Janel Ovrut is a Boston-based registered dietitian with a master’s degree from the Nutrition Communication program at Tufts University in Boston, and a bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from Syracuse University. She works in corporate wellness where she develops wellness programs for large companies, provides nutrition counseling for employees, and gives nutrition presentations relevant to a working professional’s busy life. In addition, she also offers personal and practical nutrition advice for individuals and families. Janel believes that healthy eating starts when nutritious food is brought into the home, and promotes no-nonsense grocery shopping and cooking so that eating is both healthy and enjoyable.
Janel’s nutrition experience includes maternal and family nutrition, weight loss, meal planning and preparation, food allergies and vegetarian/vegan nutrition. As a member of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association, she has served on the board as the State Professional Recruitment Coordinator and Membership Chair. She is also a member of the American Dietetic Association’s Member Value Committee.
A frequent speaker and lecturer, Janel has been quoted in media including SHAPE, Prevention, The Chicago Tribune, Today’s Dietitian and others. She writes articles about healthy eating and the benefits of pomegranates for the POM Wonderful website, and contributes to the Healthy Eats blog with The Veggie Table posts. In addition, she authors articles about family nutrition for the Super Kids Nutrition website, and keeps her own food and nutrition blog at www.EatWellWithJanelBlog.com. For more information about Janel and her work, please visit www.EatWellwithJanel.com.
