We offer individual or family nutrition consultations, group support and skills classes, grocery store tours, pantry sweep home visits, food journal support via Recovery Record and more.
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We offer a wide variety of services to help you meet your health and nutrition goals
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Weight Loss
I’m going to be honest…weight loss is no longer PC and we’ve taken a lot of flack for discussing this but want a moment to philosophize.
We wholeheartedly believe that the billion-dollar diet industry has wrecked out mental and physical health and have disembodied us. Restrictive diets have been scientifically proven to cause weight gain and disordered eating.
We believe that your body has a happy place, a “set point” that it effortlessly maintain by responding to your body’s eating cues and moving joyfully and regularly. That this set point is individual and rarely matches society’s ideal body weight or BMI.
We believe your story – society’s crushing pressure to be a specific size; the discomfort of a changing, ageing body, the intuitive feeling that something might be imbalanced (inflammation, water retention, GI health, hormones?) and not knowing what to do about it.
We believe that intentional weight loss, via restriction of any kind (calories, time, carbs, etc.) is counter effective and is off the table.
We offer a sympathetic ear, self-compassion exercises, an explanation of normal body changes, tools for reconnecting with and listening to your body, and tools for cultivating body-honoring and nourishing habits — all in the spirit or self-compassionate ownership.
As you implement these tools, your body will gravitate towards its happy weight in its time. This may be higher or lower than your current weight or your expectation, but it is a peaceful place and a worthwhile journey.
Many insurances pay for consultations with our nutritionists. You may now have access to reasonably priced medical nutrition therapy and treatment if you are suffering from an eating disorder or are at risk for developing a chronic illness.
Several insurance plans are in-network with us. We will work with your insurance company to see if your consultation is a covered benefit.
MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY
- Nutritional Wellness and Weight Loss
- Cardiovascular and Hormonal Health
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Inflammatory and Autoimmune Conditions
Ft. Collins Weight Loss & Nutrition offers Medical Nutrition Therapy for conditions such as eating disorders, diabetes (Type 2, Gestational, Pre-Diabetes, PCOS), fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease, hormonal balance, gastrointestinal disorders (IBS-C &D, Crohn’s, Celiac, allergy/food intolerances), traumatic brain injury, arthritis, and many other inflammatories and autoimmune conditions.
Where to Buy Quality Food in Fort Collins
You don’t have to spend your whole paycheck to eat well. You can find natural foods at the store of your choice. Grocery tours take an hour and you will learn shopping hacks, how to read and compare nutrition labels, how to plan a menu based on seasonal sale items, be introduced to new-to-you foods, and get simple menu ideas.
Ready to put knowledge into action? Let us help you clear your kitchen and replace with nutrient-dense foods.
- Open: May to November
- Location: Harmony & Lemay (Ace Hardware parking lot)
Larimer County Farmers’ Market
- Open: May to October
- Location: 200 W Oak St, Fort Collins, CO
- Open: April to November
- Location: 802 W. Drake Rd., Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins Winter Farmers’ Market
- Open: 10-2 every Saturday November-March
- Location: Foothills Mall 215 E Foothills Pkwy
- Native Hill Farm
- Location: North Fort Collins
- CSA available: Vegetables, herbs
- Grant Family Farms
- Location: Wellington, CO
- CSA available: Vegetables, fruits, eggs, meats
- Jodar Farms
- Location: Fort Collins
- CSA available: Eggs, poultry, pork
- Revive Gardens
- Location: Fort Collins
- Products: Vegetables, herbs
- La Familia Farm
- Location: Fort Collins
- Products: Vegetables, herbs, flowers
- Fossil Creek Farms
- Location: South Fort Collins
- Products: Organic produce, farm events
- Spring Kite Farm
- Location: Loveland, CO
- CSA available: Vegetables, fruits, flowers
- Sunspot Urban Farm
- Location: Fort Collins
- Products: Organic microgreens, seasonal produce
- Green Dog Farm
- Location: Wellington, CO
- CSA available: Organic produce, flowers
- Garden Sweet Farm
- Location: Fort Collins
- CSA available: Berries, vegetables, flowers
- Esoterra Culinary Garden
- Location: Fort Collins
- Products: Specialty herbs, edible flowers
- Spring Creek Gardens
- Location: Fort Collins
- Products: Vegetables, flowers
- Happy Heart Farm
- Location: Fort Collins
- Organic vegetables
- Well-Fed Farmstead
- Location: Fort Collins
- Organic vegetables
- Folks Farm & Seed
- Location: Fort Collis
- Organic vegetables
- The Fort Collins Food Co-op
- Location: 250 E Mountain Ave, Fort Collins, CO
- Products: Organic, local produce, dairy, meats
- Beavers Market
- Location: 1100 W Mountain Ave, Fort Collins, CO
- Products: Colorado-grown produce, meats, and groceries
Five Freedoms Dairy – owned by a veterinarian who takes excellent care of his cows
- Location: deliver to 140 Boardwalk Dr Unit J or Pig & Plow
- Products: raw and pasteurized milk and milk products
Taft Hill Dairy
- Location: North Fort Collins, CO
- Products: raw milk shares from a Jersey-Holstein herd.
