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Nutrition Services

" The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine. " - Hippocrates

** For Possible Reimbursement Check with Your Insurance Company Regarding Nutrition Counseling Reimbursement!! **

Basic Service - $180: Includes 2 Steps:

Step1: Introductory Consultation of 1/2 hour:

  • Get introduced to the Dietitian!
  • Discuss nutrition goals
  • Collection of 24-hour dietary recall for computer analysis, to be reviewed in follow-up visit
  • Discuss medical/social history, dietary habits, and lifestyle
  • Discuss major challenges you experience with weight loss
  • Collection of anthropometric data to determine needed calories for weight loss
  • Receive 5 day nutrition diary

Step 2: Initial Consultation of 1 Hour:

Get your results!

  • Based on computer diet analysis of your intake recall, we will discuss ways in which your food choices can be changed
  • Receive a diet plan with suggested foods, portion sizes and calorie goals
  • Learn how much protein, fat and carbohydrates you are receiving vs how many you need daily
  • Healthy cooking tips
  • Exercises suggestions and tips
  • Discuss ways to help overcome obstacles to a healthier you
  • Finnish with an Action Plan and a schedule of future sessions

Follow-up Sessions - $60 to $120:

Sessions can be 30 minutes ($60), 45 minutes ($95) or 1 hour ($120) - whatever you need to help you continue with your healthy lifestyle

Experiencing life changes, metabolic/activity level changes or new obstacles in achieving your health goals?  Continued follow-up sessions with a dietitian will provide you with the greatest success in continuing on the right track.  In this session you will:

  • Receive solutions for new obstacles and setbacks you discover
  • Have your nutrition plan re-evaluated to make necessary modifications
  • Tweak your goals to meet the continuous changes in your life
  • Receive healthy cooking tips and recipe suggestions
  • Exercise tips and suggestions

Grocery Store Tours: 1hour - $120

  • So where do you begin when you walk into the grocery store?  •
  • Have a dietitian take you on a personal tour of the food isles in a grocery store of your choice
  • Learn how to read food labels and steer clear of the worst food choices in favor of the best foods
  • You will be able to shop healthy, well armed with nutritional knowledge!
Note: This includes 15mls within the Alexandria, VA area. Anything beyond 15miles will include a 51 cent per mile charge.

Pantry Makeover: 1 hour ($120)

  • Get control of your kitchen!  Learn what foods need to stay out and what foods should stick around
  • Have a dietitian do a makeover of your pantry while providing you with the know-how on what to bring into your kitchen
  • This session, combined with the grocery store tour, will aid in you in putting to end many nutrition nightmares that are lurking in your kitchen
Note: This includes 15mls within the Alexandria, VA area. Anything beyond 15miles will include a 51 cent per mile charge.

Phone/email consultations: $30 for 1/4 hour

  • For clients who have had an initial consultation and one follow-up visit.
  • Intended to answer additional questions and provide support.

Special Packages:

Basic: $380 (save $40!) Includes:

  • Introductory consultation (1/2 hour)
  • Initial consultation (1hour)
  • 1 hour Follow-up
  • 1 hour Grocery Store Tour

Advanced: $700 (Save $80!) Includes:

  • Introductory consultation (1/2 hour)
  • Initial Consultation (1 hour)
  • Five 1 hour Follow-up visits, or ten 30 minute Follow-up visits, or mix and match for a total of 300 minutes of appointments.

* Grocery store tour or pantry makeover may replace one of the 1 hour Follow-up visits.

Other Services:

  • Group Presentations and classes
  • Corporate Wellness packages
  • Gift Certificates
  • Diet education for Diabetes, Renal Disease, food allergies/intolerances, and various Gastrointestinal Disorders.

* Senior and military discount 15%!