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Meet Janice & Liz, The Meal Makeover Moms!
Janice Newell Bissex and Liz Weiss are registered dietitians and the Meal Makeover Moms. They have come to the rescue of legions of harried moms and dads who have tossed in the dishtowel on dishing up healthy meals. Be sure to visit their website, mealmakeovermoms.com.
Janice Newell Bissex, MS, RD is a speaker, nutrition consultant, and coauthor 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 Food & Nutrition from the University of Maine, and her Master of Science degree in Nutrition from Boston University. In addition, she completed culinary training at the Culinary Institute of America, and recently earned a certificate in the Intermediate Wine Program at Boston University.
Her professional experience includes Nutrition Director for the New England Heart Center in Boston, and Sales Manager for a nutrition software company based in San Diego. For four years, Janice was the Nutrition Consultant to the U.S. Senate in Washington, DC, where she worked with U.S. Senators, their spouses, and foodservice personnel.
Her book, The Moms' Guide to Meal Makeovers has been featured in national and local press and was one of three finalists for the 2005 IACP Healthy Cookbook Award. She is co-founder of the free online “Meal Makeover Moms’ Club” at www.MealMakeoverMoms.com and writes a monthly column, “Meal Makeover,” for Nick Jr. Family Magazine.
Janice is an active member of the American Dietetic Association, having served in various capacities including President of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association. She currently serves on the Culinary Nutrition Advisory Board at Johnson & Wales University and is a founding member of the Food & Culinary Professionals practice group of the ADA, and a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Janice lives in Melrose, Massachusetts with her husband and two daughters, ages 13 and 6.
Liz Weiss, MS, RD, is an award-winning broadcast journalist and registered dietitian specializing in health, nutrition, and culinary communications. 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, Medical News Network, and others. Currently, she serves as a contributing editor for Health magazine and writes the monthly column, “Meal Makeover,” for Nick Jr. magazine. She is the co-author of The Moms’ Guide to Meal Makeovers: Improving the Way Your Family Eats, One Meal at a Time! (Broadway Books, 2004) and co-founder of the free, online “Meal Makeover Moms’ Club”. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts with her husband and two sons, ages 10 and 7.
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