Nutrition Programs

One-on-One Consultations

Nutrition Consultation   50 minutes* $150-250
A Registered Dietitian will create a personalized healthy eating plan that considers specific medical concerns and lifestyle needs. Our Registered Dietitians are certified, experienced professionals who are committed to helping develop a new perspective on eating well.

Telephone Nutrition Consultation   60-80 minutes* $250
For those of our guests who are out of visiting range of the Institute, a Registered Dietitian will speak with you personally via telephone to create a personalized healthy eating plan that considers specific medical concerns and lifestyle needs. Our Registered Dietitians are certified, experienced professionals who are committed to helping develop a new perspective on eating well.  Consultation time may vary and includes review of 3-Day food log, Health History Questionnaire, medical lab results from the past year and delivery of any pertinent follow-up documents via email or fax.

Grocery Store Tour  110 minutes $300
Our Registered Dietitians personally guide you through your shopping experience at a local grocery store, helping you find healthier products while avoiding nutritional traps. Gain confidence about choosing the right foods for you and your family.

*25-minute consultations available for $75 after initial 50-minute session.

Cooking Classes

Wellness Kitchen  Luncheon $105, Dinner $125
Fresh, whole food and nutrition education come together in this cooking experience. Led by a Registered Dietitian-Chef, these classes offer practical help on selecting, preparing and enjoying simple, yet delicious meals, using real, whole foods that improve health and increase longevity. This two-hour, interactive lunch or dinner class is a hands-on experience where you cook and sit down to enjoy a variety of nutritious meals. The Wellness Kitchen is also available for lunch or dinner private group events. (Please contact Guest Services at (818) 575-1114 for more information and menu options.) View Wellness Kitchen Calendar

Kitchen Expo  Pricing Varies, see calendar for details
This fun, social, dining experience features delicious menus designed by Director of Nutrition, Paulette Lambert, R.D., CDE.  Stepping into our theater-style kitchen is like stepping on the set of your favorite cooking show!
Includes class, meal, wine (dinner classes only), recipes, tax & gratuity

Nutrition Workshops

These interactive, individual or small group sessions introduce guests to myth-busting concepts about diet, healthful foods, and weight management, often curing trendy confusion. The workshops demystify nutrition and weight maintenance, with surprising and entertaining information.

Whether it is discovering how a grocery store is laid out to instigate purchases…or when and if organic food is appropriate…or what foods support healthy bones…or which popular diets can be debunked, these workshops put the truth in perspective, in a fun and memorable way.

Mindful Eating: Reconnecting With Your Body  50 minutes $150
Discover how to use internal cues to discern true appetite and honor hunger. Learn to develop a new relationship with food that builds a positive body image and attitude toward eating well.

Navigating the Grocery Store  50 minutes $150
Take an aisle-by-aisle virtual tour through the market and learn how the layout of a grocery store can affect eating choices. Solve the dilemma of when organic is worth the extra cost and when it’s not. Learn to decode food labels and make the healthiest, freshest choices possible. This workshop is a must for healthy eating!

Current Trends in Nutrition  50 minutes $150
Invest a small amount of time to gain an understanding about the essential needs of the body. Learn the real science of basic nutrition, the most updated nutrition evidence to support wellness and longevity and how those principles apply to unique physical, mental and medical concerns.

The Truth about Weight   50 minutes $150
A scientific approach to weight management. Learn the techniques and strategies to promote success in weight management.

Nutrition Home Programming

The Grocery Store:  Tips & Tricks  $25
Want a piece of the Institute in your home for easy reference year-round?  With this Grocery Store Tour, making smart choices for weight loss has never been easier!  There are no fad diets, gimmicky equipment or big investments required to get started; just you and a trip to your local grocery store.  Click here to buy now!

Weight Loss Packages**

Weight Loss Training Package  $3,450 per person*
Our experts have created a 5-day Weight Loss Training package which provides tools and strategies for achieving sustainable weight loss goals, with elements tailored to your personal needs. This package includes:

• Fitness assessments, including a resting metabolic rate (RMR) test, a VO2 test and a BOD POD body composition analysis
• Fitness consultation with our exercise specialist, five personal training sessions and small group fitness classes that will help to expand your exercise routine
• Assessment tools, including CalTrac and Heart Rate monitors
• Nutrition consultation with our registered dietitian and three follow-up sessions
• Two Wellness Kitchen hands-on cooking or Expo, dining and nutrition experiences
• Grocery Store Tour led by our registered dietitian to gain practical food shopping strategies
• Grocery Store DVD with take-home tips & tricks to maintain your nutritional focus
• Daily Health Strategies sessions with our lifestyle consultant, including the development of a life plan for implementing sustainable change
• Three complementary and alternative medicine treatments such as hypnotherapy, energy healing or acupuncture
• Follow-up phone consultations with experts in fitness, nutrition and life balance

The Weight Loss Training package is also available with a Comprehensive Physical, including medical evaluation and laboratory analysis, for an additional fee of $2,800.  For reservations or more information, please call (818) 575-1114 or e-mail (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Weight Loss Kick Start Package  $1,250 per person*
Our two-day Weight Loss Kick Start package provides a positive start to a healthier way of living. This package includes:

• Fitness assessments, including a resting metabolic rate (RMR) test and a BOD POD body composition analysis
• Nutrition, Fitness and Health Strategies consultations with our in-house experts
• Two personal training sessions with our exercise specialists
• Small group fitness classes that will expand your exercise routine
• Wellness Kitchen hands-on cooking or Expo, dining and nutrition experience
• Grocery Store DVD with take-home tips & tricks to maintain your nutritional focus
• Assessment tools, including CalTrac and Heart Rate monitors

Group Weight Loss Experience  $985 per person, minimum of 2 participants*
Our two-day Group Weight Loss experience provides a supportive group environment to begin your weight loss journey. This package includes:

• BOD POD body composition analysis
• Nutrition Strategies workshop with our Registered Dietitians
• Health Strategies workshop with our Life Balance experts
• Fitness Strategies workshop with our exercise specialists
• Two group bootcamp sessions with our exercise specialists
• Small group fitness classes that will expand your exercise routine
• Wellness Kitchen Expo, dining and nutrition experience
• Grocery Store DVD with take-home tips & tricks to maintain your nutritional focus
• CalTrac assessment tool

For optimal convenience, Weight Loss package guests can stay at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, located on-site.  For reservations or more information, please call (818) 575-1114 or e-mail (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

*Rate is subject to availability and requires 72-hour advanced reservations.  All services are not available seven days a week.  Some restrictions apply.

**Attendees participating in the Group Weight Loss Experience, Kick Start and Weight Loss Training Packages will be required to provide medical clearance to participate in exercise programs from their personal physician.  Comprehensive physicals are available and encouraged as a supplement to your package.**