McDaniel Nutrition Therapy

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy What we eat matters. It is my philosophy that food not only serves as fuel and nourishment, but as a

One of our favorite 🥇wins🥇lately has had very little to do with a number, a PR, or a performance metric.A few of our stu...
08/26/2026

One of our favorite 🥇wins🥇lately has had very little to do with a number, a PR, or a performance metric.

A few of our student athletes have told us that as they’ve started eating more, their teammates have noticed.

They’re eating bigger lunches. Bringing snacks. Fueling before practice. Eating when they’re hungry. And instead of trying to make all of that invisible, they’re just…doing it.

And other athletes are starting to follow their lead.

I especially love hearing this from my female athletes, because there are still so many messages, spoken and unspoken, about how much girls and women are “supposed” to eat.

Athletes need a lot of fuel. Growing athletes need a lot of fuel.

And sometimes one of the most powerful things an athlete can do for a teammate is simply normalize that.

Leadership can look like eating enough & letting other people see you do it. 

We spend a lot of time thinking about what’s for dinner.Lunch? Sometimes not so much. And once the school year gets goin...
08/24/2026

We spend a lot of time thinking about what’s for dinner.
Lunch? Sometimes not so much. 

And once the school year gets going, it can be even easier for our own lunches to become an afterthought.

One strategy I love: one template, many lunch ideas - The Parent Power Bowl.

Make a grain.
Choose 1–2 proteins.
Prep a few vegetables.
Grab a sauce or dressing you love.
Then mix + match over the month.

We have a full guide to building your own Power Bowl over on the McDaniel Nutrition blog, including more combinations and ideas.

Save this one for your next grocery trip + head to the link in bio for the full Power Bowl guide. 

Back-to-school mornings can be a transition…earlier wake-ups, less time, and for some kids, a nervous stomach that makes...
08/17/2026

Back-to-school mornings can be a transition…earlier wake-ups, less time, and for some kids, a nervous stomach that makes breakfast harder to eat.

Sometimes, drinking breakfast just goes down a little easier. 🥤

Smoothie packs can help make mornings simpler while still giving kids the fuel they need for school (and after-school sports!).
Try this simple formula:
🥛 Protein source
🥜 Satisfying fat
🍓 Produce
💧 Liquid
FREEZE → ADD TO BLENDER → ADD LIQUID → BLEND
Prep a few ahead, grab one in the morning, and maybe even buy them a few extra minutes of sleep. 😴

If the recent iceberg lettuce recall has you side-eyeing the produce aisle 🥬 no need to give up your greens!The current ...
08/12/2026

If the recent iceberg lettuce recall has you side-eyeing the produce aisle 🥬 no need to give up your greens!

The current Cyclospora outbreak has been linked specifically to recalled iceberg lettuce, not leafy greens across the board.

A few other greens to toss into the rotation this week:
🥬 Romaine
🌱 Spinach
🥬 Arugula
🌿 Kale
🥬 Cabbage

Use them in salads, sandwiches, wraps, grain bowls, tacos or sauté them into whatever’s for dinner.

Food safety news can sometimes make it feel like we need to avoid an entire category of food. Usually, the better approach is to check what’s actually included in the recall and keep enjoying plenty of variety.

Welcome to our Monday Lunchbox Series! 🍴Back-to-school schedules are busy enough, so every Monday this month I’ll be sha...
08/10/2026

Welcome to our Monday Lunchbox Series! 🍴

Back-to-school schedules are busy enough, so every Monday this month I’ll be sharing 5 easy lunch ideas to help make packing lunches a little less stressful.

We’re kicking things off with 5 hot thermos lunches that come together in just a few minutes using convenience foods.

No complicated recipes. No Pinterest pressure. Just realistic ideas to help your family get enough protein, fiber, and energy to power the school day.

📌 Save this post, and come back next Monday for 5 no-cook lunchbox ideas!

Muscle. 💪 We’re talking about it more than ever, especially those of us navigating perimenopause, and I love the attenti...
07/31/2026

Muscle. 💪

We’re talking about it more than ever, especially those of us navigating perimenopause, and I love the attention it’s getting. The science is clear that preserving strength and muscle matters for healthy aging.

