About Jenelle
MEET JENELLE INDELICATO
Jenelle is the founder of Mindful Nutrition and Wellness, LLC, a nutrition consulting practice with offices in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. As a registered dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Jenelle provides medical nutrition therapy and general nutrition counseling to help clients navigate a path to clean eating and a healthy lifestyle.
Jenelle graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and then went on to earn her master’s degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from California University. After completing her dietetic internship with Priority Nutrition Care Dietetic Program, Jenelle obtained her Massachusetts license and started working as a Registered Dietitian (RD) in 2015.
Jenelle has worked with a multitude of populations including bariatrics, inpatient adolescent psychiatric, long term care and short term rehab. Through her work at Tewksbury State Hospital, Lawrence General Hospital, Kindred Hospital and a multitude of other skilled nursing facilities, Jenelle is well versed in working with a variety of age groups ranging from adolescents to geriatrics providing counsel on weight management, obesity, high cholesterol, physical fitness, general health and wellness, cardiovascular health and diabetes to name a few.
In addition to providing outpatient nutrition therapy to her clients through Mindful Nutrition and Wellness, Jenelle also maintains employment with the Weight Management and Bariatric Center at Lawrence General Hospital providing general medical nutrition therapy and outpatient nutrition counseling for pre and post bariatric patients. Her experience at the Weight Management and Bariatric Center have allowed her to become proficient in providing education and counsel regarding a multitude of nutrition related concerns including diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity/weight management. In addition, she maintains employment with Tewksbury State Hospital where she supports many adolescents with history of trauma achieve their desired lifestyle goals and work on combating nutrition related concerns such as disordered eating, obesity, gastrointestinal disorders and depression/anxiety. She has counseled hundreds of 12-18 year old individuals on proper nutrition, fitness and overall wellness. Jenelle also works with Corporate Wellness administrators launching initiatives for their 20-65 year old workers.
The term “nutrition” can mean many different things depending on where you are in life. Jenelle founded Mindful Nutrition and Wellness so that she could treat a variety of people and conditions using a holistic approach to nutrition and wellness. Jenelle has traveled around the world and is savvy in a variety of food cultures, traditions and recipes. Her very practical approach to nutrition counseling is goal-oriented instead calorie-oriented. Providing compassionate, meaningful and realistic counsel is the foundation of Mindful Nutrition and Wellness. Enjoying food, family and fitness is most important to Jenelle, and her passion to help others is evident in her client focused approach to nutrition counseling.
Jenelle has been a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics since 2015 and is licensed in the state of Massachusetts.
Mindful Nutrition Philosophy
Mindful Nutrition and Wellness believes in a truly holistic approach to health: no fad diets, no quick fixes or popular trends. Food should be seen as fuel: eating mindfully through a well-balanced diet provides the body with what it needs to function optimally.
We at Mindful Nutrition and Wellness believe healthy shouldn’t be a burden – food is meant to be enjoyed. The mission of Mindful Nutrition and Wellness is to help clients create a healthy relationship with food by learning lifelong, easy-to-maintain habits.
Finding balance is the secret to good health. The vision of Mindful Nutrition and Wellness focuses on helping others find what it means to eat in a way that is sustainable with food you actually love. Healthy doesn’t mean cutting out everything “bad” for you. Balance means filling your plate with vibrant greens, lean proteins, and wholesome grains with even a dessert to hit the spot at the end.