# Nutrition guides

Dietitians has 8 guides on registered dietitians and dietitian-led nutrition practices: weight management, sports nutrition, diabetes and heart-health nutrition counselling, gut health, plant-based nutrition, pediatric and family nutrition, and virtual nutrition visits, grouped by country.

## General

- [Dietitian vs nutritionist: what the titles mean](https://dietitians.fyi/guides/dietitian-vs-nutritionist.md): RD, RDN and registered dietitian titles are regulated credentials. Nutritionist is not protected in most places. Check the register before you book.
- [Does insurance cover a dietitian?](https://dietitians.fyi/guides/does-insurance-cover-a-dietitian.md): Sometimes. Medicare covers MNT for diabetes and kidney disease with a referral. Private plans vary. Check your own plan before you book.
- [What a first dietitian visit looks like](https://dietitians.fyi/guides/first-dietitian-visit.md): A first nutrition visit is an assessment: history, habits, goals and a plan. Bring a food record and your medication list.
- [High-protein meal prep: a practical baseline](https://dietitians.fyi/guides/high-protein-meal-prep-basics.md): Batch-cook a protein anchor, a vegetable and a starch once a week. Spread protein across meals. Reference values only; a dietitian tailors them.
- [How to check a dietitian's credential](https://dietitians.fyi/guides/how-to-check-a-dietitians-credential.md): Credentials and registers are public. Check before you book: CDR in the US, HCPC in the UK, provincial colleges in Canada, Dietitians Australia in Australia and CORU in Ireland.
- [How to choose a dietitian](https://dietitians.fyi/guides/how-to-choose-a-dietitian.md): Check the credential on the official register, then check fit: specialty, visit type, price and insurance. Do both before you book.
- [Virtual nutrition visits explained](https://dietitians.fyi/guides/virtual-nutrition-visits-explained.md): A video visit with a dietitian works like an in-person visit minus the travel. Check that the practice offers virtual care and that your insurer covers it.
- [What does a dietitian cost?](https://dietitians.fyi/guides/what-a-dietitian-costs.md): In the US, published ranges put intake visits around $150 to $250 and follow-ups around $100 to $150. Insurance can lower this to a copay or zero.