Elizabeth M. Ward, M.S., R.D., is a freelance writer and nutrition consultant. Her latest book is MyPlate for Moms, How to Feed Yourself & Your Family Better. Ward is also the author of Expect The Best: Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During, & After Pregnancy; The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramids; The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler; Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids, A Complete Guide to Nutrition for Children from Birth to Six Years Old; and Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby. Ward regularly writes for WebMD, Muscle & Fitness HERS magazine, and Men’s Fitness magazine.

As a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly known as the American Dietetic Association) for nine years, Ward was featured in nearly 1,000 print and broadcast interviews, including CNN, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, and The Boston Globe.  She has appeared on the Today Show and The Dr. Oz Show, and is a regular guest on Fox 25’s Morning News in Boston.

Ward has been a speaker at more than 100 professional meetings, including The American College of Nurse-Midwives, The American Dietetic Association, The Massachusetts Dietetic Association, The Florida Dietetic Association, The National Association of Catering Executives, The Pennsylvania School Food Service Association, and the International Congress of Dietetics in Paris.