MUST-READ Nutrition Books – Recommended by Dietitians

Nutrition is controversial, needless to say. One moment we are against fat, the next we are consuming 50-75% of our calories from fat, such as in the ketogenic diet. Nutritionist (not dietitians), medical doctors, holistic healthcare professional and the average joe are writing nutrition books on what we should eat. Some of these authors have done their research. However, most are in it for the money and have no research to support their claims, for example, The Blood Type Diet by Peter D'Adamo.

I have gathered the best books in the field of nutrition recommended by Registered Dietitians (the real experts)!  I have 3 main categories: Nutrition books for everyone, pregnant women and parents, and healthcare professionals/RD2Be’s! I have also included my own recommendations.

Nutrition Books For Everyone

Disclaimer: These books MAY change your life. 

Intuitive Eating by Tribole and Resch 

(and their new Intuitive Eating workbook)

Recommended by: Jess English, RD and Rebecca Ditkoff, RD 

Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield

Recommended by Jenna Gorham, RD

Health At Every Size by Dr. Linda Bacon, PhD

Recommended by: Beth Rosen, MS, RD, CDN

The Mind Diet by Maggie Moon

Recommended by: Tina Vicario,MS, RD, LDN 

Diet for the MIND by Martha Clare Morris

Recommended by: Jessica Ivey, RDN 

Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook by Nancy Clark, RD
Recommended by: Amanda Field RDN, CD 

The Smart Girl's Guide to Going Vegetarian by Rachel Meltzer Warren

Recommended by Jenna Gorham, RD

Nutrition Books For Pregnancy and/or Parenting

Fertility Foods Cookbook 
by Elizabeth Shawand Sara Haas 

Recommended by: Wendy Jo 

Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook 
by Willow Jarosh & Stephanie Clarke Laliberte

Recommended by: Jenna Gorham, RD

Born to Eat by Wendy Jo Peterson and Leslie Powell Schilling 

Recommended by: Denine Marie

Expect the Best by Elizabeth Ward 

Recommended by: Denine Marie and Jenna Gorham, RD

Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating by Katja Rowell and Jenny McGlothlin

Recommended by: Jenny Jackson 

Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter

Recommended by: Jenny Jackson 

Fearless Feeding by Jill Castle and Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen!

Recommended by Kacie Barnes, MCN, RD 

Nutrition Books For Healthcare Professionals and RD2Be’s:

Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness by Dawn Clifford and Laura Curtis

Recommended by: Jess English, RD 

Microbiome Solution by Robynne Chutkan, MD

Recommended by: Tatiana Keay, RD, CPT

The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, MD

Recommended by: Tatiana Keay, RD, CPT

If there are any staple nutrition books that we missed, comment below!