Zonya Foco

"America's Nutrition Leader"

About Zonya Foco, RD, CHFI, CSP 
Nobody has more fun talking and writing about health, nutrition and exercise than Zonya Foco, RD. She's vocal and visual about helping people "get it," giving them the information and tools to make healthy choices despite hectic lifestyles. Beans and broccoli, apples to zucchini, she's a bit of a fanatic (in a good way!) about helping people "make their good intentions come true."

Zonya Foco, America's Nutrition Leader, is on a mission to win the war on obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Her easy humor and dynamic style drive home the message that, when it comes to health and nutrition, each of us can change our lives with The Power of One Good Habit. As a teen who saw her own weight bounce up and down, ending each diet at a higher number on the scale, she is now motivating people everywhere with a common-sense approach to healthy eating through her TV show, "Zonya's Health Bites," her popular cookbook, Lickety-Split Meals for Health Conscious People on the Go and her newest book, a co-authored health novel titled Water with Lemon.

As the only Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Health and Fitness Instructor (CHFI) in the country to have earned the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, her boundless energy inspires audiences across North America to stop dieting and start living the healthy life they deserve.

Before launching her speaking, writing and publishing career in 1994, Zonya received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University and then worked for eight years as a clinical nutritionist for the Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. It is from these clients that she discovered the need for a "countertop coach" cookbook and in 1998 wrote Lickety Split Meals for Health Conscious People on the Go, filled with easy recipes and healthy tips for everyday families.

In 2005, "Zonya's Health Bites" began making converts to healthy eating across the nation. This 30-minute program airing on public television incorporates smart grocery shopping and lively cooking segments with practical exercise, and is peppered with quick "bites" of information on topics from kid-friendly veggies to heart-smart snacks.

In her newest book, Water with Lemon, she has joined forces with novelist Stephen Moss to introduce a new genre – the health novel – bringing readers an inspiring story of personal transformation that teaches readers how eight simple habits can help them master diet-free, guilt-free weight loss for life.

Zonya uses humor, hard facts and common sense to help people of all ages incorporate healthy habits into their busy lives. Because she's committed to the idea that small, simple steps are the key to long-term lifestyle changes, Zonya stresses consistency over intensity when it comes to nutrition and fitness.

In addition to spreading the word through her own books and TV show, Zonya has appeared on ABC, NBC and CBS, and has been published in the popular magazines Prevention, Today's Dietitian, Total Health, and Fast and Healthy Cooking.

Invite Zonya to your next show and watch your attendance soar!

Speaking Topics by Zonya

The following is an extensive list of Zonya's speaking topics. If a keynote presentation is what you seek, please know that the first five listed are Zonya’s most frequently requested keynotes. However, Zonya can deliver ANY of these presentation titles in a powerful keynote fashion. If a workplace topic is what you seek, numbers 5 through 8 are the most requested.

Looking for a half-day or full day program? Have fun picking two and/or four topics (respectively) to make the day what you wish. Keep in mind, that Zonya would love to dialogue with you about a specific, title, theme, or topic that you are planning. Feel free to call with any of your questions or customization needs!

MOST REQUESTED TOPICS

Cancer 

Childhood Obesity for Health Professionals 

Children's Nutrition/Childhood Obesity for Parents 

Cooking Demos

WORKPLACE TOPICS

Diabetes 

Eating Right on the Run 

Fad Diets for Professionals 

Fad Diets for the General Public 

Heart Health 

Obesity/Weight Loss 

Presentation Skills for Dietitians 

Specific Health Topics 

Stress 

Topics for Dietitians 

Topics for Health Professionals 

Vitamins/Minerals and Supplements

MAIN STAGE TOPICS

The Top 10 Foods We Never Eat

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Add A Cooking Demonstration

CELEBRITY COOKING STAGE TOPICS

Talk about a person in her element—Zonya is a wife, mom and busy entrepreneur, with the same kind of time demands you experience. She knows how to make everyday family favorites fast, healthy and fun.

NO ingredients you’ve never heard of—PROMISE! She’ll show you delicious, health enhancing, timesaving strategies that will make you say…“I can do that!”

Add wafting aromas to your meeting recipe. Whether she’s equipped with an electric skillet and a blender for an intimate group of 30, or in a fully equipped model kitchen Zonya’s “show, tell and taste” is a surefire hit. Don’t just experience Zonya— experience Zonya gastronomically! Some of Zonya's recipes can be prepared without any electricity with a wide variety of menu items - Just ask!

Lickety-Split Entertaining Want to entertain on a weeknight and only spend 15 minutes cooking? Get this and many more healthy entertaining secrets

Lickety-Split Meal Secrets to Save You Five Hours Per Week!
Let Zonya, the "Lickety-Split Maven" show you how to:

	A Few of Zonya's Books Lickety Split Meals For Health Conscious People on the Go! By Zonya Foco, RD A 400-page, 175-recipe book that features "cooking-at-a-glance" recipes with countertop easel, nutrition information for every recipe, categorized by cooking time, motivating tips, and a complete pantry list
	The Power of Positive Eating By Zonya Foco, RD This booklet is a compilation of "quick read" answers to commonly asked questions, with emphasis on the subjects you NEED TO KNOW. Get the inside scoop on fat, sugar, salt intake, cholesterol, carbohydrates, and MORE! Packed with 45 pages of information you will use everyday!

KEYNOTE FEE CATEGORY: $7,500 - $9,500*
(Add a Second presentation on the same day for an additional $1,000 
Cooking demos are an additional $1,500)