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Christina Manian, RDN

location-pin Boulder, CO

School: University of Colorado

Expertise: Recipe development; cooking techniques; baking; health & wellness; grocery shopping; restaurants

Christina Manian, RDN

  • 9 years of experience writing about nutrition, food and wellness
  • 4 years as an intensive care unit dietitian at the University of Minnesota Medical Center
  • Writer for Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, Well+Good, Nutrition Business Journal and Dignity Health

Experience

For the last nine years, Christina has treated thousands of patients as a registered dietitian. Originally from Boston, she completed her education at Boston University as well as the Mayo Clinic with a focus on medical nutrition therapy. Christina has written for Taste of Home since 2018 where she covers healthy recipes and snacks, and explains the ins and outs of nutrition and healthy eating. As a contributing writer for various magazines and publications, she’s passionate about making complicated information more approachable and helping people improve their overall health.

Education

  • Boston University, bachelor's in dietetics
  • Mayo Clinic, ACEND-accredited dietetic internship
  • University of Colorado-Boulder, master's of the environment with concentration in sustainable food systems

Taste of Home Editorial Policies


Taste of Home, a Trusted Media Brand, has been a reliable source for recipes, cooking tips and entertaining advice for more than 30 years. Every month, our content inspires well over 20 million home cooks to get creative in the kitchen. Each one of our 40 thousand recipes has gone through a rigorous testing and approval process to ensure we’re sharing the very best. Every snack, ingredient and product we recommend is tested by our team of culinary experts and professional product testers—the best of the best earn our Test Kitchen-Preferred seal of approval. Learn more about Taste of Home and our Test Kitchen and editorial teams.

Articles & Recipes

I Tested the Orange Chicken Sandwich at Panda Express—Here’s What I Thought

Is the Panda Express orange chicken sandwich a food court must-have? I had to find out!

27 Healthy High-Protein Snacks to Grab and Go

Every high-protein snack on this list is healthy and portable!

42 Healthy Holiday Appetizers

Look no further for healthy holiday appetizers that all your friends and family will love. They're even Santa-approved!