I grew up loving to help my mother prepare food in the kitchen and eventually I became a pretty good cook in my own right. I thought about pursuing a career in culinary arts and began by studying food service. A year or so into college I was not in the best of health. I was carrying extra weight and having leg and knee pain with walking and exercising. When I went to see my doctor he was blunt with me: “You need to lose weight”. As hard as it was to hear this, I realize now he did me a huge favor. It sent me on a path I would never stop following: how can I prepare foods that I love to eat while still being healthy? That’s when I discovered the science of nutrition. I went on to earn a bachelor’s of science and a master’s degree in nutritional science and I haven’t looked back. This shift set my life on a whole new trajectory. I could prepare delicious foods but with a knew awareness on how to make good food that is good for me. And along the way I have built a career around nutrition that to this day I still enjoy. I love sharing my passion and get such gratification seeing my clients when they experience the transformative power of food.