You Shouldn't Have to Choose Between Your Heritage and Your Health
Learn how to transform Southern food traditions into powerful tools for managing diabetes, heart disease, and metabolic conditions—with evidence-based nutrition that honors where you come from.
Hi, I'm Dawn Anderson,
MS, RDN, LDN
I'm a Richmond-based dietitian with a background in research, culinary arts, and clinical nutrition. I help adults manage chronic conditions like liver disease, heart disease, and diabetes through evidence-based culinary nutrition that honors cultural food traditions. No restrictive diets. Just sustainable, culturally-meaningful eating that actually works.
How I Can Help You
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Individual Nutrition Consultations
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Custom Meal Planning
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Family Recipe Adaptations
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Free 15-minute Discovery Call
"When I was managing gestational diabetes, Dawn worked with me to create meal plans that kept my glucose levels where they needed to be — without making me feel like I had to completely change the way I eat. Her patience and understanding made the whole experience less overwhelming."
— BIANCA P.
This week, every dish on our menu — even the fruit — goes through some form of heat before it hits the plate. Here's the full lineup (pesto, chicken thighs, cod, and skillet pears) and the simple reason cooking your produce matters more than usual right now.