Raw Vegan & Macrobiotic Chef

Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.

A. FEE SCHEDULE (subject to change without notice)
1. Consultation: $100/hour for 1st hour and $75 each additional hour via phone, in person or via email; minimum 1 hour session. Advance payment is required for phone and email consult. I will email a questionnaire/assessment to be completed before our scheduled session.

2. Coaching: $75/hour in person, via email or phone; minimum 1 hour session can be done in half hour segments. Advance payment is required for phone or email coaching.

3. Whole House/Kitchen Assessment: $50 for 1st hour; $40 each additional hour (will look at the products (food and non-food) you are using and make suggestions as to choices in line with a healthier lifestyle.) Minimum 1 hour session.

4. Menu Planning: $300 for weekly plan you use on your own, with recipes included (you will get a chart). For daily menu I plan in which I am doing the food preparation, the cost is $50/per day (the time involved to create/write the recipes and a shopping/ingredients list).

5. Shopping Fee: $40 for 1st hour; $35 each additional hour and reimbursement for food and materials costs (when I do the shopping and requires a minimum $100 deposit in advance). If I shop with you the fee is: $50 for 1st hour; $45 each additional hour. I will familiarize you with the various foods available at the health food store(s) and the knowledge to be able to shop on your own. Bonus – you will learn where to shop and get the best deals on organics and lifestyle products.

6. Cooking for Private Clients: $65/hour; minimum 3 hour session plus menu planning and cost of food if I purchase it and prepare in my home or I can give you a list of what to buy to prepare in your home.
Private Parties: $600 for up to 6 guests for a birthday, holiday or dinner and a maximum of 6 hours; fees for consultation, kitchen assessment, menu planning, shopping and cost of food is extra.

7. Teaching for Private Clients: $75/hour; minimum 3 hour session plus menu planning and cost of food if I purchase it for you or I can give you a list of what to buy for preparation in your home.

8. Group Classes: 3 hour class takes place at a private residence. I ask for a minimum of 10 people, with a request for 5 signed up by host. Host pays food cost and attends for free if the required number of people are present. If a consultation or kitchen assessment is necessary, there is an extra cost. Host keeps all the food after the class and attendees get a sampling (More detailed information is available if you are interested in hosting).

9. Miscellaneous Services:

A- At home work (such as writing up guidelines/tools for you to follow on your own) $50/hour

B- Massage and Intuitive Healing – I studied shiastu as a macrobiotic student and I am also gifted with natural abilities to assist with healing. Clothed sessions only - $45/hour

10. Travel Time: Assessed based on location of client. No fee within 10 miles (each way) of my home. I can also travel to other cities and states and would require transportation, accommodations and payment for my services.

CANCELLATION POLICY

For private clients, I require a minimum 24 hour notice to cancel a session/any scheduled work I do at home for you or I will be paid half of my minimum fee for the session (includes all services that were scheduled).

For group classes in private homes, I require a non-refundable payment 3 days in advance (to hold a space for the attendee) of the class. If the class is canceled by host, less then 7 days prior, I will be paid half of the fee for the required minimum of 10 attendees by host and is due by the day the class was scheduled to take place.

Q. Write your own question and answer it.

A. If you asked me what is the most important thing to buy, if I can only purchase one item, at this moment to help promote my health. I would tell you to buy the best shower filter you can find. There are good ones available at Whole Foods or some Henry's Marketplace in San Diego (where I reside). Why would I say that and not a kitchen filter for drinking. The reason is because you will ingest more chemicals from even a 5 mintue shower then you would drink in one day. Do an experiment and fill up your bathtub for 5 minutes and you will see how much is in there. The chemicals go into your skin through your pores and you also breath it in through your lungs.