Specialties
- Help gaining weight
- Sports & performance nutrition
- Gut health
- Pediatric nutrition
- General health
- Disordered eating
- Weight stabilization
- IBS
- GERD / Acid reflux
- Pre or postnatal nutrition
Approaches
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FODMAP🧍
Personalized macros💊
Supplement management🔍
Research-focused
Identifies as
- White
- Female
Minimum patient age
About Kara
As a licensed nutrition professional Kara has worked at FSU with baseball, softball and soccer, was the University of Delaware's first Dir. of Performance Nutrition, and recently finished a five-year tenure as Dir. of Performance Nutrition for the Minnesota Twins. Kara lived overseas in Dublin, Ireland where she started her PhD that she is currently preparing to defend on Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Female Divers and Coaches. Kara is also the Sports Nutrition Research Lead for a tech. company, Rise Nutrition. Kara is a certified level two anthropometrist specializing in body composition adjustments and trained in FODMAPs via Monash University.
Approach to care
I am an applied RD utilizing your available data to teach you how to make manageable nutrition upgrades to support your behavior change. I empower you with the resources you need to make your changes successful when I am not with you. I adapt to your current nutrition habits and offer guidance that works for your busy life. I let you choose your own mini goals that move you closer to your overall goal. *Disclaimer: I do not specialize or work with clients on GLP-1 medications for weight loss.
Your first session with Kara
I complete a nutrition assessment to learn about you as a person. I ask you various questions to understand your past and current nutrition habits, food preferences, digestion, supplementation, hydration, and past medical history. Additionally, I will assess your nutrition knowledge and nutrition related goals. Together we determine your plan and approach for your follow up sessions. All recommendations provided are goal focused and individualized. This might include meal builders, example nutrition plans, grocery recommendations, food brand recommendations and more.
Location
📍 Naples, Florida
Education
BS Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and PhD (preparing to defend thesis) Sport and Exercise
Hobbies
Coffee, Traveling, Power Yoga, Paddle Boarding, Hiking
Licenses and Certifications
LD - Licensed Dietitian
RD - Registered Dietitian