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Dr. Sandra Frank is a Registered
Dietitian and Licensed Nutritionist. For over 30 years she has
worked in health care, journalism, education, grant writing, and
sub-acute nutritional care. She received a Doctoral degree in
Nutrition Education and Counseling, with a minor in statistics and a
Master's degree in Medical Biology and Nutritional Biochemistry.
In the early
1970's, Dr. Frank went off to New Mexico to study Agronomy (crop
production). Her greatest motivator has been her idealism and desire
to help others.
While working in
the pecan fields of New Mexico, Dr. Frank volunteered to be in a
weight control experiment. She had reached 226 pounds and wanted to
lose weight. She had always been overweight and from twelve years of
age until sixteen, she attended diet camps every summer only to gain
the weight back during the school year.
After a year and a
half participating in the experiment, Dr. Frank lost 103 pounds and
changed her major to Dietetics and Nutrition. Dr. Frank had a new
goal to help others thru Dietetics and Nutrition. Dr. Frank says she
is blessed to have a career she feels passionate about. She is
creative, compassionate, and gifted.
In addition, 1988
God gave Sandra a truly special gift, the birth of her son Jake.
Jake was born with Cerebral Palsy and is permanently confined to a
wheelchair. Jake is bright, talkative, has tremendous insight and
like his mother wants to help others. Jake was the Broward County
poster child for United Cerebral Palsy from 1992 thru 1993 and I
expect to see amazing things from him.
Dr. Sandra Frank is
a remarkable woman. I hope you will enjoy the site. It is filled
with valuable information to improve your life and live healthier.
I feel honored
Sandra has asked me to write her bio. A woman with her spirit and
compassion is very rare and I am glad to call her my friend and
colleague.
Dr. L. Sirota
Professional and
Personal Highlights
Click link to view
and print
Curriculum Vitae
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Professional
and Personal Highlights
Click link to view and print Curriculum
Vitae
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2014.
From "As Purchased" to "Edible Portion": How to Analyze a Recipe
Using a Nutrient Database.
(2014, Amazon)
Purchasing nutrient analysis software and learning how to use the
program is only useful if you have the knowledge to convert “as
purchased” ingredients to the “edible portion.” This book describes
how to read a recipe and enter the correct ingredients and amounts,
in order to provide an accurate nutrient analysis.
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2005 to Present.
Created
Dietitians-Online, a website dedicated to providing online
nutrition services in the areas of Nutrition Analysis, Recipe
Makeovers, and Research for Media, Publishers, Writers, and Chefs.
Highlight dietitians on Twitter, Books written by RDs and promote
reliable online resources.
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1988 to Present. Food
Journalist and Nutritional Analysis Expert. Consultant on
nutrition features, nutritional analysis, modified recipes and
menus. Sun-Sentinel, Ft Lauderdale, FL.; Bon Appétit, California;
Atlanta Constitution, GA; Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI; Fort
Worth Star, Worth Forth, Texas.
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1983 - Present. Weighing
Success. Creates
and provides Nutrition Education to the consumer and professionals.
Past and Present Associations: United Cerebral Palsy; Tofutti Co,
NY; Weight Watchers Camps, NJ; HBA Corporation, Ft Lauderdale, Fl.;
Doctors Weight Loss Solution, National; Mid-America Food service,
West Palm Beach, Fl.; GA Food service, FL, Jewish Vocational
Services, Miami; Title III of the Older American Act and Ryan White
Funding.
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2001-2003 Assisted in feeding indigent patients.
Broward County, FL
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2000. Jake and Sandra fought and won to have a
wheelchair accessible bathroom in Jake's school.
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1999-2001 Provided nutrition education,
food, and supplies to individuals with HIV/AID and their families,
Broward County, FL.
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1996. "Menu
Solutions", published
by John Wiley and Sons, New York. Over 700 pages and is still used
in Universities as a text book to teach modified cooking.
Click here
to learn more about
Menu Solutions.
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1995-2000 Preparation of Cycle Menus with diet
modifications for the Group Homes of Broward County. Worked with a
home with children with Prader-Willi Syndrome (an eating disorder
evidence by an insatiable appetite). In 16 months the group lost
over 1000 pounds.
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1992-1993 The mother of the United Cerebral Palsy
Poster Child, Broward County, FL
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1988-1989 Ombudsman Council, Appointed by the
governor. Gave lectures on providing quality care to the elderly and
disabled.
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1989.
Jake is diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy.
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1988. Jake is born.
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1986. Dr.
Frank receives her Doctoral degree. Her research on Weight Control
Success receives media attention and presents the study at the
American Dietetic Association Convention.
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1984-1998. Delivered meals to the elderly,
disabled, and blind, Broward County, FL.
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1983. Started the development of
Weighing-Success.
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1982-1984 A member of the Florida International
University Dietetics Advisory Committee
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1981 to
1985. Department Head, Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida. Developed the curriculum for the Dietetic Technicians
approved by the American Dietetic Association. Administered and
taught; received grant monies to develop nutrition education films.
Curriculum and Program Development: Food Preparation and Serving
Techniques; Food Purchasing; Food Safety and Protection;
Gerontological Nutrition; Long Term Care Dietary Regulations;
Clinical Experiences in Dietetics; Dietary Department Operations;
Nutrition Counseling and Education.
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1979 to
1981. Clinical Dietitian. N.Y. Coordinated the nutritional component
of the dietary department. Worked with senior citizen volunteers.
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1978-1979 Taught nutrition to under-privileged children. Wrote
lessons using the guitar and singing. New York. Grant by Cornell
University.
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