- Location: Bellvue, CO
- Products: Milk, butter, cream, dairy
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- Mountain River Ranch
- Location: Fort Collins
- Products: Grass-fed beef, lamb, pork
- Long Shadow Farm
- Location: Berthoud, CO
- Products: Free-range chickens, eggs, turkey, lamb
- Red Mountain Ranches
- Location: Livermore, CO
- Products: Grass-fed lamb, beef, pork
- The Golden Hoof
- Location: Boulder, CO (delivery to Fort Collins)
- Products: Pasture-raised meats, dairy
- Jodar Farms
- Location: Fort Collins
- Products: Pasture-raised poultry, pork, eggs
Waves of Grain Cooperative
A community-owned food co-op offering a wide range of local products, including grains, produce, and more. It aims to support local farmers and businesses by connecting them directly with consumers.
Location: Fort Collins
Organic sourdough bread, baked goods, jams, cheeses and local dairy
Location: Fort Collins
Products: Locally blended spices, herbs, teas
You don’t have to spend your whole paycheck to eat well. You can find natural foods at the store of your choice. Grocery tours take an hour and you will learn shopping hacks, how to read and compare nutrition labels, how to plan a menu based on seasonal sale items, be introduced to new-to-you foods, and get simple menu ideas.
By supporting these local food sources, you contribute to sustainable agriculture and can enjoy the freshest seasonal foods available in the Fort Collins area.
NUTRITION SUPPORT & SKILLS CLASSES
We offer a variety of nutritious living classes. A few of our most popular classes are Intuitive Eating, Better Body Image, Fun with Food, The Root Cure: Total Gut Restoration, Spring Is in The Air: Juicing, Smoothies & Nut Butters, Bone Broths & Soups, Habit Formers, and Using Technology for Cheap, Gain Peace, Not Weight; Easy, Healthy Meal Planning. See our classes page for the next class.
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Eating Seasonally: What to Eat in Fort Collins for Optimal Health
As a dietitian nutritionist, my goal is to produce or procure at least 50% of my food from local sources. I love gardening and buying from local farmers. Seasonal foods are freshest and full of nutrition. Here’s a guide to what is in season from month to month: As a dietitian nutritionist, my goal is to produce or procure at least 50% of my food from local sources. I love gardening and buying from local farmers. Seasonal foods are freshest and full of nutrition. Here’s a guide to what is in season from month to month:
- Root Vegetables: Carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas
- Winter Squash: Butternut, acorn, spaghetti squash
- Stored Vegetables: Potatoes, onions, garlic (usually harvested in late summer/fall but available)
Greens: Kale, collard greens, spinach (grown in greenhouses)
- Asparagus
- Radishes
- Spinach
- Peas (snap peas, snow peas)
- Rhubarb
- Spring Onions
- Strawberries
- Radishes
- Lettuce (butterhead, romaine)
- Spinach
- Chard
- Peas
- Cherries
Herbs: Dill, cilantro, parsley
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
- Zucchini and Summer Squash
- Cucumbers
- Tomatoes
- Green Beans
- Broccoli
- Beets
- Peppers
- Sweet Corn
- Eggplant
- Peaches
- Plums
- Melons (cantaloupe, watermelon)
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Zucchini and Summer Squash
- Green Beans
- Corn
- Peppers
- Eggplant
- Chiles (roasting starts)
- Apples
- Pears
- Plums
- Grapes
- Tomatoes
- Corn
- Peppers
- Zucchini
- Pumpkins
- Chiles
- Winter Squash: Acorn, butternut, spaghetti squash
- Apples
- Pears
- Beets
- Carrots
- Potatoes
- Kale
- Chiles (continued)
- Brussels Sprouts
- Winter Squash
- Apples (some varieties stored for winter)
- Root Vegetables: Carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips
- Potatoes
- Cabbage
- Brussels Sprouts
- Kale (grown in colder weather)
THE FOLLOWING HELPS US ASSIST YOU IN A TAILORED TREATMENT PLAN
Recommended labs for PCOS:
You aren’t required to have these labs for our visit, but if you happen to have a visit with your primary care physician.
- Fasting Insulin
- Fasting Blood sugar
- A1C
- Vitamin D
- Sex Hormone Panel
- DHEA-S
- Free and Total Testosterone
- Estradiol (E2)
- Progesterone
We also recommend that you track your menstrual cycle including the length, symptom type and severity.
Recommended labs for thyroid:
Many of our clients come to us with obvious thyroid symptoms but their labs (normally only TSH) are normal. We recommend requesting a more comprehensive thyroid panel to diagnose or rule out thyroid issues.
- TSH
- FT3
- FT4
- RT3
- TPO antibodies
- TG antibodies
- Ferritin
- Iron binding panel
- Vitamin D
- B12
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