Lisa Cicciarello Andrews MEd RD LD

Lisa Cicciarello Andrews is a native of Youngstown Ohio and grew up enjoying great Italian food. After several years as a clinical dietitian and adjunct instructor, she started Sound Bites Nutrition in 2008 to share her knowledge through counseling, cooking demos, teaching, and freelance writing. Her friends affectionately call her "nutrigirl". Lisa is active in the Ohio Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics and several community organizations in Cincinnati. In 2002, she won the Ohio Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award and in 2017, received the Ohio Recognized Dietitian of the Year Award. Lisa founded People's Pantry Cincy- a mini food pantry program started in 2016 through a philanthropic grant. She is also the creator of “Lettuce Beet Hunger”- a line of food pun swag where part of proceeds go to support local food insecurity programs. She is the author of the Healing Gout Cookbook, Complete Thyroid Cookbook and Heart Healthy Meal Prep cookbook and is a regular contributor to Food and Health Communications.. Lisa resides in Cincinnati with her husband Ryan, daughters Iris and Maria and Mozart and Snickers, their very hungry cats. Follow her on IG & Twitter @nutrigirl