The term “supermom” easily encapsulates the persona of Daphne Oz. The Emmy Award-winning television host, New York Times bestselling author, natural foods chef, wife, and mother of four lives her life largely on camera. She speaks openly about food, health and wellness, and motherhood, and her lifestyle isn’t without glamour and fame.
However, at home, she’s just “Mom” and spends the majority of her time in the kitchen with her children.
“I have them in the kitchen with me all the time,” she said in a March interview with Palm Beach Illustrated. “It’s so important to me that they have memories of [cooking together] and learning our family heritage. Gathering around the table is a huge part of the bonds that hold our family together.”
Oz, who graduated with a degree in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University, says she owes her career path to her parents. Her father is a Turkish-American cardiac surgeon and TV personality, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who shot to stardom after appearing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Her mother, Lisa, is an author and radio and TV personality.
After graduating from Princeton University, Oz studied at The Natural Gourmet Institute and the Institute for Integrative Medicine. Her first book, The Dorm Room Diet: The 10-Step Program for Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works, details her experiences and tips to maintain a healthy relationship with food while in college.
Oz has also authored Eat Your Heart Out: All-Fun, No-Fuss Food to Celebrate Eating Clean; Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun; and The Happy Cook: 125 Recipes for Eating Every Day Like It's the Weekend.
Oz has been a sought-out healthy living expert on several shows, including “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” and “The Rachael Ray Show.” She has been a co-host on ABC’s “The Chew,” guest co-host on “The View” and “Beat Bobby Flay,” and is currently appearing as a judge on this season’s “MasterChef Junior.”
Oz also helped to establish the non-profit HealthCorps, where she serves as an Ambassador and is the Co-Chair of the Junior Board.