Registered Dietitian Recipe Developer Rochelle Park, NJ

Meet Natasha Dunford

Registered Dietitian. Recipe developer.
Making healthy eating simple and delicious.

Natasha Dunford
About Natasha

Healthy Eating Made Simple

I’m Natasha Dunford — a Registered Dietitian and recipe developer based in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. I started Simple Easy Meals because I kept hearing the same thing from my clients: “I know I should eat healthier, but I don’t have time.” My answer was always the same — healthy food doesn’t have to be complicated.

Every recipe on this site is built on real nutritional science, designed for real schedules, and tested in a real home kitchen. You won’t find obscure ingredients or hour-long prep times here. Just simple, delicious meals that are actually good for you — and actually achievable on a Tuesday night.

8+Years Experience
180+Recipes Published
RDDietitian Approved
“Healthy eating isn’t a punishment. It’s about finding meals that nourish your body and actually taste good enough to make again.” — Natasha Dunford, RD
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What You’ll Find Here

Simple recipes across four core categories — every one designed to be quick, healthy, and genuinely enjoyable to eat.

“Food should fuel your life, not complicate it.”
My Story

Why I Started Simple Easy Meals

I grew up in a household where good food mattered. My mother cooked from scratch every night — not because she had extra time, but because she believed that what you eat shapes how you feel. That belief stayed with me through college, through my nutrition degree, and through my years in clinical dietetics where I worked with hundreds of patients trying to improve their health through food.

What I saw over and over was a gap between what people knew they should eat and what they actually had the time and energy to make. Complicated recipes with long ingredient lists and unfamiliar techniques were a barrier, not a bridge. I wanted to change that.

I launched Simple Easy Meals in 2020 to bridge that gap — to show that nutritious food can be fast, affordable, and genuinely delicious. Every recipe starts with the question: “Would I actually make this on a Wednesday after work?” If the answer is yes, it makes the site.

2013
Graduated with a BS in Nutrition & Dietetics
2015
Completed Registered Dietitian credential
2017
Began private nutrition counseling practice in NJ
2020
Founded Simple Easy Meals to make healthy eating accessible
2024
Reached 180+ dietitian-tested recipes published
Credentials

Why Trust My Recipes

Registered Dietitian (RD)

Fully credentialed Registered Dietitian with a BS in Nutrition & Dietetics and clinical experience across multiple settings.

8+ Years Nutrition Practice

Years of working with real clients on sustainable, healthy eating — these recipes are built on that experience.

Nutritionally Balanced Recipes

Every recipe is reviewed for nutritional balance — not diet food, but food that genuinely fuels your body well.

Real Home Kitchen Tested

Standard pantry ingredients, 30 minutes or less. If it doesn’t work in a real home kitchen, it doesn’t publish.

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New recipes every week — dietitian-tested, quick to make, and actually delicious. No spam, ever.

Say Hello

I read every message. Whether a recipe didn’t work, you have a question, or you just want to share what you made — reach out.