Dietitian

cohealth dietitians work with you to help you find the foods and ways of eating that are the best for you and your body. Our dietitians can help you decide what to change or not to change about your eating, provide any nutrition information you want, and create a food and eating plan. This is always made to fit your individual health needs, taste preferences, budget, and social circumstances. cohealth dietitians do not recommend restrictive diets (dieting) and do not believe that you need to lose weight to improve your health. Our dietitians can support you to find the ways of eating that are most helpful for your health needs and that improve the way you feel about food and your body.    

Service details

Individual appointments

At cohealth our experienced dietitians can see you individually to help with a variety of food, eating, and health concerns including: 

• if you’re not sure what to eat for your health. 
• your mental health or medication has changed your appetite or the way you eat. 
• you have a low appetite or concerns you are not eating enough 
• if you’ve had to cut food or food groups out of your diet (e. g. due to allergies, intolerances, or vegetarian/vegan eating) 
• diabetes or blood sugar levels
• high cholesterol or blood fats 
• adding variety to your diet to give your body the nutrition that it needs. 
• heart health or liver health concerns
• gut health and blood pressure 
• trouble chewing and swallowing 
• eating as well as you can on a budget
• if you would like to stop dieting and are not sure what to do next.
• what or how to eat to get the most out of your exercise or movement.  

We have dietitians who have extra training in the following:

• homelessness,
• paediatrics (children and teens)
• disordered eating.  

Nutrition groups

Our dietitians also provide group sessions where you can learn about: 

• which foods are best for diabetes, high cholesterol/blood fats, or heart health
• how food needs change as you get older
• how food can improve mood
• how food can help with chronic pain
• ideas for simple, cheap, and healthy meals 
• cooking without a kitchen (Central City site only) 
• eating well with ADHD (adults) 
• deciding on food/eating goals and making a plan 

Learning in a group suits people who would like to share ideas and learn with other people.