Julie Norton

Is it really a treat? Julie Norton

Forget counting kilojoules and carbs! Stop the focus on fats and fructose! Is it really a treat? urges a shift in focus away from the extremes of gluten-free superfoods and highly processed convenient foods to a new way of thinking about food and eating. Our society suffers profoundly from illnesses caused by unhealthy eating. Attempts to change these eating behaviours and curb these illnesses have been unsuccessful. We need a new approach. And we all have a part to play. The essence of this new approach is an awareness of why we eat what, and how, we eat. How do we learn to like certain foods? What influences us to eat the amount we eat? What influences our children's eating behaviours? How can we change? What is the best we can do for our children? You will be primed with factual information and myths will be busted. You will be reminded of the obvious and you will be motivated to change your own eating behaviours. You will notice how you influence others, and how others influence you! Parents, partners, siblings, friends and grandparents..let's all support each other to live healthy lives. And, please, let's set the foundations in place for our precious children also to live healthy lives.