Registered Dietitian Competes to Become the Next Blogger for SELF!

Valley Nutritionist Named Finalist To Become Next Eat Like Me Blogger For Condé Nast’s SELF

Preparing healthful meals every day can be time consuming and frustrating. That is why Michelle Dudash, a registered dietitian in Phoenix and seasoned chef, is competing in a blog-off for SELF magazine to contribute positive ideas for dealing with this ongoing struggle. The blog targets readers who are looking for new, healthy meal and snack ideas that work in the real world, not just in test kitchens.

Read all of Michelle’s posts in the blog-off.

Dudash was selected by SELF editors as one of only four finalists nationwide to have the chance  to become their next nutrition blogger. “We’re excited to have Michelle as one of our expert candidates to become the next Eat Like Me blogger, bringing her culinary knowledge and nutrition expertise to SELF.com’s 3 million monthly visitors,” said Kristen Dollard, SELF’s Digital Director. “Our readers have made this SELF’s most popular blog, and it’s the fans who will determine their next blogger.” The four dietitians will participate in a blog-off May 16 through June 10, 2011. The winner will win a yearlong contract to write for Eat Like Me, a nutrition blog devoted to the foods a registered dietitian eats each day. Michelle will be blogging on May 18, 19, 30, 31, and June 8. Arizonans can help this valley dietitian earn a star on the national map, since the winner will be chosen 100% by which nutrition blogger receives the most reader votes.

“I’m passionate about making nutritious food taste fantastic and I understand how challenging this can be day in, day out,” said Dudash. “I’m excited to share an inside look into how I maintain healthy eating in a delicious and enjoyable way.”

As a writer, recipe developer and local television personality, Dudash has been committed to teaching and inspiring people for more than 10 years about how to eat well. She is as comfortable in a studio kitchen as she is in her home kitchen where she continually creates and shares simple, practical recipes that contribute to the health and well-being of people across the country.

Readers can vote online starting May 16 through June 10, 2011 at www.surveymonkey.com/s/SELFEatLikeMeVote. Readers may vote as many times as they like.

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About Michelle Dudash, RD

Michelle Dudash is an award-winning registered dietitian and culinary expert who entertains and educates people on how health and food can deliciously co-exist. Michelle works as a recipe developer, media spokesperson, food and nutrition writer, speaker, and recipe calculator in her consulting firm, Chef Dudash Nutrition. Michelle appears regularly on ABC and NBC in Phoenix, Arizona and has appeared nationally on Better and FOX and Friends. She writes a monthly column as the Health Expert for SheKnows.com, and her recipes have been published in Martha Stewart’s Whole Living, Today’s Diet & Nutrition and Betty Crocker magazine.

About SELF
Now on ten platforms, SELF is a trusted brand devoted to helping women achieve total well-being. SELF is an authoritative source, strategist, cheerleader and life coach, guiding like-minded women to make informed, inspired and intelligent decisions to reach their most personal goals: to be fitter, healthier, happier and ultimately present their best selves to the world. SELF is the founder of the Pink Ribbon for breast cancer awareness and an ASME National Magazine Award winner for excellence in journalistic achievement in print and online. SELF’s total print audience grew 15 percent in 2010 to 6.7 million readers. Self.com receives 12 million page views each month. SELF is published by Condé Nast, the world leader in exceptional content creation.