Meet the Physician

Dr. Rachel Banach in a chef's uniform, smiling , and holding a plate of sticky Asian pork and fresh green garden salad dish.

Meet Dr. Rachel Banach — Physician. Chef. Founder.

Dr. Banach is a board-certified family medicine physician with culinary training and is the founder of The Doctor's Apron.

After years of practicing medicine across multiple settings, she recognized a consistent gap — patients were being told what to eat, but never shown how, or why certain foods were right for their body, their life, and their kitchen.

The Doctor's Apron was built to close that gap.

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Educational Services

Workshops, teaching kitchens, culinary education, recipe planning, guided grocery store and farmers market walks, and general wellness guidance designed to support healthier living through food.

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Personalized Packages and Physician Services

Select consultations may include individualized physician-guided assessments, basic lab review of recent results, a specific food sensitivity and gut health laboratory test and assessments, and other evidence based and integrative nutrition strategies.

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Physician Services

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✓ Included ◎ Optional add-on – Not included

Service / Feature	Initial Consult	Single Follow-Up	Apron Membership	Kitchen Reset: Foundations	Health Rebuild: Transformation	Transformation + Labs
Program length & consultations
Intake form review & pre-session prep	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓
Initial 75-min comprehensive consultation	✓	–	–	✓	✓	✓
60-min follow-up session(s)	–	✓ ×1	✓ ×1/mo	✓ ×3	✓ ×5	✓ ×5
Additional 30-min physician check-in calls	–	–	–	–	✓ ×2	✓ ×2
Program duration	Single visit	Single visit	Monthly	~8 weeks	~12 weeks	~12 weeks
Post-consult & personalization
Personalized culinary medicine roadmap / next steps	✓	–	–	✓	✓	✓
Grocery optimization & healthy eating framework	–	–	–	✓	✓	✓
Personalized recipe collection	–	–	–	✓	✓ (ongoing)	✓ (ongoing)
Personalized shopping checklist / tailored shopping lists	–	–	–	✓	✓	✓
Culinary medicine workbooks & interactive materials	–	–	–	✓	✓ condition-specific	✓ condition-specific
Resource guides & educational materials	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓
Communication & support
Email support	–	–	–	✓ 8 weeks	✓ 12 weeks	✓ 12 weeks
Secure messaging check-ins (up to 3/month)	–	–	✓	–	–	–
In-person & community
In-home kitchen audit & culinary skills assessment (up to 2 hrs)	–	–	–	◎ optional	◎ optional	◎ optional
Guided grocery store or farmers market walkthrough (1 hr)	–	–	–	◎ optional	◎ optional	◎ optional
Access to group education classes & cooking demonstrations	–	–	✓ (live & virtual)	–	✓ (during program)	✓ (during program)
Lab testing
Advanced gut health & 176-panel food sensitivity lab + 1:1 lab review (60 min)	–	–	–	◎ +$600	–	✓ included
Personalized nutrition & recipe recommendations from lab results	–	–	–	–	–	✓

* In-home kitchen audit and farmers market walkthrough available within Portland Metro area; additional distance fees may apply beyond. The Apron Membership is offered after completing the Kitchen Reset or Transformation package.

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The Doctor’s Apron is the only independent physician-led culinary medicine practice in Oregon and Washington. The Doctor’s Apron helps you use food, cooking, and practical habits to feel better now and support long-term health.

Through evidence based practices, medical insight, and culinary practice, you'll learn to choose well, cook confidently, and build sustainable habits that actually feel good to live with.