Bonnie Modugno, MS, RD – Nutrition Works

Kind and gentle Bonnie is helping me rethink my relationship with food, eating and my body. While I see the solution to finding peace with that trinity — food, eating and body — to be primarily rooted in the spiritual, a compassionate and SCIENCE based program gives me hope. Bonnie’s approach is akin to the findings of the film «Fed Up» currently playing at the Laemmele.
Obvious «Junk food» is not my problem; over-​processed Coop «health food» IS. So far, I have dramatically changed what I eat to include more protein, and the change is showing in my waistline. I’ll keep updating as things continue… more is being revealed.

Bonnie Modugno was my nutritionist for most of the 1990s, and I found her to be smart, knowledgeable and empathic. She was among the first dieticians to speak publicly about the importance of carb moderation, especially in diabetic or insulin-​resistant clients. I had been to many doctors and endocrinologists before I was referred to Bonnie, and it was like a window-​shade going up for the first time. She knew about the role of sugars in our body and how it affects our metabolism, and was careful to tailor different programs to each client according to their individual needs or where they were in life. In other words, she did not proselytize, but used her base of knowledge as a way to custom-​fit a program to individuals who came to her for help.

I first visited Bonnie because I was struggling with my nutrition while training for a 50-​mile race. I had recently lost 31 pounds by not eating white flour or sugar, and by limiting my meals to three meals daily that are weighed and measured. I was very reluctant to add more food into my daily diet as I did not want to gain back any of my hard-​earned weight loss. However, as my workouts increased, I was becoming very tired and began to lose interest in training.
Once I met with Bonnie, she explained to me that my metabolism had slowed down because I wasn’t giving my body enough fuel to maintain the activity I was asking my body to do on a weekly basis. Bonnie also measured my body fat percentage as she feels this is a better measurement of weight loss than the number on the scale. Also, what I found interesting was that my body seemed to be burning fat better than carbohydrate, so Bonnie customized an eating plan that included a balance of good fats, complex carbohydrates, fruit, veggies, and protein. Additionally, I love that Bonnie addresses not only the eating, but that she also looks at the mental stuff going on around food.
I have now been training and eating on Bonnie’s plan for three months and I feel great! My weight has stabilized and I have excellent energy. I highly recommend Bonnie to anyone who is looking for a nutritionist who doesn’t follow fad diets and who will customize a plan that is right for your body and your life goals. I love that her philosophy is to help her patients feel good at every size.