School
University of Arizona, Arizona State University, University of Western States
Expertise
Plant-Based Nutrition, Weeknight Recipes, Air-Fryer Recipes
- Kristen has been selected as a Produce for Better Health Foundation Fruit and Vegetable Ambassador in Action to help promote the health benefits and importance of consuming fruits and vegetables.
- She is often featured on local Arizona TV segments sharing nutrition tips and tricks.
- In 2022, she won the FoodMinds upwaRD award for an up-and-coming registered dietitian in the nutrition communication space.
Experience
As a registered dietitian, Kristen loves to develop recipes and write about food and nutrition topics. She writes regularly for many food brands and media outlets including Naked Nutrition, BariLife, Signos, and KanduHealth. Kristen is an expert recipe developer partnering with many brands including Wonderful Pistachios, Pacific Coast Producers, BakoSweet, Navitas, Bob's Red Mill, 21st Century Vitamins, Vega, and more.
Education
Kristen has a degree in psychology as well as a bachelor's and master's degree in nutrition. As a registered dietitian, and busy mom, she loves creating quick and healthy recipes the whole family will love.
Mashed’s industry-leading coverage is created by qualified and experienced writers, and is reviewed and fact-checked by our editorial team to ensure everything is accurate and timely. Outside experts are also consulted to help deliver factual, up-to-date information.
Our mission is to inform and engage our readers, telling them things they need to know, things they want to know, and things they didn't know they wanted to know about food. We strive to always provide a well-rounded reading experience, whether that’s the news of the day or a new original recipe you can try making at home. In an effort to provide the most comprehensive, current, and accurate content, our editorial team constantly reviews and updates articles as necessary. Additional information on our editorial process available here.
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Vegetable Recipes
By Kristen Carli November 1st, 2022
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Sauce Recipes
By Kristen Carli October 23rd, 2022
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Casserole Recipes
By Kristen Carli October 24th, 2022
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Pizza Recipes
By Kristen Carli April 15th, 2025
This NYC-style white pizza is the perfect recipe for cheese lovers. Loaded up with three types of cheese, every bite is a delight.
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Cheese Recipes
By Kristen Carli October 9th, 2022
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Mexican Recipes
By Kristen Carli October 10th, 2022
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Dinner Recipes
By Kristen Carli September 25th, 2022
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Pizza Recipes
By Kristen Carli September 17th, 2022
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Fish and Seafood Recipes
By Kristen Carli September 5th, 2022
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Sauce Recipes
By Kristen Carli September 2nd, 2022
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Condiment Recipes
By Kristen Carli September 1st, 2022
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Cookie Recipes
By Kristen Carli August 12th, 2022
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Condiment Recipes
By Kristen Carli August 10th, 2022
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Snack Recipes
By Kristen Carli August 5th, 2022
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Side Dish Recipes
By Kristen Carli July 28th, 2022
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Condiment Recipes
By Kristen Carli July 25th, 2022
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Dessert Recipes
By Kristen Carli July 25th, 2022
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Pizza Recipes
By Kristen Carli July 22nd, 2022
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Side Dish Recipes
By Kristen Carli July 5th, 2022
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Restaurants
By Kristen Carli April 8th, 2022
Panera Bread carries a variety of bagels in its many locations. We've tried all of the bagel varieties available there and ranked them from worst to best.
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Bread and Biscuit Recipes
By Kristen Carli April 8th, 2022
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Facts
By Kristen Carli January 25th, 2023
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Tips
By Kristen Carli March 25th, 2022
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Appetizer Recipes
By Kristen Carli March 23rd, 2022
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Facts
By Kristen Carli February 20th, 2023
We set out to review each and every one of the Sprite flavors that have been released since Sprite's debut over 60 years ago in order to see which is the best.
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