Adult Nutrition

Adult nutrition counselling is personalized support from a Registered Dietitian to help you improve your eating habits, manage health conditions, support weight changes, improve energy, and build a more confident relationship with food.

Adult nutrition services can benefit people managing high cholesterol, blood sugar concerns, digestive issues, reflux, weight changes, low energy, irregular eating patterns, menopause, shift work, stress, or other health and lifestyle changes.

The goal is not perfection or immediate food acceptance. Instead, the focus is on:

• reducing stress at mealtimes
• filling nutrition gaps and supporting growth
• improving willingness to interact with new foods
• slowly expanding variety over time
• supporting adequate nutrition in a realistic way for the child and family

Progress is typically gradual and builds with consistency and repeated exposure.

Yes. We have experience working with adults across a variety of nutrition concerns, including chronic disease management, weight management, gastrointestinal concerns, and nutrient deficiencies.

This includes support for conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, and IBS, including structured approaches like the low FODMAP diet when appropriate. We also work with individuals following vegetarian or plant-based diets and can provide individualized or therapeutic meal plans as needed.

Our approach focuses on practical, evidence-based strategies that are tailored to your health goals and lifestyle.

Yes. A Registered Dietitian can help you approach weight management in a realistic and evidence-based way, without relying on restrictive plans. Support focuses on sustainable habits, meal structure, health goals, and long-term success.

Yes. Meal planning support can include weekly meal ideas, grocery lists, recipes, and structure based on your calorie, protein, carbohydrate, and health needs. Plans can be tailored to your goals, preferences, and medical conditions.

Yes. Nutrition support can be helpful when taking GLP-1 medications. A dietitian can help you maintain protein intake, support muscle mass, manage side effects, build balanced meals, and create habits that support long-term success.

Registered Dietitians help people improve their health and relationship with food using evidence-based nutrition care tailored to their individual needs, medical history, lifestyle, and goals. Dietitians look at the whole person — not just body weight or BMI. Nutrition is complex, and care is individualized, practical, and focused on overall wellbeing.

Dietitians support areas such as:

• Behaviour change and sustainable habit building
• Challenging relationships with food, disordered eating, and eating disorder recovery
• Blood sugar management and diabetes care
• Heart health, cholesterol, and chronic disease management
• Digestive health and gastrointestinal conditions
• Hormones, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and pediatric nutrition
• Sports nutrition and performance
• Picky eating, sensory concerns, and feeding challenges across all ages
• Malnutrition, nutrient deficiencies, and specialized nutrition support such as tube feeding
• Medication and nutrient interactions
• Cultural foods, traditions, and family values around eating
• Food accessibility, budgeting, meal planning, and realistic strategies for everyday life

Dietitians also interpret lab work, medical history, medications, and nutrition-related symptoms to provide individualized care that supports long-term health and quality of life.

Registered Dietitians work in many settings including hospitals, clinics, private practice, long-term care, public health, schools, sports settings, research, food service, and community programs. They support individuals, families, athletes, businesses, and communities by translating complex nutrition science into practical, sustainable guidance that helps people feel nourished, supported, and well.

No, a Registered Dietitian (RD) is not the same thing as a nutritionist.

A Registered Dietitian is a regulated healthcare professional with extensive education and clinical training. To become a dietitian in Ontario, individuals must:

• Complete a 4-year accredited undergraduate degree
• Typically complete a master’s degree
• Be accepted into a competitive accredited post-graduate internship/practicum program
• Complete approximately 1 year of supervised practical training
• Pass a national certification exam
• Maintain continuing education and professional standards throughout their career

Registered Dietitians are regulated by the College of Dietitians of Ontario, which helps ensure care is safe, evidence-based, and ethical.

In Ontario, the titles “Dietitian” and “Registered Dietitian” are legally protected. Only qualified professionals who maintain registration in good standing can use these titles.

In contrast, the term “nutritionist” is not legally protected in Ontario. This means anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, regardless of education, clinical training, or accountability to a professional regulatory body.

Yes. Jordan primarily works Tuesday to Friday, 9–5, with some limited evening and weekend availability upon request. Rosette offers virtual adult nutrition appointments with evening and weekend availability, which can be a helpful option for clients who need support outside of regular daytime hours. Please reach out to inquire about current openings, as these times are not always reflected in the online booking system.

Appointments are available in person in Sault Ste. Marie with Jordan and virtually across Ontario with both Jordan and Rosette.

Yes. Vital Roots Nutrition offers direct billing to many extended health insurance plans. Coverage depends on your individual policy and provider. If direct billing is not available, you will be provided with a receipt to submit for reimbursement.

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