At the same time, I’ve noticed something else woven into our current culture of optimization: the subtle pressure that we’re always supposed to be doing more. Eat more protein. Take this supplement. Lift heavier.

In today’s substack I did some research to better under stand: How much muscle do we actually need for a long, healthy life?

Well, the research gives us a floor, not a ceiling. It tells us that becoming weak and losing physical function matter. But it doesn’t tell us there’s one “right” amount of muscle every woman should be chasing.

Maybe the question isn’t, “How much muscle should I have?”
Maybe it’s, “What do I want my body to help me keep doing?”

As health professionals, we do better together. Supporting female athletes is always a team effort, and we’re excited to...
07/22/2026

As health professionals, we do better together.

Supporting female athletes is always a team effort, and we’re excited to partner with these amazing physical therapists .baran.pt.dpt.pwcs to help athletes stay healthy, recover well, and perform at their best.

Congratulations on today’s grand opening of the Female Performance Center in Chesterfield! 🎉Wishing you so much success as you begin this next chapter. We can’t wait to work alongside you! ❤️

When an athlete is struggling to recover from a bone stress injury, the recommendations often seem straightforward:👉Eat ...
06/19/2026

When an athlete is struggling to recover from a bone stress injury, the recommendations often seem straightforward:
👉Eat more.
👉Rest more.
👉Give the body what it needs to heal.

Yet many athletes still find these changes difficult to make.

What looks like resistance is often something else entirely.
Fear of weight gain.
Fear of losing fitness.
Fear of falling behind.
Fear of changing routines that have become deeply connected to confidence, identity, or stress relief.

At McDaniel Nutrition, we’ve learned that lasting change rarely comes from pushing harder. It comes from understanding what fear, beliefs, or needs might be sitting underneath the behavior.

Because recovery isn’t just physical. Read the Jen’s full post. Link in stories.

When we think of summer, we often imagine it feeling slower and more restful.And yet for so many women, it feels like th...
06/16/2026

When we think of summer, we often imagine it feeling slower and more restful.
And yet for so many women, it feels like the opposite.
The camps. The shifting schedules. The extra meals. The driving. The planning. The endless stream of notifications, conversations, and decisions.

In this week’s episode of the Love You More Podcast, Jen shares why she’s looking forward to a mini reset at the end of the summer and why silence has become such a meaningful practice in her own life.

A few years ago, Jen attended her first silent retreat. She was nervous and unsure whether she could do it. What she found wasn’t deprivation, it was relief.
Relief from being “on.”
Relief from responding.
Relief from managing everyone else’s needs.

There was space to walk, read, rest, reflect, and simply be.

In this episode, Jen answers some of the most common questions she receives about silent retreats and shares why she’s creating one of her own this September.
You do not need meditation experience.
You do not need to know how to quiet your mind.
You do not need to be “good” at silence.

If you’re alive and feel like you could benefit from a little more quiet, that’s enough.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

And if something in you feels a pull toward slowing down, reconnecting, and stepping away from the noise for a few days, we’d love to have you join us this September.
Comment “SILENCE” below, and we’ll send you the details.

✨ We’re Hiring! ✨McDaniel Nutrition Therapy is growing, and we’re looking for a Registered Dietitian to join our team.Th...
06/11/2026

✨ We’re Hiring! ✨

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy is growing, and we’re looking for a Registered Dietitian to join our team.

This is a part-time position with the opportunity to grow into a full-time role for the right person.

We’re especially interested in candidates with experience in eating disorders and/or sports nutrition, though we welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds.

At McDaniel Nutrition Therapy, we believe nutrition counseling is about more than meal plans and numbers. We value compassionate care, curiosity, collaboration, and helping clients build healthier relationships with food, movement, and themselves.

What we offer:
✨ Flexible scheduling
✨ Collaborative team environment
✨ Established referral network
✨ Opportunity for growth and professional development
✨ Meaningful work with diverse client populations

If you’re passionate about helping people navigate nutrition with evidence-based care and compassion, we’d love to hear from you.
📧 To apply, please send your resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected]
Know someone who would be a great fit? Please share this post or tag them below!

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