It happens to Al Gore all the time.  He publicly talks about “green” companies that he thinks are doing things the right way, and gets questioned as to whether he is promoting those companies because he has money invested in them.  Gore’s answer is that his critics have it backwards — he is putting his money where his mouth is by investing in companies he believes are making a difference in the environment.

The analogy can be drawn to the work that both Dr. David Katz and I do with NuVal LLC.  He is a medical doctor, but also the inventor of the algorithm that fuels the NuVal scores.  I’m a dietitian, a trained nutrition expert, but my views related to the world of nutrition guidance systems are always suspect in light of who signs my paycheck.  The suggestion is always there that Dr. Katz and my opinions are not valid because we are biased.

But isn’t it just possible that, like with Al Gore, the egg comes before the chicken?  Is it unrealistic to believe that before taking my job with NuVal, I did my homework, studied the landscape, and decided NuVal was the best tool out there with the potential to change consumers’ lives, and that I wanted to be a part of making this a reality?

In my professional opinion and my opinion as a consumer, a shopper, a mom who sometimes struggles to get healthy food on the table like all of you, NuVal is the best – the best system, the best guidance, the best tool.  And that’s true no matter who signs my paycheck.

Visit Guidance on Nutrition Guidance to read Dr. David’s Katz’s views on the topic, and check out www.nuval.com to see how this system can change your life.