Meagan + Kristin = The Curly Pear

Kristin

Hey guys!  My name is Kristin Brookshire.  I am 23 years old and live in Austin, TX with my husband and personal food critic, Ben.  We moved here last summer after I graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences.  I am a local foodie, nutritionist, experimental cook and future Registered Dietitian.

I grew up in a literal melting pot of cultural foods, with a mother from South America and a father from Japan.  We always had a very interesting hodge-podge of foods representing both countries at home.  My earliest culinary memories are of my Colombian grandmother teaching me how to gently knead and roll out the dough for our favorite “pan de queso” and watching with wide eyes as my Japanese grandmother pulled a long salmon fillet out of the broiler with its head still on!

A love of food is in my nature, but my passion for nutrition began when I was in college.  At the time, my understanding of food and its effect on my body was very limited.  My mental “light bulb” didn’t turn on until I attended a nutritional seminar with my dad (a chiropractor and nutritionist). The speaker explained how the body is capable of taking care of itself in every way when it is fully equipped with enough nutrients.  It can easily repair and prevent damage from disease or injury, and maintain a normal weight.  In other words, do what it is supposed to do!  What a notion – food can heal!  And not only heal, but prevent (which is even better!). We can eat our way to health.  Doesn’t that make sense?

Inspired to learn more, I changed my major to nutrition and was trained in the nitty-gritty of food science. More importantly, I became aware of the foods I had been surrounding my self with and began the process towards healthful eating.

Since then I have continued to indulge my passion for nutrition and food.  This fall I began my dietetic internship at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.  I am very open to what my future may bring, and the first step is to become a Registered Dietitian by next summer.  And then, who knows? For now, I want to be able to share my musings about food and healthy living with anyone who will listen (or read)

Bon a Petite!

Meagan

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