About

Sandra’s Story

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”

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