Food & Nutrition Services
Registered dietitians provide nutrition services at Sarah Bush Lincoln. Through individual sessions, the dietitians use a medically oriented approach to counsel people about their nutrition.
The counseling sessions assist people in making appropriate choices based on their individual nutritional needs. With a doctor's referral, people can receive individual nutritional counseling in the areas of:
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Gastrointestinal issues
Food allergies
Hypertension
Kidney disease
Nutritional management of cancer
Prenatal & postnatal nutrition
Sports nutrition
Weight loss/gain
Some nutrition counseling services may be covered by your insurance plan or by Medicare.
Services
- Assessment of Nutritional Status
A
comprehensive nutritional analysis which provides information on the
nutritional status of individuals.
Implementing Appropriate Nutritional Interventions
Individual meal plan
Recipe modification
Dining out and food shopping guidelines
Follow-up Care
Monitoring weight change
Reinforcing behavior modification techniques
Reviewing food choices
Weight
Control Group Program
Healthy
Directions Community Weight Management Program is an educational
program that discusses healthy diet, behavior modification and
exercise. The six-month program includes individual assessment by a
dietitian and weekly group meetings.
Hours
By
appointment Monday through Friday. To make an appointment, contact
your physicians office for referral.
Home
Care Meals
Home
Care meals are home-delivered meals for Charleston residents who are
homebound and require modified diets. Meals are delivered Monday
through Friday by volunteers. For information, call 258-or 348-2133.
The Basement Bistro
The
Basement Bistro is located on the ground floor of the Health Center.
The daily menu is posted in The Basement Bistro.
It
offers several healthy choices.
Breakfast:
6:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Lunch:
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Dinner:
4:30 to 7 p.m.
Open for snacks & beverages 6:30 a.m to 7 p.m.
For more information contact:
Food and Nutrition Services
Sarah
Bush Lincoln Health Center
1000
Health Center Drive
Mattoon,
IL 61938
217
258- or 348-2199
Food & Nutrition Services Director
Cathy Babbs R.D., L.D.N.
Dietitians
Cindy Foster R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.
Jane Frankie R.D., L.D.N.
Melissa Miller R.D.
Gwen Zumwalt R.D.