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Books & Barbells: Elena Paravantes of Olive Tomato

Streaming Live from Greece!

2021-05-20 12:00:00 2021-05-20 13:00:00 America/New_York Books & Barbells: Elena Paravantes of Olive Tomato Elena Paravantes, creator of the popular blog OliveTomato.com, joins us for a virtual discussion about her blog and new book, The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners. Zoom -

Thursday, May 20
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-05-20 12:00:00 2021-05-20 13:00:00 America/New_York Books & Barbells: Elena Paravantes of Olive Tomato Elena Paravantes, creator of the popular blog OliveTomato.com, joins us for a virtual discussion about her blog and new book, The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners. Zoom -

Elena Paravantes, creator of the popular blog OliveTomato.com, joins us for a virtual discussion about her blog and new book, The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners.

https://zoom.us/j/96880781514 

Learn the basics of the Mediterranean Diet with Elena Paravantes, Zoom-ing in from Greece to discuss her blog, Olive Tomato, and her new cookbook. Whether you're already passionate about healthy eating or you're trying to eat better, you won't want to miss this one! All are welcome--even those new to the kitchen.

Elena Paravantes is an award winning Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist and Writer specializing in the Mediterranean Diet. She has been active in the field of food and nutrition for 20 years as a clinical dietitian, food and nutrition consultant, writer, teacher and lecturer, both in the U.S. and in Greece. Elena firmly believes in the wide-ranging health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and is committed to educating the public about the wholesome food plan she grew up with through her writing, teaching and lecturing.

Elena developed the Food and Nutrition sections for the Greek editions of Men’s Health and Prevention as Food & Nutrition Editor, establishing them with her work for over 8 years. She is a former professor of nutrition at the American College of Greece and the Health Editor for Olive Oil Times. Elena provides consulting services on the Greek/Mediterranean diet and food for companies, writes for several U.S. and Greek media outlets and blogs for Huffington Post. Her interviews and articles have been published in many publications including CNN, Prevention, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, US News and World Report, Shape, Fitness, Parade, Chowhound, Salon, Oldways, Fox News, Today’s Dietitian, Food and Nutrition Magazine and NPR. As well as Greek publications such as Vima, Eleftherotypia, Vimagazino, VimaGourmet, Athinorama, Iatronet and Madame Figaro. She is the lead author of the chapter on Greek Culture for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics publication Cultural Competency for Nutrition Professionals. 

Zoom Link TBA

This event will also stream live on our Facebook page!

For more information, contact Rory Martorana at rmartorana@nhfpl.org or 203-946-2283.

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