World Famous “Nutrition Twins” Partner With HYD Films & QuenchTV To Pilot Living2Eat, A Unique and Innovative Verite-Comedy Television Program
Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 25, 2013 -- Most people don’t know you can be healthier without giving up all the things you love. With millions of fans already following, internationally recognized registered dietitian nutritionists, certified personal trainers and authors, The Nutrition Twins (identical twins Lyssie Lakatos and Tammy Lakatos-Shames) show us how to eat and feel better -- while still having it all. Thanks to the misadventures of their quirky neighbor (actress and musician Heather Edwards), who embodies the habits and guilty pleasures of the everywoman, the infectiously energetic and approachable Nutrition Twins battle nutritional no-no’s, junk food habits and promote active lifestyles. It all propels them on an endless supply of entertaining, hilarious and informative road-trips, explorations and unexpected challenges. The result: creative, doable food and fitness solutions which double up on energy, nutrition and fun!
This program is being piloted for cable TV broadcast in 2013.
“QuenchTV is proud to join the Nutrition Twins, Marc Raco and G.F. Roberts (HYD Films) in bringing this innovative, helpful and fun program to the American people,” said Michael Holstein, President of QuenchTV and a TV development executive and entertainment attorney. “This project is truly unique, as it manages to be educational and entertaining, with real takeaway lessons. Plus we have amazing and proven star power with the twins. We’re delighted and honored to be working on this show with Tammy and Lyssie.”
Both carrying the credentials of RDN, CDN, CFT, Tammy and Lyssie – the Nutrition Twins – have been featured regularly as the nutrition experts on Good Morning America Health, The Discovery Health channel, Fox News Channel, NBC, Bravo, WABC-TV, WPIX-TV, CBS, The Learning Channel, FitTV, Oxygen Network, Fox & Friends and Fox 5's Good Day New York. They have also appeared on The Tyra Banks Show and The Doctors and numerous other on-line and on-air entities. The Huffington Post named them as one of the Top 20 Nutrition Experts to follow on Twitter, and they boast nearly 4 million followers on Pinterest.
The twins are nutrition experts and bloggers for celebrity host of Dancing with the Stars Brooke Burke’s wildly popular Modernmom.com site, MSN.com’s health site, Fitbie.com, for the American Council on Exercise’s Acefitness.org and they are Review Board members for Upwave, Turner Broadcasting’s new Wellness site. They have become sought after contributors by many print and online publications, including Cosmopolitan, Self, Good Housekeeping, Vogue, InStyle, Woman's Day, EveryDay with Rachael Ray, Woman's World, Parents, First for Women, Oxygen, Muscle Media, OK! Magazine, Star Magazine, Fitness, Glamour, People, Health, O Magazine, Lifetime, Reader's Digest, The New York Daily News, Women's Health and Fitness, Health and Family Circle magazines. The twins have also given lectures to countless Fortune 500 companies and have been awarded and recognized by their peers in the industry with awards and accolades. More information about the twins is available at http://www.NutritionTwins.com.
“We are so excited about this project!” said Tammy Lakatos-Shames. “Marc and GF have put together a great concept to showcase what we do and how we can help men and women get the most out of life through their dietary and fitness choices.” “This team is just incredible,” added Lyssie Lakatos. “We’ve had so much fun developing this program, and we can’t wait to get our message out to the American people and help energize the world!”
The current cast is rounded out with the addition of Heather Edwards, who plays the “every woman” in the program. Heather is an extremely accomplished New York City musician as well as professional actor. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and moved to Nashville to experience the many facets of the music industry. She also has a classical CD project and a musical in the works. As an actor Heather has appeared in numerous film and television projects and has frequently performed professional sketch comedy.
Living 2 Eat is latest pilot attached to QuenchTV, which currently has several other programs in production or development, including The Regulars, Foodie & The Beast, Design & Dine, DJTV, Snacks of The Roundtable and Party Chasers. Previously Quench TV has produced A Chance to Dance, with Nigel Lythgoe Productions, which had its initial season air on Ovation in the Summer of 2012.
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Marc Raco is a multi-award winning director, producer and editor of feature films, music videos and marketing videos, for which he has been recognized with eight Telly Awards and two Horizon Interactive Awards. He also produces and directs an ongoing animated web series based on his popular podcast Monkey Radio with Marc (which features high profile guests and boasts more than a half-million downloads) and produced/directed the radio show The Extraordinary Catholic. Marc is a working comedian who was a featured writer for comedypop.com, has penned several short plays, television pilot scripts and directs the creative content for a brand specializing in information for men on cooking.
G.F. Roberts (HYD Films) is a writer, director and DP, who has been shooting independent film in New York City for more than fifteen years. His projects range from comedy and horror features to television and music video. His film The Citizen Core was an official selection in the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. Sarah’s Demons, a horror short was an official selection in the 2008 Bare Bones Film Festival. His latest feature film Aversion was an official selection in the 2011 Fantasia International Film Festival. He has since shot several digital projects including music videos, travel docs and reality TV, and is developing an animated holiday-themed project.
Michael Holstein (QuenchTV) is an award-winning producer, entertainment lawyer, restaurateur and entrepreneur. Michael has been involved at all levels of the entertainment industry for over 14 years, during which he has produced TV programs, commercials, web-based series and interactive products. Most recently, he served as Executive Producer of A Chance to Dance, a dance competition series he produced with Nigel Lythgoe Productions which aired in the summer of 2012 on the Ovation network (a second season has been ordered). Prior, he was the Executive Producer for Trabant Trek, an adventure travel series currently airing around the world on the Travel Channel and Distinctive Digs, a web series about unique homes for MRISTV.com, an award-winning video marketing property that Michael conceived and produced. In his legal work, Michael has served as Associate General Counsel for WETA, one of the nation's largest public television companies producing national shows like In Performance At the White House, The PBS NewsHour and the documentaries of Ken Burns. He also owns an award-winning restaurant in Rockville, MD (http://www.QuenchNation.com). More information about Michael is available at http://www.vimeo.com/michaelholstein or http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3316797/
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The sizzle reel for Living2Eat is viewable at http://www.facebook.com/QuenchTV. The full-length trailer – designed to show proof of performance – is available on request. For more information on the program or the twins, please contact Michael Holstein at Michael(at)QuenchNation(dot)com.
Michael Holstein, QuenchTV, http://www.QuenchNation.com, +1 (202) 441-6465, [email protected]
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