Maria Connell brings a wealth of knowledge to her role as Produce Depot’s own Nutrition Consultant.
This wife and mother of two was born in a small hill town in Italy near the Adriatic Sea. Maria grew up in an Italian family where good, wholesome food played a key role. Her family owned and cultivated olive groves, which produced fine quality extra virgin olive oil for Italian purveyors from surrounding towns and cities.
Presently, Maria provides nutritional consulting, writes various articles on food and nutrition. She has created, edited and published the Table Talk newsletter, a nutritional, unique newsletter for The Table, a vegetarian restaurant, and a fun, creative and nutritional newsletter for Kettleman’s Bagels. She has written various articles for Dairy Fresh Technologies and local papers regarding healthy eating and nutrition. She has also delivered lectures on nutrition and continues to do so.
Maria Connell’s passion for healthy, fine cooking is helping people eat well and stay healthy. To find out more about healthy meal ideas, nutritional recipes, healthful tips on all types of produce, or to get some great entertaining ideas just Ask Maria by e-mailing her at