Kristy Del Coro, MS, RDN, LDN

Experience

Kristy Del Coro is a licensed Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in the State of Maine. She completed her Dietetic Internship training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City and obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition from New York University (NYU) in 2008. Kristy also holds a Culinary Arts Degree from the Institute of Culinary Education where she completed her training in 2010.  

After working for over three years as a clinical dietitian at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and graduating from culinary school, Kristy transitioned from clinical nutrition into culinary nutrition, and, in 2011, joined the team at the Michelin-starred restaurant Rouge Tomate, as their in-house Culinary Nutritionist. In this unique role, she worked side by side with the restaurant’s Executive Chef to develop and modify dishes to achieve both optimum nutritional balance and exceptional culinary standard, using sustainably sourced ingredients. 

During this time, Kristy was additionally appointed senior culinary nutritionist at the restaurant’s sister company, SPE Certified, a nutrition and sustainability consultancy. As the senior culinary nutritionist for both Rouge Tomate and SPE Certified, she worked with chefs and food service operators to help them develop healthier and more sustainable businesses. Kristy worked as a consultant in various capacities for the Rouge Tomate group and SPE Certified until 2018.

In 2020, Kristy co-founded the Culinary Nutrition Collaborative. Born out of an annual Culinary Nutrition Conference, which was held in partnership with Kristy's alma mater, the Institute of Culinary Education, the Culinary Nutrition Collaborative is a unique platform for culinary nutrition education and consulting focused on the marriage of nutrition science with culinary arts. 

Kristy has been featured in nearly 50 national publications for her work as a culinary nutrition expert and contributed a combined 100+ articles and recipes for digital health and wellness platforms throughout her career.