Culinary Dietitian Launches Online Healthy Meal Planning Service

    COLUMBIA, MD, February 17, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Registered dietitian Jennifer Cohen Katz has launched an online healthy dinner planning service called Eat Well Meal Plans. This electronic subscription service is targeted to busy individuals or health professionals looking for the answer, for themselves or their patients, to what "eating healthfully" looks like.

With climbing obesity rates and the questionable state of the current healthcare system, people need to have better control over their own state of health. Diet is a major component of the total health picture. Katz finds that clients coming to counseling for a healthier diet regularly ask for meal plans to be created for them. "People can use a clear road map for what to eat, how to prepare it, and the ingredients needed to produce nutritious family dinners from a source interested only in helping them answer the 'So what should I eat?' question," says Katz.

It has now become confusing to determine exactly what "healthy eating" is. Health professionals and busy consumers need honest, realistic examples of well-balanced eating that will help wade through the sea of information. They also need to toss away the notion that eating healthy means bland dining requiring obscure ingredients. Eat Well Meal Plans recipes offer fresh, easily obtained ingredients showcased with exciting herbs, spices, and other great-tasting seasonings. Members receive 5 complete meal plans with recipes and a shopping list delivered to their inbox weekly.

Katz sees the Eat Well Meal Plans meal planning subscription service not only as a resource for busy families and on-the-go professionals, but also as a teaching tool for physicians, nutritionists, and other healthcare providers to use with their patients.Time-pressed health professionals may not be able to get into the intricacies of how to plan, select, and produce healthful meals. Eat Well Meal Plans is a valuable supplement to basic nutrition counseling.

In her private practice, Katz teaches individuals make the right food choices to help control their weight and prevent or control nutrition-related diseases--and still provide enjoyable culinary experiences with a nutritious diet. She says, "As a nutritionist I understand that eating well must be a balance between good nutrition and good taste. So I paired my culinary arts training with my nutrition science knowledge in order to offer nourishing meals which also pleased the palates of my clients."

Statistics show that consumption of calories, fat, and sodium can be cut by 50% if the choice is made to cook at home instead of eating out. In addition, restaurant and fast food diners miss out on vegetables, fruits, whole grains and other nutrient-rich "superfoods" that may reduce the risk of obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. The key is planning and organizing the menu and shopping list and Eat Well Meal Plans takes on the task.

Jennifer Cohen Katz brings diverse experience in the field of nutrition to Eat Well Meal Plans. Holding a degree in dietetics and a certificate in professional culinary arts, Katz' experience includes nutrition research at Johns Hopkins Hospital, clinical nutrition, and culinary nutrition instruction. She is a registered dietitian accredited by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association.

If you would like more information about Eat Well Meal Plans please visit the website or contact Jennifer Cohen Katz at [email protected] or call 443-336-2765.

Website: http://www.EatWellMealPlans.com

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