>>> WELCOME BACK.
>> 8:35.
WE’RE BACK WITH "START TODAY."
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE FOCUSING ON
NUTRITION AND WELLNESS.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC,
COMFORT EATING, FEEDING OUR
SOUL, DRINKING OUR SOULS AWAY,
LEAVING ANXIETY AND STRESS, IT
HAPPENED, OKAY?
WE WERE ALL THERE.
>> HAPPENING.
>> YEAH, SOME OF US, IT’S STILL
GOING ON.
THAT’S RIGHT.
WELL, A GLOBAL STUDY ACTUALLY
FOUND 25% OF ADULTS GAINED
WEIGHT IN 2020.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I’M
SURPRISED THE NUMBER IS THAT
HIGH.
>> NOT JUST ME.
>> NEARLY A YEAR INTO THE
PANDEMIC, ANOTHER SURVEY
SUGGESTED 40% OF THOSE DIETING
ARE SEEKING FOODS FOR HEALTH
BENEFITS.
ONE IN FIVE SAID THEY WANTED TO
STRENGTHEN THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM,
AS WELL.
MR. ROKER, THAT IS WHERE YOU
CAME IN.
>> WELL, THOSE STATS ARE, OF
COURSE, GREAT NEWS.
JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE AIMING TO
EAT HEALTHIER DOESN’T MEAN
YOU’RE ACTUALLY MAKING YOUR BEST
CHOICES.
SO I CAUGHT UP WITH LIFESTYLE
COACH MARCO BORGES, A "NEW YORK
TIMES" BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, TO
FIND THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, WANTS TO
GET HEALTHIER IN THE NEW YEAR.
TO GET OUR EATING KIND OF ON
TRACK.
>> IT’S ALL ABOUT CREATING THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE
FOR THE RESULTS YOU WANT TO SEE.
IF YOU KEEP YOUR HOUSE FULL OF
COOKIES AND CHIPS, AND YOU’RE
TRYING TO AVOID THEM, IT’S
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
>> Reporter: LIFESTYLE COACH AND
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST MARCO
BORGES OFFERS SOME ADVICE.
>> EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU EAT,
YOU’RE FEEDING DISEASE OR
FUELING YOUR HEALTH.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A
STUDY ON HOW THE PANDEMIC
INFLUENCED EATING HABITS, OVER
50% OF US ARE CHOOSING MORE
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, RESULTING
IN A MORE POSITIVE MINDSET.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PUT
GOOD, CLEAN FOODS THAT ARE
UNPROCESSED, VEGETABLES, FRUITS,
SEEDS, LEGUMES, GRAINS.
>> Reporter: A LOT OF FOLKS ARE
GOING FOR THE SMOOTHIE IN THE
MORNING.
WHAT MISTAKES DO PEOPLE MAKE
WITH THE SMOOTHIE?
>> A SMOOTHIE CAN BE A SUPERFOOD
FUEL FOR THE DAY, OR IT CAN BE,
LIKE, A DONUT IN A BLENDER.
IT’S ABOUT MAKING SURE YOU’RE
PUTTING IN FOODS FROM THE EARTH.
I LOVE THE SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIE.
RAW SPINACH AND KALE, NUTS AND
SEEDS, ALMOND BUTTER, ALMOND
MILK, MAYBE EVEN SOME WATER AND
FROZEN FRUITS.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MAKE THIS
EARLY DECISION IN THE MORNING,
IT’S AN EARLY WIN.
ONE GOOD ACTION PERPETUATES
ANOTHER GOOD ACTION.
>> Reporter: WHAT ABOUT THE
JUICING TREND?
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF DOING
THAT OPPOSED TO GETTING THE
BOTTLE OF JUICE OUT OF THE
FRIDGE?
>> MOST OF THE JUICES THAT YOU
BUY, IT’S GOT HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN
SYRUP, ADDED SUGARS.
THEY REMOVE ALL THE FIBER, WHICH
IS REALLY GOOD FOR YOU.
BY THE WAY, MOST AMERICANS ARE
DEFICIENT IN FIBER.
WE KNOW THAT COLORECTAL CANCER
IS A BIG DEAL.
WE WANT TO MITIGATE OUR RISK BY
ADDING MORE FIBER TO THE DIET,
NOT ELIMINATING IT.
FOR PENNIES, YOU CAN MAKE A
SUPER JUICE IN YOUR HOME, BY THE
WAY, THAT STILL HAS THE FIBER IN
IT.
>> Reporter: SO, MARCO, WE GOT
THE SMOOTHIE STATION ALL SET.
WHAT SHOULD I BE THROWING IN
HERE?
>> IT’S IMPORTANT YOU START OFF
WITH INGREED YEBTDIENTS YOU LOVE
I’LL THROW IN A BASE, ALMOND
MILK.
>> I’LL GET SOME OAT MILK.
>> I LOVE OAT MILK.
>> I HAVE SOME KALE.
