Kellogg’s Breakfast Council
As part of our continued commitment to bring our best to you every morning, we’ve created the Kellogg’s Breakfast Council — seven independent experts dedicated to helping all of us understand nutrition information and how to incorporate nutritious foods and habits into our diets. The Council includes a pediatrician as well as experts in the fields of community, child and school nutrition, food security, weight management, public health, family and consumer science, and boomer health.
By providing a diverse mix of academic insight and practical opinion, each member plays a vital role in helping to guide our company so that we can better support you and your family.
2011 Kellogg’s Breakfast Council Panelists
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD, FADA
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner is a professor of nutrition and extension specialist in the Nutritional Sciences Department at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate nutrition courses.
Her research interests focus on investigating the impact of cognitive and environmental factors (advertising, media, nutrition labeling and portion sizes, for example) on dietary behaviors and health outcomes, and developing recommendations for nutrition communications and health promotion interventions.
Dayle Hayes, MS, RD
Dayle Hayes is an award-winning author, educator and nutrition coach. In her writing and presentations, she brings a delightful blend of practicality and pizzazz to everyday nutrition advice. Her creativity and common sense have made her a sought-after speaker and workshop leader for professional and consumer groups across the country.
As a parent, nutritionist and member of the School Nutrition Association, Dayle is dedicated to improving school nutrition environments. Based in Billings, Montana, Dayle works on school nutrition issues across the US for federal and state agencies, school districts, private foundations, non-profit groups, and agricultural groups.
Laura Jana, M.D.
Laura Jana is an Omaha-based pediatrician and health communicator. Well recognized nationally for her ongoing efforts to promote healthy lifestyles for children, Laura offers credible practical parenting advice to new and expectant parents.
Having first served as a consultant to Dr. Benjamin Spock, she went on to co-found The Dr. Spock Company in 1999 and then subsequently founded her own company — Practical Parenting Consulting.
Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger MS, RD, LDN, CPT
Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger, registered dietitian and certified personal trainer, is founder of Hispanic Food Communications, a food communications and culinary consulting company based in Hinsdale, Ill.
A leading expert in cross-cultural Hispanic cuisine as it relates to nutrition and health, Sylvia uses her in-depth culinary and cultural expertise to introduce new strategies for wellness to an increasingly health-conscious Hispanic population.
Carol O’Neil, PhD, MPH, RD
Carol O’Neil is an alumni professor with the Human Nutrition and Food Department, School of Human Ecology, at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA where she teaches and directs the Didactic Program in Dietetics.
She’s been published in numerous journals, including the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, American Journal of Health Promotion, Journal of the American College of Nutrition and Public Health Nutrition.
Susan Stephenson-Martin, MS, CD/N
Susan Stephenson-Martin has 18 years’ experience in nutrition, 13 of which have been in community nutrition. Her key areas of interest include minority health, food safety in low-income households and food assistance programs.
Her position at Rutgers*, which is New Jersey’s Agricultural Experiment Station, is part of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and is designed to assist limited-resource audiences in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets, and to contribute to their personal development and the improvement of the total family diet and nutritional well-being.
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Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD
Elizabeth Ward is an award-winning author, nutrition consultant and mother of three. She is the author of seven books; her most recent is MyPlate for Moms, How to Feed Yourself & Your Family Better. As a past spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, Elizabeth was featured in more than 1,000 print and broadcast interviews, including CNN, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times and The Boston Globe. She's been a guest on NBC's Today Show and regularly appears on the morning news on Fox25 in Boston.