Author: Alyssa Northrop, MPH, RD

Alyssa Northrop is a registered dietitian, nutrition writer, and massage therapist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received a Master of Public Health in human nutrition from the University of Michigan. Alyssa offers holistic nutrition counseling and therapeutic massage through her private practice in Minneapolis. Her writing and editing work appears in online publications like Healthline, Forbes Health, Greatist, Everyday Health, and iHerb. As a mom of two teenagers who are constantly searching the fridge for something good to eat, Alyssa understands the daily challenge of putting healthy food on the table. When she isn’t meal planning, cooking, eating, or writing about food, she loves spending time with her husband, two hungry teenagers, and two energetic pups, running alongside the Minnehaha Creek, and singing with the Minnesota Chorale.