Bianca Coats, a native of Lafayette, LA, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has also graduated from Southern University and A&M College with a Master’s in Public Administration. She was the recipient of the James E. Webb Internship Program at the Smithsonian Institution in Occupational Health Services in Washington, D.C. and has completed the Marshall University’s Dietetic Internship Program.
Bianca is a published Cookbook Author and has her own private practice through her brand Eating God’s Way. She is also the Supervisor/Director of Child Nutrition for the Zachary Community School District.
With the emphasis on Chronic Disease Prevention, she has worked on such projects like Exercise Your Faith Wellness Initiative, the Healthy Communities Project, and Action for Healthy Kids. Publications of her healthy living articles have been featured in Acadiana Lifestyle, VanGuard, & Lola Magazines.
She is featured on a monthly nutritional news segment on KLFY TV 10’s Morning Show, the WCG International Virtual Wellness Program, and has presented at the Research Association of Minority Professors Conference on the topic “Diet-Related Barriers of Diabetes Complications and Disparities in the African American Community.” She has participated with the Southern University Land Grant Today Radio Show; speaker for the Blacks at Microsoft, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., and keynote speaker for the Southern University Dietetic Internship Graduation. She has been inducted into NAUW, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., and a Board Member for the River Road African American Museum. She is the recent grant recipient for Louisiana Healthy Communities Coalition for her project, “The Freedom Garden Outdoor Kitchen Exhibition.”
Bianca is the President of the Health & Wellness Ministry at New Hope Baptist Church with a monthly virtual segment that tackles the needs of the community. She has been named “People for 2021” by The Drum Newspaper of Baton Rouge and Recognized as a “Woman of Influence” by the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce. She is married to her wonderful husband, Mr. Jonathan Coats.
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