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Ranelle Kirchner

MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES
About Ranelle Kirchner, ChefRDN, dietitian, chef, and educator

Ranelle Kirchner is ChefRDN

Dietitian | Chef | Educator

I'm a Licensed Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetic Educator, and Le Cordon Bleu culinary graduate with a passion for health and wellness, and a desire to help you understand yours.

I'm a s
elf-employed Registered Dietitian, chef, and Diabetic Educator at ChefRDN, LLC -part-time work as Certified Diabetes Educator at NHS, Neighborhood Healthsource.

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I specialize in:
  • Diabetes and diabetes health management
  • Food allergies/intolerances
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • General health and wellness
  • Weight management
  • ​Meal plans
  • Private cooking classes and events​​
Let's get started!

My story

​What can I say? I love food. Eating is such an important part of our lives, rooted in cultural tradition, shaped by health, inspired by the smells and flavors of all our favorite dishes. But it can sometimes seem overwhelming; food politics, economics, and an ever-changing array of "fad diets" can make the world taste bland. My overall purpose is to teach you what I know and allow you, the consumer, to make informed, healthy decisions. Eating doesn't have to be difficult or unpleasant. I want to call attention to, and teach others about, the important issues surrounding food & nutrition. I want to give counsel on how to eat healthy, and share recipes that make good food exciting. My background has provided me with a deep understanding and appreciation of these matters, and with strong feelings in regards to our nation’s food and nutritional health. Let me teach you about nutrition & how preparing food can be about more than just getting full.
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A story of health, nutrition, and most importantly, food
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Before starting my own business as ChefRDN, LLC, I was the Food Service Director of Thorek Memorial Hospital in Chicago. While there, I counseled patients on nutrition in both in and  outpatient settings. I have also worked with Rush University Medical Center in Patient Food Services as an Administrative Registered Dietitian and Supervisor. During my time at Rush, I graduated from the Morrison Internship program and later achieved a Masters of Science in Clinical Nutrition.

​But it all started with food: I originally graduated with an Associates degree in Culinary Arts from Le Cordon Bleu in St. Paul, Minnesota. Given my background in both cooking and dietetics, I now enjoy teaching others how food and nutrition can improve their lives, and help them to prepare and enjoy food of any/all types, with an emphasis on eating and buying local. I became a Certified Diabetes Educator in 2018, which allows me to reach new audiences in new ways, and best serve those suffering from diabetes. 

I spend my free time volunteering at locavore food and health-related events, and am an avid outdoors(wo)man. I enjoy traveling, reading, knitting, practicing yoga, bicycling, and gardening.

Media & Editorials

I have been featured in social media, blogs, and magazines for nutrition professionals, as well as news/media websites both local and national publications. I am available and excited to share nutrition tips to the public, craft nutrition-related tweets and posts for any-and-all platforms.

Check out my video segment with KARE11 News above.
MEDIA bookings

Other projects related to food and education:

​- Bestovers, Chef/Developer, 2019 - current
- Brakfast, recipe developer, nutrition instructor, chef, 2018 - current 
- Good Acre, Chef/Instructor, 2018 - current
- Cooking Matters, Chef/Instructor, 2018 - current
- Neighborhood Health Source, Diabetic Educator, 2018 - current
- Cooks of Crocus Hill, Chef, 2018 - current 
- EatLove, Recipe Developer, 2017 - current (featured on Amazon Fresh)
- SubText Books, Host of Cookbook Club, 2017 - current  
- Twin Cities Agenda, Digital News Media, Health & Wellness Writer, 2017 - current
- HCMC, Hennepin County Medical Center, Bariatric Clinic and Inpatient Dietitian, 2017 - current 
- MAND, Minnesota Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, volunteer and mentor, 2017 - current 
- MN HEN, Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, State Leader, 2017 - current 
- Nutrition Entrepreneur, member, 2017 - current 
- Siggi's Health & Wellness Ambassador, 2017 - current 
- Clif, crew member, 2016 - current 

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