ABOUT

HI, I’M TED GUICE

I was fortunate enough to be born and raised in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California in a little farm town named King City.

At the center of our nation’s salad bowl, I grew up being nourished by the best and freshest fruits and vegetables on the planet.

As the youngest of four energetic and always hungry boys, my parents provided me with a strong nutritional foundation which included locally raised meats and poultry as well as fresh and bountiful seafood from the nearby waters of the gorgeous Monterey Peninsula. Without the video games or indoor distractions facing young people today, my brothers and I discovered and engaged in plentiful outdoor pursuits and physical exercise. This only fortified my healthy foundation—one that has served me well for over five decades.

Unlike my brothers, who excelled at all of the traditional sports like football, baseball, basketball and track, I wasn’t tall enough, big enough, or interested enough to participate in them. Being one of the ‘shorty pops,’ I found it a challenge to discover a sport that I could truly call my own. I did eventually find my niche — diving — one summer at the local community pool where my brothers Tom and Jim worked as lifeguards.

It was Tom who encouraged and took his time to instruct me in all sorts of dives. Back flips, gainers, one-and-a-half’s, double-forward flips, reverse twists—I could do it all! I am grateful to this day for his patience, guidance and wisdom in teaching me—and, for the first time, showing me that I could dive like a champ!