nutrition COUNSELING
QuadMed offers FREE access to Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs), who can help you achieve and sustain optimal nutrition by providing no-cost education, support and accountability on the following and more:
PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHANGES
Learning the role your food choices play in supporting your health is key to achieving overall wellness. Nutrition can positively or negatively impact nearly every area of your health- from biometric values to your energy level, skin health and even sleep quality.
- Diabetes/ Pre-Diabetes
- High Blood Pressure
- Cholesterol/ Lipid/ Triglyceride Management
- Pregnancy & Prenatal Nutrition
- Kidney stones or Renal Dysfunction
- Food allergies or Intolerances
- Weight loss management or weight loss surgery planning & prep
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Vitamin or Mineral Imbalances
- Unintended weight gain or weight loss
- Peri/ Post-Menopausal Nutrition
- Digestive disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Cancer & Treatment Support
WHAT TO EXPECT IN A NUTRITION SESSION
Nutrition coaching sessions typically last 30 to 60 minutes.
To share information regarding your current health status, typical eating patterns, food preferences, any family or personal medical history that nutrition may impact, and most importantly what you would like to get out of the session.
To learn something. We will discuss what you currently know about nutrition and any health related conditions you may have. We will build on that knowledge and give you information, tips and resources to make you feel confident in knowing the best way to eat for your health.
To develop and commit to an action plan. We will brainstorm ways to improve your nutrition to support your health. You will always play an active role in your session by identifying what you are willing and ready to change. Some changes may be big; some may be small. YOU determine what you are ready for and your dietitian will help guide your personalized path to a healthier lifestyle that is manageable and realistic for your life.
Goal setting. You will leave your session with clear cut goals designed specifically for you to improve your health, nutrition and lifestyle.
Appointments can be conducted in person, via video conference or over the phone.
Virtual
Telephonic
Schedule a NO-COST nutrition coaching session today.
Meet your nutrition TEAM
Our team of experienced and qualified Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are trained to assist you in a variety of ways and may even help you connect to specialists depending on your situation. Below you’ll find a list of some of the supportive Wellness Team members you might work with.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
QuadMed recipes & COOKING DEMOs
The QuadMed Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are here to help with virtual cooking demos and cookbooks to help you fire up your menu.
Summer Camping Recipes
Healthy Lunch Recipes
WELLNESS COACHING RESOURCES
There are a number of great other wellness programs available to you for FREE including access to Wellness Coaching services.
NUTRITION FAQs
Knowing and doing are two different things. One of the dietitian’s roles is to educate. But they are also going to assess what knowledge you already have & build upon that. Your dietitian will also help you find ways to make ‘what you already know’ livable and work into your life.
Although a scripted meal plan may be one of the many tools your dietitian may use temporarily, the dietitian will help you make your own confident food choices and enable you to build your own plan without needing to follow something on paper.
A wellness coach can definitely get you started on the right track to weight loss with general healthy eating guidelines. If you want more specific recommendations (calories, macros or other nutrient) calculated with your own personal health history & goals in mind, if you are trying to improve your biometrics or are trying to change your eating habits to prevent or control a health condition, the dietitian will help tailor your food choices more specifically.
NUTRITION MYTH VS FACT
MYTH
Intermittent Fasting is for everyone.
FACT
There are many healthy approaches to eating well. Intermittent fasting may be an option for you. Please consult a knowledgeable RDN to find out what approach will work for you.
MYTH
Carbs are bad.
FACT
Carbohydrates, are foods that, when digested and broken down, present as sugars in the bloodstream. These sugars fuel your body and are the body’s preferred sources of energy. To get the most ‘good’ nutrition out of carbohydrate foods, choose naturally occurring foods (like fresh fruit) and food sources high in fiber (whole grains).
MYTH
If you are at a healthy weight, your biometrics will be good.
FACT
Although being in a healthy weight range can promote healthy biometric values, your lifestyle choices (food choice, amount, level of physical activity, stress, sleep habits) and genetics may play a role in your biometric results.
