Food & Nutrition Counseling Services

Why should I be concerned about eating well?
Eating right can improve your overall health and possibly prevent or reduce your risk of developing certain diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Registered dietitians at BDCH will provide you with healthy lifestyle strategies to enable you to not only change your eating habits but also maintain them.

How can good nutrition improve my health?
Nutrition counseling helps you:
Reduce risk factors linked with chronic illnesses.
Treat certain diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease.
Maintain general good health.

What nutritional concerns can a registered dietitian help me with?
Nutrition counseling and education topics include:
Cholesterol and saturated fat diet
Low sodium diet
Diabetes education
Weight control
High fiber diet
High protein and low protein diet
General nutrition
Sports nutrition
Pregnancy and lactation
Food allergies
Eating disorders
Vegetarian
Pediatric nutrition

What can I expect during a nutritional counseling session?
The initial visit includes a nutritional assessment which is based on your own individual needs. One-to-one counseling with a registered dietitian ensures that you will get the proper tools and techniques to develop a healthy lifestyle.

Follow-up visits are scheduled to enable you to ask further questions, monitor your progress and receive additional information.

How can I schedule an appointment?
To schedule a nutrition counseling session contact the Food and Nutrition Services Department at
                                                  (920) 887-6609
*Charges are billed through Beaver Dam Community Hospital to individual insurance, Medicare, etc.