Joy Bauer

About Joy Bauer

Joyย Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN,ย is one of the nation’s leading health authorities. She is the longtime nutrition and healthy lifestyle contributor for NBCโ€™s TODAY show, is a featured expert on NBC News Daily, and a #1ย New York Timesย bestselling author of 14 bestselling books. Sheโ€™s also the creator ofย beJOYLY, a science-backed supplementย brand that helps adults 50+ feel their very best.

Joy is monthly columnist forย Woman’s Worldย andย Savoryย magazine and spent more than a decade as the official nutritionistย for theย New York City Ballet.ย Her website is a go-to destination for thousands of deliciously healthy recipes and practical strategies for making nutritious living easy and accessible.

Earlier in her career, Joy served as Director of Nutrition and Fitness for the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and as a clinical dietitian for the hospital’s neurosurgical team. One of her most meaningful accomplishments was creating โ€œHeart Smart Kids,โ€ a health program for underserved children living in Harlem. She also taught Anatomy & Physiology and Sports Nutrition at NYU while building what became the largest private nutrition center in the country.

Joy is passionate about sharing science-backed, practical advice to help people feel their bestโ€”and her impact has earned top honors, including the National Media Excellence Award from both the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society of Nutrition Science. She was recently inducted into the Taste Hall of Fame and is an eight-time nominee for the “Taste Awards,” often described as the Oscars of food, fashion, and lifestyle media.

When sheโ€™s not dishing out wellness tips or sharing tasty recipes on TV, youโ€™ll likely find Joy making a happy mess in the kitchen or spending time with her family.


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