Karen Collins

“Taking Nutrition from Daunting to Doable”^TM is my tagline, and highlights my focus in communicating with people about nutrition. I'm a registered dietitian nutritionist who loves to take current nutrition research – things making headlines and things that are not — and put it in the “big picture” of overall research. Cancer prevention and survivorship, heart health, and their intersection are my particular areas of expertise. My goal is to help people develop an understanding of how they can set priorities for realistic steps to healthy eating. 

My blog, Smart Bytes®, runs on my website, KarenCollinsNutrition.com, and is currently not monetized. Like my conference presentations, consultant work, and writing, my blog targets both health professionals and members of the public who want an understanding that goes beyond sound bites.

On the personal side, I'm a married empty-nester mom of two sons. I live in western New York, and enjoy a variety of different ways of keeping active through all our four seasons. And I love the freedom of the self-employed life that I've enjoyed for many years.

I'm excited about starting this course. Although I've been self-employed for a long time, I am confident that I am not coming anywhere close to fully taking advantage of how my blog could support my business. And I love to learn and grow.