Nutritionist

"To educate parents of babies and small children about how to feed their children whole, natural foods so that they will grow up strong and healthy. And to encourage families to make the effort to sit down and share fresh, delicious meals together. It is a valuable ritual."

Cynthia Lair graduated as a certified health and nutrition counselor from the Health and Nutrition Program (NYC) in 1987. While in New York, she maintained a private practice as a nutritional counselor and taught the "Healthy Child Series" at the Natural Gourmet Cookery School.

Since moving to Seattle, Lair has been teaching whole foods cooking classes at the Puget Consumers Coop, the Herbfarm, Sur La Table, Evergreen Hospital and many other places. Her articles have been featured in Mothering Magazine, Delicious! Magazine, Free Spirit and the Well-being Journal A member of the Nutrition faculty at Bastyr University, School of Natural Medicine since 1994, she also packs lunchboxes, prepares dinners, feeds the dog and cheers at her daughter's soccer games.

Lair is the author of Feeding the Whole Family (Moon Smile Press, 1998).

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