Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP is a Manhattan based Culinary Marketing Consultant, recipe developer and food writer specializing in Gluten-Free, Soy-Free and Dairy-Free Culinary Nutrition.  Amie is the author of the gluten-free blog, The Healthy Apple and the Publisher and Marketing Director of the online gluten-free magazine, Easy Eats.

Amie shares her passion for and approach to ‘Clean Eating’ by focusing on natural, whole foods and ingredients that are good for you and your body. Through The Healthy Apple, Amie provides balanced, accessible and engaging information on the most basic components of good health.

In addition to The Healthy Apple Culinary Nutrition work, Amie is a Food Media Expert and was previously the Culinary Nutritionist for the NBA Fit Program.  Amie’s experience spans from Marketing, Branding and Advertising at Ralph Lauren Corporate, VOGUE Magazine and the NBA.  Her work as a Marketing Consultant spans the hotel, spa, restaurant and FMG sectors—creating menus, developing marketing and PR efforts and building brand awareness for her clients. She serves as a brand ambassador for many well-known healthy living companies such as Rudi's Gluten-Free Bread andMusselman's Applesauce, contributing to their websites, attending conferences and food expos across the nation on their behalf.  Amie's insights and advice have appeared on such sites as Martha Stewart Radio, YahooShine!, Rodale Institute,  WebMD, StyleCaster and Livestrong.com.  Amie is the Recipe Editor for Williams Sonoma, Love With Food, Foodista, Foodily, One Green Planet, This Dish is Veg, Eat Drink Better, Sixty Second Parent, Skinny Scoop Tastemakers, GenConnect, Celiac.com, the NY Times Best Seller Series Skinny Bitch, Healthy Bitch Daily and Gluten-Free Faces as well as the Manhattan Gluten-Free Food Editor for the Examiner.

Amie works hands-on with individuals and groups as a Food Allergy Concierge and Healthy Family Pantry Stylist to guide them through their transition into a healthier lifestyle.  Amie works with Whole Foods Market as their Gluten-Free Manhattan Cooking Instructor and is a Gluten-Free Industry Innovator when it comes to helping clients, the community, companies and client live a healthy and happy life.

Amie believes in everything in moderation. Never using the word ‘diet,’ she stands by the truth that “each of us has control over what we put into our mouths and these choices impact our bodies now and in the future.”

You can follow Amie on Twitter @TheHealthyApple and on facebook at: The Healthy Apple