Re: help with a conference !

[Guest guest]

,

This is terrific. How about getting some handouts from the WAPF? There are

some good brochures that summarize points about traditional foods very

nicely, and the booklet about shopping for healthy foods could be useful.

That literature could help you make an outline for your talk, too.

At 02:16 PM 10/05/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Hello everyone !

>I need some help. I work in a bank on a part-time basis and I was

>requested to organize a small conference on nutrition. I have tons

>of things to say, but because I only have 45 minutes, I do not know

>how to limit myself. I was thinking about exposing people with facts

>on what they eat everyday (processed garbage, coke, etc.) and how it

>affects their health and then giving them alternatives of what to

>eat instead. I think that this could be a good approach considering

>the time I have.

>

>I just wanted to have your opinions and ideas on that,

>

>thank you,

>

> Audette

>CHEK Nutriton and Lifestyle Coach

>Montreal

[Guest guest]

Personally I have zero luck talking about nutrition with

anyone in terms of what is *bad* ... I invite them over

for lunch and talk about how *good* the food is and

why. Give them samples of yummy jerky, and when

they go " WOW! That's good " I say " yeah, and no nitrates! " .

And give them a kefiili smoothie and some homegrown

eggs over easy with hashbrowns. Or whatever I have

around. Had them a PDF (pretty soon I'll have a whole

cookbook) and usually they go home with a Longhorn

steak too.

The people I've known who have really " converted " to

good eating all say they don't like going to restaurants

so much because the food just isn't as good as what

they can make ... and these are folks that go to pricey

resaurants! I think the attitude that regards SAD

food as on a culinary level with dried catfood works

better than talking about the dangers of sugar. It's

really hard to get a bone out of a dogs mouth if

you pull on it ... but offer him a steak ....

So if you can manage that 45 minutes over a good

steak dinner with baked potato with fresh butter

and GOOD lettuce salad, you won't have to say much!

But since you probably can't, I'd at least have pictures

of good NT meals and how-to handouts, if you can

swing it. Then just say enough to get them curious.

(If you like my handouts they are free for distribution).

-- Heidi

>but because I only have 45 minutes, I do not know

>how to limit myself. I was thinking about exposing people with facts

>on what they eat everyday (processed garbage, coke, etc.) and how it

>affects their health and then giving them alternatives of what to

>eat instead. I think that this could be a good approach considering

>the time I have.

>

>I just wanted to have your opinions and ideas on that,

[Guest guest]

Hi All

What we have found to work best is " cook it, don't talk about it " .

If it is good as most NT stuff is aslong is it isn't some wild fermented or raw

stuff the conversation will arise on its own.

Start simple and hand out the recipes after to let them see how easy it is.

Tim

Re: help with a conference !

Personally I have zero luck talking about nutrition with

anyone in terms of what is *bad* ... I invite them over

for lunch and talk about how *good* the food is and

why. Give them samples of yummy jerky, and when

they go " WOW! That's good " I say " yeah, and no nitrates! " .

And give them a kefiili smoothie and some homegrown

eggs over easy with hashbrowns. Or whatever I have

around. Had them a PDF (pretty soon I'll have a whole

cookbook) and usually they go home with a Longhorn

steak too.

The people I've known who have really " converted " to

good eating all say they don't like going to restaurants

so much because the food just isn't as good as what

they can make ... and these are folks that go to pricey

resaurants! I think the attitude that regards SAD

food as on a culinary level with dried catfood works

better than talking about the dangers of sugar. It's

really hard to get a bone out of a dogs mouth if

you pull on it ... but offer him a steak ....

So if you can manage that 45 minutes over a good

steak dinner with baked potato with fresh butter

and GOOD lettuce salad, you won't have to say much!

But since you probably can't, I'd at least have pictures

of good NT meals and how-to handouts, if you can

swing it. Then just say enough to get them curious.

(If you like my handouts they are free for distribution).

-- Heidi

>but because I only have 45 minutes, I do not know

>how to limit myself. I was thinking about exposing people with facts

>on what they eat everyday (processed garbage, coke, etc.) and how it

>affects their health and then giving them alternatives of what to

>eat instead. I think that this could be a good approach considering

>the time I have.

>

>I just wanted to have your opinions and ideas on that,

[Guest guest]

> Hello everyone !

> I need some help. I work in a bank on a part-time basis and I was

> requested to organize a small conference on nutrition. I have tons

> of things to say, but because I only have 45 minutes, I do not know

Handouts rule