Our Blog: Recipes, Research, and Resources
Our Blog: Recipes, Research, and Resources
McDaniel Short-Cut Recipe | Fall Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Tahini Dressing
Why not make a NEW tradition by bringing a lighter, yet festive Fall Harvest Salad to the family Thanksgiving table? Guest Post: Saint Louis University Dietetic Intern Janie Pérez Imagine what you would feel like if you put some nutrient-dense ingredients in your body...
McDaniel Short-Cut Recipe | Fig and Arugula Flatbread
How about a fig and arugula flatbread for a grown-up afternoon snack? Last week was National Fig Week, and in order to honor these often forgotten fruits, we are highlighting them in our McDaniel Short-Cut recipe this week! Not only are figs naturally the sweetest...
Why Do I Keep Stepping in the Same Puddles? Sustainable Habit Change
How come I keep stepping into the same puddle? It's a popular question. THE most common question I get from many of my beloved clients. I grapple with it myself. Why is it so easy to make the same "mistakes" or sustain the healthy habits I know how to do? Have You...
Power-Up Pomegranate Smoothie for Brain Health
This Power-Up Pomegranate Smoothie was inspired by the research I did for a recent webinar on Brain Health for one of my corporate clients. Our brain is akin to the "wizard behind the curtain." It regulates activities we rarely give any thought to-heartbeat and...
McDaniel Short-Cuts | Easy Southwestern Chicken and Rice Foil Packets
These Easy Southwestern Chicken and Rice Foil Packets turned out amazing even thought I felt half asleep during assembly. That's how easy they are. Question: at what age can kids soothe themselves back to sleep after a bad dream? It's only Wednesday, and we've had one...
McDaniel Short-Cuts: Vegan Sloppy Joes
These Vegan Sloppy Joes are an ode to a food memory. Growing up on “Manwich” style sloppy joes, it was a weekly staple offered at our lunch cafeteria. Lunch lady, I do thank you, it was a fond memory paired with canned green beans and fries, but I think bigger and...
5 Ways to Support Your Fall and Winter Immune System + McDaniel Short-Cut Recipe!
If I'm being honest, I'm nervous about my fall and winter immune system. As you all know, it's not just cold and flu season, we've got a doozy additional virus to deal with. So, we've dug into the research, and we're bringing you, what we feel are the top 5 strategies...
ALDI Fan Favorites | The Top 20 Best Products List!
Everyone loves a "best of" list, and this year's ALDI Fan Favorites survey proves that ALDI fans love ALDI-exclusive foods and beverages (and, in some cases, "better than household name brands!)" ALDI followers, like myself, are loyal for many reasons. You can count...
McDaniel Short-Cuts | Peanutty Noodle Bowls for Family Meals Month
Peanutty Noodle Bowls! It's what for dinner for National Family Meals Month! We like to keep family mealtime simple, and this Peanutty Noodle Bowl is an example of that. Plus, it includes my son's (a.k.a, Chef Jack) favorite food: peanut butter! Every September, we...
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