Nutritionist to stars like Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor, celebrity dietician Pooja Makhija has, to date, transformed the bodies – and the lives – of thousands of people. A vocal and passionate believer in the power of food, Pooja’s mission is to help people fall in love with food. To that end, she is on a journey to ‘fooducate’ the world and help rebuild people’s faith in the power of nutrition.
Her bestselling book “Eat Delete” – released in 2012 – has been translated into Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi. In 2017, she launched her second book “Eat Delete Junior” on child nutrition and has recently launched “N for Nourish”, a children’s book aimed at teaching kids about nutrition.
Apart from being a celebrity nutritionist, Pooja is also a bestselling author, a television star, an entrepreneur and, above all, a devoted mother of two. In the past, she has anchored her own TV show – the Pooja Makhija Show – on the Food Food channel and her own radio show on Magic FM. She also has a regular column in the Times of India.
Her clientele includes people from all walks of life – models, actors, socialites, CEOs, ace yoga instructors, personal trainers, producers, directors, singers, pilots, architects, builders, media professionals and housewives.