Mom, bestselling author, nutritionist, wellness coach, and America’s Eating Strategist™ are just a few roles Rania plays! Rania Batayneh, MPH is a #1 Amazon bestselling author of The One One One Diet: The Simple 1:1:1 Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss (Rodale) and is regarded as an expert in the field of nutrition and wellness. With 20 years of nutrition consulting, wellness coaching, and media experience, Rania believes that the key to long term results is teaching her clients how to eat, using The 1:1:1 Formula where no foods are off limit. It has, and will always be about changing lifestyles for lasting results.
As a West Coast Based Nutritionist, Rania started her career in San Francisco in 2001 appearing monthly on NBC Bay Area Weekend News as well as on ABC on The View From the Bay. With over 30 TV segments in the Portland market, Rania has appeared on local ABC, FOX and CBS affiliates including programs such as KOIN Studio 6, KATU Problems Solvers, AM Northwest, and Better Portland. In March of 2011, Rania was appointed as the CBS KOIN Studio 6 Health and Wellness Contributor. She is currently the Nutrition and Wellness Contributor for KOIN AM Extra on the CBS Affiliate in Portland, Oregon.
In 2019 Rania appeared as a guest on the Lady Gang Podcast while simultaneously landing a second cover story on Woman’s World featuring a reader who had lost over 150 pounds. This catapulted her book to reach #1 on Amazon in multiple categories.
In January 2021, Rania appeared on Talk Shop Live to share more on the details behind her book and how she developed The 1:1:1 Formula.
Her media exposure nationally on MSNBC and internationally via online and print media help her continue to educate, entertain, and motivate the viewers to change their lifestyles for lasting results.
Regarded as an expert in the field of health, weight loss, wellness and lifestyle strategies, Rania has developed a strong relationship with the media which allows her to share health messaging with viewers and consumers alike.
She has been quoted in over 50 national online and print media outlets including, but not limited to, Oprah Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Shape.com, Women’s Health Magazine, and Eat This, Not That. She is currently a contributor and freelance writer for Martha Stewart and has been a contributor to SheKnows.com, Medical Daily, and the Huffington Post. Rania also served as a Greatist Expert.
Her book, The One One One Diet, has been featured with 2 cover stories in Woman’s World Magazine, The Today Show, The Beet, in the premiere issue of Dr. Oz, The Good Life Magazine, and The New York Post and internationally in Woman Magazine-UK.
Recommendations from Producers/ Media Professionals:
“Rania has been an unparalleled resource for the articles I have written on health and nutrition. Her advice is finely honed for the modern, busy woman looking for alternatives to the canon of nutrition advice so often peddled by other sources. She is truly a breath of fresh air in a world so muddled by misinformation.”
-Jo Piazza, Author of “Celebrity, Inc.” Fox News and Huffington Post reporter.
“Rania is an incredible resource for nutrition info- she knows just how to address most readers’ concerns about eating healthy, helps to bust common nutrition myths, and shares all the info in a way that is easy to understand and apply to everyday situations and routines.”
-Jessica Smith, fitness expert and author of Thin in 10.
“Rania Batayneh is “nutritionist extraordinaire” in my book! Her sensible advice on nutrition will help you achieve optimal health, while eating foods that taste great and fill you up. You could not have a better person on your team, personally or professionally, than Rania.”
-Spencer Christian, ABC7/KGO-TV
“I have had the great pleasure to have Rania Batayneh as a guest on at Studio 6- on KOIN Local 6 TV several times over the past several months. Her primary focus at KOIN has been on our 4pm live lifestyle show, Studio 6 in a variety of segments. She has appeared on Studio 6 with several different types of segments including a gift segment, a cooking segment and a nutrition segment. She was amazing to work with, dependable and showed a tremendous amount of dedication to the content of the segments and it showed that she spent a great deal of time in preparation for them. She is an amazing communicator both internally as well as externally when interacting with hosts, show staff/crew and viewers. Rania has been extremely dependable and has exceeded expectations in every instance. She is very proactive and is always going above and beyond of what is asked.”
-Heidi Protto, Event Manager/Producer, CBS-KOIN
“Rania is extremely knowledgeable about all things fitness and nutrition! She was on my weekend morning show dozens of times, and always had great ideas and timely topics to discuss. She’s easy to work with, reliable and just overall the BEST you could ask for!!! I’ve kept in touch with her since I’ve left TV, as she’s become one of my good friends as well. I highly recommend Rania for a guest, or consultant of anything fitness or nutrition!!! I would also be happy to be a reference if need be!!”
-Melinda Ringhofer, News Producer, NBC Universal/KNTV
“As a regular contributor on AM Northwest, Rania consistently delivers great recipes and interesting facts for our viewers. From a producer’s standpoint, it’s nice having a regular guest — like Rania — who is always organized and enthusiastic!”
-Tammy F. Hernandez, Producer, AM Northwest, ABC- KATU
