Christine Byrne

Education: Northwestern University, French Culinary Institute, The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Christine Byrne is a nutrition journalist, recipe developer, former restaurant cook, and soon-to-be registered dietitian. She began her career in food as a line cook, then food editor and writer, and will soon be a Health at Every Size dietitian.

Highlights:

Christine has been writing for The Spruce Eats since 2021.
Her work has been published in Glamour, Bon Appetit, Health, and more, and she is a former editor at BuzzFeed Food and Self.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing from Northwestern University in 2009 and a culinary arts certificate from the French Culinary Institute in 2011.

Experience

In addition to studying to be a registered dietitian, Christine has written thousands of articles and hundreds of recipes for over two dozen national media outlets. She writes a bi-weekly nutrition column for Outside and has held staff positions at BuzzFeed and Self. She strives to make wellness accessible and inclusive.

Education

Christine received a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing from Northwestern University in 2009 and a culinary arts certificate from the French Culinary Institute in 2011. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Public Health degree in nutrition at The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, which she will complete in May 2021.

Other work:

What is Health at Every Size?, Well+Good
Viral 'What I Eat In a Day’ Videos Are So Problematic, Health
Is Clean Eating Good for You? Not Really, Outside

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