Project Slim!  

Dedicated to a healthier body and mind, nutrition and wellness coach, educator and culinary expert, Jackie Keller, is the Founding Director of NutriFit, LLC, author of Body After Baby, A Simple, Healthy Plan to Lose Your Baby Weight Fast (Avery/Penguin Group; May 2007), and Cooking, Eating & Living Well, a cookbook and guide to nutrition-related lifestyle change.

In 1987, Jackie Keller and her partner, husband Phil Yaney, formed NutriFit to help people achieve their health needs. Beyond the fresh, delicious and nutritious delights that are delivered to hundreds of clients, NutriFit also delivers an exceptional level of service and takes a holistic approach to each client and their needs. Keller helps with customized strategies designed specifically with the client’s well-being and personal goals in mind.

With well over 2,000 NutriFit recipes, “we are far from your standard catering company,” says Keller. “Ours is a comprehensive approach to understanding the needs of each client - taking into account their health objectives, nutritional needs, allergies, likes and dislikes, exercise regimen and family history of disease.”
           
Keller, whose father passed away from a heart attack while she was just a teenager, has made it her mission to help people live longer and healthier lives.  “I have a personal commitment to help people circumvent heart disease and other chronic ailments,” she explains. “It drives almost everything I do.”

NutriFit has provided meal service to numerous celebrities, including Barbra Streisand, Uma Thurman, Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon, Charlize Theron, Angelica Huston, Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Penelope Cruz, Susan Sarandon, Val Kilmer, Tia Carrere, Billy Bob Thornton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Topher Grace, and fitness guru Kathy Smith. In addition, Keller has conducted over 1,500 health education classes nationwide at hundreds of locations, including Sony Pictures, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Neutrogena, Union Bank, Xerox Corporation and Kaiser Permanente.

Keller has appeared as a nutrition expert and wellness coach on the Today Show, Early Show, Extra, Discovery Health, History Channel, Fit TV, Biggest Loser, VH1, E! Entertainment, Access Hollywood, KNBC-TV, KABC-TV, KCBS-TV, FOX 11, KTTV-TV, KCOP-TV, Fine Living Network, and many more including dozens of print publications. Also, she was the featured nutrition and health expert on NBC’s The Other Half, guiding six women through “Better Body” challenges.  

Keller is a recipient of the Outstanding Person in Cancer Control award from the American Cancer Society, and the Branch Chair award from the
American Heart Association. She currently serves as Chairperson of the Board of the Valley Wellness Association, and is a member of the California Health Promotion Collaborative.

Jackie Keller holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California, certification in Professional Fitness Instruction from UCLA Extension, and is a licensed wellness coach through Wellcoaches. Keller received her culinary training from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France, and has extensive experience in the hotel and restaurant industry. Keller is also an authorized provider of Certified Food Handler Training for the County of Los Angeles. Additionally, NutriFit was awarded the California Fit Business Award in both 2004 and 2005, which recognizes companies for workplace wellness initiatives.

For more information on Jackie Keller or NutriFit, please contact 800-341-4190 or 310-473-1989 (for local calls). Also visit www.nutrifitonline.com or www.jackiekeller.com. To schedule an interview with Jackie Keller, please contact Harris Shepard Public Relations, 310-277-0437.