Elizabeth Yarnell

» Elizabeth Yarnell is on a mission to help busy people eat healthy, home-cooked meals without sacrificing their time, money, or taste buds.

After a 1999 diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis forced her to take a good look at her diet and lifestyle, she dove into researching the connection between what we eat and how we feel. The infusion cooking technique she subsequently invented and patented has not only given her a way to manage the course of her health, but has also provided a quick and convenient weeknight dinner solution able to satisfy the pickiest of eaters.

Now a Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC) and a Certified Natural Health Professional (CNHP), as well as a cooking school instructor and a health coach, Elizabeth enjoys sharing knowledge and ideas about eating healthily, natural health remedies, and living a natural lifestyle on her blog, Effortless Eating For Healthier Bodies.

Elizabeth’s 2005, independently-published cookbook introducing Glorious One-Pot Meals spent eight weeks on the Local Bestsellers list and garnered recognition from Best Books 2006, the National Indie Excellence Awards, an iParenting Media Outstanding Product, and the Colorado Independent Publishers Association.

Her latest cookbook, Glorious One-Pot Meals: A Revolutionary New Quick and Healthy Approach to Dutch Oven Cooking, was released from Broadway Books (a Random House imprint) on January 6, 2009. Elizabeth unique cooking method and inspirational story has been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers, television shows, and on the radio.

On her national tour Elizabeth speaks about healthy eating and gives cooking demonstrations to audiences ranging from busy parents to empty nesters and from foodies looking for the next new cooking idea to MS patients and patrons, heart disease sufferers, diabetics, cancer patients and others who believe that bodies need and deserve good food. An event schedule can always be found onine at GloriousOnePotMeals.com, along with answers to Glorious One-Pot Meal cooking questions, new recipes, streaming video demonstrations, a discussion board, and much more.

Elizabeth lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband and two children. The Glorious One-Pot Meal infusion cooking process holds U.S. and Canadian patents.

Credentials
» Elizabeth has a Masters in Liberal Studies (MLS) from the University of Denver. She is a Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC), a member of the American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC), and a Certified Natural Health Professional (CNHP). She earned her Bachelor of Arts at Bowdoin College.

Frequently Asked...
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Q: Elizabeth is a patented inventor?

Q: When was Elizabeth diagnosed with multiple sclerosis?

Q: How did she invent a new cooking method?

Q: What is Elizabeth’s mission?

Frequently Asked...

Q: Elizabeth is a patented inventor?

A: Yes, she received a US patent issued in January, 2005, and a Canadian patent, issued in 2007, for the Glorious One-Pot Meal method of layering whole foods into a Dutch oven and cooking at a high heat for a short duration. US patent 6,846,504. Yes, you certainly can patent a process.

Q: When was Elizabeth diagnosed with multiple sclerosis?

A: She was diagnosed in 1999, when she suffered from an exacerbation of optic neuritis (swelling of the optic nerve).

Q: How did she invent a new cooking method?

A: She and her husband were searching for ways to easily prepare whole foods on a regular basis so they could eat healthy meals without a lot of effort.

Q: What is Elizabeth’s mission?

A: Her mission is to help people choose healthier whole foods over more processed options. Glorious One-Pot Meals are a tool to accomplish this goal.