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Kayla Butts MS, RDN, LD is a dietitian-nutritionist, farmer, and recipe developer.
Her international cookbook Garden to Table Cookbook helps readers grow, preserve, and prepare organic produce in their own backyard. Kayla has written over 200 features for The Bend Magazine and EASTside Magazine. She has also been featured in Edible Austin.
Kayla grew up in one of the fattest cities in America. After seeing her mother successfully battle epilepsy with food, she decided to devote her life to helping people feel their best through good food. She received a full scholarship to the University of Texas in Austin and graduated magna cum laude with her Master’s in Nutrition from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX.
She has been in the field of nutrition for 20 years, providing individualized counseling to clients on everything from weight loss to hormone balance. Kayla’s unique insights into how the health of our food affects the health of our bodies was fine-tuned over a decade of growing her own food for her family and community.
Kayla works in healthcare, private counseling, and community programs empowering others to improve their lives through food. She takes a holistic approach to nutrition and challenges the status quo. She is passionately devoted to changing the way America eats, cooks, sources, and grows their food.