USA Weekend is a national weekend newspaper magazine distributed through more than 800+ newspapers in the United States. It reaches 47 million readers in 22.6 million households every weekend. Awarded for its journalism and design, USA WEEKEND focuses on social issues, entertainment, health, food and travel. The magazine provides Newspaper In Education classroom guides to partner newspapers. Its website, usaweekend.com, provides enhanced content and interactive magazine features. USA Weekend is published by Gannett Co., Inc., an international news and information company. It is a spin-off of USA Today, and its main competitor is Parade. Most Gannett newspapers by default carry USA WEEKEND within their papers.

The publication incorporates Family Weekly, a supplement started in 1953, but considers 1985, the date of Gannett's purchase and re-titling, to be the date of its founding for anniversary purposes.

CookSmart by Pam Anderson
Readers turn to CookSmart for the perfect recipe, whether they want quick, everyday dishes or fabulous meals for special occasions. Pam Anderson is the author of four cookbooks, including her latest, “Perfect Recipes for Having People Over.”

Ellie Krieger, born September 26, 1965, is the host of a show on the Food Network called Healthy Appetite. She is also an author and has written several books on healthy eating.

Krieger was a fashion model during her late teens and early 20s for the Wilhelmina Models agency. As a model she became conscientious of what she was eating, so during this time, she changed her eating habits to be healthier.

Krieger has a bachelor's degree in clinical nutrition from Cornell University, and has a master's in nutrition from Columbia University. Krieger is a registered dietitian and nutritionist and was an adjunct professor at New York University in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health.

Krieger contributes to magazines such as Cooking Light, Food Network Magazine and Women's Health Magazine. Additionally she maintains her own blog.

Krieger has her own practice.

She lives with her family in New York City.