PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN

MEAL & MENU PLANNING: Level 1  

At last, an internationally accredited course in meal planning NEW

Become an approved Meal & Menu Planner
One of the areas of food coaching so rarely discussed. At last you can learn all the ins and outs of how to plan meals and menus for yourself, your family or for clients. This four unit program takes you through the tools of gathering client eating information, analysing eating habits, how to create a healthful eating plan - including creating and assessing recipes for clients, and how to monitor progress.  As a meal and menu planner you will not prescribe meal plans, rather you will work closely with clients in planning meals and menus with them to achieve their goals.

What does this mean? To prescribe a diet you would need to have a relevant qualification in health or nutrition, after all you are telling people what to eat, rather than them working this out with your support. To prescribe meal plans requires a different level of insurance to cover you for advice you are giving.

As a Level 1 Meal & Menu Planner you will discuss with your clients their current eating, then using your nutrition knowledge you'll provide them with information so that they can make informed food choices that collaboratively you'll use to create their meal and menus. For example, you'll both review their current eating for its healthfulness, then together you'll pinpoint areas to improve, coming up with ideas and better options, and lastly you will pull it all together in a meal plan your client has effectively driven, but you have collated and prepared. We provide you with extensive tools and templates, plus a months free access to one of the best meal planning software around.

This course uses a handy app to drop recipes and meals into a menu planner and plan for a day, week, month or longer. Meal & Menu Planners don't give advice or prescribe eating plans, they work with clients in making informed choices and provide tools for them to implement their new eating habits. You will find that this sort of food coaching technique is very powerful in helping clients make positive, permanent health choices.

WHO DOES THIS COURSE?

A diverse group of students ranging from PTs, nurses, health coaches, food bloggers, food coaches, chefs and more. 

What about personal trainers?
This course is ideal for personal trainers looking to gain insurance to meal plan for clients. The Professional Certificate of Meal & Menu Planning is accredited with the International Institute of Complimentary Therapists (IICT). Graduates register with IICT and gain insurance with AoN or Marsh, this sits alongside your PT qualification and insurance, qualifying you separately to provide meal and menu plans. Understand Scope of Practice!

Who can use nutrition professionally? Read more here!

Internationally Accredited Program

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Accredited AADP College
(Australia, NZ, UK, US and Canada)

American Association of Drugless Practitioners

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Program units: 

1. Certificate of Human Nutrition online mode, 45 hours $450 - prerequisite unit (pathways to Bachelor of Health Science in either Nutritional Medicine or Naturopathy) (upgrade and receive printed set of course materials as well as the online, additional $85)
2. Introduction to Menu & Meal Planning, 25-hour online unit, $350 (see unit description below)
3. Psychology & Behaviour Change 20-hour online unit, $399 (15 CECs, 15 CPDs ESSA, REPs approved, FitRec)
4. One elective - Nutrition Psychology ($256.50 and 14 CECs), OR Food Groups & Dietary Diversity ($237.50 and 7 CECs), OR Design & Delivery Healthy Lifestyle Courses (CECs and CPDs pending), OR Kitchen Medicine; Natural Health ($332.50)

The above units can be taken individually (not as part of this program), for example you can take Introduction to Meal & Menu Planning on its own, however to gain registration and insurance you will need either an underlying relevant qualification or to complete the remaining units. Students can transfer from one program to another, ask the office for details).

DURATION

You must complete all units within 12 months of your enrolment date. There is no penalty for students opting out. Transfer fees may apply if you wish to move to a different program.

INVESTMENT & DELIVERY

Option 1: Enrol into one unit at a time (pricing per unit as shown above)
Option 2: Pay upfront for the units 1 and 2 at discounted price $720 (save $80)

• Total approx cost $1199 (with discounts, not including elective) or pay upfront for all three units (pay for your elective now or later) - $1079.10 (save $119.90)
• Pay by the unit, no ongoing monthly fees (unlike overseas courses), opt out at anytime. Ultimately flexibility!
• Add to cart 'upgrade'  - additional $85 to receive a full set of printed nutrition materials also. Only available on the Certificate of Human Nutrition Unit
  

Units are provided either online or via distance training on our secure online student portal (requires only Internet access). You will have:

• Your own private Student Portal which holds all your course materials accessible 24/7
• Access to a private Student Facility to gain the very latest, plus webinars, fact sheets and much more
• Access to qualified staff by phone, email or Skype
• Ongoing access to health resources on the college portal
  

All students receive 

1. A Certificate of Completion with relevant accrediting logos for each unit 
2. A Certificate of Completion noting you have completed Meal & Menu Planning; Level 1
   
