About ME

About ME

Hi friends! My name is Penelope, welcome to my page! I’m a dog mom, foodie, and health enthusiast. I love trying out new ingredients, recipes, restaurants, and trends. In my free time I like to hike, go to OrangeTheory, and walk my dog, Einstein. I grew up in Oklahoma City and am currently living in Chicago working as a healthcare consultant.

I decided to start Nutritionally Blossom because I believe it’s important to take into account what’s being put into your body. A couple years ago, I used to think I was making healthy decisions because I was buying organic, low fat, or gluten free foods. I thought being healthy meant not eating carbs or dairy, going on juice cleanses, and counting my calories/macros. After learning more, I came to realize I was actually eating foods with tons of chemicals, fillers, preservatives, among many other icky ingredients, plus was avoiding foods that are actually super beneficial to my body. Once I saw the light, I started paying attention to ingredients in the foods I was buying and focusing on nourishing my body, as opposed to being “healthy” and avoiding certain types of foods. Not only did this realization strengthen my relationship with food, but it also brought back the fun in eating for me.

With Nutritionally Blossom I want to be able to give people the resources they need to feel confident enough to start and sustain a nourishing lifestyle. I hope to change the way people look at food by sharing the knowledge I’ve accumulated and recipes I’ve tried out, all while making meal time fun again!