I’m Mallory Naquin, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of NOLA’s Gardening Dietitian, a virtual wellness consulting practice. After graduating from Tulane, I began my career in dietetics by pursuing my passion for nutrition education. I served in AmeriCorps, where I developed and taught culinary programs. My role continued to grow at the Edible Schoolyard, becoming an educator, site gardener, greenhouse manager, and Cafe Liaison. I taught nutrition, culinary, and regenerative agriculture in school gardens with pollinators, chickens, goats and a pot belly pig. I grew 1000’s of plants for acres of school gardens and their surrounding communities for almost a decade. Today, I continue to serve communities as a Louisiana Master Gardener where I create and maintain butterfly gardens and lead wildflower walks. I also teach STEM education and provide virtual nutrition consultations. I advance my ability to help clients with training and certifications in dietetics and nutrition coaching, gut health, sustainable food practices and dive deep into evidence based nutrient research. My passion is to help the community better understand our individual self, food and the world around us as an integral part of the seemingly complicated, joyful, grand act of nourishing ourselves. Teaching essential life tools, striving for balance with nature, and improving nutritional intake to achieve optimal health goals.
