Are you interested in a Registered Dietitian educating your staff, students, or co-workers? You can choose any topic from our most commonly requested presentations or you can customize the presentation to best meet the specific needs of your audience.

• Eating Disorders 101
• What is Disordered Eating?
• Health at Every Size: Removing Weight Bias
• How to Help Without Harming
  • For parents and teachers 
• Attuned Eating: Blending Nutrition Education, Intuitive Eating, Emotions and Mindfulness
• Diabetes Management
• Food Insecurity
• Pre and Perinatal Nutrition
• Supporting Adolescents in Cultivating a Healthy Relationship with Food

Many healing facilities are aware of the importance of proper nutrition during the recovery process. Utilizing nutrition professionals to educate both staff and residents helps to anchor the integrity of the treatment center while providing the best possible care for those recovering.

• Individualized Nutrition Counseling
• Resident Workshops/Nutrition Educational Groups
• Staff Workshops/Educational Programming

Children and adolescents are receiving an increasing amount of messaging and pressure around the “right” ways to eat or look. If you have concerns about the nutrition or health of your students, allow us to provide professional insight during this influential time of their lives.

• Individual Nutrition Counseling for students and staff
• Group Staff Educations
• Student Group Educational Programs

Research indicates that healthcare costs in the workplace are directly impacted by employee lifestyle choices. Nutrition counseling can help improve employee health, and thereby lower the rising costs of healthcare for the employer, improve employee morale, and increase employee productivity. Many companies are offering nutrition counseling as a workplace benefit. Allow Nutritious Thoughts to provide professional advice and accountability to help and lower your bottom line.

• Group Presentations/Workshops
• Individual Nutrition Counseling Sessions
• Consultation on company-provided meals and snacks

Eating Disorders:  Identifying Signs and Symptoms from a Dietitians Perspective

• Discuss how eating disorders can develop
• Utilize the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)
• Identify signs, symptoms & personality traits of specific Eating Disorders
• Explore nutrition goals for specific Eating Disorders
• List levels of care for Eating Disorder treatment
• Acknowledge when to refer out
• Access local and international resources

Eating Disorder Assessment 

• Review Eating Disorder diagnostic criteria
• Present case study and demonstrate thorough initial assessment with eating disorder focus
• Explain the importance of trauma informed care/space when developing rapport
• Discuss eating disorder red flags, common co-occurring conditions, important aspects of family history, and other commonalities throughout initial assessment
• Practice compiling information for plan of care for follow-up session
• List quick (and not so quick) screening tools for clinicians
• Discuss commitment to eating disorder population as a clinician
• Recognize signs of burnout