Nutrition Counselling
The Centre for Family Nutrition is a Calgary-based nutrition counselling practice with a focus on child and family nutrition. As registered dietitians, child feeding experts and moms, we help and support parents, soon-to-be-parents and kids in the areas of fertility nutrition, pre-natal nutrition, infant nutrition, picky eating, pediatric food allergies and intolerances, child nutrition, teen nutrition and healthy weight management (both pediatric and adult).
If you are:
- Having trouble conceiving and want to improve your eating habits and lifestyle to increase your chances of a having a healthy pregnancy;
- Expecting a baby (congratulations!!) and are unsure of how and what to eat to support yourself and your growing baby;
- Curious about whether you’re eating optimally while breastfeeding;
- Having some trouble losing post-baby weight;
- Confused about how and when to introduce solids to your baby;
- Dealing with a picky eater and mealtime battles;
- Have a toddler or child who over-eats or under-eats;
- Have a toddler with food allergies or intolerances;
- Concerned about your pre-teen or teen and their nutrition, body image and/or weight;
you’ve come to the right place! We look forward to working with you and your family towards your nutrition, lifestyle and feeding goals.
Nutrition counselling packages:
Kick Start
Who this package is for:
This package is for those who want the opportunity to sit down with a Registered Dietitian one-on-one to learn about how to handle their most pressing nutrition/feeding challenge or, to ask a Dietitian a series of more basic nutrition/feeding-related questions. If you need helpful and practical strategies, tips, resources, and recipes to get your started on your way to better nutrition and happier feeding, this package is the one for you.
What this package includes:
- One-on-one support from your own personal Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist
- One 60-minute initial consultation (or 90 minute consultation) either in-person at our office, or over Skype/Facetime with your dietitian, where she will review, in detail, your (or your child’s) health history questionnaire and food journal, and gather any other pertinent information that she needs to best guide you. She will then guide you on how to make some initial positive changes by setting some realistic goals to work on, offering practical tips and strategies.
- One 30-minute follow-up session (if you choose to go with the 60 minute initial consultation) to review goals and progress, and ask some lingering questions.
- Bonus #1: Digital and print access to applicable handouts, printables, resources, recipes and tools for meal planning, portions, grocery shopping and staying on track everyday
Investment: $270.00
*many people have coverage for Registered Dietitians — check with your workplace benefit plan to confirm
Solid Foundations
Who this package is for:
With this package, you’ll build solid foundational knowledge around your nutritional and/or feeding challenges, and start filling your nutritional “toolbox” with helpful and practical strategies, tips, resources, and recipes. You’ll have the confidence to move forward with some significant nutritional and lifestyle changes, whether it be eating well for a healthy pregnancy, establishing happier family meals, or introducing your baby to the wonderful world of solids. This package offers lots of one-on-one support and follow-up, as well as some valuable add-on bonuses and e-mail support in between sessions.
What this package includes:
- One-on-one support from your own personal Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist
- One 60-minute initial consultation either in-person at our office, or over Skype/Facetime with your dietitian, where she will review, in detail, your (or your child’s) health history questionnaire and food journal, and gather any other pertinent information that she needs to best guide you. She will then guide you on how to make some initial positive changes by setting some realistic goals to work on, offering practical tips and strategies.
- 2 hour-long follow-up sessions (or 4 half hour follow-sessions if you’d prefer) to review goals, progress, answer all of your questions and add more tools to your nutrition, eating and feeding “toolbox”
- Bonus #1: Digital and print access to applicable handouts, printables, resources, recipes and tools for meal planning, portions, grocery shopping and staying on track everyday
- Bonus #2: Light e-mail support in between appointments to answer questions
Investment: $525.00
Confident Strides
Who this package is for:
If you have more than one nutrition or feeding concern, or have an issue or challenge that needs more attention, this package is for you. You’ll receive personalized one-on-one support (6 hours total), as well as several valuable add-ons that will make implementing your new knowledge a whole lot easier.
Your Dietitian will have the time to walk you through, step-by-step, how to overcome nutritional challenges (whether they be yours or your child’s) and work towards positive lifestyle change and/or happier mealtimes.
Note: You can also transfer some of your follow-up time to another family member if you wish.
What this package includes:
- One-on-one support from your own personal Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist
- One 60-minute initial consultation either in-person at our office, or over Skype/Facetime with your dietitian, where she will review, in detail, your (or your child’s) health history questionnaire and food journal, and gather any other pertinent information that she needs to best guide you. She will then guide you on how to make some initial positive changes by setting some realistic goals to work on, offering practical tips and strategies.
- 5 hour-long follow-up sessions (or 10 half-hour follow-sessions if you’d prefer) to review goals, progress, answer all your questions and add more tools to your nutrition, eating and feeding “toolbox”
- Bonus #1: Digital and print access to applicable handouts, printables, resources, recipes and tools for meal planning, portions, grocery shopping and staying on track everyday
- Bonus #2: A FREE digital and print copy of our “25 Sanity-Saving Suppers” Cookbook and/or our Turning the Tables on Picky Eating E-book
- Bonus #3: Option of transferring up to three hours of follow-up nutrition counselling to one family member (includes intake form review for that family member)
- Bonus #4: Light e-mail support in between appointments to answer questions
Investment: $1020.00
Ultimate Support
Who this package is for:
If you are wanting to make a major lifestyle change and feel that you need long-term support and accountability, this package is for you. You’ll have nine one-on-one hours with your Dietitian, where she will guide and support you (and your family) on your journey to better health, joyful mealtimes, and a long-lasting healthy relationship with food. There will be no stone unturned when you purchase this package. Whether you’re a family wanting to “start from scratch” to improve eating habits in a major way, you’re wanting to become pregnant, but realize that you’re going to have to change your lifestyle in a big way first, or you have a significant weight loss goal, this package is the best fit for you.
Note: You can also transfer some of your follow-up time to one or two family member if you wish.
What this package includes:
- One-on-one support from your own personal Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist
- A 60-minute initial consultation either in-person at our office, or over Skype/Facetime with your dietitian, where she will review, in detail, your (or your child’s) health history questionnaire, nutrient analysis results and food journal, and gather any other pertinent information that she needs to best guide you. She will then guide you on how to make some initial positive changes by setting some realistic goals to work on, offering practical tips and strategies.
- 9 hour-long follow-up sessions (or 18 half-hour follow-sessions if you’d prefer) to review goals, progress, answer questions and add more tools to your nutrition, eating and feeding “toolbox”
- Bonus #1: Digital and print access to applicable handouts, printables, resources, recipes and tools for meal planning, portions, grocery shopping and staying on track everyday
- Bonus #2: A FREE digital and print copy of our “25 Sanity-Saving Suppers” cookbook as well as “Turning the Tables on Picky Eating” e-book, as well as Sarah’s extensive family-friendly recipe collection
- Bonus #3: Option of transferring up to four hours of follow-up counselling to one or two family members
- Bonus #4: Option of trading two hours of package for a personalized grocery store tour
- Bonus #5: Light e-mail support in between appointments to answer questions
Investment: $1650.00
*many people have coverage for Registered Dietitians. Check with your workplace benefit plan to confirm.