Balancing Act Nutrition
Jackie Ballou Erdos, MS, RD, CDN
About Jackie
I’m a dietitian specializing in pediatrics through young adulthood, as well as a runner, mom, and ice cream connoisseur. I am a weight-inclusive, non-diet dietitian and advocate of intuitive eating. I'm passionate about working with families of children with feeding and growth concerns as well as young athletes.
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In the past I struggled with my own eating issues, which culminated in a diagnosis of female athlete triad – I had an under-fueled, highly active body and an overly stressed mind, and had trouble getting pregnant. Since my own recovery, I have dedicated my practice to helping people achieve nutritional balance, not perfection.
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Professional Bio
Jackie has 15 years of experience practicing as a registered dietitian. She has developed and led corporate wellness programs for several large firms in the greater New York area. She has been featured as a guest speaker at Bloomberg, One World Trade, lululemon Run Club, NYU Langone Medical Center, and The Juilliard School, and has blogged for the Lane 9 Project, Mommybites and Kidz Central Station.
Prior to her current role as pediatric dietitian with Yale New Haven Health, Jackie was previously a consulting dietitian at The Juilliard School (through an affiliation with Nutrition Conditioning LLC). She has held positions as a registered dietitian at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital and NYU Langone Medical Center.
Jackie holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Providence College, as well as a Master’s degree in nutrition from Boston University. She completed a fellowship in pediatric nutrition at UMass Memorial Medical Center. In 2012, Jackie was named the Massachusetts Dietetic Association's Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year.
