Meet Amanda

Amanda Terillo is a Registered Dietitian living in Central Virginia. She received her bachelor’s degree in nutrition from Long Island University in Brookville New York. After graduation she completed her dietetic internship at the University of Maryland in College Park. Throughout her career Amanda has provided medical nutrition therapy in both inpatient and outpatient setting. She has experience helping individuals with a variety of diseases and illnesses including heart disease, renal disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, cancer, food allergies, high blood pressure and general weight loss.
While helping individuals improve their life with food, she learned about the role that agriculture and farming play in nutrition. She deepened this passion by pursuing a master’s degree in Sustainable Food Systems from Green Mountain College in Vermont. For her program she wrote a published a guidebook called Kitchen Confidence:Improve your Health, Save Money, Waste Less which is about creating nutritious meals while reducing food waste at home. She is an active member in Hunger and Environmental Nutrition and has worked with farm to school initiatives in Washington DC and Virginia.
Amanda focuses on integrative and functional nutrition and works with the entire person, not just what they eat to achieve optimal health and wellness. Amanda helps others create realistic and sustainable changes that fit into their lifestyle. She does not believe in diets or diet foods, but real food that nourish the body. She is an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner™ through the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy.
During her free time you can find Amanda working on her garden, beekeeping, taking care of her chickens and dogs, cooking, reading and hiking.
While helping individuals improve their life with food, she learned about the role that agriculture and farming play in nutrition. She deepened this passion by pursuing a master’s degree in Sustainable Food Systems from Green Mountain College in Vermont. For her program she wrote a published a guidebook called Kitchen Confidence:Improve your Health, Save Money, Waste Less which is about creating nutritious meals while reducing food waste at home. She is an active member in Hunger and Environmental Nutrition and has worked with farm to school initiatives in Washington DC and Virginia.
Amanda focuses on integrative and functional nutrition and works with the entire person, not just what they eat to achieve optimal health and wellness. Amanda helps others create realistic and sustainable changes that fit into their lifestyle. She does not believe in diets or diet foods, but real food that nourish the body. She is an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner™ through the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy.
During her free time you can find Amanda working on her garden, beekeeping, taking care of her chickens and dogs, cooking, reading and hiking.
Grab Amanda's Book!

Kitchen Confidence is a guidebook that I created as my final capstone project for graduate school. The aim of this guidebook is to teach individuals how to cook nutritious meals and reduce food waste at home. Information regarding food safety, food storage, meal planning and grocery shopping and label reading tips are included.
I am looking donate the books to food banks, WIC clinics and SNAP recipients. If you are a company and interested in sponsoring the guidebook please contact me!
I am looking donate the books to food banks, WIC clinics and SNAP recipients. If you are a company and interested in sponsoring the guidebook please contact me!