3. Tools and templates to use with your clients
   
4. Discounts on Meal Planning Software
   

ACCREDITATION, REGISTRATION & INSURANCE

• Pacific and UK: International Institute of Complimentary Therapists (IICT) - Available in Australia, NZ, UK and USA (Australian pricing: $69 for associate membership through to $199 for Executive membership, fees may differ from one country to another)
  

• North America: Membership also available to the AADP (American Association of Drugless Practitioners) with insurance options or direct through IICT USA, insurance starts at $117 US

• Australia and NZ: Insurance package option with AON ($210 per annum) via your registration with IICT (or independently through Marsh Insurance or other insurers, just give them a quick buzz to discuss insurance with them individually)

• Northern hemisphere: Insurance also available in UK via your registration with IICT UK. Insurance for the UK via Westminster Indemnity
  

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RPL - RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

RPL is possible for one unit for students who have completed the Certificate of Human Nutrition with Cadence Health within the last two years. RPL from other units should be discussed with the office as this program has just three core units and they are inter-related.

PROGRAM CONTENT (BY UNIT)

UNIT 1:  Certificate of Human Nutrition unit

• This is the core nutrition unit in all our programs, not only does it cover all essential knowledge in diet and nutrition but it pathways to a degree should you wish to take the ultimate step.
• You can read full details about this unit here!

UNIT 2: Introduction to Meal & Menu Planning

• Meal and menu planning: What is it? Who does it? Why and how?
• Meal and menu planning essentials
• Non-diet approach to healthful eating
• Software options and course application
• Meal and menu planning process - flexibility, meeting client needs, end-user focused, relevance, motivation, evaluation, healthful, food psychology
• Food factors - Variety, quality, quantity, individuality,
• Data gathering and collation
• Data collection tools - common dietary assessment tools, using the application
• Data assessment and application to planning
• Data assessment tools - macro and micro-nutrient profiling, energy, dietary variety and diversity, food group compliance, healthy eating ratings
• Bringing it all together and making it functional
• Extensive learning activities to practice your craft at each step, including use of various applications and websites.

UNIT 3: Psychology & Behaviour Change

• The Coach
• The reductionist view of nutrition
• How can we know what the best way of eating is?
• Coaching communications
• Understanding human behaviour
• Personality and eating habits
• Motivation
• Using incentives
• Habits, habit formation and habit change
• Rating scales in coaching for change
• What is the best way to eat?
• The non-diet based approach
• Nutrition psychology basics: the psychology of eating
• Intuitive eating
• Evidence and theory of behaviour change
• Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM)
• Barriers to change and strategies to overcome
• Health coaching in practice for behaviour change
• Self-assessment and self-monitoring tools; your strategy
• The importance of outlines and summaries: The primacy and recency effect
• AGAR; A simple but effective strategy
• Scope of practice, referral systems and Duty of Care

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR STUDIES

Lots! Holding a certificate in Meal & Menu Planning (Level 1) will allow you to create individual plans for people and groups. No prior qualification is required, however if you hold qualifications in fitness you can use this program to provide meal plans to clients as you will hold a separate qualification and insurance to do this.

* Offer healthy eating programs
* Expand on your food coaching services to instill healthy eating habits
* Work in hospitality to improve the healthfulness of meals and menus
* Assist with healthy eating for longevity

PATHWAYS TO TERTIARY DEGREES

1. Health degrees: Go on to further studies such as a Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition & Dietetic Medicine) at Endeavour College taking with you an exemption for nutrition one, then the world is your oyster!


2. Use the nutrition unit from this course to upgrade to become a Recognised Nutrition & Health Coach with Cadence Health Coaching. And... if you are a PT you will gain an exemption for one unit in the Certificate of Nutrition & Health Coaching making you even closer to being a Recognised Nutrition & Health Coach!


3. Use the Psychology, Behaviour Change & Wellbeing Management unit to go on and complete the Professional Certificate of Wellbeing Coaching & Management, ideal for fitness and health professionals.


4. National Certificates in Fitness: Certificate III and IV in Fitness offering you the best of health and fitness options to  pass onto your clients. Cadence Health has special arrangements for our students enrolling with PT Academy for discounts off their fees!

So you have it all... black and white no if's or buts, still if you have any questions don't hesitate to give us a shout, we have excellent vocational support services!

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Nutrition Psychology 

A rare insight into why we chose to eat what we do and why habits are so hard to break.

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Certificate of Sports Nutrition 

Hydration techniques, fueling (what, when, where and how much), ergogenic supplements and how to apply sports nutrition in practice.

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Weight Loss Nutrition 

Focus body fat deposition, how to mobilise it and how to work effectively with clients seeking to shift body fat.

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