Imperfectly Vegan is an approach to eating that mutually benefits our individual, communal, and environmental well-being. Being Imperfectly Vegan means following a plant-based diet as much as possible without getting hung up or giving up if you eat a small amount of animal food. The degree to which someone is Imperfectly Vegan depends on his or her personal level of commitment, experience, and cir
cumstances, all of which may change at different points in time. While the health advantages of a vegetarian diet compared with those of a non-vegetarian diet are well documented and highly significant, when it comes to giving up eggs and small amounts of dairy, those differences are not as significant. Being Imperfectly Vegan thus offers all the health advantages of being vegan without undue pressure to be absolutist or extremist. Being Imperfectly Vegan is a lifestyle, not a destination. This page offers up videos, recipes, and inspiration to follow an ImperfectlyVegan lifestyle. ABOUT LISA
A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with degrees in nutrition and spirituality, Lisa is uniquely qualified to help us understand our dynamic relationship with food. Her passion about the unbreakable links between food and spirituality is the result of over twenty years of academic, professional, and personal exploration. In 1987, she graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics and received the Nutrition Sciences Departmental Citation Award. In 1990, she earned a Master’s Degree in Public Health Nutrition from UC Berkeley with High Honors. In 1996, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Culture and Creation Spirituality from Holy Names College, and is a Shamanic Soul Coach with certification from the Integrative Arts Institute. Knowing that we don’t have time to waste, Lisa seeks the most efficient ways to support our well-being. She has developed wellness programs for various corporations, including Safeway, Pacific Bell, and Advanced Fiber Communications (AFC), non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies, including direction of the first statewide distribution of UC Berkeley’s The Wellness Guide to over one million English- and Spanish-speaking participants in California’s Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program. Over the years, she has led over 100 grocery store tours, including one with Dr. Nancy Snyderman for KPIX Channel 5 News. Lisa is a contributing author to two recent books, The Social Cause Diet and Originally Blessed, and has recently made appearances on KGO TV’s The View from the Bay. She recently published her own book, The Sacred Art of Eating. Lisa has served on The Wellness Letter Fund Advisory Committee at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and as a board member with Cooking with Kids Foundation, a non-profit group committed to reducing childhood obesity and diabetes in Contra Costa County. She is a member of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics with participation in the following practice groups: Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, Vegetarian Nutrition, and Food and Culinary Professionals. She is a member of the Slow Food Movement and is an enthusiastic representative of the JuicePlus+ Company, provider of JuicePlus+ and the TowerGarden. Celebrating her local roots, she is excited to be a participant in the Sustainable Lafayette Community Garden. Lisa launched SacredBite on Earth Day, 2006 in her commitment to nourish our relationship with food for the benefit of our individual, communal, and environmental well-being. She has since expanded to include more of her expertise through SacredExploration. AWARDS & HONORS
Nutrition Fellowship, Better Health Foundation, San Francisco
Public Health Alumni Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley
Stacey and Walsh Awards — Honorable Mention
Lydia J. Roberts Fellowship in Public Health Nutrition, American Dietetic Association
Golden Key National Honor Society
Certificate of Appreciation, American Heart Association
Nutritional Sciences Departmental Citation Award University of California, Berkeley Cambridge Who's Who, Hall of Fame
