To support lifestyles that promote

healthy bodies, healthy weights,

and healthy growth patterns.

Walking the Talk

Myth #1

You have to “diet” to loseweight and get in shape.

Myth #1

You have to “diet” to loseweight and get in shape.

RealityDELICIOUS NUTRITION means better

health for your whole family.

Eating well isone of life’s

greatest pleasures.

Myth #2

Nutrition is reallycomplicated and expensive.

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Myth #2

Nutrition is reallycomplicated and expensive.

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Liver

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energy

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glucose

glutamine

alanine

alanine

pyruvate

glucose

Gln

proteinsynthesis

Intestine

GlnCO2

alanine

Reality EATING WELL is as simple as choosing

more brightly colored foods.

Myth #3

Good nutrition and weight losscomes in a pill.

Myth #3

Good nutrition and weight losscomes in a pill.

Reality WHOLE FOODS have the nutrient power

that our bodies need.

Myth #4

You have to exercise to lose weightand get in shape.

Myth #4

You have to exercise to lose weightand get in shape.

RealityFUN activity can help every body move

toward a healthy weight.

Enjoyment

Myth #5

You need a gym or fancyequipment to be fit.

Myth #5

You need a gym or fancyequipment to be fit.

RealityMOVING MORE is as simple as putting

one foot in front of the other.

Myth #6

Staying fit is really hard in our busy lives.

Myth #6

Staying fit is really hard in our busy lives.

RealityYou can fit your FITNESS into every day –

anytime, anywhere.

Myth #7

A pregnant woman must make a decision to breastfeed OR to bottle feed.

OR

Myth #7

A pregnant woman must make a decision to breastfeed OR to bottle feed.

OR

RealityNew moms can choose a COMBINATION

of breast and bottle-feeding.

Myth #8

It’s very hard to keep kids fromwatching too much TV.

Myth #8

It’s very hard to keep kids fromwatching too much TV.

RealitySETTING LIMITS like on TV time – is a

very important parental job.

Myth #9

At WIC, we only have 15 minutes todo nutrition education.

Myth #9

At WIC, we only have 15 minutes todo nutrition education.

Reality15 minutes of EFFECTIVE PERSUASION

can make a BIG difference.

Myth #10

If we give people enough facts,they will change.

Myth #10

If we give people enough facts,they will change.

RealityUsing effective tools of INFLUENCE

we can help begin the process of change.

Keep your eye on the prize!