About
Dana specializes in culinary nutrition, recipe development and sports nutrition. She is the nutrition expert for Food Network.com and founding contributor for Food Network’s Healthy Eats blog.
As a practicing Certified Athletic Trainer, Dana provides emergency medicine and rehabilitation services to high school, college and professional athletes.
What People Say about Dana White, MS, RD, ATC
Hello! I am registered dietitian nutritionist, certified athletic trainer, cookbook author, journalist, and nutrition and fitness consultant. I specialize in culinary nutrition, recipe development and sports nutrition.
I have spent my career working closely with chefs and authors to develop creative and healthy recipes for cookbooks, magazines and menus. I am the nutrition expert for Food Network.com and founding contributor for Food Network’s Healthy Eats blog.
I was honored to be named to Sharecare’s list of Top 10 Social HealthMakers on Nutrition as one of the most influential voices in health and wellness.
I also truly enjoy being the ambassador for F45 Training in Fairfield, CT, being a member of the USOC Sports Dietitian National Registry and being included on the speakers bureau for the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Dana is involved in several research projects and professional publications covering topics including eating disorders in sport, professional nutrition practice, culinary medicine and dietary supplement safety in sports medicine.
As a practicing Certified Athletic Trainer, I provide emergency medicine and rehabilitation services to high school, college and professional athletes. I am also a CPR and First Aid instructor for the American Red Cross.
I earned a master’s degree in nutrition education from Teachers’ College-Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Quinnipiac University in Sports Medicine.
I was a consultant for cooking shows including Genius Kitchen and Bobby Deen’s Not My Mama’s Meals and has worked as a media spokesperson for the National Honey Board, National Mango Board, Hidden Valley’s Love Your Veggies Program and Cooking Light Magazine.
I am the sports dietitian and clinical faculty in the department of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. I am a member of the NATA-SHPG Alliance Committee and National NATA Liaison to the the Sports and Human Performance Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. I regularly conduct workshops and cooking demonstrations for fitness organizations, corporate settings, and schools.
I am also the author of a series of e-cookbooks for MySportsRD.
My first cookbook First Bites: Superfoods for Babies and Toddlers was released in February 2015 and the Healthy Air Fryer Cookbook was released September, 2017. Cookbook releases in 2018 include the Healthy Instant Pot Cookbook and Healthy Quick & Easy Smoothies. Recent cookbook releases include Healthy One Pan Dinners and the Healthy Vegan Air Fryer Cookbook, Healthy Quick & Easy Juicing, DASH Diet Meal Prep for Beginners and the Healthy, Quick & Easy College Cookbook.
A farmers’ market junkie and local food aficionado, I worked with Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment to create the Healthy Harvest Food Regional Guides, to educate consumers on purchasing and preparing seasonal foods.
I resides in Fairfield, Connecticut with her husband, three children and Boston Terrier, Luna Margherita
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