FAQ’s

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Creating Balance different from other health promotion programs?

Creating Balance partners with companies and associations who want to create a healthier work environment for leaders and employees; and at the same time reduce health care costs.

We’re unique because our seminars and workshops address food and lifestyle. And the focus is all about “keeping it simple.”

For example: You can reduce sodium by simply changing salts. On average one-fourth of a teaspoon of salt contains 590 milligrams of sodium. The recommended daily allowance for sodium for most adults is less than 2,400 milligrams.

Instantly save 200 plus milligrams of sodium by changing brands. To learn more about simple ways to make eating healthy easier see Celeste’s new book.

Little by little the choices we make add up.

How can you help reduce health care costs?

Poor Nutrition is a growing problem and a root cause of chronic disease costing employers more than $745 billion annually¹. This cost includes health care expenditures and lost productivity.

In addition, employee out-of-pocket expenses such as co-payments, deductibles, and prescriptions costs have more than doubled over the past five years⁴.

Chronic diseases – heart disease, cancer and diabetes – and many other illnesses are largely preventable and can be addressed through lifestyle changes¹.

Creating Balance offers the perfect blend of food education and life balance programs. Companies and employees benefit. To find out more about our educational programs click here.

Is this a diet or weight loss program?

No. It’s a real-life approach to eating healthy and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Reality is people will dine out and eat processed food and our lives are busier than ever.

Our programs are designed for a busy lifestyle with simple solutions and life changing results.

When and where are Creating Balance Seminars and Workshops held?

Our programs are scheduled on an adhoc (as needed ) basis. Creating Balance offers flexible one hour to full day learning sessions, each are custom designed to meet the needs of the client.

Click here to contact us for pricing and availability.

Is Creating Balance available for speaking or presenting to public and private groups?

Absolutely! Click here to contact us for pricing and availability.

Is Celeste a Certified Nutritionist?

Celeste is more of a product expert and has studied food and nutrition for more than a decade, along with food legislation and labeling. Her specialty is taking the masses of information that’s out there and simplifying it; as demonstrated in Celeste’s new book Are the Blueberries in Your Waffles Really Blueberries? A One-of-a Kind Guide to Eating Smart.

Food choices (our diet) can have a profound impact on health and disease prevention.

Over 65% of Americans are overweight or obese¹. The number of children with chronic illness has nearly quadrupled in one generation². And millions of Americans don’t understand nutrition or dietary terms³.

It’s time for a new real-life approach.

Are you aligned with any food products or manufacturers?

No. However, from time to time we may recommend a food/product based on taste, product ingredients or nutrition facts. Creating Balance does not receive compensation for these recommendations; we choose to remain unbiased to uphold the integrity of our suggestions.

¹ Center for Disease Control and Prevention

² American Medical Association, June 26, 2007

³ American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

⁴ 2008 Health Care Cost Projections, Perrin Towers HR Services, September 27, 2007