Well you can cancel a few out...
cook - no, I mean you're just cooking you may not know a lot about nutrition
epidemiologist - they determine diseases and such, so no.
Dietitian - Yes, expert in nutrition
Health Educator - I mean maybe, but they may not know anything about nutrition
Answer:
They were the Puritans.
Explanation:
The Puritans were English radical protestants, followers of the Calvinism that wanted to purify the Church of England from Roman Catholic practices. From 1620 to 1640s puritans emigrated to New England (many scaping religious persecutions) contributing to the founding of New Massachusetts Bay Colony, and other colonies in the north, in America, they were free to practice their religion.