Official Bio:

Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN, is a Pacific Northwest-based registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, journalist and speaker. She is the author of Healthy For Your Life: A holistic approach to optimal wellness, and the nutrition columnist for The Seattle Times. She also writes regularly for The Washington Post, Today’s Dietitian magazine and Environmental Nutrition newsletter, and contributes to “New Day Northwest” on Seattle’s KING 5 TV. When she’s not writing, Carrie provides one-on-one nutrition counseling, helps people build better relationships with food using a non-diet, intuitive and mindful eating approach.

Carrie has nearly 300 cookbooks in her personal library and enjoys cooking, vegetable gardening and traveling when she’s not debunking nutrition myths or helping her clients unload some of their food-related baggage.

WRITTEN WORK

Carrie writes regularly for The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, Today’s Dietitian magazine and Environmental Nutrition newsletter. You can find all of her Seattle Times columns here and links to her other articles here.

MEDIA MENTIONS

Today’s Dietitian: “Celebrating 20 years!” “Iron in pregnancy: Maintaining adequate intake for mother and child“

Shape.com: “I changed the way I think about food,” “Celebrating Hanukkah? Make latkes your pre-workout snack” and “The healthiest orders at Dunkin’ Donuts“

U.S. News & World Report: “Is a low-fat diet right for you?“ “Eating for your skin,” “Eating for your bones” and “6 overrated foods”

Prevention: “5 ways to lose weight that have absolutely nothing to do with willpower.”

Food Network’s Healthy Eats: “Common diet wisdom not so wise?” and “To boost your health, spice up your life”

Aaptiv: “Paleo 101: Everything you need to know,” “Types of fats: What to eat and what to avoid,” “6 signs you’re not eating enough fiber,” “How to make healthier food choices at every meal,” “6 signs you’re not eating enough carbs,” “How much protein do I really need?” “Is diet really more effective than exercise for weight loss?” “The science behind stress eating and how to stop,” and “Do you really need to go gluten-free?“

MyDomaine: “Are superfoods really that good for you?”

Women’s Health: “How to beat your brain’s compulsion to crave unhealthy foods”

The List: “What healthy people really eat for lunch”

Mentions in “Smart Brief”

BROADCAST SEGMENTS

KING 5 New Day Northwest: “What’s the right type of salt for you?” (January 17, 2019), “Debunking myths surrounding food allergies and intolerances” (July 26, 2018) “Eat to live: Foods that fight inflammation” (April 11, 2018) “Do you know your ‘good’ fats from your ‘bad’?” (November 22, 2017), “The truth about food myths” (August 9, 2017) “Fight off hay fever with diet changes” (May 11, 2017), and “Spring Pantry Cleanout” (March 16, 2017)

KIRO 7 News: “Jesse Jones sifts through confusion surrounding Seattle’s sugary drink tax,” March 13, 2018

WOSU Public Radio | All Sides with Ann Fisher: “Food Myths” (August 16, 2017)

Doctor Radio with Samantha Heller on SiriusXM: “Low-carb diets” (August 24, 2018), “Organic Dairy” (October 6, 2017) and “What you need to know about iron” (November 10, 2016)

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