Discover the story of personal chef Mayra Melgar on her mission to improve health through customized, nutritious meals and conscious eating, as featured in Bakersfield.

The Salvadoran shines in her own right in the U.S., reinventing recipes to fight allergies and conditions like diabetes. But she’s also a dynamic activist. Mayra Melgar left the land of her birth at age 9, right as the dawn of armed conflict emerged in El Salvador in the late 1970s. She has lived in the United States for 40 years, after growing up in Switzerland and setting foot on Mexican soil, where she waited with her family for permission to enter the great nation to the

As a new year begins, resolutions often focus on exercising more and adopting a healthier diet. However, putting these goals into practice can sometimes feel impossible when working with a tight budget. To help overcome these hurdles, Chef Mayra Melgar shares delicious recipes, alongside her inspiring personal journey and lifelong passion for nutritious, affordable food. Melgar, 63, shares that her journey began over 30 years ago when she was diagnosed with gestational diabet