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Our ability to think and act is a reflection of our state of physical and mental health, which has at its foundation the food we cook and eat. Appropriate food can continually heal our bodies. Hippocrates taught that food should be our medicine and medicine should be our food.

Wholefood Nutritionist, Nutritional Food Educator, Cooking Teacher and Author

Grad Dip AppSc (Nutritional & Environmental Medicine)
Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
Certificate IV Training and Assessment
Certificate 111 Hospitality (Commercial Cookery)

Sandra is a Wholefood Nutritionist, Natural Food Educator and Marketing Consultant, Healthy Food Coach and Cooking Teacher. For over 30 years Sandra has been involved in importing, wholesaling and retailing natural foods and is especially dedicated to educating people in wholefood cooking and nutrition. In 1986 Sandra established the original Melbourne Traditional Japanese as well as plant based, Vegan Wholefood Cooking School with Spiral Foods and ran a well-known health food store and cafe. In 1999 (pre-YouTube days) she produced Australia’s leading nutritional vegetarian cooking video “Sandra’s Whole Cuisine” so that all those who could not attend her classes could still gain visual knowledge of how to prepare health supportive meals.

In 2000 Sandra created her “Food As Medicine” course to teach at Monash University Medical School and in recent years created her wholefood nutrition and cooking courses in Melbourne for Centre For Adult Education, Box Hill Institute and Holmesglen Institute.

Being involved in the Wellness movement Sandra travels extensively to study and experience with many masters of the health food movement. This is her way to keep up with all the latest developments in health, food as medicine, macrobiotics and natural food cookery.

Sandra is a well-known organiser as well as presenter at Integrative Medical conferences, Natural Therapy Trade Expos and Professional Wellness seminars in Australia and overseas. Sandra continues her journey with health supportive organic wholefoods by running cooking classes, presenting workshops and seminars on food as medicine and nutrition for wellbeing, as well as consulting and creating health supportive wellbeing programs for corporate and private clients.

With so much experience, in 2018 Sandra self-published, with the support of crowdfunding, her passion project, “My Wholefood Community Cook Book” reflecting the best plant-based recipes and nutritional information from all classes over the past 30 years.

