Hunter College Food Policy Center: Interview With Maya Feller, Dietitian

By Marissa Sheldon, MPH
January 23, 2024

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition in Brooklyn, New York. She received her Masters of Science degree in clinical nutrition from New York University, where she also previously served as an adjunct professor. She is dedicated to promoting nutrition education in order to help people make informed food choices that support health and longevity. In addition to providing one-on-one and group nutrition counseling, Ms. Feller is available for public speaking engagements, serves as a nutrition expert on Good Morning America, and promotes nutrition education through her Instagram page, @mayafellerRD. She is the author of the cookbooks Eating from Our Roots, published in January 2023, and The Southern Comfort Diabetes Cookbook, published in October 2019.

Food Policy Center: Thank you for taking the time to speak with us! Could you please tell me a little bit more about your background and what sparked your interest in nutrition?

Maya Feller: Thanks so much for having me. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to talk with you and your audience. I came to nutrition by way of running – actually marathon training. At the time, I was working and volunteering in New York City, and neither I nor my running partners were doing the greatest job of fueling ourselves. So, I looked into nutrition for runners, and that’s when I realized that I could study nutrition.

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