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United States Cheryl Forberg has transitioned from a professional chef to a James Beard Award-winning registered dietitian and nutritionist, known for her expertise in healthy eating and her role on 'The Biggest Loser'.
Cheryl Forberg teamed up with Omni Hotels & Resorts, working directly with their executive chefs and culinary leaders to develop new menu creations and additions for their establishments. She also partnered with Omni for a 'Healthy Travel Series', providing healthy tips for travelers.
Cheryl Forberg collaborated with Liberty Mutual Insurance to offer tips to families on keeping safe in the kitchen during the holiday season.
Fisher & Paykel partnered with Cheryl Forberg to unveil their new Flavor First kitchen, connecting her expertise in healthy and flavorful cooking with their appliance designs.
Cheryl Forberg served as a brand ambassador for the American Pistachio Growers. She participated in events like the Taste of Sacramento Culinary Fair, offering signed books and engaging with the public to promote pistachios as a healthy snack. She also offered private nutrition consultations and cooking lessons as part of a campaign.
Cheryl Forberg, as a registered dietitian for the Murad Medical Group, delivered a keynote presentation on anti-aging nutrition at the inaugural INSIDE BEAUTY event.
Cheryl Forberg partnered with Berkeley Mills to promote their custom kitchen designs, showcasing her own kitchen as an example of their work.
Cheryl Forberg is a James Beard Award-winning professional chef and registered dietitian. She pursued her culinary education at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and earned her B.S. in Nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in French from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Forberg began her career working as a chef for various Bay Area restaurants, including Wolfgang Puck’s Postrio Restaurant in San Francisco for three years. Her career progressed to working as a private chef for filmmaker George Lucas and his family.
Forberg continued to build her expertise in nutrition and dietetics. She studied the effects of conjugated linoleic acid on lean body mass at the USDA Center for Human Nutrition in San Francisco. Following this, she became the Research Dietitian for Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California, and a recipe developer for the UCLA Department of Clinical Nutrition. She also served as the Health Editor for Cooking.com. A significant turning point in her career was her role as the chef and nutritionist for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” where she provided cooking and nutrition guidance to contestants for seventeen seasons.
Her work extends to authorship, with multiple New York Times bestselling cookbooks including “The Biggest Loser: The Weight Loss Program” (2005) and “Flavor First” (2011). She has also contributed to various publications such as the Huffington Post, The Washington Post, and EatingWell, where she is a contributing writer. Forberg has been a brand ambassador for the American Pistachio Growers and has developed recipes for “The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook” (2005), which received a James Beard Cookbook Award. She currently lives in Napa, California, and maintains an active presence in the health and wellness community.
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