We believe in making healthy, lifelong changes to your daily eating and exercise patterns. Our program focuses on decreasing unhealthy food choices and increasing the foods which provide your body with the nutrients it needs for optimal energy and function.

Download Helpful Guides

We are here to help you! Click on any of these links to download valuable resources:

• My Weight Doctor Food Guide
• Figuring Out Food Labels

The most important factor that will help you lose weight and keep the weight off is a permanent change to what you eat. We put on weight because we eat too much food or the wrong type of food. Eating the right food is harder than you might think, because unless you have been trained to read food labels you can easily be misled by clever marketing by the food manufacturers.

Eating Healthy When Dining Out

The new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Obesity Guidelines say that whether or not you're trying to lose weight, you can eat healthy when dining out, if you know how. So, if you're treating yourself to a meal out, here are some tips to help make it a dining experience that is both tasty and good for you.

ASK!  Will the restaurant:

• Serve margarine rather than butter with the meal?
• Serve fat free (skim) milk rather than whole milk or cream?
• Trim visible fat from poultry or meat?
• Leave all butter, gravy or sauces off a dish?
• Serve salad dressing on the side?
• Accommodate special requests?
• Use less cooking oil when cooking?

ACT!  Select foods which are:

• Steamed
• Garden fresh
• Broiled
• Baked
• Roasted
• Poached
• Lightly sautéed or stir-fried

Learn more about eating healthy by visiting www.MyPyramid.gov