Eat Fit Cookbook
Molly Kimball, Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Journalist, collaborated with award-winning chefs and restaurateurs to create crowd-pleasing, good-for-you recipes you can make at home. Learn More
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(and we don’t mean appetizer).On the go? Find an Ochsner Eat Fit restaurant with Eat Fit menu options and full nutritional facts here, along with shopping guides, recipes and more.
The Eat Fit team loves getting out in the community educating and empowering others to live their strongest, healthiest lives possible by providing easy-to-access real-world education, inspiration and resources on wellness and nutrition. To request Eat Fit to attend your event, please fill out this form and an Eat Fit team member from your region will get back to you soon!
Meet Our Team
If you own a restaurant and are interested in joining or would like more information about Eat Fit NOLA, let us know! Send an email to Molly Kimball, mkimball@ochsner.org.
Molly Kimball, RD, CSSD
Nutrition Program Manager, Ochsner Fitness Center
Eat Fit NOLA Founder
504-842-9572 | mkimball@ochsner.org
Molly Kimball is a registered dietitian and nutrition journalist with a passion to make it easy for people to live their strongest, healthiest lives. As a lifestyle dietitian and founder of Ochsner’s Eat Fit nonprofit restaurant initiative, Molly has managed the nutrition program at Ochsner Fitness Center in New Orleans for over 20 years, working with thousands of clients, ranging from people like you and me to professional athletes.Through it all, she learned what drives us and motivates us, what works and what doesn’t, and what derails even our best intentions. Having the ability to dial into these behaviors and challenges has fueled and inspired Molly’s entire professional career. As a regular contributor to national and local publications, Molly covers all things related to nutrition and wellness. She has written for The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate since 2006 and has been the nutrition expert for New Orleans’ ABC affiliate WGNO since 2009, with weekly TV segments on WGNO’s Good Morning New Orleans, “Fueled with Molly.” She also hosts a weekly podcast , FUELED wellness + nutrition with Molly Kimball, where she addresses the latest health trends and interviews some of the country’s leading experts.
Jala Lockhart, MPH, DTR
Eat Fit NOLA Operations and Marketing Specialist
504.842.9551 | jala.lockhart@ochsner.org
Eat Fit NOLA’s Operations and Nutrition Specialist, Jala Lockhart, is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama, earning a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition and a Master's in Public Health. Her passion for health education and promotion stems from her love for food, interest in science, and passion for preventative healthcare. As a Certified Health Education Specialist, Jala loves showing people how to make simple wellness swaps to benefit their lifestyle. Her special interest in food allergies stems from the fact that Jala herself is allergic to gluten, strawberries, and peanuts. Jala has traveled to over 20 states and 5 countries and has sights set on Rome and the Maldives next!
Maria Sylvester Terry, MS
Social Media Manager
Maria Sylvester Terry is the Social Media Manager for Eat Fit. With a unique background in the humanities and nutrition science, she is focused on one mission: keep nutrition simple and uncomplicated! Formerly a secondary English teacher and instructional coach, Maria applied her skills as an educator to her passion for nutrition. Between 2016 and 2019, she embarked upon a career change to become a registered dietitian nutritionist. In that brief period, she completed her MS in Nutrition at Drexel University, presented her sports nutrition research at the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting, and provided nutrition and culinary education in Philadelphia public schools. Maria, her husband Caleb, and their two dogs moved from Philadelphia to New Orleans this past year for the final step in her journey, a dietetic internship through Tulane University. She is an avid member of Krewe du CrossFit and loves running through City Park. She'll never turn down a cup of coffee. To Maria, the most important role a dietitian can play in one’s life is educating others to see beyond the black-and-white food rules and embrace a big-picture concept of health.
Alexis Weilbaecher, RD
Ochsner Fitness Center Nutritionist
504-736-4755 | aweilbaecher@ochsner.org
I am a Registered Dietitian in New Orleans, Louisiana where I was born and raised. I landed my dream job as a consulting lifestyle dietitian right out of college and have been practicing nutrition at Ochsner Fitness Center since 2011. My passion is connecting with my clients on a uniquely personal level, working closely with them to optimize their diets to improve whole-body wellness while having fun! I truly love seeing my clients have fun while making positive lifestyle changes from nutrition principles they developed during our program — It’s making a true lifestyle change and not just trying a ‘diet’. A few of my specialties include performance fueling, weight loss | weight management, family nutrition counseling and food sensitives | food allergies and inflammatory disorders. Other services available include Metabolism Testing (Resting Energy Expenditure using a Body Gem), Body Composition Analysis (via InBody) and Cholesterol & Glucose Testing I provide FDA-compliant recipe analysis for restaurants, school lunch menus, or cookbooks, as well as for your own homemade favorite recipes. I work closely with Ochsner’s Eat Fit NOLA, a free restaurant partnership that highlights the better-for-you items right on the menu to make choosing a dish effortless while staying nutritious. For more information on services, or to schedule an appointment, contact Alexis at (504)736-4755 or aweilbaecher@ochsner.org.
Lauren Hulin, RD
Ochsner Fitness Center Nutritionist
Lauren is a Registered Dietitian from New Orleans, Louisiana. As a young girl, she always had a passion for helping others, eating well and fitness. Lauren graduated from LSU earning a BS in Nutritional Science, then went on to complete her dietetic internship from Tulane University. Lauren has appeared on WWLTV, FOX 8, and Great day Louisiana. She is a member of the KINE industry board at Tulane University and a Healthy for life facilitator with the American Heart Association. She has done countless presentations including being a keynote speaker at Benchmark hospitality conference. Her zest for life and passion for helping others shines in everything that she does. Prior to seeing clients, Lauren enjoyed working for Eat Fit NOLA, a nonprofit organization partnering with restaurants and markets around New Orleans spotlighting healthful options on menus and shelves. She also has experience seeing patients in the hospital setting, working on the Transplant Unit at Ochsner Main Campus. She believes that health embodies your mind, body, and soul. Staying active in faith and fitness + feeding yourself the right nutrients equals a healthier, happier you. She focuses on Faith, Food & Fitness on her Live Well with Lauren blog. www.livewellwithlauren.com To set up your appointment please email lauren.hulin@ochsner.org or call (504) 703-9088.
