Linda Gassenheimer - Author/Food Consultant/Journalist

Linda Gassenheimer is a TV and Radio Personality, Syndicated Journalist, Best Selling Author, Spokesperson, and Food Consultant. She is the producer and host of the weekly segment, “Food News and Views,” on WLRN 91.3 FM National Public Radio and has made guest appearances on numerous radio and television programs throughout the United States and Canada.

She has appeared on national and international television shows including “Good Morning America,” “Canada AM,” and had her own segment called “Dinner in Minutes” on the Miami NBC TV affiliate. She has appeared many times on the Television Food Network. Her “Miami Herald” column “Dinner in Minutes” is distributed on the McClatchy Wire Service to over 6 million readers each week. In addition, she writes regularly for “Bottom Line Newsletter” and has written for “Food and Wine,” “Prevention Magazine” “Cooking Light,” and several other national publications.

She is the author of 18 books, including her newest book, Fast and Flavorful: Great Diabetes Meals from Market to Table. Her other recent books are Flavors of the Florida Keys (December, 2010) Mix N’ Match Meals in Minutes for People with Diabetes (second edition) (January, 2008), The Portion Plan (January, 2007), Prevention’s Fit and Fast Meals in Minutes, (August, 2006), Good-Carb Meals in Minutes and Good-Carb Diet for Life (September, 2005), and Low-Carb Meals in Minutes (October 2000) reached number 1 on Amazon.com’s bestseller list for all books and number 2 on the L.A. Times Hot Books List. It has been published in the UK where it reached number 1 on the UK Amazon.com bestseller list, in Norway and Australia.