Your Nutrition Headquarters
Proper diet and nutrition can make a profound impact on a person’s health. Everyday choices of the foods we eat affect the body and how well it functions. The registered and licensed dietitians in the Nutrition Services Department at Delnor are committed to providing exceptional services to meet your needs.
These trained experts will assist you in making nutrition/lifestyle changes to enhance your health and well-being. At Delnor, we are excited about helping you achieve your health goals!
Please view information on how to develop a Meal Plan and learn about Nutritional Servings.
Individualized Nutritional Counseling
Our experienced staff provides services for patients of all ages, ranging from infants to adulthood. Individualized nutrition counseling is provided for many health issues that are affected by the diet, including:
- Weight management
- Cardiovascular disease
- High blood pressure and high cholesterol
- Diabetes, gestational diabetes
- Other alterations in blood sugar levels
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Celiac Sprue
- Crohn’s Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Cancer
- Kidney disease
- Failure to thrive
- High-risk pregnancy
- Food allergies
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Hypoglycemia
- Osteoporosis
- Renal disease
- Anemia
- Metabolic disorders
We also provide individual counseling on:
- Sports nutrition
- Pregnancy
- Eating disorders
- Vegetarian diets
- Healthy eating
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Increasing Awareness
The goal of Nutrition Services is to not only provide healthy, good tasting food, but to increase awareness and provide information about what is good for you.
Benefits of Nutrition Counseling
 Just a few reasons why Delnor’s Nutrition Counseling Service should be your first choice for nutrition counseling:
All diet plans are individualized. We take into consideration your lifestyle and food preferences to help create an effective, yet realistic, plan for you
Consultation sessions are tailored to meet your needs. How to plan appropriate meals, modify recipes, and improve choices when grocery shopping or dining out are discussed. Spouses or other household members that may share in the grocery shopping or cooking are welcome to attend your nutrition session(s)
Nutrition information provided is based on current research and in compliance with major health organizations recommendations
Learn more about healthy eating, diets for weight loss/gain, low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium, vegetarian, allergies or other special dietary needs
When necessary, we may collaborate with your physician to enhance total medical care
Specialized Medical Nutrition Therapy at Delnor
As part of its commitment to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care, Delnor also offers nutrition therapy services as part of its Cardiac Rehabilitation program and Diabetes Education.
Call Us for an Appointment
For more information about Nutritional Counseling, or to schedule an appointment call (630) 208-4186. Appointments are usually 30 to 60 minutes in duration and are availalble Monday through Friday.
Physician Referral
A physician referral is not necessary for a nutritional appointment. However, if you have a physician order, Delnor will bill your insurance company directly. Payment at time of service is expected without a physician referral. Please check with you insurance plan to evaluate your coverage of nutritional services.
Specialty Staff
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Stephanie Ellis, RD, LDN, MPH - General Nutrition
- Sandie Hunter, RD, LDN, MS - General Nutrition/Nutrition in Cancer/Weight Management
- Michelle Sobieck, RD, LDN, MPH - General Nutrition/Weight Management
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Patti Lata, RD, LDN - General Nutrition
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