I must talk to 20 people a day about eating better and losing weight. It is so difficult and there are so many different ways to lose weight.
Trying to just improve our diet is a great first step and making some simple changes will give us improved health if not the weight we desire.
Check out these resources. One is from Hopkins:
http://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com/alerts/nutrition_weight_control/MyPlate-Dietary-Guidance_6335-1.html?ET=johnshopkins:e92318:307785a:&st=email&s=W3R_121013_001
On another front, there is an exceptionally appealing website paid for by YOUR TAX DOLLARS. Yes….try to get something back, by checking out this website of dietary information
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/