Nutrition

Improve your well-being through nutrition

Available in person, online, by phone or email Registered dietitian

Our experienced dietitian will work with you to find nutritional strategies that meet your needs.

Nutrition without noise

"Nutrition without noise" is designed to help you cut through the clutter of conflicting nutrition advice and provide clarity on how to eat well.

Eating with intention

Our “Eating withiIntention” events offer a no-guilt approach to eating, helping you build a healthier relationship with food.

The Lazy Dietitian

Our "Lazy Dietitian" events highlight our favorite tips and tricks for making healthy-ish food in a hurry.

Fresh food from local farms CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) voucher

Employees and retirees on a health plan choose either $100 or $200 vouchers toward the cost of a CSA share from one of our partner farms.

Lose weight, sleep better and more Wondr

Wondr is a weight loss program that is clinically proven to help you lose weight. We’ll teach you simple skills based on behavioral science, so you can enjoy your favorite foods and feel better than ever— at no cost to you. Employees, spouses, pre-65 retirees and their spouses enrolled in University of Kentucky health insurance are eligible to apply.

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News

April 30, 2026

Fueling your Kentucky outdoor adventures

This is a guest post written by Ashley Root B.S., dietetic intern with UK Health and Wellness Spending time outdoors is one of the best parts of living in Kentucky. Whether it’s hiking through Red River Gorge, spending a long day on Lake Cumberland or enjoying a quiet weekend camping with family, these moments give us a chance to move more, recharge mentally and connect with the people around us.

March 06, 2026

Confession from a dietitian

As a dietitian, I have a confession to make: I don't love to cook. If I spend too much time in the kitchen, I literally feel myself getting tense and irritable (by the time Thanksgiving dinner is over, I don't want to see a kitchen for at least a week). But there is some nuance here, so let me explain.

February 25, 2026

When well-meaning advice goes wrong

As a dietitian, I have a confession to make: I shop the middle aisles of the grocery store. In direct defiance to the advice you always hear about only shopping the perimeter of the grocery store, I brave those middle aisles to get my instant oats, whole wheat pasta, canned tomatoes, peanut butter and frozen fruit. Maybe you do too. So let's make a deal - I won't judge you if you don't judge me!

January 19, 2026

We Don't Need Another Food Pyramid

In January 2026, the 2025–2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines were released. For decades, Americans have been taught to visualize healthy eating through government-approved graphics—first a pyramid, then a plate, and now an inverted pyramid. While these tools are well-intentioned, they are increasingly outdated. They no longer reflect the complexity of modern nutrition science, human behavior or our food system. Despite years of pyramid and plate messaging, diet-related chronic disease remains widespread, and adherence to dietary guidelines is persistently low.