NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT
Nutritional Management
Developing a diet that works for you while carefully tracking your eating is difficult; it takes some time. At The EnLyv Clinics in Edison and Bridgewater, New Jersey, we believe that a realistic nutrition and exercise plan can help you maintain a healthy weight. Our team of experts guides you in finding and maintaining a healthy diet. We offer individualized advice on diet, exercise, and lifestyle improvements for optimal health. We offer meal replacement programs to help you sustain and balance good nutrition while improving your relationship with food. Our programs are not quick fixes or temporary solutions but programs that produce sustainable and lasting results. To learn more about your body’s nutritional and health needs and how nutritional management for weight loss can benefit you, contact The EnLyv Clinics or schedule an appointment online today.
Nutritional Management Q&A
What Is Nutritional Management?
Nutritional management is planning and tracking each meal intake to ensure you are taking a sustainable diet. At The EnLyv Clinics, a key component is the nutritional management of every individualized weight-loss plan. Our team of specialists evaluates your body’s needs and your personal preferences to select a sustainable diet.
Our doctor will ask you about your latest diet and evaluate your health with a 60- minute intake evaluation. Our doctors will perform an initial body composition and monthly analyses after that to monitor your progress. Nutritional requirements are unique to your body, and you might have to try a few diet plans to establish one that is sustainable and fits your lifestyle.
What Is Nutritional Management?
Nutritional management is planning and tracking each meal intake to ensure you are taking a sustainable diet. At The EnLyv Clinics, a key component is the nutritional management of every individualized weight-loss plan. Our team of specialists evaluates your body’s needs and your personal preferences to select a sustainable diet.
Our doctor will ask you about your latest diet and evaluate your health with a 60- minute intake evaluation. Our doctors will perform an initial body composition and monthly analyses after that to monitor your progress. Nutritional requirements are unique to your body, and you might have to try a few diet plans to establish one that is sustainable and fits your lifestyle.
What Are Some of My Dietary Options?
Our team of specialists can integrate any effective and safe nutritional plan into your weight loss treatment. This includes some of the most popular diets you might already be familiar with. Some of our options consist of the following:
Low carb
A low-carb diet is a diet that restricts carbohydrate intake like those in sugary foods, bread, and pasta to a certain number of grams each day. This diet is lower in cabs (carbohydrates) and high in protein, healthy fat, and vegetables. It helps your body switch to using fat as its primary energy source instead of carbs. The South Beach diet is a milder version of a traditional low-carb diet. It is perfectly healthy to follow a low-carb diet as long as it includes a variety of nutritious, unprocessed foods such as:
- Fish: Salmon, trout, haddock, and other types of fish
- Lean meat: Sirion, chicken breast, or pork
- Eggs: Omega-3 enriched or pasteurized eggs
- Oils: Coconut oil, olive oil, and repressed oil
- Vegetables: Spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots
- Fruits: Apples, blueberries, and strawberries
Vegan
A vegan diet is based on plants and food made of plants, such as vegetables, grains, nuts, and fruits. Vegans do not eat foods from animals, including dairy and gelatin. With proper guidance, it works well for weight loss, and you can get all the nutrients you need from eating a varied, balanced vegan diet, including fibers, fortified foods, and supplements. It can include a larger volume of food and make you feel full for longer after a meal. On a vegan diet, you can eat foods made from plants, including:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Legumes such as peas, beans, and lentils
- Nuts and seeds
- Bread, rice, and pasta
- Dairy alternatives such as soymilk, coconut milk, and almond milk
- Vegetable oils
Paleo
The Paleo diet, also known as the Paleolithic diet, hunter-gatherer diet, stone age diet, and cave dweller’s diet, is a dietary plan based on foods similar to what early humans ate before the advent of modern agriculture. It eliminates processed foods, grains, legumes, and dairy. In general, the food guidelines will include the following:
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Nuts and seeds
- Lean meats, especially grass-fed animals or wild game
- Fish, especially those rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, mackerel, and albacore tuna
- Oils from fruits and nuts, such as olive or walnut oil.
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean diet is a healthy-eating plan based on traditional cuisine, flavors, and cooking methods of Greece, Italy, and other countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. This diet helps to prevent heart disease and stroke. You will eat plant-based foods as a foundation, such as:
- Whole grains
- Vegetables
- Spices
- Legumes
- Fruits
- Nuts
- Seeds
- Herbs and spices
- Healthy fats like Olive oil
Fish, seafood, eggs, cheese, yogurt, and poultry are consumed in moderation. Red meat and sweets are eaten only occasionally.
How Do Meal Replacements Fit into My Nutritional Management?
The EnLyv Clinics offers full and partial meal replacement programs that can help you eat fewer calories during the day by replacing meals that may be higher in calories while still helping you stay full. Meal replacement can be helpful as a part of the weight loss plan and can be a convenient and nutritiously healthy option on the go. They include shakes, smoothies, nutritional bars, and soups.
Our doctors can help you decide whether to use a partial meal replacement (PMR) plan to help control calories and promote weight loss or full meal replacements, which will include all the calories in your day.
Meal replacements can alter your relationship with food and help you simplify your diet. Plus, the meal replacements available at The EnLyv Clinics vary in flavors and types, so you won’t get bored easily.
Schedule your first evaluation for nutritional management by Calling The EnLyv Clinics or Make an Appointment Online Today. We are glad to help.