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Follow the blogs of our graduates to be on the front end of the nutrition and natural culinary arts information highway! Graduates: submit your blog for posting. Please send a short description of your blog in your email, adhereing to style and length shown below.  The Vital Bite is the creation of DeeAnna Wales VanReken, a Natural Chef and Nutrition Master's student at Bastyr University. She hopes to combine her education and passion for nutrition to show everyday people how to enjoy real food by getting them back in the kitchen and on the path to health, one vitalbite at a time. Her gluten and dairy free blog is focused primarily on whole, unprocessed foods that anyone can prepare to support the body and the planet.  The Particular Kitchen was created by Nutrition Educator Molly Robson in 2009. It started as a place to document the dishes she was preparing in her London kitchen, focusing on recipes that are free of eggs, soy, and cow's milk, her food sensitivities. Since she completed the NE course, the blog has taken a more healthy and whole foods approach, becoming a place for her readers to find a real-world application of the diet and lifestyle choices she makes.  Caitlin Weeks is a Nutrition Educator, Personal Trainer, and creator of Grass Fed Girl, a resource for holistic health and fitness information. She works primarily with women and weight loss. Caitlin specializes in blood sugar regulation and Hypothyroid conditions. She has been a personal trainer in San Francisco, CA for over five years, working in her own practice since 2008. She has an outside of the box philosophy on weight management that includes traditional foods with emphasis on quality meats, fats, and seasonal vegatables. Caitlin's blog focuses on her journey of overcoming childhood obesity, adult obesity, and autoimmune problems.  Suzanne Abboud is a Nutrition Educator whose mission is to help individuals overcome debilitating migraine headaches. Her blog, Unlock the Mystery of Your Migraines, gives readers tips, tools, and videos which share her tremendous knowledge on the subject. Join her as she contributes to the world, building a strong holistic community for individuals that are passionate about holistic health, green living, caring for our current and next generation’s future, and for making a positive change in the planet.  Diane Sanfilippo is a Nutrition Consultant and creator of Balanced Bites. She works with athletes, busy professionals, and autoimmune clients within the US and abroad supporting their efforts to gain health and put chronic diseases into remission via a whole-foods based Paleo diet. Diane travels the country teaching Practical Paleo Nutrition Workshops at CrossFit gyms to members and those in the local community who are interested in learning more about how food affects health. In her blog, she writes articles dispelling common nutritional myths and shares, easy, delicious grain, legume, and dairy-free recipes, motivational articles, as well as her own story about battling hypoglycemia on a low-fat diet. Going Green in the Kitchen was created by Natural Chef Lisa Barnes to inspire friends, neighbors, clients, and community members to explore the world of natural cooking in their own kitchens. Lisa wishes to empower those she cares about to take control of their health, happiness, and relationship to food. Her blog is a way to communicate her thoughts and experiences on a daily basis, so that we can all share in the learning process. Happy cooking.... The Natural Health Foodie, created by Natural Chef and Nutrition Educator Gina Gibbons, offers unique inspiration and guidance with regards to natural health and living. Here you will find informative articles, tasty recipes, motivating videos, healing secrets and personal accounts as Gina passionately delves into the world of living and eating consciously. With a focus on organic and traditional whole food preparation, Gina hopes to inspire those who feel overwhelmed by massive amounts of conflicting information, and shows just how simple it is to lead the healthiest lifestyle possible. Gina believes food is the foundation for a balanced, healthy life inside and out. Follow her on her delicious journey!  Food NE/RD by Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator Tali Sedgwick keeps you informed about smart, fun, and healthy choices you can easily make to improve your life. Whether you’re trying to lose a little weight, have more energy, be a more efficient athlete, manage (or ward off ) a chronic disease, or just feel better about yourself, Tali's blog brings you just a bit closer to your goal! Ms. Sedgwick's focus is on eating delicious local and sustainable food, honoring the mind/body connection and tapping in to the healing power of a whole foods diet.  