PERSONAL NUTRITION PLANNING MADE EASY

The Personal Nutrition Planner is a new online wellness tool that makes diet and exercise advice personally relevant. It takes into consideration the user's unique information such as activity level, age and ethnicity and devises specific eating and activity suggestions to help the user take action.

Sacramento, CA -- Does the thought of eating healthy leave you Perplexed 'n Puzzled or Primed 'n Pumped? If the latest headlines leave you confused and overwhelmed then there is another P 'n P just for you. The Dairy Council of Californias Personal Nutrition Planner (PNP) is an online wellness tool designed to help you decide what is best for your personal nutrition needs.

In the ever-changing world of diet and exercise advice, one item remains constant -- you. Whether youre a fitness guru or someone who simply wants to feel and be healthy, the PNP is a tool that can help you tailor a plan to meet your needs.
Heres how it works. You enter in your age, height, weight, current activity level and a few other optional notes about your health and the PNP does the rest. It calculates your body mass index (BMI), the amount of calories you should consume to maintain, lose or gain weight, and tells you how many servings from each food group to consume based on the food guide pyramid. The PNP also recommends the amount of daily exercise needed based on your profile.

The PNP is different than other wellness tools. It takes into consideration information unique to you such as activity level, age and ethnicity and devises specific eating and activity suggestions to help you take action.

The PNP also provides:
dietary suggestions for those with food allergies or food preferences such as vegetarians; health tips about chronic diseases that may be a concern; and additional resources that are based on your health concerns and nutrition interests.

Log-on to the PNP at www.dairycouncilofca.org/activities/pnp to see how easy it is to make healthy nutrition and exercise choices based on recommendations made just for you.

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Dairy Council of California develops nutrition education programs that are easy to use and designed to be personally relevant to each user. This customization allows consumers to make decisions unique to their needs resulting in healthy food choices and optimal health that lasts a lifetime. Healthy Eating Made Easier.