Most people associate healthy cooking with bland flavors and tasteless foods, but chef Leticia Moreinos Schwartz is on a mission to prove that eating healthy can not only be absolutely delicious, but also that food is medicine, and by living a healthy lifestyle you can take control of your health and your life.
Through the American Diabetes Campaign, Leticia sees firsthand the dietary issues that contribute to this and many other lifestyle-related diseases, particularly in the Hispanic community here in the U.S. and in Latin countries globally. She quickly realized that once Latinos move to the U.S., their habits worsen, along with their health. “We no longer shop at the farmer’s market or cook homemade meals. Instead, we shop at big chain 
stores and buy pre-packaged foods. The path of healthy Latin culture to the American table has become difficult at some point along the way.”
Using healthy and nutritious ingredients like nuts, grains, seeds, herbs, spices, beans, fruits, and vegetables, these tried-and-true favorites include classics like arroz con pollo and quesadillas (with a healthy twist), to lesser-known (but still traditional) dishes like grilled shrimp with Caipirinha vinaigrette and wild rice salad with mango and shrimp.
Leticia is a Brazilian-American chef who studied culinary arts and pastry at the French Culinary Institute, and has worked in legendary New York restaurants such as Le Cirque 2000, La Grenouille, and La Caravelle. She is also the author of The Brazilian Kitchen, which won the Best Latin Cookbook award at the World Gourmand Awards, and My Rio de Janeiro. Leticia has appeared on The Today Show, CBS Early Show, Fox Morning Show, ABC News, and local television. She was an NBC correspondent for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.