What is Culinary Nutrition?
What is Culinary Nutrition?
Culinary nutrition is the marriage of cooking with the science of nutrition. Very simply, chefs need to know how to prepare nutritious foods and nutritionists need to know how to cook.
Why Culinary Nutrition?
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (Chinese proverb).
With the ever-increasing number of health concerns, culinary nutrition could be used to help prevent illness and restore health by giving people the practical tools to eat more healthfully.
Stefanie as a Culinary Nutritionist
Stefanie has taken her knowledge and skills as a professional chef with a Masters in Nutrition to a new level. She facilitates food lifestyle change through personalized nutrition therapy and culinary guidance. Central to Stefanie’s work is educating people about nutrition through hands-on experiences with food— learning how to shop for and prepare food is paramount to understanding how to eat a healthy diet.
Both her personal and professional experiences enable her to work with individuals and groups with (and without) health concerns including, but not limited to:
- allergies
- asthma
- autoimmune diseases (including Celiac Sprue)
- cancer
- candidiasis (candida)
- diabetes
- gastroesophogeal reflux disorder (GERD/heartburn)
- hypertension
- hypo/hyper thyroidism
- irritable bowel diseases (colitis, crohn's)
- irritable bowel syndrome
- kidney disease
- overweight/obesity
- parasites
She does not preach one particular diet or lifestyle; programs are tailored to meet an individual's specific needs. Achieving better health involves two basic principles:
- consuming a diet rich in natural whole foods*
- eating a variety of foods in moderation
*Foods that are not refined or highly processed and void of chemicals, artificial ingredients, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, hormones, antibiotics, texture enhancers and wax.
Stefanie applies her expertise one-on-one, in groups and as a consultant. Stefanie's comprehensive list of culinary nutrition services