Our mission

To educate and counsel people to better health.

Our founder

Darlene Kvist, co-founder of Nutritional Weight & Wellness, has educated and counseled clients for over twenty years.  As a licensed nutritionist, Darlene understands the biochemistry of food and health. Her passion is teaching people the power of nutrition. Darlene’s media exposure includes being quoted in Time on low-carbohydrate eating and co-hosting a weekly radio show, Dishing Up Nutrition.

Our staff

Darlene Kvist, Wendy Cates-Dancer, Anna Derhak, Kara Carper, Cassie Weness, Tamara Brown, Lea Wetzell and Kate Crosby consult with clients and prepare individual eating plans to meet specific health and lifestyle needs. Nutrition educators from Nutritional Weight & Wellness teach classes throughout the metropolitan area. 

Our services

• Consultations: For specific health concerns, chronic conditions or personalized eating plans, Nutritional Weight & Wellness recommends individual consultations. 
• Classes: For group support and nutrition education, choose from classes held around the metropolitan area.
• Speakers: Nutritional Weight & Wellness provides speakers for meetings, conferences and events.
• Workplace Wellness Programs: Nutritional Weight & Wellness offers nutrition counseling and classes at workplaces around the Twin Cities.  Programs include "lunch and learns" and longer seminars that fit the health needs and interests of your employees.

• Grocery Tours: Smart Shopping for Healthy Foods. Changing your eating means changing your shopping.