About Nutrition Stripped®
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About Nutrition Stripped® – Mindful Nutrition, Balanced Living & Wellness Philosophy
When Food Feels Calm, Life Opens Up.
A mindful approach to balanced living and nourishment—free from diets, full of care.
Founded by Registered Dietitian McKel Hill Kooienga, MS, RDN, LDN, Nutrition Stripped® exists to help you feel confident, calm, and connected with food and your body.
We guide individuals in breaking free from restrictive diets and overwhelming wellness rules. Through the Mindful Nutrition Method™, balanced recipes, and supportive tools, we offer a path to nourishment that is grounded in mindfulness, self-awareness, and ease—so you can take care of yourself in a way that’s sustainable, empowering, and aligned with how you want to live.
Our Mission
To help individuals nourish their bodies and minds through mindful eating, balanced nutrition, and simple daily practices that support taking care—with ease and intention.
Our Vision
To create a world where mindful living and taking care of ourselves through food becomes second nature—where nourishment feels calm, empowered, and deeply fulfilling for all.
About the Founder McKel Hill Kooienga, MS, RDN, LDN
Our Food Philosophy
We believe food is so much more than fuel—it’s a way to connect, care, and feel grounded. We focus on whole foods, flexibility, and mindful eating practices that support your unique needs and rhythms. Balanced eating should feel nourishing and joyful, never stressful or restrictive.
Our approach blends nutrition science with mindfulness and self-compassion, emphasizing how you feel over how you look. We guide you to build habits that support your digestion, energy, and mood—without obsessing over rules or perfection.
At its core, our food philosophy is simple:
Nourish to feel good and let food be a form of care that supports the life you’re creating.
The Mindful Nutrition Manifesto
Nutrition Stripped is for you if you believe that:
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Balance is personal — and it looks different for everyone.
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Progress > perfection — small, intentional actions create lasting change.
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Food has many roles — nourishment, culture, joy, pleasure, traditions, and connection.
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Self-awareness is key — tuning in is more powerful than tuning out.
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Compassion is essential — there’s no room for shame in the way we eat.
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You are your best guide — no diet can know you better than you know yourself.
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Ease is the way — nourishment can be simple, enjoyable, and sustainable.
Our Community
We’re here to support human health through care, attunement, and mindful nourishment. We believe access to nourishing food, clean water, healthcare, and the systems that protect these rights are foundational to dignity, safety, and well-being. Guided by compassion, inclusion, and respect for lived experience, our work centers the health of the whole person. This is a welcoming space for all, created to support reconnection, balance, and care—for ourselves, for one another, and for the world we share.
Let’s take care together.
Where to Begin
Join the Calm Plate Course → Master the art of building balanced meals, step by step.
