Maria Cooper
In 2018, Maria Cooper published Heartful Kitchen: A Cookbook for Every Body and started an online and in-person Nourishment Coaching business to guide individuals, couples, and families with tools in the kitchen to create clean, healthy, and delicious meals. Maria Cooper was the Executive Chef at the Highland City Club in Boulder, CO for 10 years, the Chef and Consultant to open Harvest Restaurant in Madrid, Spain in 2008, Anjou in Boulder in 2007, and Café Zesta in Boulder in 2008. Since she began cooking professionally in 2005, she has worked in the field of natural and organic foods, and focused on special diet needs. In 2010, she was diagnosed with autoimmune challenges as well as insulin resistance. This diagnosis was a turning point in her life: She had to immediately and drastically change her relationship with food. Her new relationship with food transformed not only her health and well-being, but also that of her loved ones and customers. Nowadays, her life is rich and full, between working on her second cookbook, supporting her local and long-distance Nourishment Coaching clients, teaching Soul Sweat dance, and rich family time. Balancing these aspects of her life inspires her to create simple, nutritious, and delicious dishes that fit her family’s diet needs and tastes with limited time.