Eco-Herbalsita by Nutrition Consultant Jill Troderman is filled with up-to-date information and happenings on living a thriving sustainable life on planet Earth! We provide our readers with a weekly “Main Dish” on the most current and inspiring green topics, weekly healthy and seasonal recipes, reviews on the greenest products we can find, herbal healing tips and recipes, monthly audio interviews with our planets hottest eco-warriors, book reviews, and a monthly garden calendar. Eco-Herbalista hosts events, lectures, classes, and movie screenings, too! Join today! The Kitchen is at the center of the universe, and it is Kwentos (a Filipino word for short stories) that hold this universe together. Aileen was raised by immigrant parents from the Philippines. During a childhood exploration of the kitchen, Aileen came across a tattered Philippine cookbook her mother had brought overseas. The recipes within sparked a growing curiosity for Filipino foods. Threading together stories, recipes, and travels, Kitchen Kwento by Natural Chef student Aileen Suzara, is one way of honoring Filipino roots and capturing a snapshot of a constantly changing American culinary landscape, with its many recipes of celebration, survival and resilience. Simla Somturk Wickless is a Nutrition Educator and creator of the Delicious Health Blog. She works with busy professionals and autoimmune clients internationally and loves inspiring her clients to take action and make lasting changes to increase energy, tame stress, find their natural weight, and promote self-healing... for good. In her blog, she shares easy, delicious allergen-free recipes, tips and tools for healthy living, as well as her own story about healing from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and a host of other health challenges.  The Daily Diner, by Nutrition Educator Amanda Louden, focuses on meal planning, budgeting, and eating regular American foods that are made with sustainable ingredients. Welcome! This blog is a frill-free zone. I love food, and approach nutrition from a love of eating. All animals eaten are free range, grass fed, or wild caught. All produce is local and seasonal. All legumes and grains are dry, soaked and often sprouted. Each week, I meal plan (and post) 4-6 dinners. 4-6 dinners a week seems to be enough to keep a budget down, and not overwhelming. Throughout the week recipes and information about food, nutrition and living healthy are posted. - Amanda  Check out The Making of a Natural Chef blog by Natural Chef Shoshana Deutschkron to follow her adventures as she progresses from student to trained chef in the Bauman College Berkeley program. Five months of culinary school. No cream sauces. Just a bit of butter here and there. Organic food. Local, seasonal fare. And lessons on the nutrition behind our ingredients. This blog follows my adventures, both in school and life, as I blossom from avid foodie to trained chef. - Shoshana Start from the beginning to follow Shoshana through our Spring 2009 program.
 At Grains&More by Nutrition Educator Mira Dessy you'll find a great resource for nutrition information, holistic lifestyle tips and delicious recipes. As a certified Nutrition Educator I am combining my avocation and vocation. Learning how to help myself and my family lead healthier lives grew into an interest in helping others do the same and allowed me to combine my love of teaching with it. Empowering others in a holistic, supportive way to make healthy changes is positive and transformative for everyone. - Mira  The Anton Health and Nutrition blog, created by Natural Chef and Nutrition Educator Alison Anton, offers articles on the hottest nutrition and mindful eating topics. Get healthy recipes, listen to podcasts, and find the resources you need to obtain and maintain a lifestyle of optimum health.  Therapeutic Chef, by nurse, nutritionist and Natural Chef Kristin Doyle, has the latest on nutrition and health, recipes, and links to articles on how an organic plant-based diet is important for our health, the health of the farmers and animals, and the health of the planet. Let food be your medicine!  Vegchefstef, by Natural Chef Stefanie Goldstone, is for writing, cooking, and fun...to get people back into the kitchen. I like to share cooking techniques, stories, pictures and recipes that make cooking just a little bit easier and inspire people to get into the kitchen and cook. - Stefanie  foodbykristin, by Nutrition Educator Kristin Wartman, features recipes based on traditional, whole foods using local, seasonal, clean food ingredients. You will find tips for preparing foods and well-researched nutrition information with a focus on sustainability and environmental responsibility. I am constantly learning and seeking out the most credible and valuable information. My focus is on creating health through eating simple and delicious whole foods and eliminating as many processed and refined foods as possible — and helping you do this as well. - Kristin  Nutrition Educator Laura Schmitt is a published author and a public speaker on nutrition with a special emphasis on dietary restrictions, autism diets, and eating for wellness. Read Laura's blog.  Check out Fast Foodie by Natural Chef Devon Crosby-Helms. I am a certified personal chef, runner (elite marathoner/ultrarunner) and writer.I cook, eat, run, sleep. I am gluten-free and eat a real food diet. I believe there can be a happy union between being a foodie and a healthy eater. It's a delicious journey, welcome, happy to have you along! - Devon |