The winning dish is determined by a panel of certified nutritionists (as of the 2014–15 season, Stephanie Clarke and Willow Jarosh, both registered dietitians with master's degrees in science) and the family featured in the given episode.
The YouTube format was an eight-minute program featuring two of three chefs – Daniel Boome, Laura Vitale and Mareya Ibrahim – who alternated depending on the episode.
The television version is a 30-minute format, which initially saw Boome reassigned to hosting duties with three new chefs – Calvin Harris, Candice Kumai and Tana Amen – being brought into the rotation.
[3] After the show moved from Litton's Weekend Adventure to the CBS Dream Team in 2013, the program became hosted by Evette Rios, with Richard Rosendale and Vikki Krinsky serving as the competing chefs.
[4][6] Recipe Rehab was among the two programs (along with All In) that were not included on the CBS Dream Team's fall 2015 schedule when it was announced on July 30, 2015 (five days after the last episode of the series aired).