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People on the Move: Christine Schultz
03/14/2008 - By Gayle Davis
Christine Schultz
Christine Schultz - Taking Nutrition By Storm
There’s quite a bit of truth to the old adage “you are what you eat.” Hectic schedules are creating a society of people eating-on-the-run, and the choices we make are not always conducive to a well-balanced diet. Nutritionist Christine Schultz is trying to do her part when it comes to eating healthy. This mother of three, who grew up in Berkeley Heights, NJ, remembers visiting a friend in Holmdel years ago and thinking that the town was beautiful. Years later, she and her husband decided it would be a nice place to live and raise their family. The one-time court stenographer and realtor knew that she was going to need energy to rear her children, all born within 5 years of each other. After her mom died of heart disease at the age of 51, and having a daughter with various food allergies, she wanted the quality of her life – and her family’s – to be the best it could be. “If I was going to go back to work, it was going to have something to do with nutrition.” Christine earned her degrees in Certified Nutrition and Holistic Health from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City, and is also certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Fascinated by this great wealth of newly learned information, in September 2006 she decided to start her own company called Nutritionally Yours, located in Hazlet.
When it comes to helping keep our children healthy, Schultz believes that education is the key point. “We shouldn’t become victims to deceitful food product advertising and marketing,” she says, “and we don’t have to sacrifice the health of our children because of our busy lifestyles.” She adds, “Every single person has different needs and requirements, and there can be long-term benefits to eating healthy that can actually be medicinal.”
Presently, Christine is working on the “Better Lunchbox Program” with the public schools of New Jersey. She believes that the menus in place are not entirely nutritious. “Right now there is just a contract in place,” she says, “and the need to have somebody who truly knows nutrition at the helm of creating these balanced menus is a must.” In the meantime, she’s trying to educate parents about better lunchbox options because “what you send to school with your child literally sets up their day.” To that end, Schultz has come up with a “grocery list” of items that should be placed in kids’ lunchboxes, to ensure a more balanced meal.
This concerned nutritionist is also involved in the “Food and Fitness Rocks” program for underprivileged children at the YMCA in Red Bank. “Most of these kids literally live off fast food, because it’s a matter of cost.” Educating them about choosing the foods that are best is so important. She suggests, “Substituting apple slices, side salads, or applesauce for French fries are great alternatives. Low-fat chocolate milk and water instead of soda are better choices, too.” Schultz also works with home-schooled children as an important sector of the community. Recently, she and her partner gave demonstrations at Whole Foods and Barnes & Noble to educate these kids, teaching them the importance of knowing how to read labels. “Surprisingly, most kids want to eat healthy, but they need the knowledge and the accessibility to healthy foods.”
Overall, unless you have allergies or need a specialized menu, Christine says any healthy diet is made up of the basic parts of nutrition that never change. “You have proteins, healthy fats, and simple and complex carbohydrates; if you create that balance there is no complexity!”
The biggest sense of accomplishment for Schultz is when she gets e-mails from children who say they’ve made healthy choices in their daily life. Christine says, “The importance of nutrition and exercise together is undeniably the best combination for taking care of your overall health.”
When she isn’t working on making the world a healthier place, Christine enjoys running and martial arts; incidentally, she holds a black belt! Reading all about health and nutrition is something that this passionate woman also enjoys doing…not to mention cooking. Experimenting with new “healthy” recipes in the kitchen is, naturally, one of her favorite things to do! When asked what she eats for fun, her answer was “cheese!”
Are you or someone you know in Holmdel a “Person on the Move”? If you have a story to tell this could be you! E-mail us a brief description to info@livinginmedia.com and let us know who you are.
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Favorite restaurant: Gaetano’s
Favorite musician: Bon Jovi
Favorite Movie: Shrek
Pet peeve: people who litter...just pick up after yourself!
Three people you would like to have dinner with: Dr. Andrew Weil, every parent, and the person responsible for implementing school lunch programs
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