About

Cheryl Harris has a Master’s Degree in Public Health Nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley and has worked as a Registered Dietitian and nutritionist for the past 6 years. She is also a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor (CLC) through the Center for Breastfeeding. She has attended numerous trainings and conferences on managing a gluten free diet and food allergies. She has also learned a great deal about the needs of parents as one of the moderators of an active gluten/casein free listserve of over 3000 people.

Cheryl currently works at the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine in McLean VA and loves the opportunity to partner with other wonderful professionals to provide comprehensive, compassionate care.  She has worked with DC WIC (Women, Infants and Children) in various capacities for the past 5 years, provided nutrition counseling services at Children’s Hospital to a clinic for obese children and teens, taught cooking classes for adults with learning disabilities and serves as a consultant for Mom Made Foods, a local organic baby food company. Her speaking engagements have ranged from national USDA conferences to a local recreation center to a center for healing for people with cancer.

Cheryl developed food allergies and intolerances several years ago, and learned first hand the challenges and “survival skills” for living well with food restrictions. She considers herself incredibly lucky, because she loves her work and the chance to help others!

In her free time, Cheryl can be found digging (playing?) in her organic garden or experimenting (playing?) in her kitchen.