- Hey all, I'm Jessie James Decker,
and today we are going to be
decorating a cookie to look just like me.
I say we, but actually I'm.
I'm going to be doing it.
So let's get started.
(chipper music)
So I'm going to be choosing
this cinnamon cookie.
'Cause I think I have a
pretty good tan going on.
Smells so good, I'm so tempted to bite.
But I'm not going to.
And I'm going to grab a little bit
of this black licorice.
I guess this is more brown.
And I'm going to grab a
little bit of the yellow.
And I'm gonna give myself
a little bit of a root.
I don't know if I'm the best baker, but
I think I'm artistic enough.
So hopefully I can pull this off.
All right, I'm gonna give
myself some eyeballs.
Ooh, this is really fun.
My daughter would love this, actually.
I could use the icing as-- whoops!
(laughs)
Oh, that's not-- okay, that's purple.
So we don't want that one.
This is kind of challenging!
You know, as a country singer I am often
traveling on the road performing.
I just got done on my big tour.
And I played here in the Beacon
here in New York City, so that
was really exciting for me.
But you know, I love traveling.
I love touring, it's one of
my favorite things to do.
I love getting out there
and playing for the fans
and I love bringing the kids
out on the road with me.
Okay, so I am now giving
myself my thick eyebrows.
Gonna give myself a mole.
'Cause I got one right there.
One of the challenges I feel like I face
when I am on the road is not being able
to make anything homemade.
I cook everything.
So I like to do lots of research
before I go to a restaurant
to see how their food
is made, what the ingredients are.
I also have to be cautious because
my daughter Vivianne
has a lot of allergies.
So I have to always be
pretty careful about that.
But you know, health and eating well
are really big things in our household.
Especially to my husband.
Playing football, you
know, for his whole life,
eating well is a top
priority and making sure
you get the proper nutrients.
And so I love that he and I both
agree on that and do our very best
to instill that in our children.
So I'm adding a little bit of the root
that I was talking about.
And I'm gonna see if I can get
this brown licorice to stick to it.
Oh, my God, my daughter
would freak out over this.
This would be the most fun thing ever.
She would make me do a
cookie decorating station
and she would do this everyday.
'Cause everyday as of now, she comes home
and she goes straight
to-- we have like a little
art coloring station for her.
I think, instead of going straight to
the frozen mac and cheese, or
the frozen chicken nuggets,
which-- there's nothing wrong with that.
You know, I've done it too but I think
if you need something quick on the go,
I always think, grab an avocado.
Those are so filling.
They have so many good nutrients in them.
And my kids absolutely love them.
I'll cut them up and I'll put them in
a little bowl with a little fork and
they love to snack on that.
My kids also really, really love grapes.
Grapes are a big one.
Cut them in half because
they're a choking hazard.
When you start training
your kids to feel like
they're getting a treat
in vegetables or fruits,
I mean I'll even get a can of green beans
just to be quick and on the go.
And put those in a bowl
or sometimes I'll heat
them up on the stove with
just a little olive oil,
a little garlic and
onion and oh my goodness,
my kids love that.
They think they're getting a treat.
You just have to train them to
think this is the lifestyle.
And take away those options of
the bad food and the bad snacks
so that they stop asking
for them and they will.
Get in the good habits,
that's what I always say.
Well, you know, I grew
up mostly in the south,
so I do have a lot of
southern influences but
I have Italian blood and...
My mom is from Louisiana
and all the Italians moved over from Italy
to a little town called
Independence in Louisiana.
So my whole life, I was
raised on such a fusion of
Italian food, southern
food, and Cajun food
all combined into one.
So I feel like it really
gave me such a big,
I don't know, palette
for all kinds of foods
and I've never been afraid
to try anything new.
My favorite healthy dish would be
probably grilled salmon over arugula.
Or, I really, really like flanked steak
which is-- it's health, it's
a very thin steak flank steak
over arugula with a little
tomato, a lemon-olive oil
homemade dressing.
I make all of my salad
dressings from scratch.
I do not buy salad dressings.
I think you can make them,
they taste just as delicious.
My big cheat would be a
big, greasy cheeseburger.
I just-- sometimes you just gotta have it.
Or I love a big, greasy chili dog.
I know that's really far out there,
that is not healthy at all but you know,
sometimes every now then you gotta just
splurge a little bit.
Treat yourself.
(ding)
So speaking of healthy
food and healthy choices,
you know, I think a lot of women,
sometimes you get to that
point when you have a toddler
going from that infant
to toddler phase of,
what do you give them?
You're done breastfeeding, they're not
getting breast milk anymore.
And they're not getting formula anymore,
so do you go straight to cow's milk?
You know, what's the solution?
We go to almond milk.
I have a partnership with Enfagrow.
And it's been a really exciting
and fitting partnership
because I do have a 14
month old little boy.
And he really is loving
this toddler drink.
What's really great about Enfagrow is
they have you covered.
That solution is now.
It's there for you.
I wish I would have had
this for my first two kids.
But it's this amazing new toddler drink.
And it has all the
vitamins that your babies
need to continue getting that they're not
getting from formula
or breast milk anymore.
I almost feel like I'm done.
I might add a little
bit of pink to my lips.
'Cause I'm not a big red lipstick person.
But I thought that my only option,
just realized it was not.
(record scratch)
I messed up.
So I have a new single that I released
on my birthday in April
called Roots and Wings.
And I'm really excited
about it 'cause it actually
just went number one on Disney radio.
It's my first number one on radio, so
it's been really exciting
to see how how much
people love it.
I wrote it about where I'm at in my life
and I'm just-- I'm
happy and grateful about
where my dreams have
taken me but I feel like
one thing I will say is
I have never forgotten
my roots and where I've come from.
And I think that's so
important, to go out there
and spread your wings and
have your dream come true
but to never forget about the people that
helped you get there and the roots that,
I don't know, helped bring you up.
So I think I'm finished now.
I feel really good about it.
I almost messed up my lips
but I think I fixed it.
Well, thank you guys so much for watching.
And if you wanna keep updated with me,
you can find me at my Instagram
at jessiejamesdecker or my website,
jessiejamesdecker.com.
Thanks, guys.
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