Faith and Food talk wiht Krista Yoder Latortue

Alumna Krista Yoder Latortue will be speaking on the intersection between nutrition and faith. She will highlight inequities around food and nutrition, solutions, and a case study using Family Food and her own life experiences as examples.

Krista Yoder Latortue founded Family Food in 2009. Family Food continues to benefit from Krista's expertise as she serves as the Executive Director. Krista is a nationally awarded Registered Dietitian who was awarded the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award by both the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She earned a Master’s of Public Health from Drexel University, is a credentialed Professional Business Analyst, a credentialed Project Management Professional, and holds a business certificate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Krista is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and serves on the advisory board of the PA American Academy of Pediatrics Obesity Program.

Family Food was honored to be named Best of Philly Nutritionist by Philadelphia Magazine and is regularly featured on WebMD, Be Well Philly, Huffington Post, Metro Kids, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, and Mainline Parents. Family Food is a proud partner of WELCOA. With over ten years of experience and proven results, Family Food’s outcome data has been published and highlighted in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Journal of Experimental Biology.