Meet the team

Our team of dedicated professionals brings a wealth of experience across both health and media sectors. We are passionate about helping people by delivering useful, credible and practical information that makes it easy to live more healthily and sustainably.

Editorial

Jenny de Montalk

BA, GDipJourn, Editor

Jenny’s background as a health reporter and a digital journalist has provided her with a strong journalistic ethic, and maintaining Healthy Food Guide’s reputation as a legitimate, trustworthy source of evidence-based nutrition advice is at the core of her work on the publication.

Kathleen Alleaume

BAppSc (ExPhys), MSc, Nutrition

Kathleen is the founder of The Right Balance and is an internationally-acclaimed nutrition and fitness specialist, media commentator, and spokesperson. She's skilled at simplifying complex science jargon and she ensures that all of the articles on healthyfood.com are accurate and that they offer you the most up-to-date advice.

Beatriz Acosta

AB (CommArts), BSAdv

Beatriz has over 15 years’ experience as a food writer and editor, showcasing food in the digital landscape. As Healthy Food Guide‘s Digital Content Editor, she is committed to promote the wealth of reliable content in our online platforms to inspire people to make healthier food choices.

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Claire Turnbull

NZ Registered Nutritionist, BSc (Hons) Dietetics

Claire is a qualified nutritionist, professional speaker, wellbeing educator and founder of Mission Nutrition. She's also the author of two best-selling books, Lose Weight For Life and Feel Good For Life.

Melissa Meier

M Nutr Diet, BAppSc (Ex&SpSc)

Melissa is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and founder of Honest Nutrition. She is also the Nutrition Communications Director of Dietitian Connection and regularly contributes to a variety of media outlets.

Brooke Delfino

Dietitian (BSc Nutrition (Hons), APD

Brooke Delfino is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and a nutrition writer. She is on a mission to make healthy eating easy and enjoyable, and loves to share her passion for delicious, nutritious food.

Contributors

Dr Joanna McMillan

PhD Nutritional Science, BSc(hons1) Nutrition & Dietetics

Dr Joanna McMillan is a PhD qualified nutrition scientist, dietitian, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with LaTrobe University and a fellow of the Australasian College of Lifestyle Medicine. Joanna has authored multiple books on nutrition and regularly presents health and nutrition segments on TV.

Susie Burrell

B.Nutr & Diet (Hons), MSc

Susie is a leading dietitian, known for her practical approach to nutrition and wellbeing. She regularly appears on television at Channel 7’s SUNRISE and has a weekly radio segment on 2GB.

Chrissy Freer

B App Sc Nut, Grad Cert Human Nut

Chrissy is a nutritionist, health author and recipe developer with a passion for promoting nutrition and good health. She is nutrition editor for taste.com.au and contributes nutrition features to different magazines. Chrissy is also the author of 4 books, the most recent being The Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook published in 2019.

Niki Bezzant

Founding Editor

Niki is a health writer, author, speaker, editor and commentator. She is the founding editor of Healthy Food Guide magazine and a frequent contributor to print, online and broadcast media in New Zealand. Niki has been involved in the food media for more than 20 years and serves on the Board of NZ Nutrition Foundation.

Catherine Saxelby

BSc (Biochemistry, Physiology) PGDip (Nutrition, Dietetics)

Catherine is Nutritionist and a Practicing Dietitian. Founder of foodwatch.com.au, she aims to help busy women eat nutrient-dense foods so they maintain a healthy weight while having heaps of energy. Catherine has written 12 books on eating and special diets, including her best-selling book, Nutrition for Life.

Dr Tania Markovic

MBBS PhD FRACP

Dr Tania Markovic is the Director of the Metabolism & Obesity Service, a senior staff specialist in the Department of Endocrinology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and a clinical associate professor at the Boden Initiative, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney.

Karen Fittall

BComm (Journalism)

Karen is a health writer who creates content for some of Australia’s leading wellness brands, publications and programs. She is motivated by the challenge of translating fresh nutrition research into no-nonsense, practical advice. When she’s not thinking about what to put on her own plate for good health, she studies canine nutrition to help her four-legged family stay well, too.

Angela Berrill

BCApSc (Human Nutrition), BCom (Marketing Management), PGDipDiet, NZRD

Brad Brosnan

BSc, BPhEd, MDiet, NZIS PT cert, ISAK level 1 cert

Sam Campbell

Chef

Rose Carr

MSc (Hons), Senior Nutritionist

Sarah Cowley

BHSc (Physio), BCOM, OLY

Dr Tim Crowe

BSc(Hons), MNutrDiet and PhD

Kaye Dennison

NZ registered Nutritionist, DipHSc (Nutrition), PGDip Diet 

Dawn Harper

(GP, BSc (Hons), Pg Dip (Nutr Med)

Nicola Jackson

NZ Registered Nutritionist, BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition

Juliette Kellow

BSc, Nutrition & Dietetics

Liz Macri

Recipe Writer & Editor

Melanie McGrice

MSc Dietetics

Catherine Milford

Journalist

Stephanie Osfield

Journalist

Katrina Pace

MSc, New Zealand Registered Dietitian

Caroline Trickey

BSc (Physiology and Biochemistry), BNutrDiet

Amanda Ursell

Bsc Nutrition, Dip Dietetics

Karissa Woolfe

BND, M JournComm

My Everyday Wellbeing

Healthy Food Guide has developed a fantastic wellbeing resource for workplaces. Called My Everyday Wellbeing, this valuable resource is used by companies of every size, and it covers everything from nutrition advice to exercise to better resilience and mental health.

Tim Mehrtens

Director, My Everyday Wellbeing

Tim is passionate about people, health and overall wellbeing. He’s also a champion of positive change for workplace culture and employee care. He doesn’t like to think of wellbeing so much an initiative, but rather it’s about creating a culture and environment where people thrive and something you integrate within the workplace culture.

Olivia Deadman

Partnerships Manager, My Everyday Wellbeing

Olivia is a Registered Nutritionist and has worked as a nutrition consultant in clinics and gyms, helping individuals and families with their nutrition. She has also held various nutrition communication roles working with clients such as Coeliac NZ and Diabetes NZ. Olivia enjoys supporting workplaces to make a difference to the wellbeing of their staff with a holistic approach.

Manmeet Kaur

Administrative Support Specialist, My Everyday Wellbeing

Manu is an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Administrative Support Specialist, beaming with positivity and always eager to learn. With a passion for delivering top-notch assistance, Manu ensures seamless operations, exceptional organisation, and a warm and welcoming environment for everyone.