Carolyn O’Neil MS, RDN, LD
Registered dietitian nutritionist, Carolyn O’Neil believes “The More You Know, The More You Can Eat!” Her food and nutrition blog is TheHappyHealthyKitchen.com with the tag line “Good for people and the planet!”
She is the cookbook author of Southern Living’s best selling The Slim Down South Cookbook: Eating Well and Living Healthy in the Land of Biscuits and Bacon and co-author of The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous winner “Best Health and Nutrition Book” at the World Food Media Awards.
Carolyn writes food, nutrition, travel and healthy lifestyle features for numerous publications including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WebMD Magazine, Modern Luxury Magazines, VIE Magazine, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine and Best Self Atlanta Magazine.
She currently serves as the Nutrition Advisor for Delta Air Lines.
Carolyn appears regularly on NBC Atlanta & Company with food and nutrition-focused cooking segments. She can also be seen, as “The Lady of the Refrigerator” nutrition expert, on Alton Brown’s the all-new Good Eat: The Return on Food Network wearing a tiara and ice blue ball gown.
She has earned two James Beard Foundation Awards for excellence in food journalism and was inducted into the James Beard Foundation Who’s Who in Food & Beverage in America.
Carolyn was executive producer, correspondent, and anchor at CNN for nearly 20 years, launching and leading the network’s coverage of food and nutrition.