Nutrition for busy people

A realistic, mindful approach to bettering your gut health for prevention, weight management, IBS/IBD, disordered eating, eating disorders, and prenatal nutrition. Nutrition Preferred is a virtual private practice that offers a group programs, individual counseling, and corporate nutrition services in hopes to getting everyone eating great food, pooping consistently, and preventing disease.

We focus on gut health to decrease bloat, constipation, diarrhea, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, while at the same time increasing energy, immunity, food freedom and overall health.

Our Services

Nourish and thrive:

A gut health nutrition program for busy people

A 12 week gut health focused program that helps busy people get a grip on their health and nutrition to feel their best, know what to eat for each meal, stop yo-yo dieting, lose or maintain weight, lower or prevent high blood pressure/high cholesterol/diabetes, eliminate IBS symptoms, and thrive even when time isn’t on their side. Because no matter how crazy your life is, everyone deserves a great meal and a good poop.

Individual Nutrition Counseling Specialties

  • If you answer yes to any of the following you may benefit from working with a dietitian:

    • Indigestion/Acid Reflux

    • Diarrhea and/or constipation

    • Bloating, gas, or constant uneasiness

    • Unable to lose weight

    • Significant amount of unexplained weight loss

    • Food sensitivities or allergies

    • Sick often

    • Low energy

    • Want to improve metabolism

    • High cholesterol

    • Skin irritations

    • Anxiety

    How Nutrition Preferred Helps:

    • Provides assistance in planning meals and snacks

    • Looks at full nutrition profile to identify food sensitivities and/or allergies

    • Takes in the big picture of you as a person to see how sleep, stress, and exercise are affecting your gut

    • Teaches you how to eat for your best gut health no matter where you are!

    Number of Sessions Recommended for Long Term Success:

    • The number of sessions needed will be based on where your gut health is currently. Typically minimal of one initial and 2 follow up's have the best success.

  • If you answer yes to any of the following you may benefit from working with a dietitian:

    • Have a fear of certain foods or food groups

    • Constant yo-yo dieting

    • You’ve been diagnosed with an eating disorder or think you have anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, orthorexia

    • You may not be sure if you have an actual eating disorder but you know you have some unhealthy habits around food and/or exercise

    • All you can think about is food during the day

    • The thought of your next meal and eating gives you anxiety

    • Your relationship with food is all-or-nothing, meaning you’re either “on” or “off” with your eating plan

    • Your mood swings based on how you feel about weight and body image

    • You over-exercise, especially around times when you feel you might have eaten too much or ate something that wasn’t what you planned to eat

    • You think you should “be on a diet” and have bad body image but know deep down diets don’t work

    • You just have no idea how to eat.

    • You're in recovery for an eating disorder and want to make sure you get the support you need

    How Nutrition Preferred Helps:

    • We provide assistance in planning meals and snacks

    • We teach you how your body works and increase your knowledge of metabolism so you can gain trust in your body

    • We teach you about your hunger and satiety cues and what they really mean

    • We provide nutrition education once we figure out together what you want to work on

    • We help you understand eating disorder thoughts and behaviors

    • We talk about body image and what that means to you as well as work. on body neutrality/positivity

    • We talk about food and feelings and how to understand emotional eating

    • We take down diet culture so you feel confident in what you eat

    Number of Sessions Recommended for Long Term Success:

    The number of sessions needed will be based on where you are in your journey with gaining and maintaining a healthy relationship with food. Usually an initial with at least 5-10 follow ups weekly or twice a month is recommended.

  • Prenatal Nutrition Individual Sessions

    • Learn how to fuel your body and baby during a time of crazy food aversions and cravings

    • Eating to gain the appropriate amount of weight during pregnancy

    • Learn about foods that are extra healthy for baby

    • Prevent gestational diabetes and/or hypertension during pregnancy

    • Feel your best during pregnancy

    Postpartum Nutrition Individual Sessions

    • Help with losing weight gained during pregnancy

    • Fueling your body properly to sustain breastfeeding

    • Help with planning out meals that are quick and healthy

    Prenatal and Postpartum Group Sessions

    Happening the second week of each month:

    Tuesdays

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: First Tri (8 - 13 weeks)

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Postpartum

    Wednesdays

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Second Tri (14 - 27 wks)

    Thursdays

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Third Tri (28 - 40 wks)

    Cost: $50 per session that you attend. No commitment needed! Jump on into the session based on your current stage.

    What you get:

    Prenatal:

    • Go over current nutrition needs for your current or upcoming trimester

    • Tips for preventing gestational diabetes & preeclampsia

    • Healthy weight gain suggestions

    • Getting through morning sickness and nausea

    • Recipes and nutrient lists specific for each trimester

    • Be able to chat with other people in similar time frames

    • Ask any question you have regarding nutrition for a healthy pregnancy!

    Postpartum:

    • Fueling yourself while also trying to take care of your family.

    • Eating for healthy, nutrient dense breastmilk and to keep up supply

    • Eating to support weight goals

    • Recipes and Menus

  • If you answer yes to any of the following you may benefit from working with a dietitian:

    • You are constantly going on and off diets

    • You feel like losing weight would be beneficial to your overall health

    • Wanting to learn more about Intuitive Eating or ready to ditch diets

    • Are unsure of what is the right or wrong way to eat anymore because of all of the different diets out there

    • Would like to be more regular about eating healthy

    • Are wanting a practitioner that will accept and respect the inherent diversity of body shapes and sizes and promotes a flexible, individualized eating based on hunger, satiety, nutritional needs, and pleasure, rather than any externally regulated eating plan focused on weight control.

    How Nutrition Preferred will help:

    • We provide assistance in planning meals and snacks to meet your needs and likes

    • We teach you how your body works and increase your knowledge of metabolism

    • Go over the importance of gut health for both weight loss and prevention

    • Bust nutrition myths and answer any nutrition related questions

    • Set short term and long term goals with ways to meet them

    Number of sessions recommended for long term success :

    Depending on where you are in your weightless journey and how much support and accountability you need, I usually recommend the initial session and at least two follow ups.

Corporate Nutrition Services

  • 1 hour presentation with time built in to ask questions.

    Popular Topic Options

    • Gut Health to Decrease Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and Cholesterol

    • Gut Health for Weight Loss

    • Eating for Brain Health (preventing dementia and alzeheimers)

    • Eating during the Holidays /on Vacations/on Weekends

    • Gut Health for Busy Lives

    • Name your topic that would best suit your employees!

    $625 virtual, $700 in person

  • Have employees stop by to make a yogurt parfait while they ask any nutrition questions they want!

    Provided:

    • Greek Yogurt & Dairy Free Yogurt

    • Fresh Berries

    • Healthier Granola

    • Honey + Cinnamon

    • 8oz Mason Jars (employees keep for later use!)

    • Recipes

    $5 per person

  • Have employees stop by to make a salad in a jar to enjoy now or later while they ask any nutrition questions they want!

    Provided:

    • Organic Dark Leafy Lettuces

    • An Array of Fresh Veggies

    • Sweet & Salty Toppings w/ Extra Benefits

    • Salad Dressings

    • 16oz Mason Jars (employees keep for later use!)

    • Recipes

    $7 per person

  • Combine two or all three services for the most benefits for your employees!

Cayla Bousaba, RD specializes in nutrition that focuses on gut health and mindful eating to help individuals reach their health goals without restriction to fit a normal, practical lifestyle. No more yo-yo dieting, fear of food, calorie counting, food rules, or leaving out entire food groups. Getting the proper nutrition should be enjoyable and easy to fit into your busy lifestyle without much thought!

Now lets go have a glass of wine and a cookie together :)