When I first considered signing up for the Positive Plate Program and getting nutrition counseling it almost felt a little silly to pay money for someone to tell me to eat better and eat more fruits and vegetables. “I can tell myself that for free!” I said to myself. Months later I reached a point where I could no longer ignore that my health was not going in a good direction. So, I took a slice of humble pie and signed up, and I am really glad I did. If you can afford the 1:1 counseling, I highly recommend that too! Megan has a really well-rounded approach to teaching, goal setting, and positive thinking that starts small and builds over time to make sustainable, long-term changes easier. Before this course I felt hopeless that I would ever see any improvement in my situation. I can see a path to get there now, and that is worth a lot to me.

I recently completed Megan’s Positive Plate Program and very much enjoyed it.  As a diabetic and someone who has struggled with my weight for several years, I was skeptical when my daughters recommended I try Megan’s program.  Afterall, I had tried everything and felt like I knew everything and had already determined that nothing would ever work for me! I did an individual program, which meant I had a one on one call with Megan every week and I learned so much.  Megan is not only very knowledgeable, but she is refreshingly positive about food and the role it plays in our lives.  She understands the psychological effects food has upon us and how we can break free of unhealthy habits which have been holding us back.  She encourages small, positive weekly changes which help you build a better relationship with food and adopt a more healthy lifestyle.  Her weekly lessons and advice are informative and helpful.  I gradually found myself changing, not because I was forced to, but because I wanted to.  I felt better and viewed food in a whole different way.  Her program helped me make healthy changes in a positive way.  Instead of taking away from what I was eating and feeling restricted, her approach was to add more healthy food.  She really encourages baby steps which are easily obtainable, but soon these baby steps turn into big changes! She gives you many ideas on how to improve and change not only your diet but also your physical activity and your overall sense of well being.  If you have a chance to work with Megan I would heartily recommend you do so!

I want to give a huge shout out to Megan! I’ve tried so many ways to lose weight, but nothing seemed to work. I reached a point where I just wanted to learn and focus on the correct way to eat. Megan has been incredibly patient with me, guiding me through baby steps to help me envision what a balanced day of eating should look like. Her support and dedication have made a world of difference. Thank you, Megan, for your unwavering encouragement and for helping me on this journey!

This program has changed my life for the better! I signed up because I wanted to lose weight. Not only have I lost weight, I have learned so much about nutrition and the benefits of fueling my body properly. Implementing the habits in this program has been life-changing. I love that I don’t have to be hungry anymore!

This program is very informative and gives you focused chances to make slow, deliberate change based on that learning. The program helps you to create a healthy lifestyle rather than follow a specific diet that you will not be able to sustain. Megan is knowledgable and also very supportive and creative in talking about challenges. I would highly recommend the program to anyone who is trying to build a foundation of health in their life, and who wants to make changes that stick.

I loved this program and would recommend it to anyone struggling with the chaos of what is “healthy” and the “diets” thrown at us constantly. I feel much more confident and relaxed about making healthy food choices. I’ve spent years doing restrictive diets and it led to a very chaotic and unhealthy relationship with food. This is the first time in years that I am not “dieting” but instead focusing on small sustainable steps. I love the knowledge this provided me. I am grateful for my perspective shift, which will hopefully help me teach my daughter a healthy relationship with food and her body.

I really can’t say enough wonderful things about this program. I feel like I’ve been stuck in food prison for many years and I was finally able to break chains and be set free with Megan’s help. I still have so much more to work on and I’m not where I want to be yet in terms of how I feel about certain foods and my habits, but I am sure that with time and practice, I will be able to master skills and be 100% confident in how I am choosing to nourish my body. The best part for me was learning about the mindful part of eating. I love fruits and vegetables and “eating healthy” is not as hard for me but my issues are in the power I give food, food rules and how I feel around food in general. I was to the point that I felt stressed about pretty much everything I ate. Through this program I have so much more confidence and way less stress around food. To me, that is such a gift. Thank you Megan, this program was a God send!

I really liked the program overall. It broke down a lot of information into small, understandable segments. I didn’t think I would like the slow pace at first, but I ended up really liking that we were adding small things each week to improve our habits. I felt like it is a more sustainable program than many of the diets I’ve tried over the years. Also actually learning about nutrition was very helpful for me. I have always been on some sort of diet without knowing much about nutrition, so it was refreshing and helpful to actually learn about what my body needs. It is not a diet, it’s a healthy way of life. I would highly recommend it to my friends.

This program has made me WANT to eat better because it has helped me understand the WHY we need to eat healthy. I am more aware of the kinds of food I eat and the foods I keep in the house. I love the thought that food is not the enemy, and this course has taught me how to have a good relationship with food in all it’s varieties, and that no food is “good” or “bad”. Thank you. It has been such a helpful course!

