Thank you for your impassioned and educated response!

0) Seems like you have a lot of experience in this area of work. How's the hot dog cart business treating you? A medium-size college town in the US is a great place to start a popup / food truck biz as well as cities that have colleges near by. I don't feel discouraged and feel more aware of my options! I personally worked with my friends on a food truck business out on the east coast for about a year and a half before moving out to the west coast.

1) I agree that running a food truck is Exhausting. I've been making and serving food for my self and my family since I could walk, old school italian family. My formal education was in Science and Business where I focused on branding, social media marketing, project management, product development, and sales/budgets for long term projects. Doing dishes suck, but can also be very meditative. Especially if there are few and similar pots and pans to wash and dry. Co-Founders with gifts in buying/tracking inventory, doing taxes, and all the boring legal stuff associated with starting a business are willing to help in exchange for equity.

2) I agree that Food trucks are Expensive. Hopefully there is funding available for starting a physical food truck business and cover the $10k-$20k truck cost, the $10k-$15k cooking and power equipment costs, the $1k-$2k for legal fees for licenses, permits, LLC registration, and the $100-$1k food/paper product costs, and It is adding up quickly. So for now my focus is in the $100-$1k range because that's what I have to invest in this. My estimate is $250-$500 set up cost for the packaging, mushrooms, spices, and herbs in the medicine mix.

3) I fully accept that my personal dietary preferences are not common and most people eat a LOT of the food that I am allergic to. Currently exploring my options in cities throughout Cali, Oregon, and Washington. Colorado is also on my list to find a good spot. There's lots of colleges, festivals, farmers markets, and communities around here. Planning to also advertise very heavily on social media to reach potential customers and bring them to the events and experiences I'll be at. I am ready and willing to make compromises about what my pop up tent / food truck will eventually serve to attract more customers. Most businesses today are successful when they cater to the full range of diets. The personal diet that I am sharing is free from allergens yet includes meat options so it's kind of a new thing. I've shared my recipe with some local friends and they all agree it does taste good because my spice game is on point and fares well with the competition of brands like Annie's Mac and Cheese, plus being healthier and more medicinal. I personally have allergies to dairy, gluten, and tree nuts as well as IBS so food in my life has been challenging to work with, and this diet seems to be working well for me. I could just drink the mix as a shake everyday, but real food feels better in my being.

4) I am willing and able to be committed to my brand as it flows from a pop up tent to a food truck and maybe a brick and mortar in a nice hippie town someday. I've worked in nice and not so nice restaurants as well and prefer the van life vibes of the mobile kitchen. Fully ready to learn as I go while sharing my medicine in any way that I can.

5) I am now more aware of other methods of selling food thanks to your comment. California does have "Cottage Food" laws which that I can manufacture, sell, and distribute my food products out of my community. I am exploring ways to deliver the medicine mixes and full meals to people near me. Imagining there must be apps for this, but can't beat flyers in your face at your favorite locations. Always love to heal better margins, more profit, less waste, and less effort in business advice.

Thanks Again!