Wild Ginger Wellness

Nutrition Services

So you want to improve your eating habits. Maybe you have specific goals, a health condition that requires dietary management, or recognize that food and nutrition is a cornerstone in overall health and wellness. Recognizing this is a great place to start!

 

But – where do go from there? I offer a range of nutrition services from the place of being a Registered Dietitian. They range from full on medical nutrition therapy, to nutrition counseling, to meal planning. If you are located within close proximity, I even have ‘shop with an RD’ offerings. 

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Food Philosophy

When I say that everyone has unique nutrition needs, I’m not just saying that from a biochemical standpoint. I believe that everything from preferences to tolerances – availability to finances – time to culture come into play. I don’t believe in trying to follow a strict regimen for a balanced lifestyle nor do I believe in fad diets that have strict exclusionary rules. Education, compassion , mindfulness, and time are the four pillars of my food philosophy. 

Education

Knowledge is power. Knowing about food choices, terminology, fact vs. fiction and even knowing yourself is the foundation to making choices that leave you feeling proud of yourself

Compassion

Compassion means you can expect to receive it from me as your coach, but that you will also learn to be compassionate with yourself as well. Giving yourself some grace in life recognizes that you are human and are trying your best

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is at the heart of our choices. Learning to recognize when we are presented with those choices and working through them in a way that will best serve us is a large part of changing our relationship with food

Time

Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was your current lifestyle. It takes time to change our habits, so it's important to understand that by utilizing the other pillars consistently, over time you'll create an unshakable foundation of health

Nutrition For Every Need

Nutrition Counseling

We'll work 1:1 to determine where you currently are, your biggest barriers, pain points, goals, and options. This includes all the knowledge and tools you'll need to develop eating habits that leave you feeling fueled and fulfilled

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Therapeutic Nutrition

Are you working on managing a health condition that has specific dietary guidelines? We'll work together to provide you with a blueprint, guidance, and support that will allow you to thrive and not feel like you're missing out on life

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Meal Planning

Do you want to start planning for success by planning your meals? There are many different methods and I'll provide you with the tools and know-how to do this painlessly. While I do provide some to you initially, this is a 'teach a man to fish' type of service

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Shop With an RD

One of my only exclusive in-person services, we'll go to a grocery store together and shop aisle by aisle - discussing options, ingredients, and alternatives to make you a pro at navigating your weekly trip

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Mindful Eating Coaching

Nutrition is so much more than just calories and nutrients. There's a huge emotional component to it and sometimes we have a hard time controlling that. This is geared toward binge eaters, emotional eaters, boredom eaters and those who want to make eating a mindful activity so they can feel in control of their relationship with food

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Kitchen Skills & Cooking Classes

Preparing your own meals is one of the best ways to have a healthy, well balanced diet. But what if you aren't a maestro in the kitchen? Whether virtual or in-person, you'll learn skills like working with knives, types of chopping, food safety, how to prepare certain 'odd' foods, and then implement them in interactive cooking classes where you'll learn new recipes and gain confidence in the kitchen

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Frequently Asked Questions

If you’ve got a specific pain point or gap in your skills and knowledge, that can usually be helped with a particular service. If you feel like you need a bit of everything, the nutrition counseling would be your best option. Scheduling a free consult chat is the best bet so we can determine your goals and what you need to get there.

Nutrition therapy is geared towards managing specific health conditions with the use of food. These include things like Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, IBS, etc. Nutrition counseling is to help you improve the overall balance and quality of your diet without specific requirements sometimes mandated by a health condition.

I generally don’t recommend diets with names and a lot of rules because their efficacy can be shaky due to being so strict and exclusionary. If you truly want to pursue a specific style of eating, I’ll discuss the pros/con, what the research says, and help you to do so safety. However, my philosophy is all about balance and encourage that more than anything.

I don’t have an answer to that. I dislike people who promise certain results when everybody is an individual and will respond differently to things. My goal is to create a strong foundation and gradually dial things in, in a way that is sustainable so that not only will weight start to come off, but other (equally if not more) important health factors will improve as well.

This is a very individual question based upon history of relapses, current treatment protocol, and interdisciplinary care. It’s very possible to work together as I focus on treating yourself with compassion and aiming for balance, but there are factors to discuss that are best addressed in a consult chat

These services focus solely on the nutrition area of your life. My health coaching program focusing on all areas (including nutrition). It can also involve metaphysical practices whereas my  nutrition services are almost purely science and evidence based.

I am not a prescribing provider, nor do I support the widespread use of GLPs without Diabetes for a multitude of reasons.