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Sonoma diet
Definition
The Sonoma diet is a plan for eating healthy,
flavorful foods that emphasizes the enjoyment of eat-
ing, rather than restrictions. It draws from the culinary
cultures of the Sonoma region of California and the
Mediterranean coast of Europe. It is intended both to
help people lose weight and to maintain a healthy
lifestyle.
Origins
Connie Guttersen, R.D., Ph.D., introduced the
Sonoma diet in January of 2006 with her bookThe
Sonoma diet: Trimmer Waist, Better Health in Just 10
Days!. Her background in nutrition and food science
helped her develop the program, which also draws
from the influence of the Mediterranean and South
Beach diets.
Guttersen earned her undergraduate degree in
nutrition and dietetics from Texas Christian Univer-
sity and her doctoral degree from Texas Women’s
University before returning to Texas Christian Uni-
versity to teach food science and food preparation
from 1992 to 1993. She has been a visiting nutrition
instructor at the Culinary Institute of America, a diet-
ary consultant for numerous food producers including
Kraft, Nestle, and Panera Bakery Cafe ́, and a guest
speaker at food conferences such as the International
Conference onMediterranean dietin Palma de Mal-
lorca, Spain. She is also a registered dietician.
As of 2007, Guttersen lives in Napa Valley with
her husband and two children. She continues to pro-
mote the Sonoma diet and lifestyle through lectures,
books, and her website, and continues to develop new
recipes. In December of 2006, she published The
Sonoma Diet Cookbookwhich provides 150 new rec-
ipes to be used with the diet.
Guttersen says that the concept behind her diet is
the lifestyle of people who live in the Sonoma Valley
region of California. This area, approximately 30
miles north of San Francisco, is known for its over
250 award-winning wineries. Sonoma County is one of
the most agriculturally productive counties in the
United States. It is also a popular tourist destination,
with many hotels, fine restaurants, golf courses, and
spas. According to Guttersen, the people of the
Sonoma Valley live a healthy lifestyle that emphasizes
the enjoyment of food and wine.Description
The Sonoma diet is provided through two books
and an online program available at http://www.sonomadiet.
com. Like the Mediterranean diet and the South
Beach diet, it emphasizes enjoyment of food. Dieters
are guided to change the types and amount of food
they eat. The plan involves three waves, or phases, that
dieters are to go through. Each wave involves different
guidelines and recipes for preparing meals. The diet
also involves changing the types of plates and bowls aKEY TERMS
Antioxidant—A molecule that prevents oxidation.
In the body antioxidants attach to other molecules
called free radicals and prevent the free radicals
from causing damage to cell walls, DNA, and
other parts of the cell.
Dietary supplement—A product, such as a vitamin,
mineral, herb, amino acid, or enzyme, that is
intended to be consumed in addition to an individ-
ual’s diet with the expectation that it will improve
health.
Mineral—An inorganic substance found in the
earth that is necessary in small quantities for the
body to maintain a health. Examples: zinc, copper,
iron.
Vitamin—A nutrient that the body needs in small
amounts to remain healthy but that the body cannot
manufacture for itself and must acquire through
diet.Sonoma diet