Nutrition is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, and is particularly crucial for pregnant or breastfeeding women and young children. If you have a patient who would benefit from the nutrition services provided by the Registered Dietitian at First Step Nutrition, we would love to meet with them!

Reasons for Referral

First Step Nutrition specializes in prenatal, postnatal, infant and toddler nutrition concerns, such as:

• Inadequate or excessive weight gain during pregnancy,

• Inadequate nutritional intake by a pregnant postpartum woman,

• Postpregnancy weight loss,

• Picky eaters,

• Starting solids,

• Infant or childhood food allergy detection and management,

• Family nutrition, meal planning and label reading,

• Other concerns as requested: i.e. cholesterol, gastrointestinal disorders.

How to refer a patient

Patients are welcome to contact us to book an appointment directly. Please contact us at jen@firststepnutrition.com or 403-608-3240 for business cards for your patients.

Your office can also contact us at jen@firststepnutrition.com or 403-608-3240, with the client’s name and phone number. We will call them to book an appointment.

With patient approval, a summary of their meeting with the dietitian at First Step Nutrition will be mailed to their MD/health care provider for you to add to their files.