Vesanto Melina, M. Sc., R.D., was trained at the
University of Toronto and the University of London, England, and
taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver
and Seattle''s Bastyr University. She was a coordinator for the
vegetarian section of the Manual of Clinical Dietetics(Dietitians
of Canada and the American Dietetics Association) and is co-author
of the nutrition classic "Becoming Vegetarian" (now in eleven
countries and three languages), as well as "Cooking Vegetarian'',
"Becoming Vegan" and "Healthy Eating for Life to Prevent and Treat
Cancer".
Vesanto is widely known in the media - press, TV and radio. She is
an internationally known speaker and has presented workshops on the
topic of vegetarian nutrition to over 1800 dietitians throughout.
North America. Vesanto received the prestigious Clintec award for
leadership in dietetics. She regularly consults for government and
industry and for individual clients.
To complement her scientific expertise is Vesanto''s joy in
creating food that is healthy, delicious and simple to prepare. Her
website is
http://www.nutrispeak.com
Brenda Davis is a registered dietitian in
private practice, an author and an internationally acclaimed
speaker. She became a committed, ethical vegetarian 13 years ago
when she was moved to explore the consequences of food choices
beyond personal health. Brenda completed an honors degree in Human
Nutrition at the University of Guelph, followed by an internship in
Ottawa Ontario. She has worked as a public health nutritionist,
clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant, academic
nutrition instructor, and is currently the Past-Chair of the
Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American
Dietetic Association. Brenda is co-author of three books - the
best-seller, Becoming Vegetarian, its companion, Becoming Vegan,
and the newly released Dairy-free and Delicious. She answers
nutrition questions on the VegFamily website. Brenda lives in
Kelowna, British Columbia with her husband Paul, and two teenage
children, Leena - age 17 and Cory - age 14, all vegetarians.