Illinois Dietetic Association

Betsy Hornick is a registered dietitian with over 20 years experience as a writer, editor, and educator—specializing in food, nutrition, and health communications.

Betsy combines her expertise in nutrition and communications to translate the complex science of nutrition into clear, concise and understandable materials for consumer and professional audiences. In addition to writing, her skills also include project management, technical editing, nutrient analysis, database management, and nutrition labeling regulations. Her writing has appeared in various mediums, including Web sites, books, journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, brochures, and educational materials.

As a media spokesperson, Betsy has appeared on CLTV's Good Eating show and local television stations as a nutrition expert. She is part of an expert network for HealthyRockford.com and writes a blog on timely nutrition topics. As an educator, Betsy has taught undergraduate nutrition courses and speaks to consumer and professional audiences on a variety of nutrition and health-related topics. As a writer, Betsy was the primary author of The Weight Loss Bible and Nature's Cures and co-author of The Healthy Beef Cookbook. Betsy writes a bimonthly column for Diabetic Cooking Magazine. She has been published in several peer-reviewed journals.

Betsy's experience includes nine years as an acquisitions and developmental editor for the American Dietetic Association. Betsy holds a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her master's degree is in clinical nutrition from Rush University in Chicago. Betsy can be reached at 815-547-1630 or bhornickrd@aol.com.