PAPAYANWELL — Nutrition Education for Organizations
Nutrition Education • Workshops • Facilitation

Making Nutrition

Simple, Meaningful
& Community-Led.

Hi, I'm Jay — a Certified Nutritionist, Cooking Coach, and Founder of PAPAYANWELL. We support organizations, nonprofits, and brands in bringing real nutrition education to the people who need it most.

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Workshops, facilitation & hands-on cooking for organizations
100+ community members reached across Toronto
Culturally grounded, anti-diet-culture approach
Brand partnerships, content creation & event activations
Jay facilitating a community cooking experience
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Trusted By
Nonprofits· Corporate Teams· Community Organizations· Food & Wellness Brands· Yoga & Wellness Events· Youth Programs
What We Do

Programs built for
community impact.

Flexible formats for organizations ready to invest in the wellness of the people they serve — from intimate dinner experiences to corporate keynotes.

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Workplace Nutrition Workshops
Interactive sessions that meet your team where they are — practical, engaging, and free of diet culture. Employees leave with tools they can actually use.
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Hands-On Cooking Experiences
Facilitated cooking sessions rooted in ancestral food traditions and accessible nutrition education. Available as intimate dinners or larger workshop formats.
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Community Facilitation
Healing circles, discussion series, and participatory workshops designed for women of colour and underserved communities. Relationship-driven and culturally grounded.
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Kids Cooking Programs
Fun, age-appropriate cooking education that builds confidence around food from an early age — designed for schools, camps, and community organizations.
PAPAYANWELL community session
How It Works

We come to you.
Your community, your space.

Every program is tailored to your organization — your audience, your goals, your culture. No generic slide decks. Just real conversation, real food, and real impact.

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We learn your community
A conversation about your organization, your people, and what you're trying to build. We design around your needs — not a template.
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We design your program
From format to facilitation tools — discussion cards, workbooks, cooking guides — everything is built to match your audience and your moment.
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We show up and facilitate
In-person or virtual. Intimate dinner for 10 or corporate wellness day for 200. Every session is participatory, culturally grounded, and anti-diet-culture.
Who We Serve

Programs designed for organizations
that care about community impact.

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Nonprofits & Community Orgs
Culturally grounded nutrition programming that meets your community where they are — accessible, empowering, and built around the people you serve. We understand underserved communities because we're part of them.
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Corporates & Workplaces
Workplace wellness that goes beyond a salad station. Interactive workshops that help your team build real, lasting nutrition habits — without guilt, without restriction, without diet culture.
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Food & Wellness Brands
Partner with a Certified Nutritionist who brings both expertise and a trusted community. Recipe development, brand ambassador work, content creation, and event activations — all rooted in authenticity.
Jay, Founder of PAPAYANWELL
About Jay

Certified Nutritionist.
Community Facilitator.

Hi, I'm Jay — the founder of PAPAYANWELL. I'm a Certified Nutritionist and Cooking Coach who believes that nutrition education should feel empowering, not prescriptive.

My work sits at the intersection of food, culture, and community. I've facilitated wellness experiences for women's circles, corporate teams, yoga events, and youth programs — always with the same through-line: make nutrition feel human.

PAPAYANWELL is rooted in ancestral food traditions, anti-diet-culture framing, and the belief that the best nutrition education happens in relationship — not in a lecture.

Certified Nutritionist & Cooking Coach
100+ community members reached
Specializing in women's wellness & youth programs
Based in Toronto, ON
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Brand Partnerships

Let's create something
your community will remember.

PAPAYANWELL partners with food and wellness brands to develop authentic, community-rooted content and experiences. We bring nutrition expertise and a real, trusted audience to every collaboration.

Recipe Development Content Creation Brand Ambassador Event Activations Nutrition Consulting
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100+
Community Members Reached
30+
Brand Collaborations
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Women & Youth Focused
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Certified Nutritionist
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What People Say

From the community
we serve.

★★★★★
"Jahnela is very thorough. I did 4 weeks with her and had a LIVE cooking lesson. If you want to heal your relationship with food and enjoy life without feeling restricted or judged, she is your woman."
Roma
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★★★★★
"I never grew up knowing how to cook and now I feel confident and excited to cook breakfast when I wake up. I'm eating more protein and creating meals that make me feel my best. Thank you!!"
Isabella
Google Review
★★★★★
"Nothing she gave me was restrictive. It was about eating the foods you like but adding what you need, without sacrificing seasoning. It was like cooking with your bestie. I would recommend Jay to anyone."
Merina
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Individual Meal Plans

For the women in your community.
Or for yourself.

PAPAYANWELL also offers individual 7-day meal plans — instant download, built on the Colour Plate Method. A great add-on for organizational wellness programs, or a starting point for anyone who wants to know exactly what to eat. From CA$14.99.

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Ready to Bring Nutrition Education
to Your Community?

Let's talk about how PAPAYANWELL can support your organization, team, or brand — with programming that actually meets people where they are.

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