McKel Kooienga
McKel Kooienga is the registered dietitian, author, and creator behind Nutrition Stripped, sharing recipes and mindful eating practices for a calmer relationship with food.
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SubstackOverview
- Known as
- McKel Hill Kooienga, founder of Nutrition Stripped
- Work
- Registered dietitian, author, and mindful eating educator
- Started
- Nutrition Stripped began as a recipe and nutrition blog in 2013.
- Education
- Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, The Ohio State University
Mini bio
How it started.
McKel started Nutrition Stripped in 2013 as a creative outlet for healthy recipes and accessible nutrition science. In her account of those early days, she remembered having about 80 monthly readers, many of them people she knew.
Finding her audience.
The blog grew into a cookbook, online courses, and a private coaching practice. By 2019, McKel reported reaching 1.5 million readers a month. Her 2016 cookbook, Nutrition Stripped, brought her whole-food recipes into print.
What she teaches now.
Her Mindful Nutrition Method brings together nutrition education, mindful eating, and self-compassion. Through courses, coaching, and her Taking Care newsletter, she explores balanced meals and the everyday experience of eating. In March 2026, she announced CARE Eating Practice certification training for other nutrition practitioners.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2016Nutrition Stripped: 100 Whole-Food Recipes Made Deliciously SimpleAuthor, published as McKel Hill
Education and writing
- 2026CARE Eating Practice Certification ProgramCreator and educator
- 2026Taking Care by Nutrition StrippedWriter
Awards
Quotes
I believe when food feels calm, life opens up.McKel Hill Kooienga, Nutrition Stripped
From her introduction on the official About McKel page.
Trivia
- Her master’s thesis examined dietitians’ knowledge, behaviors, and practices regarding dietary supplements.
- Her spring 2026 kitchen letter featured eggs from her own hens and chives from her garden.
- She describes shaping her routines around the seasons, from spring planting to winter hibernation.
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