Live from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium

Katherine Shagoury

February 23, 2020
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Nutrition education through culinary instruction

Culinary instruction should be incorporated into the nutrition care process, said Jeanne Petrucci MS, RDN, founder and managing director of the non-profit Living Plate, at the 2020 Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City.

Petrucci had a patient who was diagnosed with cancer and prescribed an anti-inflammatory diet. She had been given a folder of information on what she was supposed to do and eat but had no clue how to apply it in her own life. She was completely overwhelmed. Petrucci knew she did not need to give this patient more information, but rather needed to teach her how to use the knowledge. After working with this patient, Petrucci made it her mission to make sure patients are never again paralyzed by the overwhelm and stress of feeding themselves and their families.

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About the Author:

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury is the editor of Integrative Practitioner. She brings a decade of experience creating and managing content for national healthcare audiences as a digital editor and professional journalist, including serving as managing editor for a popular medical billing and coding association and as a reporter for the Boston Globe, Boston.com, and USA Today. A certified personal trainer and nutrition coach with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a certified group fitness instructor with the Athletics and Fitness Association of America, a certified barre instructor, and a TRX qualified trainer, her passion for and commitment to healthy living fuels her enthusiasm for supporting the integrative healthcare community.

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