Provide us with a brief description of your job: Nutrition consultant and owner of Ginger Spice Health, LLC
What do you love about what you do? I love being able to positively and healthfully touch lives of people using food as medicine, increase their quality of life so they could lead a fulfilling life, and I also like learning about cultural foods and serving multicultural populations.
What are the challenges? Challenges vary from motivation of clients to access of care, from helping clients make sustainable changes and personalizing counseling so client stays focused on their goals.
How has your MAND membership benefited you? MAND has some great benefits from networking to learning, meeting new professionals and knowing about them and getting inspired. I found a very close friend at a MAND event and I am so grateful for that!
What do you think is the future of nutrition and dietetics? In my opinion, the future of dietetics is in being able to serve clients virtually, embracing technological tools and being able to keep up with personalizing their cultural palates also.
What are your favorite activities/hobbies? I love to travel to my home country, India to see our families, visit national parks and monuments, bollywood dance as a form of exercise. I also like to recreate healthy, indo- western and fusion, vegetarian recipes in colorful ways, some of these could be found on my blog.
What is your favorite restaurant in Minnesota? My favorite is Cafe Zupas, as it’s close to home and has a lot of vegetarian options.
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About MAND
Minnesota Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND) is an affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. We are the largest professional organization of nutrition health professionals in Minnesota, dedicated to optimizing Minnesotans' health through food and nutrition.