JL's Story

JL Fields is a great example of RoundGlass Living’s ethos of transforming your life. At the age of 45, she made the decision to stick with a plant-based pathway of cooking and eating — and a rewarding career followed suit. She has written several cookbooks, including The Complete Plant-Based Diet and Vegan Meal Prep, but the books represent a small portion of JL’s prodigious output and tireless activity. She is a chef, a National Board-certified Health and Wellness Coach, and a consultant to a range of wellness brands. Based in Colorado, where she lives with her husband, Dave, JL is also the founder and culinary director of the Colorado Springs Vegan Cooking Academy.


Known for her quick wit and boundless energy, JL specializes in making plant-based cooking easy and accessible. Through her cooking classes in Colorado, she has introduced thousands of students to techniques that maximize both flavor and nutrition, and she’s bringing that same perspective — pragmatic, passionate, and (above all) fun — to the expanding RoundGlass audience.