About Michelle Dudash, RD
Michelle Dudash is an award-winning registered dietitian, Cordon Bleu-certified chef, healthy recipe columnist for The Arizona Republic‘s “Healthy Dish”, television nutritionist and recipe developer. Michelle is cookbook author of the upcoming, Clean Eating for Busy Families (Fair Winds Press, Fall 2012). She is nationally recognized as an expert in teaching people how food and health can deliciously co-exist. In her 18 years of food business experience, she cooked at a Mobil Five Star restaurant and was a private chef serving guests including English royalty. As a busy working mom, Michelle understands what millions of families face every night as they struggle to put a healthy meal on the table in minutes.
Michelle graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. degree in dietetics and a few years later she earned her toque from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale. Drawing on this expertise, Michelle went on to teach at the Arizona Culinary Institute.
Michelle enjoys teaching and entertaining the public in easy to understand sound bites about healthy eating. She appears regularly on major Phoenix programs and has appeared nationally on Better, FOX and Friends and Radio Disney. Writers frequently quote her in publications such as Prevention, USAToday.com, MSN.com, Family Circle, and Woman’s Day. Michelle contributes regularly to ABC15.com’s “Slim Secrets“ column and has written for SELF.com, Kashi.com, PistachioHealth.com, ADA Times and Raising Arizona Kids. She has written recipes for Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart’s Whole Living, Today’s Diet & Nutrition, Betty Crocker, and major food companies. Michelle has also whipped up recipes for shows behind the scenes. Michelle has a strong television presence and partners as a media spokesperson on behalf of clients including The National Mango Board, Wonderful Pistachios, and California Raisins.
Michelle is a sought after chef nutritionist who continues to prove her skill and accessibility. She motivates audiences of employees to live a healthier lifestyle as a public speaker at companies such as Wells Fargo and Triwest Healthcare Alliance. She inspires and educates chefs, dietitians and food companies about how to make their menus healthier, and has worked with organizations such as the American Dietetic Association and Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets. Michelle has consulted on providing balanced and delicious food for institutions such as ARAMARK’s corporate dining programs and the Federal School Lunch Program. Michelle guest lectures at Arizona State University.
Active in her profession, she has served in many levels of the American Dietetic Association, where she received the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award. She currently serves as president-elect of the Arizona Dietetic Association and is also a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and Les Dames d’ Escoffier, an invitation-only organization. Based in Phoenix, she finds balance as a mom living with her husband and 2-year-old daughter and enjoys good food, exercise and traveling.