Chrissy is an accredited and registered nutritionist RNutr (BAppSc Nutr, MHumNutr, PhD), nutrition scientist, researcher, health author and recipe creator with over 20 year’s industry experience. A member of the Nutrition Society of Australia, she initially studied nutrition as a way of combining her passion for nutrition, healthy eating and good food. Completing PhD at Deakin University (focusing on the importance of muscle health and its link to metabolic diseases) she always takes an evidence-based and science led approach, absolutely no fad diets here!

Chrissy is passionate about empowering, educating and improving women’s health, especially during perimenopause and menopause, through evidence-based nutrition advice and support. She loves teaching sustainable and achievable eating habits for long-term weight management that simply become a way of life. She creates delicious recipes inspired by a Mediterranean style (anti-inflammatory) dietary pattern.

Chrissy has extensive experience working as media nutrition expert and contributed to countless magazines and books as a nutritionist, food and health writer, recipe creator and food editor. She is currently in-house nutrition editor for taste.com.au, and works in research at Deakin and Southern Cross Universities. Chrissy also conducts nutrition seminars and offers nutrition services to private businesses.

Author of numerous books, including, supergrains: eat your way to great health, focusing on ancient whole grains, and their health benefits, superlegumes: eat your way to great health, highlighting legumes impressive nutritional properties, Real Delicious containing over 100 wholefood recipes for health and wellness, and most recently, The Anti-inflammatory cookbook with 100 delicious family friendly recipes focusing on a whole-food Mediterranean (anti-inflammatory) style dietary pattern.

A special thanks to Julia Renouf for her stunning images throughout my books and many images on this website.