Expert Dietitian Nutrition Consultations

No - we will happily accept self-referrals by booking an appointment with us directly.

If your healthcare professional would like to refer you, they can email us at clinic@abcnutrition.co.nz and then we will be in touch with you to book in a suitable time for an appointment.

Our FREE 15-minute discovery calls are where we learn a little bit more about what brings you (or your loved one) to see a dietitian and what your/their goals and expectations are. We can also talk through any other queries you may have to ensure that our service is the right fit for you.

Based on your needs, we will then match you with the best dietitian to help you reach your goals. Once matched, your dietitian will then contact you directly to book you in for a 60 minute initial consultation.  

Alternatively, you may also wish to use your Discovery Call to speak directly with your ‘matched’ dietitian, to ensure you both click and are the right fit for each other.

Please note that we are unable to provide any nutrition advice during our 15 minute discovery calls.

Once you’ve completed our booking submission form, we will:

1. Connect with Your Dietitian

We’ll match and connect you with the best dietitian for your needs. You’ll receive this email within 48 hours.

2. Opt In

You will be set-up on our client portal, which will request you ‘Opt-In”

3. Book Your Appointment Time

Your dietitian will contact you directly to offer appointment times at your preferred location or online.

You’ll be invoiced at completion of your consultation.

4. Pre-Assessment Form

You will be emailed a copy of our nutrition pre-assessment form once your appointment time has been confirmed. Please submit this at least 24 hours before your appointment.

You will also receive a copy of our service agreement.

If you have any questions at any time, please contact us.

Your initial consultation is where we learn more about you and what makes you tick. We will review your completed online nutrition assessment with you and talk with your to understand more about what your needs and expectations are. Once we have an understanding of what’s important to you, we will work together to develop a set of personalised goals and strategies, based on your nutrition and health needs.

We believe ‘slow and steady wins the race’ - with small and gradual changes being more sustainable in the long-term. Your dietitian will work with you to break big goals down into smaller, more achievable actions.

During this session, your dietitian will provide you with plenty of helpful information to help you reach your goals and also provide you with education about the importance that nutrition plays in various health conditions.

What’s included:

✓ 60-minute Initial Nutrition Assessment Consultation

✓ Review of your completed nutrition pre-assessment questionnaire

✓ Goal setting based on your nutrition and health requirements

✓ A personalised Action Plan to help you reach your goals that are realistic, achievable, and tailored to your lifestyle

✓ A copy of our Meal Ideas resource, for meal planning inspiration

✓ Clear understanding of your nutrition needs

This varies widely from person to person, depending on your goals, medical needs and your relationship with food.

While our initial consultation establishes your baseline, our follow-ups allow for the evaluation of progress and identifying any challenges faced.

What’s included:

✓ Support to help you build long-term, sustainable habits

✓ Personalised progress review

✓ In-depth education tailored to support your evolving needs

✓ Additional tools and resources to help you reach your goals

✓ Refinement and adjustments to your goals and action plan

✓ Accountability and motivation to help maintain momentum

✓ Troubleshooting & problem-solving

Not exactly - and that’s a good thing! We focus on flexibility and providing you the tools to make your own healthy choices, as we believe that prescriptive meal plans can feel very limiting. Our experience also shows that for most people, it can become challenging to stick to prescriptive meal plans over the long-term.

Therefore, to support you to become independent when planning your meals, we are excited to offer a variety of nutritious meal and snack ideas and guidance on how to create a health meal/snack that can inspire you - whether it’s cooking at home or eating out.

If however, you do feel you would still like a meal plan, we can create on for you for an additional fee - depending on your requirements.