DPG46 Food and Culinary Professionals (FCP)

  • 1.  Interest in Food as Medicine/Culinary Medicine

    Posted 07-07-2025 03:34 PM

    Hello FCP community,

    I'm a new FCP DPG member and am particularly interested in connecting with others who are working in-or curious about-Food as Medicine (medically-tailored meals, groceries, and Produce Rx) or Culinary Medicine practice areas.

    If you're open to connecting, I'd love to touch base-either individually or at an upcoming FCP DPG event.

    Wishing you all a great start to July!

    Warmly,
    Suzanne



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    Suzanne Lewis
    Salt Lake City UT
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  • 2.  RE: Interest in Food as Medicine/Culinary Medicine

    Posted 07-08-2025 01:23 PM
    Suzanne, welcome to FCP!
    We have a FNCE Spotlight Session New Consumer Research on Food As Medicine: The Power of RDNs in Driving Healthful Changes focused on consumer research we commissioned to examine consumer views of "Food As Medicine" and what they want from us as culinary nutrition experts.
    If you're attending FNCE, be sure to attend this session on Sunday morning from 9:30-11AM.

    Amy



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    Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RDN, FAND
    Carmichael (Sacramento), California
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  • 3.  RE: Interest in Food as Medicine/Culinary Medicine

    Posted 07-10-2025 07:41 PM

    Hi Suzanne,

    I work at a MTM non-profit in Denver called Project Angel Heart. Feel free to reach out to me there!



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    Zachary Hedden, MS, RDN (he/him/his)
    Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
    Project Angel Heart
    Direct 303.407-9453 | Main 303.830.0202 | Fax 303.830.1840
    www.ProjectAngelHeart.org
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  • 4.  RE: Interest in Food as Medicine/Culinary Medicine

    Posted 07-11-2025 08:55 AM

    Hi Suzanne,

    My background and expertise lie in Culinary Medicine and FIM,  and my consulting business, Culinary Medicine Consulting, focuses on food and nutrition education specifically. Happy to connect with you and provide any resources. I will be at FNCE and the FCP reception if you happen to be going.

    All the best,



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    Leah Sarris, MBA, RD, LDN, CCMS
    Culinary Medicine Consulting LLC
    www.culinarymedicineconsulting.com
    New Orleans, LA
    504.256.9925
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  • 5.  RE: Interest in Food as Medicine/Culinary Medicine

    Posted 07-17-2025 02:04 PM

    I don't like the term Food Is Medicine, It seems like it was created by a bunch of MDS who should be starting the talk at prevention not as medicine. Who like to take medicine every day? Is food really medicine? 

    Sure, RDNs are experts in Medical Nutrition Therapy. However, the road begins with reducing risk of diabetes, CVD and weight issues

    What are your thoughts



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    Laura Coti Garrett
    Morristown NJ
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  • 6.  RE: Interest in Food as Medicine/Culinary Medicine

    Posted 07-17-2025 04:53 PM

    Laura, thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding the Food as Medicine term. I've heard other terms used too, including Food is Medicine, Food as Health, and similar.  I've seen the Academy use "Food as Medicine"  and have referenced this resource: Food as Medicine.

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    .  Regardless of the term, I do think it's important to provide specifics of the interventions,  including where MNT is provided by an RD/RDN. Would love to hear any other thoughts/ideas on this and thanks again.



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    Suzanne Lewis
    Salt Lake City UT
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  • 7.  RE: Interest in Food as Medicine/Culinary Medicine

    Posted 07-18-2025 06:59 AM
    Food as Medicine doesn't fit with what we do in MNT or prevention. Medicine is made in labs and sold in pharmacies, food is grown in fields and cooked in a kitchen.

    Consumers ask us what are healthy foods. Do they ask their doctor what are healthy medicines?


    Dietitians need to own a large part of this scope of practice.  I would like to think that our counseling reduces the risk for diseases that require medicine. I would like to this kind that our strategies of MNT delay the use of medicine or increasing doeses. 
    We need to be the leaders  or we will find that our profession will be dissolved because it will be taken over by other health professionals and possibly chefs.
    Laura Coti Garrett MS RDN 
     prescribed counsel



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  • 8.  RE: Interest in Food as Medicine/Culinary Medicine

    Posted 07-18-2025 06:45 AM

    I've read that "Food as Medicine" is more appropriate than "Food is Medicine" because there's lots of medicine that has nothing to do with diet - e.g. vaccines! because although nutritious diets can help keep our immune system healthy food doesn't 'innoculate' us! (and I'm old enough to remember the sugar cube polio vaccine!)



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    Lauren Swann
    LS@FoodFactsWork.com
    (267)288-8563
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