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Healthy eating or "quick fix" diets?

American Fitness, Nov-Dec, 2004 by Donna Mintz, Meg Jordan

I read your editorial, "Leading Nutrition Experts Meet to Solve Diet Puzzle. You're Not Going to Like This ...," in the September/October issue. There was a time when I would have found this article very disturbing. I am a personal chef/trainer in New York City with a background in sport nutrition and healthy cooking. My clients have come to me with questions after reading conflicting nutrition and exercise information. When I didn't have the answers for them, I chose to read everything I could, process the information and use it in a way that made me comfortable. As a personal chef, my clients rely on me to cook healthy, great-tasting meals with as little fat as possible and no processed carbohydrates. I have chosen not to use the word "diet." I explain to my clients that healthy eating should be a way of life, and diets are a "quick fix." As long as your body is given the nutrients, vitamins and exercise it needs, you can lead a healthy, energized life. So far, it has worked for me and my clients.

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Donna Mintz

New York, New York

Healthy eating or "quick fix" diets?

American Fitness, Nov-Dec, 2004 by Donna Mintz, Meg Jordan

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