Individual Nutritional Assessment and Counselling

Our dietitians will carry out a comprehensive and thorough nutritional assessment and provide customised nutritional counselling which will be tailored to our client's needs, considering their unique medical, social, cultural and financial situation.

During nutrition assessment, our registered dietitians will review our client's current dietary habits and assess their body weight and body fat percentage as well as their resting metabolic rate and body composition analysis.

Counselling includes a detailed discussion to identify our client's health goals and identify if their health conditions are influenced by their culture, lifestyle, needs and preferences whether their health goals are:

Weight management (loss maintain/gain) Diabetes (management/prevention) Cholesterol Stress management Arthritis Healthy eating Physical activity, personal fitness training High blood pressure Hypertension Stroke Constipation Osteoporosis Sleep apnea Asthma

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Meal planning

Meal planning (MP) is intended to teach how to provide optimum nutrition and well-balanced diets for the next few days, or even the entire month. MP is customized to our client's specific needs. Proper meal planning ensures the meals meet our client's nutritional needs, as well as their grocery budget.

 

Sensible Weight Loss Club (Educational Group Classes)

This is a ten weekly 2- hours session program. Group classes are available in the mornings, afternoons and evenings to fit your schedule. Topics covered includes, basic nutrition, healthy eating, meal planning, understanding Canada’s food guide to healthy eating, weight loss tips, understanding glycemic index, understanding food labels, discussion on sweeteners, fats, exercise, stress, when you plateau, and hands on cooking etc.

Whether you want to lose weight or learn to eat healthy our program offers you and your family the knowledge and self-care skills necessary to live a healthy life. Our goal at Nutrition4U Consultancy is to help you live well – and to keep you well informed.  Read more...

Corporate Lunch-and-Learn Sessions

Nutrition4U consultancy can come to your workplace, church group, support group, women’s organization, school, business or social group and speak on the topic of your choice. We can provide “Lunch and Learn” Seminars, or morning, afternoon or evening presentations. It’s your choice! If your topic of choice is not listed, let us know what your interest is and we’ll do our best to develop a presentation that meets your needs.

For corporate and small businesses:

The food your employees consume on a daily basis can either improve their health or increase the risk of disease. Currently in North America poor dietary habits and poor nutrient intake are correlated with 5 of the 10 leading causes of death. These include heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

According to a survey by William M. Mercer, Inc., after four years of minimal increases, health benefit costs for U.S. employers rose significantly in 1998 and 1999. This survey demonstrated that employer’s health benefit costs rose 6.1% in 1998 and 7.3% in 1999, compared with increases around 2% occurring in 1996 and 1997. Prescription drug costs lead the way in these anticipated increased costs. Employee health care benefit costs are continuing to rise for employers.

Nutrition4U Consultancy can impact the health of your employees through:

Weight & Lifestyle Management Program On-site group nutrition classes pertaining to specific disease Cafeteria promotions Participation at employee health and wellness fairs Lunch and Learn Seminars on popular nutrition topics - Healthy eating, obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases etc Medical Nutrition Therapy (Counselling on site)

Whether you have 2 or 2000 employees, N4U works with companies of all sizes to create health and wellness programs designed to reduce health care costs by improving productivity, employee morale, and retention.

Corporate Wellness and Weight Loss Challenge! NEW!

For a monthly fee, our dietitans will help your staff succeed in their weight loss goals. We will come to your office bi-weekly/monthly and work directly and privately with each employee who signs up.

At each visit, we will monitor weight loss and address any food or nutrition-related disease questions. We will teach and educate your employees on healthy eating and making healthy food choices, reading food labels etc.

Grocery Store Tours

Learn to understand product ingredients, healthy choices, portion sizes and other helpful information right in your local grocery store. Customized for your specific needs and preferences.

Nutrition Analysis (Nutrition labels) for food Production Industries

Nutrition analysis refers to the process of determining the nutritional content of foods and food products. The process can be performed through a variety of certified methods.

We use our extensive database and food science experience to calculate accurate Nutrition Facts for your products. This is based on the nutrition facts of each contributing ingredient and their percentage in your formula. Your work is completed and back to you in 48 hours.

Once nutritional data is calculated we are able to let you know what claims you can make on your products, such as low fat, high fibre, low cholesterol etc.

Our database is the most current and is continuously updated.

Your formulas and recipes are held in confidence, and so we offer a confidentiality agreement.