Nutritional Services

FitLife offers Nutrition Services as part of our spectrum of health and wellbeing services.

Our in-house Registered Dietitian is available for private and semi-private nutrition consultations as well as group workshops.

Meet our Dietitian! Yumi

Yumi Petrisko, MS, RD, CSSD

Yumi is a graduate of San Diego State University, where she earned master's degrees in Nutritional Sciences and Exercise Physiology and completed her coursework to be a Registered Dietitian. She has been teaching nutrition and kinesiology courses at San Diego State University and San Diego Mesa College for the past five years and has worked as a clinical dietitian for Scripps Health and Alvarado Hospital. Yumi has conducted numerous research studies with a focus on the influence of dietary factors on appetite, metabolism, weight management, physical fitness and athletic performance. She is also an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, California Dietetic Association and San Diego Dietetic Association. Yumi specializes in weight management and sports nutrition and is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, playing tennis, practicing yoga and pilates, and cooking.

To schedule an appointment, please contact Yumi at mpetrisko@ucsd.edu or at 858-822-0372.

To purchase your session, please visit the RIMAC Sales Desk or click HERE

Ask The Dietitian

Have a food or nutrition question that’s been puzzling you? Starting October 3^rd, Yumi will have weekly “office hours” to answer questions and offer nutrition advice. Stop by her office in the RIMAC weight room on Wednesdays from 3-4pm to utilize this great resource that’s free for students and RecCard holders!

Nutrition Consultations

Meet with the dietitian one-on-one or in small groups. Consultations include review of health history, diet analysis, meal planning, practical tips to eat smarter, and personalized stragies for weight management, athletic performance, and disease prevention.

Students: $35 for 1-hour Initial Consultation, $20 for a 1/2hr Follow Up Session, $87.50 for the Basic Care Package*

RecCard Holders: $65 for 1.5-hrs Initial Consultation, $30 for a 1/2hr Follow Up Session, $145 for the Basic Care Package*

Community:
$75 for 1.5-hrs Initial Consultation, $35 for a 1/2-hr Follow Up Session, $165 for the Basic Care Package*

*The Basic Care Package includes one initial consultation and three 1/2 hr follow up sessions.

Groups (2-3 people): 1-hour consultation
Students: $45.50 Rec Card Holders: $84.50 Community: $97.50

Students are encouraged to check out the Weight Management group meetings held at Student Health Services: http://studenthealth.ucsd.edu/nutritionweight.shtml

NEW TO FITLIFE: NUTRITION WORKSHOPS

FitLife’s Registered Dietian is available to come to you! Your group will learn valuable nutrition information and practical tips to help you optimize your nutritional status. Nutrition workshop topics include:

Healthy Dining Out
Nutrition for Optimal Athletic Performance
Creating the Perfect Plate
Nutrition: Fact vs. Fiction
Savvy Food Shopping with grocery store tour

The nutrition workshops are interactive and can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your group. Workshops specifically designed for student groups include:

Eating Healthy on a Budget
Avoiding Weight Gain During College

Workshops specifically designed for Faculty/Staff groups include:

Healthy Recipe Modification
Nutrition for Weight Control
Nutrition for Health Series
- Heart Healthy Eating
- Eating Smart for Cancer Prevention
- Keeping Blood Sugar in check with Nutrition

FitLife Mobile nutrition workshops are designed to last one hour, and pricing is as follows:

Student workshop: $75
Faculty/Staff workshop: $110

Contact Yumi at mpetrisko@ucsd.edu or 858-822-0372 for more information or to schedule a nutrition workshop.

For recipes from our dietitian, Yumi Petrisko, visit our FitLife Nutrition Blog at http://ucsandiegofitlife.wordpress.com!