I HAVE FROZEN BANANA.
PINEAPPLE.
SOME STRAWBERRIES.
PENA COLADA THING WORKING.
>> LOADED WITH IRON.
I’M ALSO PUTTING IN A LITTLE
YOGURT
YOGURT.
THIS IS A PLANT-BASED,
DAIRY-FREE YOGURT.
IT IS A FANTASTIC PROBIOTIC.
I LOVE THE FACT YOU HAVE FROZEN
BANANAS.
THE KEY TO A PERFECT SMOOTHIE IS
A FROZEN BANANA.
THAT WAY, YOU DON’T PUT ANY ICE
IN IT.
>> THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO
USE A LOT OF FRUITS THAT ARE
MAYBE GETTING ON THEIR LAST LEG,
REALLY BROWN BANANA.
PUT THEM IN THE SMOOTHIE, AND
YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW.
>> SO I’VE GOT MY BANANA.
I’VE GOT SOME FROZEN BLUEBERRIES
HERE, FULL OF ANTIOXIDANTS.
BANANA HAS POTASSIUM.
I’LL LOAD IT WITH PLANT-BASED
PROTEIN POWDER.
I’LL USE PEANUT BUTTER POWDER.
>> HOLD ON, I’LL GET SOME, TOO.
HOLD ON.
>> Reporter: A LITTLE BIT OF
FLAXSEED, AND A LITTLE BIT OF
HEMP SEED. >> FLAXSEED, RIGHT HERE.
>> FLAXSEED, RIGHT HERE.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS.
>> YOU STILL WANT SOMETHING
CRUNCHY FOR BRECKAKFAST, I’LL
TEACH YOU TO MAKE GRANOLA IN A
COUPLE MINUTES.
PUMPKIN SEEDS AND WHATEVER NUTS
YOU LIKE, RAW NUTS.
JUST TOSS THEM ALL IN THERE.
JUST A TOUCH OF MAPLE SYRUP,
ENOUGH TO MAKE IT STICKY.
I PUT THIS ON A COOKIE SHEET,
325, 10, 15 MINUTES, BOOM, YOU
HAVE HOMEMADE GRANOLA.
>> Reporter: I’M GOING TO RUN TO
THE GROCERY STORE SO I CAN GET
SOME OF THOSE INGREDIENTS.
THE AISLE OF DANGER, CHIPS,
COOKIES.
NORMALLY, I WOULD BE GRABBING
SOME CHIPS, BUT I WANTED
SOMETHING A LITTLE HEALTHIER, A
LITTLE CRUNCHIER.
I’M HERE IN THE NUT AISLE.
WHAT SHOULD I BE LOOKING FOR?
>> SO WE LOOK FOR RAW NUTS.
TRY TO FIND STUFF WITH NO ADDED
OILS, NO ADDED SALTS, NO ADDED
SUGARS OR SWEETENERS.
>> Reporter: RAW CASHEWS AND RAW
WALNUTS.
>> HEART HEALTHY, OMEGA-3 FATTY
ACIDS.
WAY TO GO.
>> Reporter: WHEN I GO TO THE
CEREAL AISLE, WHAT DO I LOOK
FOR?
>> I SAW YOU TO MAKE THE BEST
GRANOLA AT HOME.
BUY RAW OATS, NUTS AND SEEDS
THAT ARE RAW.
THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT.
>> Reporter: EXCELLENT.
I HAVE ALL THE MAKINGS OF WHAT I
NEED FOR A GREAT MORNING.
>> GRANOLA IS PRETTY GOOD.
>> LOOKS YUMMY.
>> TO SAVANNAH’S POINT, DID IT
FILL YOU?
>> OH, YEAH.
AND IT DID ITS JOB.
>> SAY NO MORE, MY FRIEND.
>> OKAY.
MARCO SAYS IT IS NEVER TOO LATE
TO START EATING HEALTHIER AND
SHARED MORE TIPS.
FOR EXAMPLE, DON’T KEEP A LOT OF
JUNK FOOD IN THE HOUSE.
CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING.
DON’T GO GROCERY SHOPPING ON AN
EMPTY STOMACH.
WHEN YOU’RE HUNGRY, YOU MAKE BAD
CHOICES.
HEALTHIER ONES WHEN YOU’RE FULL.
FOR SNACKS, PACK INDIVIDUAL
PORTIONS OF NUTS IN SMALL,
GRAB-TO-GO BAGS.
>> MY TAKEAWAY, WE SHOULD ALL
LIVE AT MARCO’S.
HE HAS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT.
>> INVITE US.
>> DYING TO KNOW WHAT THE DONUT
SMOOTHIE WOULD TASTE LIKE.
>> I HAVE ONE IN THE OFFICE IF
YOU WANT TO COME IN.
ANYWAY, MARCO’S RECIPES, SUPER
EASY, PACKED WITH NEWT GRENTS S
BUILD UP YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.