Services
Individuals
- Full nutritional assessment and meal plan
- Follow up appointments
- Mini-nutrition assessment – previously Vitality assessment
- Other services
A full nutritional assessment is the starting point for an individual, couple or family who wants to understand their current eating habits and how these can be adapted to reach their health goals. A full nutritional assessment and meal plan consists of two appointments.
The first appointment is 80-90 minutes long during which your medical history, family medical history, lifestyle, current eating habits, medication and supplement use, and physical measurements are assessed. I want to understand your goals, your lifestyle as well as your preferences.
The second appointment is usually 30 minutes long during which I go through the bespoke meal plan I have created for you. The meal plan includes a 5-day menu with appropriate portion sizes, recipes and guidelines. Suggested supplements are also included if needed.
Regular follow-up visits have been linked to greater achievement of health goals. The goal of follow-up visits is to improve adherence to new dietary and lifestyle behaviours. My role is to support you, to help make these new behaviours stick and to keep you motivated along the journey.
This is the ideal assessment for a person that has one or two focused nutrition questions that they would like answered without the need for a meal plan. The topic is driven by your health goals. Included in the assessment if desired is a report from the inbody scale. A summary email is sent out with the key points from the session. If the assessment is for Vitality points, these are claimed by submitting the invoice for the session to the medical aid and the points reflect automatically. You can earn 1000 points for a mini-nutrition assessment for seeing a dietitian once per year.
Please note that I recommend a full nutrition assessment with a dietitian if you want to address weight loss, hormone imbalance, body dissatisfaction, lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and blood sugar issues. While these can be addressed at the surface level in a mini-nutrition assessment, much more can be achieved working together over a longer timeframe.
My services as a dietitian are varied beyond those listed above. I am available for a range of other services from shopping tours to facilitating group weight-related interventions. If you are interested in a service that has not been listed, please do not hesitate to contact me to see if the service is available.
Organizations
- Corporate wellness
- Professional speaking
- Nutrition consulting
- Food service consulting
For corporate wellness days, I am able to provide a range of services from presentations and demonstrations to Vitality Nutrition Assessments. The services I offer at wellness days usually include: health screenings, nutrition workshops and measurements of key physical attributes such as weight, height, waist circumference and body fat percentage. I am registered with the Discovery Vitality Network and can provide Vitality Nutrition Assessments as part of your wellness day. I have partnered with Hannah Raath Biokinetics who are also able to provide Vitality Fitness assessments or other exercise-related services, should you require them.
My ongoing corporate wellness programs are tailored to the needs of the company for example group weight-related interventions or ongoing dietitian care in the work place. Where appropriate, dietetic services can be incorporated into an existing employee assistance program (EAP) onsite. I also provide consultations with in-house catering. This may include an adjustment of cooking techniques, revision of the canteen menu, revision of in-meeting snacks as well as snack cart and vending machine recommendations.
I have experience talking to a wide range of audiences. I am able to distil complex scientific information into plain and simple language. I am hugely enthusiastic about nutrition information and healthy living and my relaxed speaking style translates into a professional speaker that is both informative and engaging.
I am able to prepare objective and evidence-based literature reviews on a variety of topics. I can also develop nutrition-related consumer information for package inserts, website information, advertising and other documents.
I offer other services, including recipe and menu analysis for small to large food service units (commercial kitchens). I am also able to develop menus for existing institutions.
Service questions
Dietitian Services for Individuals and Organisations
Nathalie Mat offers full nutritional assessments with personalised meal plans, follow-up appointments and mini-nutrition assessments for individuals, couples and families. For organisations she provides corporate wellness programmes, professional speaking, nutrition consulting and food service consulting. All individual appointments are available in person or online.
What happens in a full nutritional assessment and meal plan?
A full nutritional assessment consists of two appointments. The first is 80–90 minutes and covers your medical history, family medical history, lifestyle, current eating habits, medication and supplement use, and physical measurements. The second is 30 minutes, where Nathalie takes you through the bespoke meal plan she has created for you.
A full nutritional assessment is the starting point for an individual, couple or family who wants to understand their current eating habits and how these can be adapted to reach their health goals.
In the first appointment (80–90 minutes) I want to understand your goals, your lifestyle as well as your preferences. Please bring along any supplements and chronic medication you take, and any recent blood test results — though I can order copies from your lab, and we can order new tests if needed. Physical measurements are taken only if you want them; you can opt out of being weighed.
In the second appointment (30 minutes), usually 2–5 days later, I go through the bespoke meal plan I have created for you. The meal plan includes a 5-day menu with appropriate portion sizes, recipes and guidelines. Suggested supplements are included if needed. Every person is different — some people prefer guidelines without portion sizes, and that is entirely fine.
Why do I need follow-up appointments with a dietitian?
Research links regular follow-up visits with a dietitian to greater achievement of health goals. Follow-ups improve adherence to new dietary and lifestyle behaviours — new recipes are given, new goals are set, and areas of difficulty are addressed. How often you return depends entirely on your goals and how much support you want.
My role is to support you, to help make these new behaviours stick and to keep you motivated along the journey. Every person is different and you may need a little or a lot of support. I consider myself a nutrition cheerleader — I am here to support you, even when you feel like you haven’t made progress.
What is a mini-nutrition assessment, and is it right for me?
A mini-nutrition assessment is a focused 30-minute consultation for one or two specific nutrition questions, without a full meal plan. It replaces the Discovery Vitality nutrition assessment and earns up to 1000 Vitality points once per year. An InBody scale report and a summary email of key points are included if desired.
The topic is driven by your health goals. You are welcome to bring along short nutrition-related questions that will be answered, time permitting. Couples are welcome to attend together — a double nutrition consultation is 60 minutes long.
Please note that I recommend a full nutrition assessment with a dietitian if you want to address weight loss, hormone imbalance, body dissatisfaction, lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and blood sugar issues. While these can be addressed at the surface level in a mini-nutrition assessment, much more can be achieved working together over a longer timeframe.
What other services does Nathalie offer individuals?
Beyond assessments and meal plans, Nathalie offers a range of additional services including supermarket shopping tours and facilitating group weight-related interventions. If you are interested in a service that is not listed, contact the practice directly to check whether it is available.
What does a corporate wellness day with a dietitian include?
Nathalie provides presentations, cooking demonstrations, health screenings and nutrition workshops for corporate wellness days, plus measurement of weight, height, waist circumference and body fat percentage. She is registered with the Discovery Vitality Network and can deliver Vitality Nutrition Assessments as part of your wellness day.
Is Nathalie Mat available as a speaker on nutrition?
Yes. Nathalie speaks to a wide range of audiences and specialises in distilling complex scientific information into plain, simple language. Her relaxed speaking style makes her both informative and engaging, and she is available for corporate events, wellness days, conferences, and radio and television appearances.
Can a dietitian help with nutrition content and consulting?
Yes. Nathalie prepares objective, evidence-based literature reviews on nutrition topics and develops nutrition-related consumer information for package inserts, website copy, advertising and other documents. This gives brands and organisations content that is both scientifically defensible and readable by a general audience.
Does Nathalie consult to food service and commercial kitchens?
Yes. Nathalie offers recipe and menu analysis for small to large food service units, including commercial kitchens, and can develop complete menus for existing institutions. This includes nutritional analysis of existing recipes and practical reformulation that keeps dishes appealing while improving their nutritional profile.