Gretchen Scalpi works to promote good nutrition and wellness as an entrepreneur, cookbook author, consultant, and speaker.

Gretchen received a BS in Human Nutrition and Food Service Management from Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY. She worked as Chief Clinical Dietitian an area hospital for 25 years, and has taught nutrition and food services courses in two area community colleges. 

Gretchen is a Registered Dietitian & Certified Diabetes Educator.  She is also a Certified LEAP Therapist (Lifestyle Eating and Performance), specializing in the clinical management of food sensitivities and related conditions.

Gretchen opened her private nutrition practice in 2002 and has expanded to two office locations in New Windsor and Beacon, NY.  She has worked with hundreds of clients in Dutchess and Orange Counties. Gretchen's practice provides individual nutritional counseling in the areas of diabetes, weight management, food sensitivities, gastrointestinal disorders, and general wellness. She offers “Healthy Resolutions Weight Management Program”,  which is a structured, individualized 13-week weight management program for adults.

Gretchen provides lectures and workshops on a variety of nutrition topics to corporate, educational, and community groups. She is author of the "The Everything Diabetes Cookbook, 2^nd ed.," which will be available in July 2010.