Bonnie Taub-Dix is an award-winning media dietitian, media trainer, and nutrition communications expert with more than three decades of national media experience. She has completed thousands of interviews across television, print, radio, and digital platforms, helping audiences better understand food, health, and nutrition through clear, realistic, and relatable guidance. Her expertise has been featured in outlets including The New York Times, CNN, TODAY, People, Parade, EatingWell, and U.S. News & World Report.

Bonnie is known for her ability to translate complex nutrition science into messages people can understand and use. Her work is grounded in credibility, experience, and a belief that authenticity, grounded in experience, is what earns trust.

Author

Bonnie is the author of the widely trusted Read It Before You Eat It: Taking You from Label to Table, now in its third edition. The book is recognized for its clear, consumer-friendly approach to decoding food labels, marketing claims, and ingredient lists, and it continues to be cited regularly across national media.

She has also written chapters for professional textbooks, including Communicating Nutrition – The Authoritative Guide, Weight Management: A Practical Guide, The Entrepreneurial Nutritionist, and Nutrition Concerns of Women, and has been quoted in books such as Nutrition for Dummies and Cholesterol for Dummies.

Bonnie is currently working on her next book, which focuses on helping health professionals and experts build confidence, credibility, and opportunity through media, drawing on decades of real-world experience behind the scenes and in the spotlight.

Media Trainer & Educator

As a former national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Bonnie became a go-to expert for journalists seeking clarity, credibility, and calm. Today, she brings that experience to her work as a media trainer, coaching dietitians, health professionals, authors, and experts.

Her media training includes one-to-one coaching, group programs, and online education designed to help professionals develop their voice, refine their message, and show up with confidence across interviews, podcasts, panels, and digital platforms. Her approach is practical, supportive, and rooted in real-world media experience.

Television

Bonnie has appeared on national television programs including CNN, CBS Early Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, TODAY, Anderson Cooper 360, FOX News, and The Daily. She has also worked as an on-air consultant for nationally broadcast programs on the Discovery Channel and Lifetime Television and has contributed to TODAY.com.

Radio & Audio

Known for her ability to paint pictures with words, Bonnie has participated in numerous Radio Media Tours and has been featured on SiriusXM Doctor Radio and Martha Stewart Radio. She is also the host of the Media Savvy Podcast, where she shares honest, behind-the-scenes insight on working with media, building credibility, and communicating with confidence.

Print & Digital Media

Bonnie is a prolific writer and quoted expert for both consumer and professional publications. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, People, Parade, Vogue, Health, Prevention, Women’s Day, Men’s Health, and Reader’s Digest, among many others.

She is a contributor to U.S. News & World Report and EatingWell and previously wrote a weekly blog for USA Today for more than three years. Her articles and interviews are frequently reposted by major digital platforms and news outlets.

Brand Consulting & Advisory Work

As a nutrition communications consultant, Bonnie works with brands and organizations to translate complex science into messaging that resonates with consumers, professionals, and health experts alike. Her work spans Satellite and Radio Media Tours, webinars, articles, media immersions, live media events, EXPO appearances, and behind-the-scenes consulting, offering strategic insight into trends, consumer perception, and effective communication.

She has served as a consultant on food labeling initiatives, including an FDA-related program in collaboration with The Cartoon Network, and has worked with national and international brands through long-term partnerships built on trust and expertise.

Awards & Recognition

Bonnie has received multiple honors for her work in nutrition and media, including the Media Excellence Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Outstanding Nutrition Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Nutrition Entrepreneurs, and the Media Excellence Award from the New York State Dietetic Association.

Beyond the Bio

Bonnie is the creator of BetterThanDieting.com, where she blends practical nutrition advice with relatable stories and everyday inspiration, what she calls “guidance without gimmicks.” When she’s not writing, coaching, or speaking, she enjoys painting, sculpting, cooking for her family, laughing with her grandchildren, and perfecting her biscotti recipe. She lives in New York with her husband, and together they love being tourists in their own city.

Education:

Bonnie received her Bachelors Degree in Clinical and Community Dietetics from Downstate Medical Center and her Masters Degree in Nutrition from New York University.

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