Founder, Fit N Play Mama LLC · Culinary Medicine Consultant & K-12 Nutrition Educator

Danielle Medina is a TEDx speaker, the founder of Fit N Play Mama LLC, and a Certified Food for Life Instructor through the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. For more than 20 years, she has worked across classrooms, healthcare systems, and community spaces, translating nutrition science into practical, culturally relevant tools that help people eat, move, and live well.

Her healthcare work includes co-creating a Culinary Medicine program for health and social workers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia with Dr. Krishna Desai, and serving as a lifestyle mentor in the Plant-Based Lifestyle Jumpstart Program with Plant Powered Metro New York and NYC Health + Hospitals. She created the Healthy Living Starts Here™ video series, has presented for ChristianaCare and the University of Delaware, and serves on the Delaware Health Science Education Redesign Committee and the board of Plant Powered Delaware.

Danielle is currently developing a culinary health K-12 curriculum. She has conducted pilot programs in Delaware schools and at the University of Delaware. Her results were published in the Bay to Bay News op-ed advocating for stronger nutrition education for teens. She has twice received a Certificate of Recognition from the NYC Mayor's Office (2022 and 2025).

Danielle holds a B.S. in Food Science and Nutrition and a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell, and completed the Rouxbe Forks Over Knives Ultimate Cooking Course. Her movement credentials include a 200-hour yoga certification, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, AFAA and ACE fitness certifications, and specializations in youth fitness, prenatal and postpartum fitness.