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Liz Weiss, MS, RD

Liz Weiss is an award-winning broadcast journalist, speaker, spokesperson, and author of The Moms’ Guide to Meal Makeovers Improving the Way Your Family Eats, One Meal at a Time (Broadway Books, 2004). She received her undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Rhode Island, her Master of Science degree in Nutrition Communications from Boston University, and attended the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she completed the Professional Chef’s Program.

For nearly two decades, Liz wrote and reported on nutrition and health for CNN, PBS, The Health Network, Time Life Medical, ABC Boston, Ivanhoe Broadcast News, and Medical News Network. Currently, she hosts the “Meal Makeovers” cooking segment for Everwell, an informative and entertaining video series which runs in physician waiting rooms nationwide. For three years, Liz wrote the monthly Meal Makeover column for Nick Jr. Family Magazine and is presently writing for Kiwi Magazine.

Liz is a sought-after cooking instructor, speaker, and consultant. She has extensive experience as a live television and radio guest. During her career, she has conducted hundreds of live and taped interviews, appearing on NBC’s Today Show, CNN Headline News, CNN Accent Health, the Food Network, FOX News, ABC-Boston, and many more.

Liz champions good nutrition on her website, MealMakeoverMoms.com. The content on her site serves as a resource for parents in search of realistic and practical ways to improve the family diet. There, they can join her free Meal Makeover Moms’ Club, listen to her weekly radio podcast, Cooking with the Moms, read her blog, watch cooking videos, and try the kid-friendly recipes.

Liz has received numerous awards throughout her career. She was recently named by Babble.com as one of the Top 50 Best Mom Food Bloggers on the web, and her blog was nominated by Foodbuzz for Best Family Food Blog in 2009. Liz was nominated for cable TV’s highly acclaimed ACE Award for Best Educational Series and received the American Heart Association’s Howard Blakeslee Award for health journalism. During her tenure at CNN, the network was honored with the American Dietetic Association’s prestigious President’s Circle Award for nutrition education.

Weiss is a member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA), the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and the ADA’s Food & Culinary Professionals practice group. She has been an advocate for healthier school meals in her community and was the driving force behind many positive changes. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts with her husband and two sons, ages 15 and 11.