1. Knowledge is Power

2. Counting calories
Portion control
Body weight or BMI

3. These are exactly what this presentation is NOT about:
Counting calories
Portion control
Body weight or BMI

4. So now you’re thinking:
“Really? Hmmm….so what ARE you here to talk about then?”

5. Why I don’t want you to count calories
#1: There is something most people don’t know: All calories are just ESTIMATES.
The ACTUAL calories can vary by up to 20% in EITHER direction.
So “130” can actually be anywhere from about
calories.

6. Why I don’t want you to count calories
#2: When you’re focusing on calories, you’re rarely thinking about
NUTRITION.
And it’s the NUTRIENTS in the food
(vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals)
that influence your HEALTH.

7. Here’s the problem though…
Counting calories usually means you’re choosing things simply because a package indicates that the item contains “only” a specified number of calories.
Here’s the problem though…

8. Foods LOW in calories are not necessarily HIGH in nutrition.

9. The HEALTHIEST foods of all don’t have labels with calorie counts.

10. So what this presentation IS about…
…is the AMAZING power of food in protecting our health!

11. Why I don’t want you to focus on portion control

12. Portion control is about NOT over-eating…
…and the foods we tend to overeat are the ones we find to be the most enjoyable. The foods we find the most enjoyable are rarely those which are the healthiest.

13. So the key to good health is to FOCUS ON…
CHOICE
CONTROL

16. Why I don’t want you to focus on body weight or Body Mass Index (BMI)

17. Good health comes in many different shapes and sizes.
AND ALSO because…
1) Our body WEIGHT can vary by up to 5 pounds per day;
2) When the number on the scale changes quickly, it’s not just fat
that we lost;
3) Focusing on weight puts the emphasis on appearance rather
than INTERNAL health.
Good health comes in many different shapes and sizes.
Only blood testing results and body composition measures are assessments of your true HEALTH.

18. What this presentation IS about
EDUCATING you…about WHY to make certain choices. EMPOWERING you…with the ability to DO just that. INSPIRING you…to WANT to make ideal choices.

19. WHY
you want to make
healthy food choices

20. Cardiovascular disease in all its forms Gastrointestinal illnesses
(including strokes, heart attacks, DVT’s, erectile dysfunction, etc.)
Diabetes
Kidney disease
Gallbladder disease
Gastrointestinal illnesses
Some cancers

25. HOW TO
make
healthy food choices

26. The anatomy of a food label.

27. Let’s keep it simple.
*2 step process*

28. 5% = LOW 10% = MODERATE 15% = SIGNIFICANT 20% = HIGH
SODIUM

29. Percent sodium?
16%
Percent sodium?
27%
Percent sodium?
23%

30. If every American reduced his or her daily SODIUM intake by 50%...
the incidence of cardiovascular disease in this country
would decrease by 50%.

31. SAME BRAND OF BLACK BEANS – per ½ cup
REGULAR ON LEFT = 17% SODIUM “NO ADDED SALT” ON RIGHT = 1% SODIUM

34. 1 in the first 3ingredients = RED Flag More than 1 in the entire list
When it comes to ADDED sugars…
…it’s all about the ingredient
list!
1 in the first 3ingredients
= RED Flag
More than 1 in the entire list
= WALK AWAY!

35. ADDED sugar Maltodextrin Agave Nectar Malt syrup Barley Malt Syrup
Corn sweetener
Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids
Dehydrated Cane Juice
Dextrin
Dextrose
Fructose
Fruit juice concentrate
Glucose
High-fructose corn syrup
Honey
Invert sugar
Lactose
Maltodextrin
Malt syrup
Maltose
Maple syrup
Molasses
Raw sugar
Rice Syrup
Saccharose
Sorghum or sorghum syrup
Sucrose
Syrup
Treacle
Turbinado Sugar
Xylose

36. Mostly REFINED/PROCESSED fiber powder +
What is the mystery item?
Mostly REFINED/PROCESSED fiber powder +
6 ADDED sugars.

39. and you know just HOW TO select healthy foods,
So now that you have a new perspective on WHY you want to make healthy food choices,
and you know just HOW TO select healthy foods,
…hopefully you feel INSPIRED to use this information in your own life.

42. Include 2 COLORS every time you eat!