Nutrition and Lifestyle sessions are available in Woodstock, Ontario in the comfort of your own home or at a location of your choice.  I can make myself available for these sessions for those outside of the Woodstock city limits who live in Middlesex and Oxford County but will need to charge a $25 travel fee.  With these sessions, I prefer to stay away from clinical assessment and instead hope to provide you with creativity, inspiration and encouragement as you work toward your current health goals.  I specialize in helping those with emotional weight issues,  those who are struggling with food allergies and restrictions and people trying to accomplish a vegetarian or vegan diet but I am more than happy to help anyone with an interest in healthier eating. 

Basically, I'm the person you come see when your Doctor or Naturopath puts you on a specialized diet and you just don't know what to eat anymore.  In fact the first thing we do is look at the foods that you are desperately missing and figure out how to make a recipe that will stay within your current food restrictions and taste like just what you are craving!  I do help people put together meal plans but my preference is to give you flexible eating ideas and practical yet delicious recipes so that you can stay within your already established eating routine and just eat when you are hungry and be happy. 

But what is most unique about working with me on the food end is that with my yoga background we can delve into the psycho-emotional aspect of eating if and when it is necessary and actually help you to become aware of harmful eating patterns that you may have or help you address some of the fears that you are experiencing now that you are on a restrictive diet.

And did I mention that when the session is focused on Nutrition we can even work with real food and recipes and taste them and EAT them too?

Here's a little example of some of the creative foods I might be able to help you with:

pizza that is gluten free and dairy free (made from scratch no less)

cheesy dips and spreads that are entirely dairy free

cheese cake that is entirely dairy free

lasagne that is gluten free and dairy free (raw vegan and cooked too)

home made dairy free ice cream

Chocolate Ganache that is to die for and just happens to be vegan and gluten free

and a collection of recipes that help you sneak those healthy greens that don't always taste so great into your diet repertoire . . . and they actually taste good

"Green" Smoothies both fruity and savory

Salads that you will crave

Marinated broccoli in a vegan cheese sauce

and a way to cook delicious healthy meals without the use of a cookbook . . . all by learning some of my secret sauces and spice techniques . . .

peanut sautee

thai basil

Italian

Fee Information

Cost for nutrition and lifestyle counseling in Woodstock, in the comfort of your own home or mine, is $75 for your first session and $50 per hour thereafter, inclusive of HST.  There is a $25 travel fee for those living outside of  the Woodstock area. 

Sessions at the Life Balance Centre in Thorndale and at Radiant Health Yoga in Woodstock are $65 per hour, inclusive of HST.   

While nutrition sessions are usually around an hour in length, sessions that involve the cooking and preparation of food are usually at least 3 hours in length.  When groceries are required in our sessions, it is the client's responsibility to purchase the food.  If this is not a possibility, at times I am able to acquire the needed items in which case I charge $25 for my time plus a reimbursement for the groceries.