The Positive Plate Program is the best!!! The first lesson sets the stage for developing a sound and sustainable pattern for eating, exercising, and maintaining a positive mind set. I loved learning that every food has a purpose and a place in our lives. The program gives you the knowledge and ability to recognize what your body needs, how much your body needs, and why your body needs it. Each of the 12 lesson gives you a tool to add to your tool belt. When life gets crazy and you face barriers, you’re better equipped to tackle the challenges that come. A few specific things I have learned that have been game changers for me include: pairing foods to satisfy hunger, the benefits of resistant starches, and never restricting yourself from any food. I feel like anyone and everyone can benefit from the Positive Plate Program. It is reasonably priced and the best money I may have ever spent on myself. Not only has it benefited me, but my family is also eating better and in a sustainable way. I feel like I can do this forever. It is not hard! Learning to make small changes over time adds up to being happy, healthy, and in control of your body and mind.

With SO many opinions and information on nutrition out there, it is so freeing to know exactly what sustainable habits and practices will serve me the rest of my life! The positive plate program did a beautiful job of helping me not only learn but implement these practices into my life. I feel such a positive difference and the knowledge is so empowering! All the lessons were cohesive and built on each other- everything Megan taught just makes sense and was so helpful for lifelong nourishment and health.

I have truly enjoyed the positive plate program with Megan! My knowledge has grown and my tool belt is full of skills to help me become successful in my nutrition goals. I have learned so many things that I did not even realize that I needed. I will be more successful in my future eating habits and with the knowledge and experience that I have gained I understand why those habits are so important. I know being successful doesn’t mean perfect but progress in the right direction. I am grateful for the Positive Plate Program and Megan for giving me the confidence and knowledge to set me up for success!

I am very glad I participated in the PPP program. It was very much worth my time and the cost. I learned so much and feel empowered to fuel my body better and have a positive relationship with food instead of stressing about what I shouldn’t be eating.
I have been able to change the way I eat for breakfast and make that meal serve my body in a more beneficial manner. It’s been great to see those changes already! I have also learned a lot of new techniques to help me make healthier choices in feeding my family. I hope to be able to share what I’ve learned with my children to help them make healthier choices and establish good eating patterns in their lives. So grateful I have been able to access so much practical and applicable wisdom and knowledge from Megan’s PPP!

I am not being hyperbolic when I say that what I learned in the Positive Plate Program has changed my life. I am walking away from this 12 week program with so much knowledge and confidence that I can tackle any nutritional barrier in my life with a little bit of mindfulness and a whole lot of positivity. Megan is clearly an expert in her field, but she is also compassionate and empathetic. Megan makes really complicated science accessible and understandable to everyone. She understands that when it comes to healthy relationships with our food and our bodies, we need to focus on long-term and sustainable goals. She focuses on adding things and adapting things, not restricting or eliminating. This is a program that will change your life because it is something you could sustain your whole life-long.

I had just turned 50 when I met Megan and the brief initial conversation we had, immediately showed me what a breath of fresh air she is!  I had been struggling with my relationship to food for several years and had become totally lost in the ‘only eat this’ world of dieting.  Megan’s sound nutritional advice became the voice that would lead me out of that mess and onto a path where I no longer had constant ‘food noise’ and could finally listen to my own body and pay attention to what it was trying to communicate with me.  Through weekly phone calls with Megan, I have experienced huge changes not only in how I feel – more energy, more clarity, more calm – but also in being able to understand exactly what my body is doing, why and what I can do to help it (her depth of knowledge is amazing and she explains complicated biological matters so effortlessly!)  Megan’s nutrional approach to eating, is one that begins with kindness to ourselves, calm choices around ALL foods and always asking what can we add to a meal to make it more nutritious, has been the type of guidance I wish for everyone.  Food should be enjoyed, preferably shared with people we love, but most importantly – the fuel to allow us to go out there and live a great life!  I am so thankful that Megan has put me back in a place where I can view food this way again and am free of the ‘diet’ mindset that kept me stuck and struggling for so long!

“I have really enjoyed the Positive Plate Program. I am drinking more water and can recognize my dehydration queues, I have learned how important fiber and protein are for me to stay fuller longer, I am trying to slow down when eating and notice fullness queues, and have really worked on increasing the number of fruits and veggies I eat/day. This program really helped me look at food in a more positive way.”

This was an overall great course! Gives a good basis and framework for thinking about and interacting with your own diet. Lots of good science, both on the “what food does to your body” end and the “behavioral psychology” end. Very approachable. I especially want to emphasize the well-balanced part, because it’s easy to just learn about the science of stuff, but keeping it within the framework of “real life is messy, and here’s some ideas about how to adapt and change and make sure you’re not trying too much at once” was really great.”
 

