WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

SoFlo Fitness and Wellness Lunch and Learn Nutritional Series:

SoFlo offers a series of 12 distinct, on demand seminars presented when and where you want them.  Choose any number of 50 - 60 minute seminars.  All seminars include a presentation and a question/answer period.  Each topic is customized to the group to which it is presented.

1. Your Body Is Your Vehicle: A different more enlightening way of looking at our bodies to help improve the choices we make and our quality of life. 

2. Portion Distortion: Do you know what a portion size is? Learn about how portions have changed over the years and how you can make them help, not hinder, your efforts to improve your health.

3. What is a carbohydrate? Why are carbohydrates important in our diet, and what are the best sources. 

4. Heart Health and Fiber: Understand the difference between soluble and insoluble fiber, the sources of fiber, and the benefit to heart health in addition to weight loss. 

5. The Facts on Fats: Learn the difference between omega 3 and omega 6 fats and the age old debate of butter vs. margarine. Find out which fats are healthy!  

6. Sneaky Salt: Find hidden source of sodium in common foods, the health impact of a high sodium diet, and healthy seasoning alternatives.  

7. Sugar - The Bitter Truth: How much sugar should we have in a day? Learn how to find hidden sugar on labels, understand the different types and how they affect us.  

8. Vitamins and Herbal Supplements: A discussion of the safety, efficacy, and uses of vitamins and herbal supplements.  

9. Nutrition for Athletes: How much protein does the athlete really need?  Do you need a protein supplement? 

10. The Balanced Plate: A look at using the USDA’s "My Plate" method for balanced meal planning.  

11. What's All the Hype About Cholesterol? Learn ways to help keep your cholesterol in check with specific lifestyle changes.  

12. Fad Diets: An overview of some of the most popular fad diets, and why they are or are not nutritionally sound.  Examples include low carb, paleo, gluten free, vegetarian/vegan, raw/juicing and more.