NutraPlanet — Press & Media Kit

Press & Media Kit — 2025

NutraPlanet

Where food becomes a story worth exploring

"
My mama don't make this at home. I don't know what this is and I'm not going to eat it. If I knew what it was, then I might eat it.

— A student. The moment NutraPlanet was born.

2020
01 / Who We Are

Entertainment First.
Education Always.

NutraPlanet is a family nutrition education company that helps children develop genuine curiosity about healthy foods through entertainment-first content. We create comics, music, animated characters, and a monthly magazine — the NutraPlanet Gazette — designed to make vegetables feel exciting rather than unfamiliar.

We operate at the intersection of entertainment and evidence-based nutrition education, using the same engagement principles that make kids love cartoons and applying them to food. 90% of children don't meet daily vegetable intake goals — not because vegetables taste bad, but because they've never had a reason to be curious about them.

Familiarity is the missing ingredient. Entertainment builds familiarity better than anything else. NutraPlanet was built on that insight.

02 / Our Story

The Road Here

2017
School Nutrition Career Begins
Tremayne Saliim joins the school nutrition system as Assistant Director, eventually becoming Director of Child Nutrition — working inside cafeterias serving thousands of students across North Carolina.
2020
NutraPlanet Founded
After a student's words made the real problem undeniable, Tremayne builds NutraPlanet on a single insight: children don't need lectures about nutrition. They need vegetables to be interesting.
2023
SNA Nomination
The School Nutrition Association — representing 50,000+ professionals — nominates NutraPlanet as a "Tech-Forward Game-Changing Product," validating the entertainment-first model at a national level.
03 / The Method

From Unfamiliar
to Unstoppable

01
Discover
Children are introduced to a fruit or vegetable through stories, characters, and visuals that make it feel like a familiar friend. Little TJ and the crew make broccoli an adventure before a child ever sees it on their plate.
02
Connect
Songs, comics, experiments, and classroom activities create repeated exposure. Familiarity and positive associations build before the eating moment arrives. The food becomes known — not foreign.
03
Experience
By the time a child sees the food on their plate or lunch tray, it's no longer new. It's something they've read about, sung about, and watched characters enjoy. The resistance is already gone.
04
Choose
Children select fruits and vegetables on their own — not because they were told to, but because curiosity replaced resistance. This is the shift that creates lifelong food confidence.
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04 / Recognition

Recognized Where It Matters

School Nutrition Association — 2023
"Tech-Forward Game-Changing Product"
Nominated by the School Nutrition Association — the largest organization of school nutrition professionals in the United States, representing over 50,000 members. NutraPlanet recognized for its innovative, entertainment-first approach to nutrition education in K–12 schools.
View Proof of Nomination →
USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program — Companion Resource Founded by a Former School Nutrition Director BS Nutrition Sciences — East Carolina University
05 / What They Say
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For the first time in my 12 years as a nutrition director, I had students asking when the next Gazette was coming out. They were EXCITED about the food of the month.

School Nutrition Director
Northampton County, NC
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My son brought the Gazette home and asked me to buy sweet potatoes so we could make the recipe together. First time he's ever been excited about a vegetable.

Parent
Halifax County, NC
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NutraPlanet's resources have transformed how our students think about healthy eating. The kids are actually excited about trying new vegetables in the cafeteria.

School Nutrition Director
Partnered District
06 / The Content Suite

One Universe.
Four Worlds.

Monthly — Print & Digital
NutraPlanet Gazette
40+ pages of comics, science experiments, cultural stories, family recipes, games, and trivia — all centered on one featured fruit or vegetable. By the time kids see the food on their plate, they already know it.
Explore Gazette →
400+ Songs — All Platforms
NutraBeats
Radio-quality pop, hip-hop, R&B, and dance music about fruits, vegetables, movement, and confidence. Available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon. The kind kids ask to hear on repeat.
Explore NutraBeats →
Animated Series
Adventures of Lil TJ
Character-driven animated content where Little TJ and the crew explore vegetable worlds, gain powers from healthy foods, and make produce feel aspirational rather than obligatory.
Explore Lil TJ →
Cafeteria & Classroom Video
NutraPlanet News
Engaging video content designed for digital menu boards and classroom screens. Bridges the gap between the Gazette content and the actual eating environment — so the message never stops.
Explore NP News →
07 / The Team

Built by People Who've
Been in the Cafeteria

Tremayne Saliim — Founder & CEO
Tremayne Saliim
Founder & CEO
Former school nutrition director. BS in Nutrition Sciences, East Carolina University. Founded NutraPlanet in 2020 after recognizing that unfamiliarity — not stubbornness — is why children reject vegetables.
Erica Holloway — Director of Creative Design
Erica Holloway
Director of Creative Design
Over a decade of experience in graphic design and color theory. Designed the NutraPlanet Gazette and created murals in local schools. BA in Interior Design with a minor in Graphic Design, East Carolina University.
Eric Saliim — Creative Director
Eric Saliim
Creative Director
Leads the creative vision across NutraPlanet's multimedia content including animation, video, and character development. Brings the worlds of entertainment and nutrition education to life.
08 / Press & Media

Let's Tell This
Story Together

Available for podcasts, expert quotes, school nutrition consulting, and partnership conversations.

Podcast interviews on child nutrition & picky eating
Expert quotes for health & parenting publications
School nutrition marketing consulting
Speaking on entertainment-based food education
School district partnership conversations
Guest contributions to education publications
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