Erin Macdonald, RDN, has been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for 26 years.  She is the co-founder of U Rock Girl! - a health and wellness website for women, providing information, recipes, products, and services to nourish the mind, body, and spirit.  

Erin is the co-author of "No Excuses! 50 Healthy Ways to ROCK Breakfast!"   a cookbook featuring nutritious and delicious breakfast recipes that prevents the excuse, "I can't eat breakfast because..." The follow-up, “No Excuses! 50 Healthy Ways to ROCK Lunch and Dinner” was released in 2018.

She does both in-person and virtual health coaching, specializing in Weight Management, Gut Health, Food Sensitivities, Wellness, and recipe development.

Erin sits on the Health Advisory Board of Clean Eating Magazine and is the co-creator for three Clean Eating Academy programs, “A Whole Life Guide to Lasting Weight Loss,” “The 28-Day Real Food Reboot,” and “The 28-Day Real food Reboot 2”. She has also written numerous articles, meal plans, and recipes for the magazine, as well as the “Ask the Dietitians” column.  In addition, she has written for Oxygen Magazine and ACE Fitness. She has also been quoted in numerous magazines and on-line articles.

Erin has appeared on radio, television, podcasts, and DVDs discussing various hot topics regarding nutrition, weight, and wellness.  She has presented many lectures focusing on weight management, gut health, cooking, sports nutrition, blood sugar health, and pediatric nutrition, and writes a blog on health, nutrition, fitness, wellness, and motivation on www.URockGirl.com. 

Passionate about cooking and recipe development, Erin teaches monthly cooking classes featuring original clean eating recipes. Cooking class information available at www.ErinMacdonaldRD.com

Currently, Erin is a founding member of the Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group, as well as a member of the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN), Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine (DIFM), and Nutrition Entrepreneurs (NE).  She has extensive experience in wellness coaching, fitness training, and cooking.  

Erin completed her post-baccalaureate in nutrition sciences from California State University, Los Angeles, and received a BA in psychology from UCLA.

Away from work, this native Los Angelino enjoys spending time with her husband and four sons, running, hiking, boxing, teaching cooking classes, and having fun.