Melissa Connor
MA, RDN
Specialties:
- Diabetes and Prediabetes
- General Healthy Eating and Wellness
- Heart and Cardiovascular Health
- Kidney Disease
- Other Specialties
- Pre-Diabetes
- Relationship with Food & Disordered Eating
- Sustainable Weight Loss
- Type 2 Diabetes
Patient Populations:
LGBTQIA+, Men, Older adults, Patients with ADHD/ADD, Women
About Melissa
Melissa has worked in the food and nutrition field for over 16yrs. In that time she has worked with many different populations. She is known for being a safe space for her patients, allowing them to let go of any food shame and begin to own their own goals for their health. In 2015 she returned to school for a Master’s degree in communication with the goal to create nutrition content to bring clarity and food peace to the masses. She is also a food, health, and nutrition writer.
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Get to Know Melissa
Favorite thing to purchase at the Farmer’s Market or Grocery Store: Apple butter at a farmer’s market
Favorite cultural dish or comfort food: Bahamian style peas and rice
Grocery shopping tip: Don’t go hungry!
Go-to morning beverage: Coffee with cinnamon vanilla cream
A habit you swear by: Always having water with me, usually in cute cups.
What’s your nutrition superpower?: Relatability
Nutrition philosophy in a nutshell: Life is hard, nutrition should fuel and comfort you, not make it harder.
How has your cultural culinary heritage shaped your approach to nutrition?: I grew up with Carribean influences…heavy on homemade whole and fresh foods. I do encourage my patients to go back to basics and if they don’t have basics to go back to, we find them some.
Favorite recipe: Sausage, potato and spinach soup
Favorite book/TV show/movie: Their Eyes were Watching God; The Nanny; Fools Rush In
Sleep ritual I never forget: Water at my bedside
What I listen to for inspiration: Worship music
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