Recently, I was offered the opportunity to interview Joey Fortman as a part of the Quaker Oats Muller yogurt campaign. Of course, I said yes since I think the world of that amazing lady.

See our Q&A below:

Tell me [and my readers] a little about yourself : I am a mom-most importantly to a 4 year old named Boston-and one on the way.  I am originally from a small town in Illinois but always said I wanted to be a ‘big city girl’.  After many years of moving all over the country chasing a dream-I landed in Philadelphia as a newlywed when my new husband got a great job opportunity.  Upon our Philly arrival-I got pregnant.  I was a radio host at stations all over the country until they eliminated my position the day I was to return from maternity leave in Philadelphia.  At that point, media was going through major changes.  Facebook & Twitter took over my media life!  As my newborn grew the more questions I had to ask my ‘internet friends’  about this whole MOM thing!  And from there my life changed forever.  I connected with women all over the world online, that later turned into real life friendships offline.

What is your go-to snack for yourself (especially now that you are eating for two!)?  No eating for two for me!!! haha.  Are you kidding? After gaining 60 lbs from first kid-this time around?  I’m totally on my game.  Also, I’m not feeling very well.  (I didn’t have morning sickness with the first-but this time?  Yucko.  Not fun.)  So I try very hard to eat junk.  I can’t eat ‘heavy’ food either.  Muller yogurt is perfect for snacking.  I’m not a fan of Greek Yogurt-but their Greek Corners are some of my favorite!

Has the pregnancy affected your cravings in any way? I actually crave healthy food!  (I know!!  Don’t fall over! lol)  I love and crave ‘milky’ thinks.  Ahem.  Ice cream AND yogurt!!  What a great combo right!! haha

What do you tend to stock for the family?My son is very picky.  He’s a typical kid who LOVES typical kid food.  One really GREAT thing is that he loves broccoli & yogurts.  I could tell you that he eats amazingly healthy foods, but in reality that’s not being realistic! lol.  Not at all.  I’ve tried everything to get him to eat veggies on his own-but he’s not having any of that.  I love finding foods that have veggies built in.  But yogurt?  He’d eat 10 of them if I let him!  He LOVES it.
Tell me about some of the fun opportunities to burn off some calories around the Philadelphia area. One of our favorite things to do is hit up Morris Arboretum in Chestnut Hill!  All the Arboretums in the Philly area are great with fun, family activities-but we love Morris because of the awesome train display they have!  Another family fun find is dropping everything for the day and heading into the city to enjoy Franklin Square!  Pack a snack bag with Muller, some disposable spoons and hit up their awesome mini golf game filled with great Philadelphia landmarks!
Is there anything else you would like to share with my readers today about yourself or Quaker Oats & Muller brands?  Muller yogurt is more than ‘just a yogurt’.  They can be fun too!  Make designs by dropping blueberries or other fruits into the yogurts.  You can dunk them, swirl them and even allow the kids to play in them!  They are a great alternative to chips and candy for a fun after school snack.

Joey currently hosts Better Philly on WPHL-17 & she’s also a contributing parenting expert on Fox, NBC and other traditional media outlets. Joey has been featured nationally on Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, Anderson Cooper, Redbook, The Talk & The Newlywed Game.

{Disclosure: I was sent a box of Muller yogurt by Quaker Oats. All thoughts and opinions are my own — and I will add here that the Muller yogurt was awesome and perfectly proportioned for my new diet! Love it.}

Love the corner with add-ins to taste.

Greek yogurt with corner add-ins is my new love in life.

Totally there when I needed a quick yummy snack. Muller Fruit-Up delivers.