Life is complicated.
Your diet doesn’t have to be.
What is The Simply Nourished Method?
The Simply Nourished Method is a simplified formula for building plant-powered meals that nourish, satisfy, and set you up to thrive for life.
Instead of counting calories, following strict rules, or relying on recipes, you'll learn how to build balanced, flavorful, and filling meals using a flexible framework. Each plate is designed to deliver:
Plant-based protein for satiety, muscle maintenance, and steady energy
Healthy fats from whole food sources that fuel brain and heart health
Complex carbs for lasting energy and gut health
A rainbow of micronutrients and antioxidants to fight inflammation and support longevity
Fiber and volume to keep you full, satisfied, and energize
Benefits of following the Simply Nourished Method:
Fights chronic inflammation at the root
Supports healthy weight loss and maintenance
Boosts energy, mood, and mental clarity
Promotes longevity (hello, Blue Zones! 🌱)
Simplifies cooking so you can ditch recipe dependence
Adapts to your tastes, budget, and schedule
Feeds a healthy microbiome
Reduces food stress
By learning this formula, you'll never again stare into your fridge wondering what to make or panic at a restaurant, wondering how to build a healthy meal. You'll have the skills, confidence, and framework to build nourishing meals from whatever's on hand and to do it for the rest of your life.
The Foundations of the Simply Nourished Method
Flexibility Over Rules 🤸
No rigid recipes or meal prep plans. Just a simple, adaptable pattern that lets you build meals around your tastes and what fits your budget and schedule.
Simplicity That Sticks ✨
Short ingredient lists, every day tools, and simple techniques and patterns because the healthiest way of eating is the one you'll actually keep doing.
Full-On Deliciousness 😋
This method is built on the belief that healthy eating should be crave-worthy and mouthwatering. If it doesn't taste amazing, it's not the Simply Nourished way.
Colors Over Calories 🌈
Forget counting and build your intuition and awareness. We’ll create meals around a rainbow of plant-rich foods that are bursting with bold flavors, vibrant colors, and serious nutritional firepower that naturally keeps caloric content low.
Satisfaction, Not Restriction 🍽️
Deprivation doesn't work; satiety does. We focus on filling & nutrient-dense foods that keep you full, energized, and satisfied for hours. No more late night snacking binges.
Macro and Micro Balance ⚖️
Everyone's focused on carbs, fats, and protein, but micronutrients are the unsung heroes of great health. We make sure your meals deliver the vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytonutrients your body actually needs to thrive.
Is The Simply Nourished Method for You? YES!
Whether you want to reach a weight that feels good, ditch the fatigue, manage a chronic condition, go fully plant-based, or simply add more plants to your plate, we'll make it happen with strategies that fit your real life.
You may be seeking the accountability of a coach, or you may just want to master home cooking and healthy meal prep. Either way, Simply Nourished has options to fit your goals, your schedule, and your lifestyle.
And we’ll make it fun!. We'll experiment with flavors, discover new favorites, "healthify" the comfort foods you already love, and build skills that make you genuinely excited to be in the kitchen. You'll finally be free from recipe reliance and confusing wellness advice.
Ready to start? Schedule a free 20-minute consultation to find out which program is right for you. 🌱
Meet your health & kitchen coach
Hi! I’m Amanda. I help people make healthy plant-based and (mostly) whole-foods eating actually work in real life. I focus on building skills in the kitchen and creating simple habits that stick, so healthy eating becomes something you genuinely enjoy (and not another thing to stress over).
I've got the credentials: Culinary training, a master's degree in public health/health promotion (and a doctorate in the works), plus several coaching certifications in nutrition, health, and weight loss. But more importantly, I've been thriving on a plant-based diet for over two decades and have spent years figuring out how to make science-backed nutrition simple, delicious, and doable. My career in public health included serving as Project Director of California’s Master Plan for Aging. I like to think that I’m now supporting YOU in creating your own master plan for aging! After all, healthful eating is the foundation to not just adding years to your life, but LIFE to those years.
My approach: I pull from the best research out there and translate it into practical strategies that work for your kitchen, your schedule, and your taste buds. My cooking and coaching styles aren’t about following rigid rules; they’re about empowering you to tune into what your body needs, to develop real cooking skills, and to build simple habits that support your goals.
Other deets: Originally from the midwest, home is now Long Beach, CA, where I lather my skin with sunscreen and ride my bicycle around town, seeking out the latest fun caffeinated beverage with my partner and lead taste-tester. Loves (other than cooking & eating): yoga, pilates, strength training, political thrillers, dark comedies, my 3 cats, Mexico, and 73 degrees F.
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No. However, the culinary instruction is 100% plant-based. The personalized dietary framework developed for coaching clients can incorporate swaps for small portions of animal-based products as lean protein sources.
Our goal is to get you loving on nutrient-dense plant-based foods like you never thought imaginable. The more plants that crowd your plate, the healthier you’ll be.
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No. I am not trained in dietetics. I cannot prescribe you dietary specifics related to health conditions. I share general health and nutrition information and skills to empower you to follow a plant-predominant diet, which is widely recognized as the most health promoting diet.
If you have been given dietary specifics from a dietician or healthcare provider, I can absolutely support you in preparing foods and meal plans to follow their advice. Same goes for allergies. That’s why following a flexible pattern, like the Simply Nourished Method, works so well! We build the plate around what YOU love and what you need.
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In addition to certifications in health coaching, weight loss, and nutrition, I bring over a decade of public health experience and advanced training to ensure evidence-based practice. No fads allowed and no weight loss programming that leaves you under-nourished or bored. Just pure science-backed programming.
But on top of that, I went to culinary school! I will not leave you hanging with mushy meals or flavorless tofu or uninspired dinners. You’ll love your food and it’ll love you back!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Personalized Blueprint clients meet with Coach Amanda once per week, but we know life happens, so we will work with you to schedule sessions that work for you. Momentum and consistency are important, though, so all sessions must be completed within one month of the planned schedule.
Five-to-Thrive is self-paced.
Private cooking classes are based on your schedule.
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The 6-week Simply Nourished Personalized Blueprint package is $845 and includes so much more than coaching sessions. It’s accountability, education, and cooking instruction. Plus I’ve got digital and print resources for you. We’ll cook together, we’ll reorganize your pantry, and stock your kitchen. We can even go instacart shopping together.
The cost of the Five-to-Thrive program is $265 and includes lifetime access to the digital resources and Live Q&A sessions. Private coaching & info sessions can be added to the package.
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This depends on your goals:
Are you seeking support and guidance to make lasting health-promoting lifestyle changes? Then the Personalized Blueprint is for you- we’ll focus on cooking and nutrition, as well as habits and behavior change. Clients may book additional coaching sessions for ongoing support.
Are you more interested in learning how to prepare healthy meals with a dose of nutritional wisdom and are confident you’ll implement your new skills on your own? Then Five-to-Thrive and cooking classes are for you.
The best way to find out is to book a free 20 minute consultation with Coach Amanda.