Highlights in the Health Food Scene
  • Owning and operating Manna Natural Food Store in South Yarra for four years from 1986 (organic foods, vitamins, sports nutrition and café)
  • Owning and operating The Japanese Cuisine Company and Vegetarian Cooking School, Chapel St Sth Yarra, teaching, consulting and catering (commenced 1986)
  • Being the Trade Show and Food Coordinator for the Inaugural Daylesford Spa Festival 1986 and 87
  • Participating in The Healthier Living Shows, The Nutritional Foods Association Conventions, The Australian International Food Expos, The Tastes Of Australia Food Festivals and Harvest Picnics, Fine Food Shows Melbourne
  • Employed by Spiral Foods as Marketing Consultant
  • Employed by Logical Nutrition- Vital Greens as Marketing Consultant
  • Lecturing and demonstrating to staff and students at William Angliss College, RMIT and Emily Macpherson College
  • Public Demonstrations for Daimaru, Melbourne Central, Myer, Westfield Shopping Centres, Southport (Genesis) Health Club, Sustainable Living Festival, Vegan World Days
  • Radio (3AW,774ABC, 3RRR, BAYFM, 3WBC), television (ABC, Channel 31) plus newspapers and magazines, both writing health articles and receiving publicity for my food programs.
  • Produced and marketed “Sandra’s Whole Cuisine” Cooking Video 1999
    Produced and participated in pilot TV program “Health In The City” 2000
  • Travelled to USA for further study in Nutrition, Macrobiotics and Natural Gourmet Cookery-U.S. 1997, 2000, 2006, 2009,2011
  • Natural Therapies and Natural Health Conference coordinator and speaker 2006,2007,2008
  • Melbourne Food and Wine festival- seminar on “Choosing Wholefoods Wisely” 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Occasional Wholefood Nutrition writer for Wellbeing Magazine and other health publications
  • Speaker on Wholefoods for Wellbeing at Gawler Foundation Conference 2010, Box Hill Institute Centre for Hospitality and Tourism Studies Conference 2010, Rural Medical Family Network Conference, Education in Nutrition seminar 2010
  • In 2009 Wholefood Consultant at the National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM) in Melbourne
  • 2010-2011- Wholefood Nutritionist and Marketing for Logical Nutrition- Vital Greens and Phyto Protein
  • 2011-2016 Consulting with Waters Co Australia- Alkalizing water filters and Waterman
  • Teacher of Wholefood Nutrition and Cooking at Box Hill Institute and Holmesglen Institute
  • 2010-2017 conducting Wholefood Nutrition and Cooking classes at CAE (Centre for Adult Education) and in the Nth Caulfield kitchen , seeing private clients, presenting at conferences and corporate events and writing My Wholefood Community Cookbook.
  • 2017 Self published “MY WHOLEFOOD COMMUNITY COOK BOOK” with the help of a successful crowdfunding campaign.
  • 2018 promoting cookbook at World Vegan Day, Melbourne health food stores and well-being seminars
  • 2019 Private and Corporate client consulations
  • 2019 Melbourne radio ABC 774 chats on “Food and Mood” segments with Libbi Gorr on Weekends program.
Business, Teaching and Consulting experience
  • I held Accounting and Marketing positions with Ernst & Whinney (1976-79) and Reader’s Digest (1983-85)
  • I created and operated an importing company for environmentally friendly giftware from Indonesia early 90s
  • I have been involved in many aspects of the Health Food Industry for 30 years, importing, wholesaling, marketing, retailing and especially educating.
  • Employed at Barrett’s Health Foods (now Carlisle Health Foods) in 1985-6
  • Owning and operating Manna Natural Food Store in South Yarra for four years from 1986 (organic foods, vitamins, sports nutrition and café)
  • Owning and operating The Japanese Cuisine Company and Vegetarian Cooking School, Chapel St Sth. Yarra, teaching, consulting and catering (commenced 1986)
  • Setting up and operating The Daimaru CBD Health Café (1991)and Vegetable Creations Café (1987)
  • Consulting for cafes and restaurants Melbourne, Sydney, New York and Bali.
  • Consulting for private individuals with health related issues
  • Running workshops on holistic health practices for general public at various venues
  • Natural Food Consultant for Spiral Foods- Importer of Traditional Japanese and Natural Foods  at various times from 1985 and ongoing.
  • Marketing for Vegetable Creations wholesalers.(2000 and ongoing )
  • Natural Food Consultant at Prahran Health Foods Store 1998-2003
  • Public Speaking and Group Coordinator e.g cancer support groups, Mind Body Spirit Festivals, Organic and Natural Food Expos, Corporate clients.
