Testimonials

"I have been inspired by Jill’s personal testament to nutrition, knowing that her children ‘fight over’ kale, from their own backyard garden!  In addition, she has greatly helped me think of easy ways to implement tasty & nutritious food for my whole family into my schedule.  This goes a long, long way.  She is not only informative & practical, but passionate about what she does with a great sense of humor."
–  Kelly Wainwright, mother

"Wanted to say thanks for such a great session. You really gave us a new outlook on our nutritional goals. I enjoyed talking with you & appreciate all you did. You are obviously very skilled & very passionate about what you do. I will tell everyone about what an awesome service you provide. We look forward to seeing you again!"
–  Mara B.

"Thanks for the encouragement and the sharing of your knowledge. I took away more than I expected and look forward to meeting with you (again). I always believe we meet the people we meet for a reason."
–  Joyce O. Santa Cruz Camphill Communities California 

"It was beneficial for Camphill Communities California to receive JIll Troderman's presentation of her Healthy Food Tree and Food Vampires. Jill's explanations were clear and informative, for example:  why humans are having complications processing wheat and what happens when you cook with different oils. Jill’s sharing was not all about what you can’t do; her positive approach kept everyone engaged and the questions coming."

–  Camphill Communities California

"Meet a local lady who is changing lives -- Jill Katz Troderman created the Food Tree -- an awesome way to teach grades K-12 about nutrition. The Food Tree was a huge success at Vine Hill this year. The Food Tree (magnetic board) is available for about $40. Please visit her shop, they have the best dried ginger I have ever tasted, the fermented drinks are healthy/yummy, Jill is just the best & we love buying lots of herbs -- like mint and chamomile and ginger -- and making herbal tea kits for gifts."

– Aldina, Vine Hill Elementary School, Scotts Valley, CA

“I am sure you are being bombarded with responses to the release of your book, but couldn’t resist adding my voice to the chorus. I just got the Curriculum a few days ago and am just blown away by what you’ve accomplished. It’s an incredible piece of work—so comprehensive and practical with a beautifully soulful overarching message. I haven’t ever read or seen anything like it—I’m very inspired and grateful to have it and can’t wait to use some of the many procedures and activities you've created.

Thanks so much for keeping me in the loop on the release and all the best going forward!

– Christy

"The Food Tree is a fun, engaging hands-on tool for helping kids understand and make good food choices. With clear guides to the most updated recommendations for nutritional wellness, it’s a wonderful method for clinicians, teachers, dietitians, and parents to prevent childhood obesity and poor nutrition."
– Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD, MHS

"I love it!"
– Bruce Block, MD Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Pediatrics

"The Food Tree Guide to Holistic Nutrition is an appealing and innovative teaching tool that is needed more than ever to inspire our next generation of youth towards healthy eating. I love and share the vision that Jill has created for mind, body, spirit based nutrition education and I hope it winds up in every school in the country!"

– Ocean Robbins, Food Revolution Network

"I love The Food Tree. It’s so different from the traditional Food Pyramid. This is definitely the way we all should eat, Today, I am going to draw it and share it with my children. IT’S GREAT!! Thank you!"
– Florisabel via web comments D

– "I am in love with this book and curriculum. I have been looking for a while for something that isn't all or nothing and the information out there from the government is so misinformed. I have been telling everyone. HAHA. How exciting about the Children's work book. I can't wait.  I am actually an ED nurse and talk a lot with patients about food and food choices. So thank you for sharing all of your knowledge.”

– Diane L. Wagster Penne, Emergency Department Nurse 

"Thank you! I love the holistic approach and scoured everywhere looking for a homeschool health book that I believed in.” – – Sarah Williams, Homeschool mom

"Holistic Nutritionist Jill Troderman has been a great resource for many of our low-income individuals who come to the education portion of our food distributions. Her lessons are informative and clear. She offers a unique perspective for people interested in increasing their personal, family and community’s health through a whole and nutritious diet. Her continuous encouragement and commitment are also fundamental in her teaching, where she helps individuals feel as though a healthy change is truly possible."
– Eva Holt-Rusmore, Nutrition Programs Coordinator, SHFB- Second Harvest Food Bank

"I was very impressed with the presentation. We all very much enjoyed and appreciated your visit to our class. Students learned more than you likely imagined as well."
– Andy Shapiro, 7th Grade Teacher, New Brighton Middle School

"The chocolate truffles class was such fun!!!! Yummy, healthy fun!!!”
— Michele M.

"Thank you for your workshop. It was my favorite. It made a light bulb go on and I went “Oh, I get it” (as a newbie of course)."
– Rebecca H.

"Thank you so much for the info. Your event at the Reskilling Expo was the one I enjoyed the most. Thank you so much for all the useful knowledge. I thought the Reskilling Expo really benefited from your hands-on event, too, and more presenters should be doing what you did. Thank you!"
– Colleen

"Love the work you are doing and your enthusiasm for teaching plant propagation."
– Uma M., Santa Cruz