Emilie Balkman MPH, RD, LDN, is the owner and primary nutrition consultant for Foods2Chews, LLC. Emilie Balkman, a Registered and Licensed Dietitian with a specialty in Weight Management and Nutrition Education, completed her graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Concurrent with her graduate studies, she worked with Duke University’s Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, North Carolina. She also was an intern with Harvard’s School of Public Health and Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Emilie graduated with honors from the University of Kansas. Upon completion of her undergraduate work, she received an academic fellowship to develop a Community Health program in three townships in the Monteverde region of Costa Rica. She also participated in an advanced Spanish language program at the Center for Bilingual Multicultural Studies at the Universidad Internacional in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Emilie has built her professional career on her ability to effectively educate a wide variety of populations. Before moving to Jacksonville, Florida, Emilie worked with overweight children and their families at East Carolina University. As an adjunct faculty member and clinical dietitian at the Brody School of Medicine, she educated physicians, professors, and other healthcare providers about effective methods to prevent and treat childhood overweight.
Since relocating to Florida, Emilie has had the opportunity to expand her knowledge and practice by consulting and working with various healthcare providers and academic institutions. From a public health standpoint, she served as the Obesity Prevention Senior Public Health Nutritionist for the Duval County Health Department. She also volunteered for the local chapter of Girls on The Run, a youth fitness and empowerment program. Emilie is an adjunct faculty member at the University of North Florida, where she taught Nutrition and Weight Management courses. Additionally, she continues to work with corporate wellness companies as a consultant and healthcare provider. From a clinical standpoint, Emilie worked at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, as an outpatient Clinical Dietitian.
She combines her knowledge, experience, and compassion to the development of Foods2Chews, LLC. Through this company, she hopes to educate and empower people of all ages and backgrounds.
Knowledge is power. Knowledge about your health, and related habits is exceptionally powerful when it results in making positive choices about how you choose to live today, tomorrow, and for many years to come.
Let us help you choose which foods to chews --- Emilie
