Cheryl Forberg


Cheryl Forberg, RD, is a New York Times best-selling author, a James Beard Award-winning chef, a registered dietitian, a winegrape farmer and a travel writer. She lives in Northern California’s wine country.

Career

Cheryl Forberg began her career with a three-year post as a chef for several Bay Area, California restaurants including Wolfgang Puck’s Postrio Restaurant in San Francisco. She went on to become the private chef for filmmaker George Lucas and his family.
Forberg studied the effects of conjugated linoleic acid on lean body mass at USDA Center for Human Nutrition in San Francisco, after which she became the Research Dietitian for Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California, the Health Editor for Cooking.com, and recipe developer for the UCLA Department of Clinical Nutrition.
As the chef and nutritionist for NBC’s show, The Biggest Loser, Forberg helped overweight contestants transform their bodies, health, and ultimately their lives. She shared cooking and nutrition tips with the contestants for seventeen seasons.

Family life

Forberg lives in Napa, California, with her husband.

Books and publications

  • Cooking with Quinoa For Dummies
  • Flavor First, author
  • The Biggest Loser Food Journal, contributor
  • The Biggest Loser Six Weeks To A Healthier You, author, New York Times bestseller
  • The Biggest Loser Simple Swaps, author, New York Times bestseller
  • The Biggest Loser 30 Day Jumpstart, author, New York Times bestseller
  • Positively Ageless: A 28-Day Plan to a Younger, Slimmer and Sexier You, author
  • The Biggest Loser Success Secrets: The Wisdom, Motivation, and Inspiration to Lose Weight--and Keep It Off!, contributor, New York Times bestseller
  • The Biggest Loser Fitness Program, contributor, New York Times bestseller
  • The Biggest Loser Complete Calorie Counter, author
  • The Biggest Loser: The Weight Loss Program to Transform Your Body, Improve Your Health, and Add Years to Your Life, contributor/recipe developer
  • The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet: A Simple 3-Part Plan to Lose the Fat, the Wrinkles, and the Years by Nicholas Perricone MD, contributor/recipe developer
  • The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook, recipe developer
  • Young for Life: The Best Antiaging Secrets for Women, contributor to nutrition chapter
  • The American Medical Association Healthy Heart Cookbook, recipe developer
  • Stop the Clock! Cooking: Defy Aging – Eat the Foods You Love, author

    Education

Forberg received her culinary education at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, and her RD credential from the University of California at Berkeley. She also has a bachelor's degree in French from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.