Catherine Sananès Katz, PhD earned her BA from UC Berkeley, her PhD in neuroscience from Princeton, and completed post-doctoral training at Yale. Born in North Africa and raised in Southern France, she is expert in cuisines of the Mediterranean region, and global cuisines, with unique ability to maximize “nutritious” plus “delicious.” She is Founder of Cuisinicity.com, and Director of Culinary Cartography at Diet ID, Inc.
Born in North Africa and raised in southern France, Catherine learned Mediterranean French cooking from her mother and aunt. After marrying nutrition expert, Dr. David L. Katz, Catherine applied her scientific acumen to the systematic reconciliation of great cuisine and great nutritional quality, recipe by recipe. The result is an approach to optimal eating she and David refer to as “loving food that loves you back,” an approach on which their five children (age range 27 to 37) were raised. Catherine has generated hundreds of “loving food that loves you back” recipes, meeting the highest nutrition standards and the demands of discerning palates in adults and children alike.
Her recipes have been widely featured in national media, including ABC News, O Magazine, Eating Well, Prevention Magazine, Woman’s World, Fitness, Shape, and many others. She is the co-author, with David, of ‘The Flavor Point Diet’ (Rodale, 2005), and a contributor to several other books including ‘The Way to Eat’ (Sourcebooks, 2002), ‘Cut Your Cholesterol’ (Reader’s Digest, 2003), and ‘Disease Proof’ (Hudson Street Press/Penguin, 2013). Her recipes also appear in many blogs geared toward busy health-conscious mothers.
Catherine is the co-creator of the Nutrition Detectives™ food label literacy program in use by thousands of schools all over the world. She has collaborated in the production of other health promotion programming including the Unjunk Yourself® music video program. Catherine has led cooking classes for both adults and children, including a 2-week culinary summer camp at The Silo in New Milford, CT ( http://www.hunthillfarmtrust.org/ ), and a tour of Central Markets throughout Texas.
Catherine has had primary responsibility for nourishing her family of 7, and raised 5 vital, healthy children in the process. Rebecca (37) is an award-winning journalist and podcast producer living in L.A.; Corinda (36) works in international educational exchange programming, and lives in New Orleans; Valerie (31) is a family therapist living in L.A.; Natalia (30) is an artist and yoga instructor living in Boston; and Gabriel (27) is an engineer focused on planetary health, living on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Catherine and David live in Connecticut, in the home where they raised their family, with (currently) their two dogs, Yona and Tajeen; and just down the road, their two horses, Troubadour and Miss Chiff.
Which part of North Africa were born in? As a North African-born-French-American cook l saw you on YouTube, and the recipe show was good to watch. Thanks for that.
Bennet, I don’t know why I am seeing this first now! I am so sorry! I was born in Oran and left in 1962 and moved to Perpignan, France. It’s so special to hear from you! 🙂
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Keep me informed. Love your background, passions, and mention of Yale. My daughter was Yalie
Thank you James! Go Yalies!!
Welcome James!!
Hello, Catherine.
I am helping my parents adopt and adapt to the diet your husband recommended in his Awakening from Alzheimer’s interview (which was excellent!). My mother is doing a great job reducing carbs in their diet (my father has some dementia which we hope to affect). Today she said “I can’t think of things to have for breakfast.” I know Dr. Katz, from what he said, doesn’t eat until midday. He mentioned “maybe a little whole-grain cereal in the morning.” Should my parents (in their eighties) be avoiding your recipes that contain grain?
Can you recommend a cookbook with what they should follow for a diet? I love your website. Your creative cooking is really inspiring. I will pass it on to Mum. Thank you for your wonderful mission of teaching us how to love the foods that love us back. What a great motto!
Just listened to Dr Katz on Awakening from Alzheimer’s and learned of Catherine’s recipes. I see a question on crohns which I have and trying to control with food. However, all those greens cause diarrhea (I e joyed eating spinach, salads etc but…)
Suggestions?
Hi Catherine,
My name is Rachael, and I am a rising senior at Tufts University. I treated and remained in remission from Crohn’s disease using food as medicine for 8 years. My mom and I started a nonprofit, Food as Medicine Awareness, when I was a senior in high school.
I would love to speak with you and ask you a few questions about your experience in the field.
Hi Rachael,
Thank you for writing and taking an interest in Cuisinicity! I will pass on your question to Catherine right away.
Sincerely,
Donna Saliter
Web Manager
Cuisinicity
Dear Catherine, I am not savvy using various internet methods. I hope I am successful going through you. My sister-in-law is suffering w/Rheumatoid Arthritis, which her father also has. Would your recipes help to minimize the inflammation & joint pain of RA? Also, could you check w/your husband, Dr. David Katz if Instaflex Advanced would be beneficial against the ravages of RA vs. just knee pain? Thank you so much for your help!