# Dietitian visit prep checklist

Answer three questions and get a short checklist for your dietitian visit: what to bring, what to ask and what changes for a virtual or in-person appointment.

Use the tool on the [web page](https://dietitians.fyi/tools/visit-prep-checklist). It works without JavaScript.

## How to use it

1. Choose what kind of visit is it?.
2. Choose how will you meet?.
3. Choose who is the visit for?.
4. Read the result.

## How it works

The checklist is built from published clinic descriptions of first nutrition visits: UC San Diego Health (health.ucsd.edu/care/nutrition-counseling), Fresno State Student Health (studentaffairs.fresnostate.edu/health/wellness/nutrition.html) and Colorado State University KRNC (chhs.colostate.edu/krnc/about-us/frequently-asked-questions-about-krnc), all accessed 2026-11-13.

Those sources describe a first visit as an assessment of history, habits and goals, with a food record and medication list as useful preparation. Follow-up visits review progress against the plan.

The virtual-visit items come from clinic guidance on telehealth appointments and from Dietitians Australia's Find a Dietitian tool, which covers accessing care online (dietitiansaustralia.org.au, accessed 2026-11-13).

The child items reflect common clinic policy: a guardian attends a minor's first visit, and the clinic needs the child's real eating pattern, not an ideal one.

> A preparation checklist only. Not medical or nutrition advice. A dietitian's personal assessment is the real guidance.

## Questions

### Do I need to fast for a dietitian visit?

No. A nutrition visit is a conversation, not a lab test. Bring food records instead.

### What if I forget my food record?

Describe a typical day from memory. A written record helps but is not required.

### Is this medical advice?

No. It is a preparation checklist. Your dietitian gives you personal advice in the visit.