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McDaniel’s Bite-Sized Reviews | Popcorners

Welcome to “McDaniel’s Bite-Sized Reviews” | Popcorners It’s a weekly series we’re calling “McDaniel’s Bite-Sized Reviews!” Every other week, we’ll share a popular food, drink or supplement one of our MNT Registered Dietitians tried, reviewed and rated. With the...

McDaniel Short-Cuts | Roasted Eggplant Bake with Ricotta & Lemon Zest Ravioli

This week’s McDaniel Short-Cut includes Trader Joe’s Ricotta and Lemon Zest Ravioli. I heart anything with LEMON in a recipe. Lemon, in this dish, brightens up a potentially heavier pasta plus cheese dinner. For many, school starts back this week. I tend...

McDaniel’s Bite-Sized Reviews | PRO BAR Live

Welcome to “McDaniel’s Bite-Sized Reviews” | PRO BAR Live It’s a weekly series we’re calling “McDaniel’s Bite-Sized Reviews!” Every other week, we’ll share a popular food, drink or supplement one of our MNT Registered Dietitians tried, reviewed and rated. With the...

School Lunch: A Parent’s Guide to Getting Off Hook

Last week as my husband was helping me pack our son’s lunches for camp and he asked: “how much longer will we be doing this?” So I did some math. Three kids x ~175 days of school say through 5th grade = 3,150 lunches. That doesn’t include...

McDaniel Short-Cuts | Baked Chicken in Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Winner, winner, easiest baked chicken in soup dinner ever. It takes a village to come up with new recipe ideas. If I had to live inside my own menu planning head, family mealtime would get real boring. This genius recipe idea came from a mama friend of mine who...

Milk Myth Busting | A Guest Post with Dietitian Erin McGraw

In this post, I hope to bust some milk myths. I care about the health of my family, and what I feed them needs to be both nutritious and safe. As you would imagine, many of the parents that I consult with want the same. Unfortunately, like any other topic in the world...