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Can’t Believe I Made it Podcast: Celebrating Cultural Heritage Through Food with Maya Feller

May 12, 2023

Hey can’t-believers! Welcome back to another episode of the Can’t Believe I Made It Podcast. Today, we’re joined by the one and only Maya Feller, a world-renowned registered dietitian and nutritionist, author of Eating from Our Roots, and a fantastic mom and entrepreneur. In this episode, Maya shares her incredible journey as a dietitian and discusses the importance of diversity in the field. We also get to learn about her personal experiences with food and cultural identity, and how it led to the creation of her amazing cookbook.

Maya’s book is all about embracing our cultural heritage through food, and in our conversation, she shares some practical tips for doing just that. She talks about the importance of whole and minimally processed ingredients, spices, and flavor-enhancing techniques that make it easy to enjoy the vibrant flavors of your favorite cuisine.

We also dive deep into Maya’s experiences as a parent and high-level entrepreneur, and how she manages to balance it all. Her insights are truly inspiring, and you won’t want to miss them.

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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