{"id":628,"date":"2011-02-01T22:38:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T22:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fabfitfun.com"},"modified":"2014-09-22T11:46:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T18:46:44","slug":"christine-avanti","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/christine-avanti\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Avanti"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Christine Avanti is a published author<\/a><\/strong>, chef<\/strong>, nutritionist<\/strong> and outspoken advocate of the transformative power of REAL food.<\/p>\n

Christine\u2019s love affair with food began at the age of five while living on a ranch in Gilroy, California with her immigrant grandparents, Rosemary and Luigi Avanti.\u00a0 Christine grew up cooking home grown produce and humanely raised animals.\u00a0 With these humble beginnings Christine was taught the value of organic, sustainable and locally grown food long before it became trendy.<\/p>\n

In addition to her love for food, Christine became a fitness enthusiast and model in her early 20\u2019s.\u00a0 Sadly, in her late 20\u2019s, Christine\u2019s grandfather, who was more like a father to her, passed away. Immediately after Christine, began to use food as an antidepressant to fill the sadness and sense of loss inside her. In six short weeks she gained 30 pounds, obliterating her modeling career and social life.\u00a0 She tried an endless stream of diets, all ending in failure regardless of her strong fitness background.<\/p>\n

Eventually Christine met a nutritionist who taught her \u2013 in a nutshell \u2013 to stop dieting and eat more REAL food.\u00a0 Counter-intuitive, but it worked! She KNEW right then that it was her mission to share this with the world.\u00a0 And that is EXACTLY what she has done!<\/p>\n

Christine has counseled more than a thousand clients one-on-one, who have collectively lost more than10,000 pounds.\u00a0 In 2009 Christine published her first book, Skinny Chicks Don\u2019t Eat Salads<\/em><\/strong> with Rodale Publishing. Christine\u2019s book is an \u201canti-low carb\u201d diet book filled with more than 100 recipes and 21 days of mouthwatering, waist-trimming menus.<\/p>\n

Christine has appeared as a guest nutrition expert and\/or a healthy chef on the Today Show<\/em><\/strong>, Dancing with the Stars<\/em><\/strong>, Rachael Ray<\/em><\/strong>, Tyra<\/em><\/strong>, Good Morning America<\/strong> and dozens of others.\u00a0 She can be heard weekly on KLOVE radio and her comments and latest recipes can be found in magazines such as US Weekly<\/em><\/strong>, Health<\/em><\/strong>, Fitness<\/em><\/strong>, and InStyle<\/em><\/strong>. (For a complete list of Christine\u2019s media appearances, check out christineavanti.com.)<\/p>\n

Christine has had the privilege of working with celebrities such as Chelsea Handler<\/strong>, Audrina Patridge<\/strong>, Samantha Harris<\/strong>, Giuliana Rancic<\/strong>, Elizabeth Berkley<\/strong>, Kym Johnson<\/strong>, Jeremy Piven<\/strong>, Jason Statham<\/strong>, Johnny Galecki<\/strong>, Rich Sommer<\/strong>, Marcus Allen<\/strong>, Henry Winkler<\/strong> and Steven Seagal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Christine is a graduate of <\/strong>the Westlake Culinary Institute professional chef program; she is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals she teaches at the Academy of Culinary Education.\u00a0 She holds an Associate of Science Degree in Applied Nutrition and Nutrition Certification from Huntington College of Health Sciences.\u00a0 She is a member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. Currently, she\u00a0 is the Nutrition Director and the Executive Chef of Spa Cuisine at Passages Rehab Center in Malibu and her private business is located in Los Angeles.
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Christine Avanti is a published author, chef, nutritionist and outspoken advocate of the transformative power of REAL food. Christine\u2019s love affair with food began at the age of five while living on a ranch in Gilroy, California with her immigrant grandparents, Rosemary and Luigi Avanti.\u00a0 Christine grew up cooking home grown produce and humanely raised […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":272854,"featured_media":629,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/272854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}