1:1 Nutrition Coaching

Helping athletes and active people reach your pinnacle of health and performance through online and in-person individualized nutrition coaching in Portsmouth, NH and worldwide.

Briana Bruinooge counseling an athlete on performance plates

1:1 Nutrition Coaching

1:1 nutrition coaching is as individualized as it gets.

Confused over the contradicting nutrition recommendations for someone as active as yourself? I get it. I will help you understand how to eat for your level of activity.

We will adjust your nutrition habits so that you wake up energized, feel good in your body, increase strength and recovery while tackling any gut issues along the way.

Our initial 60-minute nutrition session is all about getting to know you, your lifestyle, your activity level, your current diet, history of eating, food preferences, medical history as it pertains to nutrition, relationship with food, cooking ability and overall health and wellness goals.

You’ll leave the initial session with some nutrition education and some nutrition intentions.

Your life won’t be flipped upside down in one day, instead I take a slow, behavior change approach to create lasting results.

Briana Bruinooge's Sports Nutritionist Practice

I can help you…

  • Avoid fatigue during training and in general

  • Increase energy and strength

  • PR your next endurance event

  • Improve recovery and sleep quality

  • Avoid injury and recurring illnesses

  • Get stronger in the gym, your sport, your endurance event

  • Longevity, the ability to do daily activities and feel good

  • Wake up with energy and manage intense sugar cravings

  • Avoid binge eating at night and focus on balanced plates throughout the day

  • Create balanced performance plates to match your level of activity

  • Avoid gastrointestinal distress such as nausea, acid reflux, urgent loose stool, constipation, stomach upset, cramping, especially while training and in general

  • Debunk nutrition myths and provide you with confidence in your food choices

  • Support a healthy relationship with food and body image

  • Help combat disordered eating and ‘food rules’

The Process

  • Initial 1:1 Nutrition Coaching

    Our initial 60-minute nutrition session is all about getting to know you, your lifestyle, your activity level, your current diet, history of eating, food preferences, medical history as it pertains to nutrition, relationship with food, cooking ability and overall health and wellness goals.

    You’ll leave the initial session with some nutrition education and some nutrition intentions.

  • Follow-up 1:1 Nutrition Coaching

    Change is a process, not a one-time effort. In our follow-up sessions, which typically last 45 minutes, we delve deeper into nutrition education and refine your goals based on your progress and feedback. This is where we can really get into the ‘nitty gritty’ of your diet and nutrition habits. Examples are: what to eat before a training session, how much carbs, salt and fluid to consume on an endurance event, how to build a performance plate to support recovery.

    Each session is an opportunity to address different aspects of your diet and lifestyle, making adjustments that are both manageable and impactful. Clients benefit from at least six follow-up visits, meeting 2x/month to support new nutrition habits and nutrition understanding.

Insurance and Rates

I am in-network with major insurance providers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim, United Health Care, Aetna, Tufts, Cigna, and Maine Community Health Options. This means many clients can access my services with coverage from their insurance plans, so long as I receive a referral with a nutrition-related diagnosis code. The only exception to the referral requirement is self-pay or a PPO plan from BCBS. Referrals are still encouraged for quality collaboration of care.

If you do not have a nutrition-related diagnosis code in your referral, then our sessions would be self-pay nutrition coaching rather than medical nutrition therapy. Only medical nutrition therapy can be billed to insurance.

Examples of nutrition-related diagnoses that fall under medical nutrition therapy:

  • Fatigue

  • Iron deficient anemia

  • Underweight (BMI <19, adult)

  • Abnormal weight loss

  • Eating Disorder

  • Overweight (BMI >25)

  • Abnormal weight gain

  • Diarrhea

  • Constipation

  • Acid Reflux/ GERD

  • Lactose intolerance

  • Crohn’s Disease

  • Hypercholesterolemia

  • Pre-diabetes

  • Impaired fasting glucose

  • Hypoglycemia, unspecified

  • Hypothyroidism

  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

For those without compatible insurance, I offer competitive rates to ensure my services remain accessible. The initial 60-minute 1:1 Nutrition Coaching session is $200, providing a comprehensive overview and personalized plan. Nutrition Follow-Up sessions, each lasting 45 minutes, are priced at $150, focusing on refining and advancing your nutritional goals.

Client Benefits and Add-Ons

Nutrition benefits and add-ons that you should utilize during our nutrition consultations

Briana Bruinooge provides one-on-one nutrition coaching sessions in Portsmouth NH
Briana Bruinooge provides InBody Scan in Portsmouth NH for her nutrition clients
Briana Bruinooge provides sports nutrition education to runners in Portsmouth NH at her in-person office

InBody Composition Machine

New England Nutrition and Exercise provides InBody scans to runners and athletes

The InBody is the NEWEST addition to my office. I now offer in depth body composition scans for an additional $25 per scan.

Go beyond the scale with the InBody570 Test, a non-invasive, quick, and accurate body composition analysis that provides a detailed breakdown of your weight in terms of muscle, fat, and total body water.

Your comprehensive yet easy-to-understand measurements will display on an InBody Result Sheet in 45 seconds. Get results you can trust so you can reach your health and fitness goals with precision and actionable objectives.

The MedGem Indirect Calorimeter Metabolism Test

New England Nutrition and Exercise provides metabolism testing by using a MedGem device on runners and athletes to determine their RMR, Resting Metabolic Rate to figure out how many Calories athletes burn at rest.
Briana Bruinooge, Sports Dietitian Nutritionist offers Metabolism testing for runners and MedGem Testing for athletes.

This metabolism test takes between 5 to 10 minutes, and costs $70. If medically necessary, some health insurances may cover the cost. The MedGem is an easy-to-use, handheld device that accurately measures oxygen consumption (VO2) to determine resting metabolic rate (RMR). Measurements made with The MedGem are easy to administer and provide accurate results in only a few minutes.

EatLove Personalized Meal Planning

Briana Bruinooge curates meal plans for athletes based on their food preferences, macro goals, and health goals by utilizing a meal planning program.

If you're interested in a personalized meal plan, I offer nutrition plans for $50 per month (minimum 3-month use).

The EatLove software helps to provide personalized nutrition plans and meal recommendations. Easy recipes, smart restaurant choices, grocery lists with optional grocery and meal delivery.

Get 10% Off Fullscript Supplements

Briana Bruinooge is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who provides a 10% discount for her current clients for supplements from Fullscript.

Fullscript (previously known as Wellevate) is an online dispensary for supplements that I use for my clients. You will get 10% off your supplements when you order with me.

Order supplements through my Fullscript store.

Functional Nutrition Testing

Briana Bruinooge offers functional nutrition testing in Portsmouth NH such as Hormone Testing, Stool Tests and more.

In our 1:1 sessions, ask about these tests and it they are right for you!

  1. Food Sensitivity Testing

  2. Genova Diagnostics: Multiple testing options related to gut health, nutrition, immune function, endocrine system and genomics

  3. Diagnostic Solutions GI MAP

  4. DUTCH Testing: Hormone testing

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