Caitlin Self, Licensed Nutritionist

Caitlin Self, MS, CNS, LDN is a clinical and culinary nutritionist who graduated with her Master’s of Human Nutrition from the Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2018. In addition to broad medical nutrition care, her areas of specialty include chronic GI disorders, including SIBO, and nutrition for mental health, including bipolar.


Caitlin strives to make nutrition care and support accessible for all, and believes that health starts with access to nourishing food; she has run the food blog www.FrugalNutrition.com since 2013 and the companion YouTube channel Frugal Nutrition since 2022. In addition to years of culinary work, Caitlin completed a 12-week certification program at the Culinary Institute of Barcelona in 2024 and teaches cooking classes here at the Teaching Kitchen. 

To support the next generation of practitioners, Caitlin supervises and educates interns and dietitians at The Nutrition & Herbal Collective, and is a guest instructor at Georgetown University.