Nutrition

Meet Dominique Hoffman our Diet and Nutrition Coach 

Dominique grew up on a traditional Mediterranean plant-based diet. She has studied at the Ecole de Boulangerie et de Patisserie  in Paris, France.  She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relation from George Mason University.  

Dominique’s true passion has always been nutrition and cooking.  She studied both in France, her country of origin.   In 2008, influenced by the works of Drs. Neal Barnard and Dean Ornish, Dominique decided to turn to her true passion: nutrition.  She created a small company named Zizania that helps people change their eating habits and reverse many diseases caused by dietary choices.

In addition to her work coaching clients on nutrition and healthy eating, Dominique gives seminars about nutrition to organizations that wish to retain a healthier workforce. Recent presentations took place at the Lupus Foundation, the National Education Association, Neustar, and Comcast.

She has taught cooking courses for the Fairfax County Adult and Continuing Education Program. She also serves as the in-house nutritionist for Fitness Together in Chantilly and Dunn Loring.

Dominique has also created an innovative  healthy menu for  Vespucci Restaurant to add to their traditional cuisine. The result is an exquisite array of wholesome and delicious dishes everyone can enjoy regardless of lifestyle choice, dietary restrictions (gluten, lactose, or eggs, for example), or religion.

Successes among Dominique’s clients include

• Lupus patients who have put the disease into remission by changing their diet,
• Type II Diabetes patients who have seen their disease reverse itself and no longer need medication, and
• weight management clients who have learned to eat healthfully, and permanently maintain their desired weight.

Dominique makes custom based recipes for her clients based on taste, food preference, and health condition.  Her recipes are a fusion of traditional recipes, modern nutritional advances, Parisian cuisine, and her experiences with designing diets to meet doctors' instructions.

Dominique Hoffman provides coaching in diet and nutrition for individuals

• who are overweight, or
• who suffer from Lupus, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, or cancer, or
• who want to change their diet to achieve optimal health, or
• who want to lower their footprint on the environment.

Dominique believes that in order for food to be healthy, it has to look good, taste good, and feel good.