Lettuce Live Well Essay

Lettuce Live Well was created in 2014 by Kelly Zielinski and Ashley Logan. Zielinski and Logan met during their undergraduate years at Michigan State University where they studied dietetics. Both always had a passion for health and wellness and received their degrees to spread knowledge about the importance of healthy living. After graduating from Michigan State, Zielinski moved to the Metro Detroit area to begin her career as a nutritional coach. Working with a local hospital she was amazed at how little people knew about their bodies and the food they were eating. She was especially concerned with those from lower income groups who did not have access to the nutritional coaching provided at the hospital or any other avenues of finding information
Logan had connections with the city of Lansing and used then to get a meeting with Mayor Virg Bernero. Bernero was impressed with the work done and agreed to affiliate the city with its services. They created the Metro Lansing Loses A Million initiative, a weight loss program design to connect residents with resources and encourage them to collectively lose one million pounds by the end of ten years. Lettuce Live Well was approved for their 501(c)(3) status and officially became a non-profit in March
The work that is done here is important and necessary especially in a country where obesity and poor nutrition are epidemics. I think it’s important to help people understand what they are putting into their bodies and how it affects them. I’ve learned a lot about nutrition and food during my time at Lettuce. As someone who is trying to live a healthier lifestyle I value the effort they are putting into reaching people who are ready to learn about nutritional health. We don’t really think about what we’re putting into our bodies, especially if we think the food is “healthy”. Understanding nutritional labels and how our government and food corporations regulate the food that is available to us is extremely important in taking charge of our