the whole thing started off rather unexpectedly. We were new to the world of parenting and just finding out that most of the food choices out there are not only processed and filled with preservatives but generally unhealthy as well. So we started making our own fresh food, which turned out not to be very convenient at all, considering how busy we both were.

And that’s about the time the lights came on, because if we were finding it difficult providing a healthy diet for a baby, we could only imagine the challenges facing parents with school-age children. Plus, as a third-grade teacher, Georgina saw firsthand the rise in obesity and lack of classroom attention in those kids who ate junk foods and drank soda. But my experience as a Subway franchisee showed me that most of the kids did know better and would eat healthy if that had a choice.

Everyday I watched kids come in and try their best to make better decisions on their own. At that point, Georgina and I decided to create Cool Fuel as a healthy alternative for parents who care about what their kids eat but are just too busy and don’t have the time to make the meals themselves.

In the process of developing Cool Fuel, we figured we’d need some expert help, so we assembled an expert team of professionals — a nutritionist, a cardiologist and a child behavior psychologist — who all happen to be parents who share similar concerns about the health of our children and what they eat for lunch. Come meet the Cool Fuel Team.