Title: Publisher, Author, Chef

Company: Vegan Bite By Bite

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Marilyn Peterson is an author, consultant, teacher and chef who works with every aspect of the transition to becoming vegan. The motivation for this work stems out of compassion for the suffering of animals and the needless suffering of humans that choose to eat the standard American diet. While following her passion for advancing veganism, Ms. Peterson authored the book, Vegan Bite By Bite, which is a “how-to” guide to transitioning to a plant-based diet. The book was listed among Amazon Kindle’s “Best Books of 2011”.

Born in 1935, Ms. Peterson has been teaching the transition diet for more than 40 years. The chapter “Life is a Bowl of Cherish” from her book, Vegan Bite By Bite, entertainingly describes her life journey. She started her career cleaning up at a doctor’s seminar, and ended up cooking therapeutic meals for the students at the doctor’s seminar for years. After that, Ms. Peterson spring-boarded to teaching and cooking for more doctors in preventative medicine, as well as cooking for herbalist’s seminars.

Word of mouth referrals led Ms. Peterson to cooking for spas, as well as designing personal health programs for celebrities, and clients in the form of meal preparation. Some notable experiences include working with Oprah’s personal chef, Rosie Daley, and in Cal-a-Vie, an upscale spa and resort located in San Diego. The website for Ms. Peterson’s book has a photo gallery that is filled with color photographs of dishes she has prepared over the years, many of which are also included in E-book and digital versions of Vegan Bite By Bite. Ms. Peterson has found that her goals have been accelerated by the Internet’s ability to inform, debate and educate large audiences on the benefits of scientific nutritional knowledge. She would advise the younger generation of women entering the workforce to know that, “Inner strength will give you the determination and confidence of knowing that as you develop yourself spiritually, perfect timing will open doors for you effortlessly.  Persevere during challenging times in the knowing and belief that, as long as you remain determined by your purpose [and] focused on right livelihood [while] remaining authentic and staying in integrity, the power within will guide you to your success.”