Susan Nicholson's weekly 7-Day Menu Planner offers flavorful, nutritious, low-fat meals that can be prepared quickly, easily and economically. As a registered dietitian and a great cook, Susan knows both good nutrition and great taste.
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Susan Nicholson is a columnist, speaker, cookbook author and a consultant in the area of food and nutrition. Her weekly syndicated column from Andrews McMeel Syndication, the 7-Day Menu Planner, is a practical, quick, healthy eating guide for budget-minded families. Nicholson's columns appear in newspapers with total circulation of 2.7 million.
Known for her humorous, down-to-earth style and creative, healthy recipes, Nicholson has appeared more than 125 times on Atlanta network television and on CNN and the Discovery Channel. She also has participated in many radio and newspaper interviews.
The "7-Day Menu Planner" began in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 1995. Before Nicholson began writing the column, she owned and operated a microwave specialty store and cooking school. She attended La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris. Her book, Save Your Heart With Nicholson -- Six Easy Steps to Cooking Delicious Healthy Meals in a Microwave, was published in January 1991 (William Morrow & Co.). She is currently working on a new book.
Prior to her full-time culinary endeavors, Nicholson held regional sales positions with Mead Johnson's Nutritional Division and the Marriott Corp.'s Contract Food Services Division.
Nicholson is a registered and licensed dietitian and a member of the American Dietetic Association. She is a member of the Association of Food Journalists. Nicholson also is a founding member and past president of the Atlanta chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier.
Nicholson is a native of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and now lives in Atlanta.
