Title:Contributing WriterEducation:Syracuse University, University of South FloridaLocation:Los Angeles, CaliforniaExpertise:Sports and performance nutrition, plant-based cooking, health and wellnessCynthia Sass, M.P.H., RD, CSSD, is a three-time New York Times best-selling author, writer and certified plant-based professional cook and practitioner with master’s degrees in both nutrition science and public health. Cynthia was in the first group of registered dietitians to earn the CSSD credential (Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics), which she has held since 2006. She has consulted for six professional sports teams in the NBA, NHL and MLB, including five seasons with the New York Yankees.Through her Los Angeles-based private practice she has counseled Oscar, Grammy and Emmy winners and has worked one-on-one with pro athletes in numerous sports, including professional tennis, soccer, skateboarding and more. She is also the nutrition consultant for UCLA’s Executive Health Program.Cynthia was the nutrition director at Prevention and has been a contributing nutrition editor for Health and Shape. As a writer, her articles and recipes have also been published in Good Housekeeping, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Reader’s Digest, Ladies' Home Journal, Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Fitness, Self, Women’s Health, Cooking Light, EatingWell, Vegetarian Times, Parade and other publications.B.S. in Nutrition Science, Syracuse University; M.A. in Nutrition Science, Syracuse University; M.P.H. in Community and Family Health Education, University of South FloridaEatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.

Title:Contributing WriterEducation:Syracuse University, University of South FloridaLocation:Los Angeles, CaliforniaExpertise:Sports and performance nutrition, plant-based cooking, health and wellness

Title:Contributing Writer

Education:Syracuse University, University of South Florida

Location:Los Angeles, California

Expertise:Sports and performance nutrition, plant-based cooking, health and wellness

Cynthia Sass, M.P.H., RD, CSSD, is a three-time New York Times best-selling author, writer and certified plant-based professional cook and practitioner with master’s degrees in both nutrition science and public health. Cynthia was in the first group of registered dietitians to earn the CSSD credential (Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics), which she has held since 2006. She has consulted for six professional sports teams in the NBA, NHL and MLB, including five seasons with the New York Yankees.Through her Los Angeles-based private practice she has counseled Oscar, Grammy and Emmy winners and has worked one-on-one with pro athletes in numerous sports, including professional tennis, soccer, skateboarding and more. She is also the nutrition consultant for UCLA’s Executive Health Program.Cynthia was the nutrition director at Prevention and has been a contributing nutrition editor for Health and Shape. As a writer, her articles and recipes have also been published in Good Housekeeping, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Reader’s Digest, Ladies' Home Journal, Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Fitness, Self, Women’s Health, Cooking Light, EatingWell, Vegetarian Times, Parade and other publications.

Cynthia Sass, M.P.H., RD, CSSD, is a three-time New York Times best-selling author, writer and certified plant-based professional cook and practitioner with master’s degrees in both nutrition science and public health. Cynthia was in the first group of registered dietitians to earn the CSSD credential (Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics), which she has held since 2006. She has consulted for six professional sports teams in the NBA, NHL and MLB, including five seasons with the New York Yankees.

Through her Los Angeles-based private practice she has counseled Oscar, Grammy and Emmy winners and has worked one-on-one with pro athletes in numerous sports, including professional tennis, soccer, skateboarding and more. She is also the nutrition consultant for UCLA’s Executive Health Program.

Cynthia was the nutrition director at Prevention and has been a contributing nutrition editor for Health and Shape. As a writer, her articles and recipes have also been published in Good Housekeeping, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Reader’s Digest, Ladies' Home Journal, Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Fitness, Self, Women’s Health, Cooking Light, EatingWell, Vegetarian Times, Parade and other publications.

B.S. in Nutrition Science, Syracuse University; M.A. in Nutrition Science, Syracuse University; M.P.H. in Community and Family Health Education, University of South Florida

EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.