Awards & Winners

James Beard Award for Focus on Health

James Beard Foundation Award

The James Beard Award for Focus on Health is one of the yearly awards presented by the James Beard Foundation. The category was called James Beard Award for Healthy Focus until 2011.
Date Established : 1995

Check all the winners of James Beard Award for Focus on Health presented under James Beard Foundation Award since 1994 .


Shauna James Ahern, Daniel Fitzgerald Ahern

Honored for : Gluten-Free Girl Every Day

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shauna James Ahern Gluten-Free Girl Every Day
Daniel Fitzgerald Ahern Gluten-Free Girl Every Day
Mark Bittman The VB6 Cookbook: More than 350 Recipes for Healthy Vegan Meals All Day and Delicious Flexitarian Dinners at Night
Ellie Krieger Weeknight Wonders

Scott Mowbray, Ann Taylor Pittman

Honored for : Cooking Light The New Way to Cook Light: Fresh Food & Bold Flavors for Today\u2019s Home Cook

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ann Taylor Pittman Cooking Light The New Way to Cook Light: Fresh Food & Bold Flavors for Today\u2019s Home Cook
Scott Mowbray Cooking Light The New Way to Cook Light: Fresh Food & Bold Flavors for Today\u2019s Home Cook
Sara Forte The Sprouted Kitchen: A Tastier Take on Whole Foods
Andrew Weil True Food
Sam Fox True Food

Heidi Swanson

Honored for : Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heidi Swanson Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen
Ellie Krieger Comfort Food Fix: Feel-Good Favorites Made Healthy
Barbara Kafka The Intolerant Gourmet: Glorious Food Without Gluten & Lactose

Jessie Price

Honored for : The Simple Art of Eatingwell Cookbook

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jessie Price The Simple Art of Eatingwell Cookbook
Martha Rose Shulman The Very Best Recipes For Health: 250 Recipes and More From the Popular Feature On Nytimes.com
Terry Walters Clean Start: Inspiring You to Eat Clean and Live Well

Anna Thomas

Honored for : Love Soup: 160 All-new Vegetarian Recipes From the Author of the Vegetarian Epicure

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anna Thomas Love Soup: 160 All-new Vegetarian Recipes From the Author of the Vegetarian Epicure
Jessie Price Eatingwell Comfort Foods Made Healthy
Dean Rucker Golden Door Cooks At Home: Favorite Recipes From the Celebrated Spa
Marah Stets Golden Door Cooks At Home: Favorite Recipes From the Celebrated Spa

Ellie Krieger

Honored for : The Food You Crave

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philip A. Ades EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook
Ellie Krieger The Food You Crave
Deborah Szekely Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta: Recipes from the World-Famous Spa La Puerta
Deborah M. Schneider Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta: Recipes from the World-Famous Spa La Puerta
Jesús González Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta: Recipes from the World-Famous Spa La Puerta

Jean Harvey-Berino

Honored for : The EatingWell Diet

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean Harvey-Berino The EatingWell Diet
Phillip Tirman The Wine and Food Lover\u2019s Diet: 28 Days of Delicious Weight Loss

Lorna J. Sass

Honored for : Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lorna J. Sass Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way
Barbara Scott-Goodman The Diabetes Menu Cookbook: Delicious Special-Occasion Recipes for Family and Friends
Kalia Doner The Diabetes Menu Cookbook: Delicious Special-Occasion Recipes for Family and Friends
Jim Romanoff EatingWell Serves Two

Nina Simonds

Honored for : Spices of Life: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Great Health

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nina Simonds Spices of Life: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Great Health
Joyce Hendley The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook
Deborah Madison Vegetarian Suppers from Deborah Madison's Kitchen

Maureen Callahan, Donald Hensrud, Cheryl Forberg

Honored for : The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maureen Callahan The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook
Donald Hensrud The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook
Cheryl Forberg The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook
Marie Simmons Essentials of Healthful Cooking
Mary Abbott Hess Essentials of Healthful Cooking
Dana Jacobi Essentials of Healthful Cooking
Patsy Jamieson The Essential EatingWell Cookbook

Sally Schneider

Honored for : A New Way to Cook

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sally Schneider A New Way to Cook
Rozanne Gold Healthy 1-2-3
Moosewood Collective Moosewood Restaurant New Classics

Steven Raichlen

Honored for : Healthy Jewish Cooking

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steven Raichlen Healthy Jewish Cooking
Janet Podleski Crazy Plates: Low-Fat Food So Good, You'll Swear It's Bad for You!
Greta Podleski Crazy Plates: Low-Fat Food So Good, You'll Swear It's Bad for You!
Todd Adelman Special Foods for Special Kids: Practical Solutions and Great Recipes for Children with Food Allergies
Jodi Behrend Special Foods for Special Kids: Practical Solutions and Great Recipes for Children with Food Allergies

Nina Simonds

Honored for : A Spoonful of Ginger

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nina Simonds A Spoonful of Ginger
Steven Raichlen Steven Raichlens High-Flavor, Low-Fat Mexican Cooking
Judith Barrett Saved by Soup

Steven Raichlen

Honored for : Steven Raichlen's healthy Latin cooking

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steven Raichlen Steven Raichlen's healthy Latin cooking
Bill Wavrin The Rancho La Puerta Cookbook
Judith Benn Hurley Healing Secrets of the Seasons

Melanie Barnard, Brooke Dojny, C. Wayne Callaway

Honored for : American Medical Association Family Health Cookbook: Good Food That's Good For You

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Melanie Barnard American Medical Association Family Health Cookbook: Good Food That's Good For You
C. Wayne Callaway American Medical Association Family Health Cookbook: Good Food That's Good For You
Brooke Dojny American Medical Association Family Health Cookbook: Good Food That's Good For You
Michel Stroot The Golden Door Cookbook

Moosewood Collective

Honored for : Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Moosewood Collective Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites
Beatrice A. Ojakangas Beatrice Ojakangas' Light and Easy Baking
Anne Marshall The World's Healthiest Food

Richard Sax, Marie Simmons

Honored for : Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Sax Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today
Marie Simmons Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today
Marian Burros Eating Well is the Best Revenge: Everyday Strategies for Delicious, Healthful Food in 30 Minutes or Less
Anne Lindsay The Ultimate Low-Fat Mexican Cookbook: All The Flavor Without All The Guilt

Alice Medrich

Honored for : Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alice Medrich Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts
Mary Abbott Hess Healthy Gourmet Cookbook
Pamela Sheldon Johns Healthy Gourmet Cookbook
Jacques Pépin Jacques Pépin's Simple and Healthy Cooking

Bonnie Sanders Polin, Frances Towner Giedt

Honored for : The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frances Towner Giedt The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook
Bonnie Sanders Polin The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook
Pat Baird The Pyramid Cookbook
Kevin Graham Kevin Graham's Fish & Seafood Cookbook