  • Conducting Vegetarian Cooking –Food as Medicine courses at Monash Medical School for 1st and 3rd year medical students 1999 and 2000.
  • Teaching Traditional Japanese Cooking and Health Supportive Vegetarian and Macrobiotic Wholefood Cooking at various venues – Passionfoods Organic Food Store, William Angliss, The Council of Adult Education, The Vital Ingredient, Holmesglen TAFE,Borders Bookstore, Box Hill  Institute
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine at Swinburne University (Grad Dip. App Sc (Nutritional & Environmental Medicine).
  • Natural Food Consultant, sales and marketing at Prahran Health Foods Store;
  • Vegetarian, Macrobiotic and Japanese Cooking classes and courses on holistic nutrition- private kitchen in Caulfield, Holmesglen TAFE and Box Hill TAFE.
  • Teaching Nutrition Courses at Holmesglen Moorabbin TAFE
  • Natural Food Trainer and personal wholefood nutritionist – private clients,
  • Catering coordinator for various events-weddings, birthdays, Aveda functions, Diversity Magazine, Analytical Reference Labs, Nutrition Care, 11th Holistic Health Conference
  • Key presenter at Falls Creek Wellness Weekend March 2004 and November 2004
  • Speaker at the Natural Therapies Trade Expo Melbourne 2004, Brisbane 2005
  • Speaker for InformED Program funded by the Department of Human Services for the Emergency Department at public Victorian Hospitals May 2005
  • Conference assistant organizer for 2005 11th Holistic Health Conference (AIMA)
  • Speaker at The 11th Holistic Health Conference (AIMA) August 2005
  • Speaker at Nutrition Care Pharmaceuticals P/L  September 2005
  • Speaker at conference for Spa Managers of Mandarin Oriental Hotels in Thailand September 2005
  • Corporate Wellbeing Programs- Rose Brothers, Shell, Visiion Systems, Glenhuntly Physio Group, Lululemon, Cabrini Health, Goodlife Fitness, Southport Fitness,
  • Speaker at Victorian Workforce Rural General Practice Conference 2005, 2010
  • Conference organiser and speaker at Natural Therapies Trade Expos- Sydney Melbourne 2006
  • Lecturer at Holmesglen Institute Moorabbin Short Courses “Holistic Nutrition”  2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013
  • Lecturer at CAE short courses “Nutrition and Wholefoods for Wellbeing” 2008, 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
  • Wholefood cooking teacher at Box Hill Institute 2007, 2008, 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013
  • Conference organiser and speaker at Natural Therapies and Natural Health Expo – Melbourne 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Keynote speaker at the Victorian Home Economics and Textile Teachers Association regional conference 2007
  • Speaker at Sustainable Living Festival 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
  • Melbourne Food and Wine Festival “Choosing Wholefoods Wisely” at Box Hill Institute program 2007 and 2008
  • Wholefood Nutrition Marketing consultant for Logical Nutrition -Vital Greens and Phyto Protein- 2010-2011
  • Marketing consultant with Waters Co Alkalizing Water filters 2011-2015
  • Mind Body Spirit Festival Cooking Demos  Melbourne 2011, 2012
  • Speaker “Wholefood Nutrition for a Healthy Balance” Limmud Oz Conference Melbourne 2012
  • Health and Nutrition writer for Australian Wellbeing Magazine, The Art of Healing and other local publications
  • Cooking demonstrations -Organic Festivals Melbourne 2011 2012,2013,2014
  • Seminar EcoXpo 2013
  • Seminar Laneway Learning 2013
  • Seminar at Kozen Yoga Centre 2013
  • Seminar SCOPEVic 2014
  • Seminar for Yarra Glen Living & Learning Centre 2015
  • 2016 -Currently conducting Wholefood Nutrition and Cooking classes at CAE and in the Nth Caulfield kitchen.
  • 2016 – Ongoing private wholefood nutrition, cooking classes and consultations for individuals and corporate wellbeing programs
  • 2016- crowdfunding success for support to self publish My Wholefood Community Cook Book. The best recipes, nutritional info and anecdotes shared in the past 30 years.
  • 2018 – Self published “MY WHOLEFOOD COMMUNITY COOK BOOK “
  • 2019 – Ongoing private wholefood nutrition, cooking classes and consultations for individuals and corporate wellbeing programs. Marketing “MY WHOLEFOOD COMMUNITY COOK BOOK”
    SANDRA DUBS

    Wholefood Nutrition
    Natural Food Educator
    Health Food Marketing
    Consultant Cookbook author and Food writer
    Macrobiotic Counsellor
    Cooking Teacher – plant based, vegan and traditional Japanese cuisine

    ADDRESS

    PO BOX 523
    Malvern
    Victoria 3144
    Melbourne
    Australia

    PHONE

    1800 865 030

    EMAIL

    info@mywholefoodcommunity.com

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