By Kelly Satola, MS, RD, LD and a contracted dietitian with Ease@Work
How would you rate your nutrition knowledge and food choices? Registered Dietitians (RD) are food and nutrition experts trained to help you take the science and put it into action. Dietitians can help you to:
- Lose weight
- Eat more healthfully
- Reduce your risk of chronic disease
- Separate fact from fiction about diet and healthy eating
- Provide practical solutions that produce results
Although sometimes called “nutritionists,” true nutrition experts are required to obtain a degree from an accredited university or college, complete a supervised internship, become registered, and maintain continuing education. In Ohio, dietitians must also be licensed (LD).
Eating Healthy on a Budget
Especially through tough economic times, it is important to eat healthfully. Added stress and long work days can lead to weakened immune systems and even weight gain. Dietitians are experts at working with your schedule, budget, and lifestyle, allowing you to make beneficial changes without unrealistic expectations or spending a fortune at specialty food stores.
Ease@Work offers Nutritional Coaching as part of the employee assistance program’s full compliment of Work-Life Services. Keeping organizational wellness in mind, the addition of Nutritional Coaching as an expanded EAP benefit offers employees access to the preventative healthcare assistance of a registered dietitian, a benefit not covered by traditional health care plans. This may not only help keep healthcare costs down for the organization, but it also supports wellness programs for a healthier, and more productive, workforce.
