If you are looking for the details of my new cookbook, Eat Well, Be Well, check out the latest on the cookbook page!
About Jana:
Hi, I’m Jana. Cookbook author, recipe developer, food photographer, wine enthusiast and healthy foodie! I recreate traditional recipes to make them plant-based, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, bursting with nutrients and, of course, delicious! I also develop original recipes in the same vein.
My interest in health and wellness dates back as early as my teen years, and I have trained both informally and formally in Nutrition. I am a graduate of Cornell University’s T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies certificate program in Plant-Based Nutrition.
My father was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes when I was young. After a failed kidney transplant, he passed away in his fifties. Even then, there was a link established between dietary modifications and the progression of this disease. But healthy recipes that tasted delicious were scarce.
My greatest inspiration for creating these recipes is to use a loss for good. Making food that is life-promoting and nourishing, yet doesn’t make you feel like you’re sacrificing by abstaining from palate-pleasing flavors. I create these recipes to provide people that are battling preventable diseases, or want to be a healthier version of themselves, alternatives to the life-robbing foods. Ones that don’t require isolation at the dinner table. Dishes that can be shared and enjoyed by all!
The good news is that with the availability of more and more information I was able to identify better, nutritious ingredients and means of cooking. The result being healthier dishes for overall health and wellness, not to mention detoxification, weight loss and fitness. This ultimately led to the birth of Nutritionicity!
About Nutritionicity:
My hope is that no matter where you are in your personal quest for nutrition, health and wellness, Nutritionicity will provide you with recipes and information that are helpful, simplifying what can often seem complicated through videos and process photos.
Whether you’re searching for a delicious healthy recipe, a means for discovering a nutritious product, or hoping to expand your knowledge of nutrition in new ways, you will find it here. You can eat nutritiously and still be a foodie!
All of my recipes follow the following four objectives:
- Plant-based/Vegan. You can get more nutritional value from plant-based food than you can from animal products. So why put your body through all of the health ramifications that come with meat and dairy?
- Gluten-free. I have gluten sensitivity, and once I removed gluten from my diet, I started feeling undeniably better after about 30 days.
- Refined Sugar-free. There are so many unrefined/natural sweeteners available in today’s marketplace. Some of my personal favorites are coconut sugar, coconut nectar (neither tastes like coconut, by the way), and maple syrup.
- Nutritiously-minded. If you can pack in the vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, and/or any other vital nutrients and make it just as delicious, why not do it? You do not have to sacrifice taste and texture to have a nutritious dish.
And don’t forget to check out all the details of my debut cookbook, Eat Well, Be Well — now available!
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Hi, a quick question, I made the gluten free vegan brownies today and managed to make 24 brownies and I don’t know how. Any ideas?
Hi Lynn, If you didn’t adjust the amounts of the ingredients then the only thing I can think of is that perhaps your muffin cups are smaller than mine (mine are 2.5 inches at the top of the cup) or maybe you didn’t fill the cups as full as I did. I have a picture in the post that shows how full I filled mine (almost to the top). I hope this helps! 🙂
Hi Jana!
Love your blog! Love the winery visits…. going to visit several! Keep them coming!
Rick
Thanks so much, Rick! We have a nice list of wineries ready for our spring visits. 🙂
Hi, Jena. I’m really enjoying your blog. An absolute paradise of inspiring gems and wonderful descriptions. Prefer a glass of wine over a beer any day so it was a fortuitous moment when I noticed your site on Facebook.
I hope to see lots more of you in the coming months and look forward to finding out more about that which drives your passion for wine.
Warm wishes from the UK.
Steve.
Hi Steve, Welcome! Thank you so much for the kind words and taking the time to write. I’m so glad to hear that you are enjoying the posts! I thoroughly enjoy developing healthy foodie recipes and I am thrilled to have added the dimension of wine. So much to explore and so little time! All best, Jana
Great blog, Jana! There’s not many things that are better than good wine and good, healthy foods! I really like learning about and trying wines that I’ve never had before.
All the best to you.
Glenn
Thanks so much Glenn! I will second your sentiment on good wine and good, healthy food! 🙂 Visiting the wineries has been a wonderful learning experience. I am amazed at how my palate has already expanded. Thanks so much for getting in touch! All best, Jana
Hi Jana.
Beautiful site and inspiring information. Keep up the good work!
Hi Steve! Thank you so much!!
Hi, Jana.
Agree with you about Virginia wines. They don’t get the respect they deserve. Just discovered your website and looking forward to trying some of your recipes.
Thanks so much Mark. Welcome! It’s so nice to see Virginia wines getting on the radar. I hope you find some recipes to your liking!
What made you follow this path of food, instead of traditional food? Recipe development is a talent that is not easily learned if not a God given talent.
Hi, David! My answer to your question is threefold. Based on personal experience, I feel that physical health is one of the key pillars of a rewarding and enjoyable life. To that end, I believe a gluten-free, plant-based, refined sugar-free diet can promote this goal. Second, I love a challenge!! Creating or re-creating recipes as plant-based while simultaneously omitting gluten and refined sugars has its set of obstacles, but the real challenge is making them equally as delicious as their traditional counterparts. Most of all, I want to show that you can be a true foodie while eating nutritiously, and enjoy the art of food without feeling like you are sacrificing!
Found your blog via Pinterest. I look forward to following along and trying your recipes!
Hi Sherry, I’m so glad you found my blog! Welcome!! Thanks so much for following. : ) –Jana
So grateful for the amazingly healthy recipes and insight on how to make it happen. Thank you!!!
Hi Shannon, Thank you for taking the time to give such great feedback!!