The DietDeck® is an easy to use nutrition and weight loss tool that was developed by Dr. Sonja Wicklum for her patients. It was so well received that now it is available for individuals to use by themselves or with their healthcare provider.

Who would benefit?

Anyone who wants to eat healthier - whether your goal is to reduce your risk of certain diseases, to lose weight or to simply look and feel better. The DietDeck® is so effective that doctors often prescribe the DietDeck®to patients that have grown tired of getting poor results from the latest fad diet or miracle pills that never work.

How does it work?

With your DietDeck® you receive a deck of cards that represent different types of food, a wallet and an instruction booklet. Each day you count a certain number of cards from each food group and place them in the left hand side of your wallet. The easy-to-follow instructions will tell you how many, and what type of cards to start with. As the day goes by you move cards from the left side of the wallet to the right, as you eat or drink an item from a particular food group. This process lets you measure the balance in your diet - showing you which food groups you eat from too much or too little and which ones are in perfect balance. After you know the state of your diet as it is now, you begin the process of balancing it by slowly making changes to the type and number of cards you carry in your wallet. It's that simple and it's proven to work!

What makes the DietDeck® different?

The DietDeck® is simple to use. You can start to use it on your own or with the help of your healthcare provider. You do not have to count every calorie or pre-plan extensively. The information you need to use the DietDeck® is on the back of each card. The cards naturally guide you to make good food choices all day long.

The DietDeck® is smart. It uses some of the traditional food groups that you are used to but also shows you some new ones that help you to make your diet more varied, well-rounded and nutritious. It also incorporates the latest thinking in nutritional science, guiding you to the healthier foods or those that make weight loss easier.

The DietDeck® is safe. The DietDeck® guides you to a well balanced diet. By using the cards daily, changes can be made that will lead to long-term changes in how you eat - permanent changes! It is not a temporary quick fix that you use for a while and then go back to eating the way you always have. Rather, it is about real change, to keep you healthy, to prevent illness and to help you feel great life-long.