About Elizabeth
Elizabeth McNear MS, RD, CSSD, METS 1 — Founder and CEO
Growing up, I always knew I wanted a career in nutrition education. I have always had a passion for cooking, science, and a deeper understanding of how the body works. Helping others learn how to enjoy food and use it to fuel their bodies was a very natural career path for me.
After receiving my Bachelors of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University, it was off to the races working with athletes. I completed my dietetic internship at Saint Louis University and a Masters of Science Degree in Nutrition & Physical Performance. This led me to hold positions at the University of Mississippi, University of Florida, and the University of California Berkeley. During this time I had the opportunity to work with hundreds of collegiate athletes from over 28 different sports and various backgrounds.
Since founding Transitional Nutrition LLC in 2020, I have continued to work with high school, college, and professional athletes nationwide, including the Oakland Athletics. What sets me apart from other dietitians working in the community is my understanding of where you are coming from to better help you succeed in where you are going next. Holding a career in collegiate and professional sports nutrition has allowed me to understand the rigors of life and diet in athletics. I have vast experience working with nutrition recommendations specific for supplement use, sports injuries, busy schedules, and other sport-specific situations.
During my graduate school work, I completed a thesis assessing the dietary habits of retired athletes. I found their dietary intakes to be the same as the average American, despite having access to nutrition education during their competitive years. This research showed me that assimilating into a new lifestyle after sport is a major life change that can be daunting and difficult to manage. I am excited to be by your side as you make the transition to that next stage in life and provide the structure you need to make educated nutrition choices to live a well-nourished life!
I have honed skills in translating scientific nutrition principles in a manner that is interactive, easy to understand, and practical in application. I use a non-diet and hands on approach to nutrition counseling. My methods focus on life-long fueling habits, not just fueling to meet short term goals.
What my clients have to say…
“I have been so impressed with Alex's nutrition approach after meeting with Elizabeth. He has taken his nutrition seriously and has been able to build and maintain good weight. He is now proudly 20 pounds heavier than when we started working with Elizabeth. We are excited to continue building on this progress and work with her again next season.”
- Patrick A.
“I played football at the University of California, Berkeley and had Elizabeth as my Sport Dietitian for 4 of my years. She was a vital part of my football career because during my development, I always struggled with putting weight on. Elizabeth had me in her weight gain class during the off season and that was a huge turning point for me. I was able to learn how to gain weight the correct way and saw that I had been doing it wrong. She worked extremely hard keeping so many of us accountable with what we put into our bodies. Instead of just telling us what not to eat, she worked hard to personally provide each of us healthy replacements of our favorite meals and snacks. With all of her help, I was able to finally gain the healthy weight I needed and that helped build my body to now be ready to play at the next level.”
- Camryn B.
“My son has been working with Elizabeth for a year now, and I cannot say enough about how amazing it has been. We started this journey because he was just never eating much, never hungry, etc. From the start, Elizabeth would talk to my son at his level and not overload him with information. Knowing he is competitive, she will give him challenges to work on each month. I often hear “Miss Elizabeth says I should try this...” and he will try a new fruit, a new food, etc. Her patience with him is another factor to how much we love working with her. She is always coming up with new ideas to try, new ways to keep him focused on eating healthy but also making it fun. My goal was to help him have a healthy relationship with food, and over the past year he has learned that it’s ok to eat a cookie or two, while drinking some milk.
As we embark on a new journey with his growth, we are excited to continue working with Elizabeth and can’t wait to see what the future holds. The only thing we wish we could do, is see her in person more often.”
- Kate L.