Kara’s mission is to help you GET CONNECTED through good nutrition

Do you rush from one task to the next, begrudgingly squeezing in meals as if eating were just another item on your “To Do” list? Are you tired and grouchy most of the time? Do you feel like you’ve lost connection to your body, mind and spirit? And do you want to change all that?

Learn how nutrition can quickly and easily decrease your stress, improve your well-being and in turn improve your community and even the planet. Yes Virginia, good nutrition can Save The Planet!

If you’re ready to get creative and learn how to be happier and healthier, I am eager to work with you!

- Kara Kroeger

Ways Kara can help:

• Reconnect to your body – it’s so much more than just a means of toting your brain around.
• Connect to your love of food. Learn to savor food instead of wolfing without even tasting it.
• Discover the connection between your food and your levels of energy, alertness, productivity and happiness. Yes, happiness. Good food can make you happier -- and not just chocolate!
• Build a connection with your community and the local folks who grow your food.
• Understand the connection between your food choices and their impact on the planet.
• Connect your family as you gather around to appreciate a delicious, healthy meal together.

Do Nutrition! Quit letting your diet do you!

I don’t have the time or energy to make healthy meals. I barely have energy to dial for pizza.

• Learn quick and easy ways to fit healthy eating and natural healthcare into a busy lifestyle.
• Learn shortcuts to minimize your time in the kitchen and get maximum results.
• Learn time management skills that improve your overall well-being.
• Learn food choices that will give you the energy to make your dreams come true.

I have no idea how to prepare healthy foods or plan a balanced meal – I’m overwhelmed.

• Learn quick and easy cooking basics and meal planning skills to improve your whole family’s health and give you greater control of your food choices.
• Take a grocery store tour with me that includes nutritional content in each section, storage, time management, ideas for food preparation, and delicious alternatives to junk foods.
• Learn how to fit food preparation into your busy schedule.
• Learn about carbs, fats, proteins and your body -- which ones do you need and how much?
• Teach your children to make the right food choices by living as an example.

I’ve tried everything to get to my ideal weight but nothing seems to work for long. I do good for a while, then slide back into old habits and choices.

• Learn how digestive and adrenal health can contribute to weight gain and what you can do to reverse that and have the figure you dream of.
• Learn to reframe your thoughts to let go of old patterns and vices.
• Learn skills that help you break the cycle of poor choice = guilt = another poor choice.
• Learn how to maintain muscle mass -- it’s a key to anti-aging and weight loss.
• Get the truth on supplementation and herbs. Added nutrients and herbal preparations can get you where you want to be sooner.

I am completely STrEsSeD OuT! I’m tired all the time and I get sick easily. But I don’t have time to be sick -- I have to work and take care of my family.

• Learn how nutrition and simple lifestyle changes can increase your body’s ability to handle stress.
• Learn simple exercises you can do anywhere to help you “Do Your Best When Stressed.”
• Learn how to balance work and family expectations and still get what you need to be the healthiest, happiest person you can be.
• Get to the bottom of physiological and emotional issues that have compromised your health.

My kids were shocked to learn that carrots grow in the ground - In the dirt?! Ewww! I want them to appreciate all the people who get the food to our plates. And also why it’s so much better to buy our food at the local Farmer’s Market.

• Learn why it’s important to know where your food comes from and how your food’s origin impacts your body and the planet.
• Learn about the Slow Food Movement and how you can improve your health and the decrease greenhouse emissions at the same time through healthy, sustainable food choices.