Could changing something in your diet help you feel better and at the same time help you lose weight? I definitely believe one diet does not fit all. But do you know which foods are best for you? Here’s your chance to find out.
Jennifer Cassetta – the founder of Health and the City - is offering a free one-hour initial nutritional consultation (value of $125)!
Health and the City is all about a holistic approach to health and fitness that looks at your entire life, mind, body, and spirit to come up with just the right program for you. And Jennifer is simply amazing! She’s a holistic health counselor, a personal trainer, a second degree black belt instructor, and more!
Jennifer will talk to you about your health history, your current lifestyle and diet habits, and give you a few suggestions on how to move forward with the way you eat – your very own personal nutritional consultation. Nice, huh?
To enter for a chance to win, head down to the comments and tell me what questions you have about your diet. What would you ask Jennifer?
Remember, there’s a different giveaway every day this week at FFTV to celebrate my B-Day week, so enter them all!
The contests run through midnight EST this Friday, February 13 and I will announce the winners over the weekend. Also, you have to have a U.S. mailing address to enter… and a random number generator will pick the winners.
I would ask:
In what ways could I incorporate more vegetables into my diet?
Oh, and I’d probably also need to know if, given my level of activiy, I am consuming enough calories daily.
If I could ask Jennifer anything; it’d be – what to eat while having a diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease. How could I implement good meals for the whole family and still benefit from the nutritional values expected.
This is a wonderful giveaway…something that anyone would be proud to have.
I would probably ask Jennifer about my calorie intake compared to my exercise, metabolism questions and I would definitely want to talk about foods and portions and stuff like that.
Ones goal is to lose weight. Question: To eat prior to a high intensity workout or not, if yes what time frame, and post workout also?
I would ask her:
How many calories do I need to consume to lose weight and what foods are the best for my body?
I’d probably ask her for her opinion on so called organic food vs non organic. Is organic food really better for you? Does she have any evidence showing that an organic vegetable is healthier than a non organic one? For me, people who advocate for organic food (and just what is organic food anyway? There are a lot of different growing methods that qualify as organic) come at it from an almost religious belief, rather than any cold hard facts. The religious belief being that anything “natural” is good, and anything man does (in this case, fertilizer, pesticides) is bad. Where’s the evidence? Syphilis is natural, but it isn’t a good thing!
- Dave
How do I stop eating sweets!!!!!!!!!
I would ask what I can do to make sure what I cook is both healthy and is good for a diabetic. Also, is whole grain bread to dip in olive oil better for you than 100% Whole Wheat bread? Laurel
Okay…I totally want to win this!!! How cool is this prize?! I would grill her on organics and where the most hidden preservatives are in foods. I would also try to get everything out of her about cholesterol and ways to lower with foods for the good ole’ hubby!
I would ask about the right sort of foods to eat to lose weight. Calories in and calories spent exercising doesn’t always equal losing weight. What is the right ratio? When you stuck at a plateau what is the best way to get your metabolism back on track?
Thanks
Kari
I would ask about foods for a 70 year old senior, and the right light exercise, since some foods do not agree with me anymore, and I’ve had injuries in the past that still bother me.
In other words, foods that are good for me, but will not cause digestive upsets. I also need to lose some weight.
Very nice giveaway; hope to win!
I would ask Jennifer for examples of good noon and dinner menus that would be appropriate for a “slightly aging” couple who are beef producers but love the garden, too! I need to control my trigs and LDL a little better…so I’d ask about foods that can also help with that!
Thanks for the B-day giveaways, FFQueen!
I would ask Jennifer about the relationship between my emotions and food and also energy level. I eliminated caffeine years ago because of the highs/low. Are there other foods I should be aware of?
Interesting questions, Dave. I’ve seen some recommendations from groups like Consumer Reports about which foods are best to have as organic and which ones don’t really make much of a difference. There’s also some info in this post I did.
Laurel – A lot of people ask that! I interviewed a dietician from the American Dietetic Association about whole wheat versus whole grain foods – which is better?
ocampo – I know – I want this prize!
I eat healthfully and recently increased my fiber, started chewing on a fiber pill in the afternoon, adding flax to my yogurt, and suddenly, I was dropping the pounds. Amazing what my body required.
I am a diabetic and I have “slipped” off the appropriate eating bandwagon and am having a hard time getting my mind back into the Healthy Eating frame. What ONE small step can I take that won’t seem like a big deal to take?
Snowpuff – It’s interesting how foods that were fine to eat start not agreeing with you, isn’t it? I’ve developed some new food allergies recently.
Wow, Irene – that’s fantastic! And very interesting, too.
Great question, Kim5678 – When did you slip off the appropriate eating bandwagon?
What nutrition advice do you have for women with PCOS?
oh, to have the undivided attention of a health and fitness counselor… sweet! ok, I’ve got about 30 questions I could ask. One of them though, is how best to include the high antioxidant and super foods into my nutrition plan, and how to balance them with all of the other foods my body needs. In addition, I’ve found that as I’ve gotten older (I’m 43), more and more foods do not agree with me, and I’d like to make sure I’m still getting the proper nutrients as I keep cutting out certain foods.