Nutrition & Wellness Coaching

Nutrition and wellness coaching is about learning to eat in a way that fuels your energy, strength, and everyday life — not chasing the latest diet trend. As a Certified Nutrition Coach (Food Matters Institute) and 20-plus-year fitness professional, Elena Tonietto helps you make sense of the noise around food and build habits you can actually keep. You can work with her one-on-one in North Bay, or online across Canada and the USA, wherever you are.

There is no single “right” way to eat, and Elena will never hand you a rigid meal plan and wish you luck. Instead, coaching starts with where you are right now — your schedule, your kitchen, your Ontario winters, your goals — and moves forward in small, sustainable steps. Whether you want more energy, better digestion, steady weight change, or simply to feel confident about your choices, the focus is progress you can maintain long after the sessions end.

This is coaching and education, not medical or clinical treatment. Elena helps you build general wellness habits and a healthier relationship with food; she does not diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have a medical condition or are on a specific therapeutic diet, she’ll encourage you to work alongside your physician or registered dietitian so everything fits together safely.

Benefits at a glance

• ✓ Learn to eat for energy, strength, and healthy aging — not deprivation
• ✓ A realistic plan built around your schedule, budget, and food preferences
• ✓ Break the diet-then-rebound cycle with habits that actually stick
• ✓ Understand portions, protein, and balanced meals without obsessive tracking
• ✓ Support for digestion, cravings, and steady, sustainable weight change
• ✓ Flexible in-person (North Bay) or online coaching across Canada and the USA

Pricing

• Free intro call15-20 min to explore your goals and see if we're a fitFree
• Single sessionA focused one-off session — great for a reset or specific questionOn request (CAD)
• Multi-month coaching planOngoing support with regular check-ins for lasting change; USD available for US online clientsPackage pricing on request (CAD)

Who nutrition coaching is for

Nutrition coaching is for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or exhausted by conflicting food advice and wants a calmer, more sustainable path forward. Maybe you’ve tried every diet and always end up back where you started. Maybe you want more energy for your workouts, steadier weight, better digestion, or simply to feel in control at the dinner table. If that sounds like you, this is a good place to begin.

It’s especially well-suited to busy adults, women navigating changing bodies and hormones, and anyone focused on aging strong and staying vibrant. Coaching pairs beautifully with your training too — if you’re already doing personal training or weight-loss coaching, dialing in your nutrition is often the missing piece that makes everything click.

What a coaching session looks like

Your first session is a relaxed, judgment-free conversation. Elena listens far more than she lectures — asking about your day, your favourite foods, your cooking reality, and what’s gotten in your way before. From there, you’ll leave with one or two clear, doable changes rather than a giant list that sets you up to fail.

Follow-up sessions are where the real progress happens. You’ll review what worked, adjust what didn’t, and layer in the next small habit. Along the way you’ll learn practical fundamentals — how to build a balanced plate, why protein matters more than you think, and how to eat well through a long northern Ontario winter. Everything is designed to make good choices feel easier over time, not harder.

Elena's approach and credentials

Elena is a Certified Nutrition Coach through the Food Matters Institute, a weight-loss specialist, and a supplements and antioxidants expert, with more than two decades as a fitness professional. She grew up in the mountains of Romania, where her parents taught her a genuine love of whole, natural food and an active outdoor life — a philosophy that still shapes how she coaches today.

Her approach is warm, honest, and refreshingly free of extremes. She believes real nutrition is flexible, enjoyable, and built to last, which is why she focuses on habits and education rather than rules and restriction. For clients who want to go deeper, coaching can connect naturally with gut health and supplement guidance or an antioxidant assessment so your whole wellness picture works together. Coaching is educational and supportive in nature — Elena always encourages you to check with your physician before making significant dietary changes.

What’s included

How it works

1. 1Free intro callWe talk through your goals, challenges, and questions to see if coaching is the right fit — no pressure, no commitment.
2. 2Assessment & goal-settingYou share your current habits and lifestyle, and together we set clear, realistic targets that matter to you.
3. 3Your personalized planElena builds a step-by-step habit roadmap designed around your real week, kitchen, and preferences.
4. 4Coaching & check-insThrough single sessions or a multi-month plan, we refine your habits, solve obstacles, and keep momentum going.
5. 5Independence & maintenanceYou finish with the knowledge and confidence to keep making good choices on your own, for good.

Frequently asked questions