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When Food Feels Calm, Life Opens Up.

You already know what to eat. The work is changing why you can't seem to do it — and building a relationship with food that doesn't require constant management. Through the CARE Eating Practice™ — McKel Hill Kooienga, MS, RDN, LDN works with those who are done cycling through diets and ready for a relationship with food that actually hold up to real life. This isn't another plan for eating better. It's the practice that changes how you relate to food entirely.

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McKel Hill Kooienga, MS, RDN, Founder of Nutrition Stripped

THE CALM PLATE COURSE

Calm Starts With What's on Your Plate.

If building a balanced plate still feels harder than it should, it’s not your fault. No one has given you a framework that’s both simple and grounded in real science. The Calm Plate™ teaches the Foundational Five™: a flexible, practical method for building nourishing meals without tracking, restricting, or overthinking. No more rules. A way of eating you can return to, no matter what life looks like.

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Mindful Articles

Guidance and insights to feel calm with food.

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Mindfulness

How to Stay Connected to Your Body During the Holidays

It’s so common that people disconnect from their bodies during the holidays....

Mindful Eating

How to Eat at Night for Better Sleep: Mindful Tips to Avoid Overeating

Find out how to stop late-night overeating, improve digestion, and sleep soundly with these calming evening eating habits.

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Mindful Eating

How to Stop Grazing and Snacking All Day (Without Feeling Restricted)

Learn mindful, realistic ways to stop grazing and snacking all day—without dieting, restriction, or guilt. Discover how to feel satisfied and in control with food.

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Transform your relationship with food.

Transform your relationship with food through mindfulness, self-compassion, and balanced eating habits — without restrictive dieting. A self-paced course for those who are ready to break free from food obsession and build lasting confidence with eating.

Rebuild your mind-body connection.
Learn the path to end the dieting cycle.
Remove the "good food/bad food" mentality
Create eating habits that feel natural, not forced
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Testimonials

Real stories of finding peace with food.

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"Before MNM, food controlled my mental space and took a lot of my vitality from me. I was in an unhealthy relationship/cycle with food. After MNM, I am at peace with myself and have so much more mental liberation. I now look forward to meals and I am so excited to work towards my future balanced self daily."

Rachel G. — MINDFUL NUTRITION METHOD

“I’ve struggled with food and my weight for most of my life. This has helped transform my life. I have gone from feeling miserable, depressed, and very stressed around food to now feeling excited to cook and to eat. I feel more alive. I feel happier and healthier, which is my goal.

Kristin O., New Mexico Mindful Nutrition Method

"I was feeling guilty, stressed, and very out of balance. I feel much more empowered to create the kind of self-caring experience I want to have around food."

Michelle — Mindful Nutrition Method

"Before MNM, I was at war with my body and food. Now, I am working with my body and happy to have food as a tool for nourishment and enjoyment instead of the enemy. I wish I had been able to go through it 10 years ago."

Autumn — MINDFUL NUTRITION METHOD

"MNM transformed my life. It’s not the nutrition help I needed, it was the mindset help. There aren’t many programs out there that combine nutrition and mindset in this way. Before MNM I was in a battle with my body. I wanted it to behave (no more chronic illness symptoms) and look the way I told it too. I was discouraged.  After I am at peace with my body."

Jessie S., Oregon Mindful Nutrition Method

"I really feel like I am at this point in my life where I'm the healthiest that I've ever been. I’m looking at my health as physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, all of it, and that's something I've never done before with myself or my health.”

Kelsey M., Washington, D.C. — Mindful Nutrition Method

"Food was the enemy I fought most of my life. Now Food is my friend and ally. I am free finally of dieting. I enjoy food again."

Karen C. — Mindful Nutrition Method

"I’m feeling so in control of my food, nutrition, and overall well-being...It’s not hard anymore.. I truly can’t believe how much has changed in my overall relationship with food."

Shannon B., Georgia — Mindful Nutrition Method

"It's a mindset change. Now I don't feel the need to get it right 100% of the time, or saying 'you can't have or shouldn't have.' Now I know it's 'What do you need to get that balance?' It's so different."

Pippa M., United Kingdom Mindful Nutrition Method

"What's really shifted is that I'm more conscious of what I'm doing and more present and that's had such a positive impact to stop overeating."

Ann B., New York Mindful Nutrition Method

“I was overindulging and emotional eating. I would try so hard but always gave in to bad habits and it was frustrating...This has helped me to finally stay on track with healthy choices and in the process, I lost 15 pounds.”

Jessica R., New York Mindful Nutrition Method

I’ve been amazed at how much easier my world has been once I really started trying to simplify what I was eating instead of trying to concoct super fancy, insanely involved recipes every night.

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Nourishing Recipes

Feel-good meals for balanced, mindful eating.

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Recipes

Minty Spring Pea Dip

Whether you're grabbing a quick snack or hosting a fun weekend get-together, this Minty Spring Pea Dip is a nourishing option anyone will enjoy.

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Desserts

Chocolate Espresso Energy Balls

Need a pick me up? Try these bliss balls with espresso!

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Sauces & Condiments

Stewed Apples with Warming Spices

A simple recipe to make stewed apples without added sugar and with warming spices.

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Explore The Foundation of Balanced Meals. The Foundational Five™ Food Index is your go-to resource for building balanced meals using whole, nutrient-dense ingredients.

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Founder of Nutrition Stripped®

McKel Hill Kooienga, MS, RD

McKel Hill Kooienga, MS, RD is a mindfulness-based Registered Dietitian, author, and founder of Nutrition Stripped. Through her signature Mindful Nutrition Method™, she guides others to create balanced meals, rebuild trust with their bodies, and find peace around food. For over a decade, her compassionate approach has inspired millions to move beyond dieting and nourish themselves with intention. Her work has been featured in Oprah.com, Women’s Health, Today’s Dietitian, Healthline, Bon Appétit, and Food Network.

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