So…What Can I Eat? Diabetes, Cancer, and Real-Life Meal Planning with Jasmine Westbrooks

Jasmine Westbrooks is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jasmine is a true powerhouse in nutrition and wellness, blending clinical expertise with lived experience to help people build sustainable, realistic relationships with food.Her path into nutrition was deeply personal—shaped by seeing preventable health conditions affect her own family—which fueled a career rooted in prevention, empowerment, and cultural relevance. Jasmine holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Dietetics from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Master’s in Nutrition Education from Rosalind Franklin University. She’s also the co-founder of EatWell Exchange, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing diabetes prevention, culinary education, and hands-on nutrition programming to underserved communities—while honoring cultural food traditions rather than erasing them.In addition to her community work, Jasmine is the CEO of Nourish Through Nutrition and a nationally recognized media dietitian, with features across television, print, and digital platforms. At the heart of it all is her commitment to helping people move away from fear, confusion, and food guilt—and toward confidence, longevity, and a better quality of life.