Five Healthy Lunch Box Ideas!

Five Healthy Lunch Box Ideas!

Time to dust off those brown bags or bento boxes. School’s back in session. Are you on the hunt for healthy lunch box ideas? I’m kind of lucky, I guess. My son wants the SAME lunch day after day. But in August, not only do we celebrate back to school, we...
Feeding Lessons You Can Learn from Your Dainty Lil’ Eater

Feeding Lessons You Can Learn from Your Dainty Lil’ Eater

One of the most common questions I hear when people learn that I am both a mom and a dietitian is, “Should I worry that my kid doesn’t eat very much?” Friends, I have been there. That’s why I developed these “feeding lessons”. It can be scary when a...
Creating a Stress-Free Family Mealtime

Creating a Stress-Free Family Mealtime

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are endless benefits to sitting down at the table as a family and enjoying a meal together. However, feeding children can often feel dizzying and frustrating for parents. Kids’ likes and dislikes change daily. Some days they...
Instant Pot Berry Cobbler Steel Cut Oats

Instant Pot Berry Cobbler Steel Cut Oats

As dietitians and moms at McDaniel Nutrition, we are firm believers that the best kitchen gadgets should take the dirty work out of our most dreaded kitchen tasks. The instant pot is just the solution I was looking for. Instant Pot = Time Saver Consider steel cut...
Special Delivery!
 Are Meal Delivery Services Worth It?

Special Delivery!
 Are Meal Delivery Services Worth It?

Blog post contributed by Alyce Reichenbacher, Dietetic Intern from Saint Louis University. Home meal delivery services have recently skyrocketed in popularity. Do names like Hello Fresh, Blue Apron, and Sun Basket ring a bell? If not, these are all examples of the...
Nobody’s Perfect! MNT RD’s Share Their Nutrition Goals

Nobody’s Perfect! MNT RD’s Share Their Nutrition Goals

With February being National Heart Health month, my goals were to research foods and dietary patterns that influence the health of our hearts. This subject is near and dear to me as my dad had quadruple bypass surgery for a 90% blocked artery nicknamed the “widow...