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Jackie Newgent is a well-respected chef, registered dietitian, eco-cuisine expert, and author of Big Green Cookbook: Hundreds of Planet-Pleasing Recipes & Tips for a Luscious, Low-Carbon Lifestyle (Wiley, 2009). Like a “Prius”—or hybrid—of cookbooks, Big Green Cookbook is designed with a fresh-is-best approach so that all consumers can deliciously reduce their carbon “food”print. It features simple, clever, eco-friendly cooking techniques developed by Newgent to save energy, time, and even money. Plus, Newgent shares hundreds of useful tips in her book to help consumers easily prepare plant-based meals, eat by season, and buy locally when logical.

Her first cookbook, The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook: The Whole Food Approach to Great Taste and Healthy Eating (American Diabetes Association, 2007) was given a “starred review” by both Publishers Weekly and Library Journal; named “Editor’s Pick” by Natural Health magazine; and awarded the Best Health and Nutrition Book in the World by Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2007.

Newgent appears frequently as a culinary nutrition specialist and food industry spokesperson on television and radio. Her extensive television appearances have included ABC’s Good Morning America and World News Now, NBC’s Later Today and Dateline, CBS’s Up to the Minute, Lifetime Television’s Lifetime Live, MSNBC’s Morning Line, and Food Network’s Follow that Food. She’s been a repeat guest expert on Planet Green’s Emeril Green and on Martha Stewart Living Sirius Satellite Radio’s Whole Living. Her other noteworthy radio spots have included NPR, CNN Radio Network, WOR Radio Network, and Mom’s Radio Network.

As a food and nutrition writer, Newgent’s consumer-friendly work is routinely seen by millions. She’s a Fitness expert contributing advisory board member and “In Season” columnist for Edible Queens. Her freelance food articles, recipe features, and menus are found in national publications, including Health, Natural Health, Cooking Light, Prevention, Woman’s Day, and more. Plus, as a “green” culinary specialist, her frequent quotes and recipe contributions can be found in national online media, including ABCNews.com, FoxNews.com, TheDailyGreen.com, and GreenRightNow.com.

Newgent is known for her dynamic, enthusiastic, and “real” presentation style. She’s regularly invited to speak and provide culinary demonstrations at professional meetings and consumer events, including the Go Green Expo, International Association of Culinary Professional’s (IACP) Annual International Conference, American Dietetic Association’s (ADA) Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo, the Annual Soy Symposium, and Chocolate Symposium. She’s a past national media spokesperson for the ADA.

Additionally, Newgent is a chef instructor at The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City where she’s been teaching hands-on cooking classes for over a decade. Her popular courses include Green Cuisine with Jackie Newgent, Superfoods, Cooking for Fitness, and All-Natural Cooking with Jackie Newgent.

Newgent earned her B.S. in Allied Health Professions from The Ohio State University and her Certificate in Professional Cooking from Kendall College. She’s a professional member of IACP, ADA, Food & Culinary Professionals Dietetic Practice Group (DPG), and Hunger and Environmental Nutrition DPG. She’s also a member of Sierra Club, Green America, and more. Her Web sites are jackienewgent.com and biggreencookbook.com. Follow her tweets @jackienewgent. Newgent resides in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.