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My Approach to Nutrition

January 8, 2020

I spoke to O Magazine about my approach to nutrition:

My approach to nutrition is about meeting people where they are, through a culturally sensitive lens. In a perfect world, everyone would eat minimally processed vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. But first, people have to be able to get their hands on that food and have the time to prepare it. I aim to help clients find space to make modifications, even if its just increasing their fruit or veggie intake by one serving per day. If that means canned green beans, I’ll take it. Ideally, they’d get the kind with no added salt, but if that’s not possible, maybe they can rinse the beans before serving to reduce the sodium content. I don’t suggest that everyone should primarily eat from cans, but if that’s all people have time for and access to, they’ll eat canned beans or they won’t eat beans at all. I want us to remove the stigma and think about how we can encourage one another instead.

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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