Services

What Working With Me Actually Looks Like

I don't just lend my name to a brand. I bring 20 years of real-world food service operations to every engagement so your product claims hold up where it counts.

An expert voice built on hands-on industry experience

I've spent my career inside the facilities where products have to actually work: at scale, on budget, and under pressure. When I say your product works in a real kitchen, I mean I've tested it in one. When I say your claims hold up, I mean I've checked them against the regulatory frameworks that govern institutional food purchasing.

The Difference

Why Partner With a Food-Service Systems RD?

Nancy Isa reviewing food products in a consulting session

Most brand-partnership dietitians focus on content, messaging, and influencer work. I add something different: 20 years of hands-on experience inside commercial kitchens, institutional food service, and federal nutrition programs, where food has to perform under pressure, at scale, and within strict regulations.

When we partner, we're not just talking about nutrition facts and nice-to-have health claims. We're testing how your product tastes, holds up on the tray line, into the production schedule, and across menu cycles.  This helps your team see exactly where it works, where it doesn't, and what needs to change for real-world adoption.

Brands come to me when they want straight feedback from someone who's run operations, rewritten systems, and implemented large-scale nutrition programs.  If you want your product or initiative to be both credible and operationally realistic, partnering with a food-service systems RD is the fastest way to get there.

Signature Service

Signature Service

Real Kitchen Audits

Operational insight that only comes from having actually run the kitchen.

I take your product into an actual high-volume kitchen and show how it holds up in bulk cooking, on a real service line, under real pressure. My background running commercial kitchens means I evaluate your product from the perspective of a dietitian with hands-on kitchen leadership experience.

Available for

  • Corporate food service environments
  • Catering and event production kitchens
  • Healthcare and clinical food service
  • Senior nutrition and Meals on Wheels programs
  • Community meal sites and CACFP programs
Nancy Isa reviewing production documents in a commercial kitchen

Full Service Menu

Everything I Offer

Ongoing Partnership

Annual Advisory Retainer

Ongoing nutrition and operational guidance for brands that want a real expert in their corner year-round. I serve as your embedded RD, available for product review, content sign-off, regulatory questions, and strategic input as your brand evolves.

  • Monthly strategy and review sessions
  • Nutrition science and regulatory guidance
  • Content and claims review
  • Priority access for time-sensitive questions
Regulatory

Claims & Compliance Review

I check whether your product claims hold up against what actually happens in a working kitchen and what institutional buyers can purchase. That means reviewing claims against regulatory standards, procurement realities, and real-world kitchen constraints.

  • Nutrition and health claim review
  • Federal nutrition program compliance
  • Procurement and institutional buyer alignment
  • Regulatory standards cross-check
Content

Content & Education Development

Dense nutrition science turned into plain, honest content that buyers, chefs, kitchen operators, and health-conscious consumers can actually use. No jargon, no fluff, no vague wellness language.

  • Blogs, articles, and long-form education content
  • Content for buyers, chefs, and kitchen operators
  • Evidence-based wellness content (scientific review and authorship)
  • Consumer-friendly nutrition messaging
Culinary

Recipe Development & Menu Scaling

Recipes that taste good, work for real diets, and can actually scale. I develop for specialized diets, medically tailored meals, and large-volume production. Not just home kitchens.

  • Specialized diets: plant-based, gluten-free, allergen-friendly
  • Medically tailored and therapeutic meals
  • Bulk production and institutional scaling
  • Menu development for regulated programs
Media

Spokesperson & On-Camera Expert

As seen on NBC Connecticut, WTNH News 8, WFSB, and Fox61. I'm comfortable on camera and credible on screen. Available for media interviews, brand spokesperson roles, and on-camera expert appearances.

  • Brand spokesperson and ambassador roles
  • TV and media interviews
  • On-camera expert content for brand channels
  • Podcast and audio appearances
Education

Training & Education

Getting your team up to speed on nutrition science, food service operations, and how your product fits into the real-world systems your customers work in. Available as webinars or hands-on sessions.

  • Webinars for sales and marketing teams
  • Hands-on kitchen training sessions
  • Food service operator education
  • Nutrition science workshops

Who I Work With

Built for Brands That Need Real Credibility

Brand leaders come to me when they need to be taken seriously by the people who actually buy, prepare, and serve food at scale.

Chefs & Kitchen OperatorsRegistered DietitiansFood Service DirectorsInstitutional BuyersHealthcare Nutrition TeamsCommunity Program Administrators

Currently accepting select brand partnerships for 2025–2026

Ready to Work Together?

If you're a food, beverage, or wellness brand that needs a nutrition partner who understands how products actually perform in real operations, let's talk.

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