My goal in doing the Positive Plate Program was to get the nutritional education I needed to build life sustaining habits. This program gave me that and more. In addition to nutritional education, I learned the fundamentals in building good habits and how to listen and be in tune with my body. I learned that it’s ok to make a mistake and how not to beat myself up about it, but learn from it. Im not perfect, but thanks to this program, I’m on the right path.

I think everyone can benefit from participating in the Positive Plate Program. It has forever changed the way I approach eating and has improved my relationship with food. Megan’s approach is more than just good information, it’s a template for self improvement. In a world full of muddied messages about health and nutrition, Megan provides solid and sound information that you can trust. If you are looking to truly improve your health habits and cut out the bull, this is the program for you.

The Positive Plate Program is an educational, empowering program that gave me confidence to own my nutrition and pick what I want to eat in a balanced and healthy way rather than relying on dictated meal plans or prepackaged meals. I think anyone, regardless of their background, who is done with fad diets and wants to understand nutrition in an adaptable way so that they can take charge of their own healthy choices, will really enjoy and benefit from this course. I love that it’s not a specialized diet program spawning from fringe research or a guilt driven brow beating. Megan teaches sound nutrition based on the whole body of dietetics research that is applicable to anyone and everyone and in a way that’s straightforward and motivating.

Megan’s Positive Plate Program is exactly what the name says – bringing positivity to your plate. When I talk about the program to my friends, they can’t believe that working with a nutritionist isn’t about what we have to eliminate foods from our diet, rather focusing on what can we add! Megan breaks down nutrition in to ‘digestible chunks’ so we can understand the importance of micro and macronutrients. I believe that the knowledge I’ve gained and the habits I’ve started to form since beginning the program are going to help me have long term results. No matter where you are in your health & wellness or fitness journey – this program would be a great addition.

This program gives people the ability to make the best decisions about their nutrition while staying away from diet culture. Rather than a restrictive program, Megan focuses on what we can add to our diets to become more healthy. Megan gave specific details on how much protein, fiber, fat, etc. that we should consume. It was never fear based but rather embraced a love for food and healthy eating. I can’t think of a single person that wouldn’t benefit from taking this course! The Positive Plate Program has not left me with the “perfect” diet. Instead, it has left me much better equipped to discover what kind of diet my body functions best on. While I have not currently made all of the changes in my diet that I would like to, I have the tools and the confidence that I will eventually be able to make these changes.

I learned so much in a short amount of time! I learned how to be less judgmental and to find ways to improve instead of beating myself up over one choice. It really taught me to have a better relationship with food. It helped me to pay better attention to how I was feeling my body and its response. It has helped me learn to make better choices but to still enjoy foods i like.It taught me that by adding better choices (such as fruits, veggies, protein, etc) my body could find balance between what I was already eating and healthier options. It didn’t make me feel guilty and constantly had me re-evaluating to make better choices for the future. I have gained so much and not only has it helped me, but it has also helped those around me. You are awesome, Megan! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talents!

Meganjane’s positive plate program had great information that helped me rethink my relationship with food. The information she shared help guide me to make achievable goals to improve my overall health. She was able to not only give us information on nutritional research but also teach us how to search for reliable information when it comes to healthy food choices. Definitely recommend this program for those looking to improve their health!

The Positive Plate Program equipped me with the knowledge and skills to have a better relationship with food. Megan presented a wonderful program that gives tools and guidelines that allowed me to change my diet so that my body functions better on a daily basis. I now have a much more plentiful diet and am no longer left hungry between meals and snacks because I know how to structure them for success. I am a lot more confident in the choices I make and not so hard on myself when I don’t do things “perfectly”.

This program really taught me the fundamentals of nutrition that I thought knew. It was an hour a week that I dedicated to doing something for myself and that made me want to share the knowledge I learn with others. It has changed my mindset in eating completely. I think I owe the recent success in my fitness and mindset to this. I would hands-down recommend taking this program

When I signed up for the Positive Plate program, my primary goal was to learn more about nutrition generally and hopefully build some positive eating habits. The program far exceeded my expectations. The content Megan provided was chock-full of useful information, but easy to follow and absorb. The content was reinforced through our weekly discussions and written follow up in a way that helped me track my progress and develop positive routines that worked for me individually. I highly recommend the program for people who truly want to learn more about what they are eating and how to improve their eating habits.

Megan has such a positive, relaxed approach to food, that since working with her, I have become so confident in making great choices for my health instead of feeling overwhelmed with constant food ‘noise’. She seems to have an endless supply of sound advice for any of the hurdles I encounter and always takes time to listen to what the deeper problems are. My efforts to improve my health had got me so far and now with Megan, my health is in a place that I don’t think I really believed was possible for me anymore in my 50s. Nutrition is THE pathway to excellent health and the great health that I am achieving with Megan’s help has given me my life back!