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Kim Kirchherr, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, FAND, ACSM-CPT

Dietitian

I’m a Dietitian with expertise in agriculture, food, health, and people. My mom grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and my dad is from Chicago. My grandfather was a dairy farmer and my great grandfather had horse-drawn coal and milk routes in the city, so I’m one of the lucky 2 percent with ties to agriculture. What I know isn’t just from school, I grew up learning and living it. The conversation about food, nutrition and agriculture just keeps getting bigger – and that’s where I come in: helping to connect farm to fork and discovering the “why” and the “how” of food and farming to help make sense of “what” farmers do.

Hungry for more? Visit my blog at KimKirchherr.com.

Expert Advice

It's all about balance

I became a dietitian to learn the science of food and nutrition to better learn for myself how to make informed decisions, and built a career inspiring people to do the same for themselves. It’s not my job, even though I am a trained nutrition professional, to tell people what to eat. My job is to listen, understand the health needs and goals for each individual who asks for my help, and work with other professionals to construct a realistic plan. One that honors cultural, religious, regional, familial, and taste bud related reasons why that person eats what they do. One that accommodates birthday cake, special family recipes, budget, and food safety.

My Blog Posts

SUBSTITUTE INGREDIENTS – ARE YOURS GOOD FOR YOU?

In between grocery runs recently, […]

Backstage at Your Food Show – How Food Is Made

The more we know about how food is made, the better off we are. Here are a few things farmers and processors do to bring us the burgers we want.

The 3 Pillars of Farm Sustainability and Soil Health

We can’t have food without farms, and farmers can’t grow/raise food without healthy soil. What does this actually mean for us individually?