About Alameda Nutrition
Alameda Nutrition is a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area that offers nutrition counseling and health coaching. Our office is committed to providing individualized, relevant nutrition education and coaching to empower you to achieve your health goals. Founded in 2009, Alameda Nutrition works with individuals, families, businesses and community organizations to improve health outcomes.
What is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist?
A registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) is a food and nutrition expert who provides evidence-based and up-to-date nutrition information and helps make the science personal. Dietitians must first complete the strict academic requirements to become an RDN, and then must maintain accreditation by meeting continuing education requirements. All RDNs may call themselves dietitians, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN), or even nutritionists, but not all nutritionists can call themselves dietitians!
Alameda Nutrition is a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area that offers nutrition counseling and health coaching. Our office is committed to providing individualized, relevant nutrition education and coaching to empower you to achieve your health goals. Founded in 2009, Alameda Nutrition works with individuals, families, businesses and community organizations to improve health outcomes.
What is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist?
A registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) is a food and nutrition expert who provides evidence-based and up-to-date nutrition information and helps make the science personal. Dietitians must first complete the strict academic requirements to become an RDN, and then must maintain accreditation by meeting continuing education requirements. All RDNs may call themselves dietitians, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN), or even nutritionists, but not all nutritionists can call themselves dietitians!
Ruth Schrager, MPH, RDN
Ruth is a leading registered dietitian nutritionist and health coach who empowers individuals and groups to reach their health and nutrition goals. Her practice emphasizes food as medicine, and she uses proven nutrition strategies with a common sense approach to optimize wellness and prevent disease.
Ruth is a leading registered dietitian nutritionist and health coach who empowers individuals and groups to reach their health and nutrition goals. Her practice emphasizes food as medicine, and she uses proven nutrition strategies with a common sense approach to optimize wellness and prevent disease.
Ruth earned both her Masters in Public Health (MPH) and her Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential from UC Berkeley.
She founded Alameda Nutrition in 2009 and is honored to work with private clients as well as Alameda Head Start. In the past, Ruth has been a lecturer at UC Berkeley, has taught diabetes and wellness classes at local hospitals, has been a past president of the Bay Area Dietetic Association and has served on advisory committees to both the UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University dietetic internship program.
When not immersed in the world of nutrition, you can find her running or hiking around the bay area, digging in her garden, drinking ginger tea, or kicking a soccer ball with her kids.
She founded Alameda Nutrition in 2009 and is honored to work with private clients as well as Alameda Head Start. In the past, Ruth has been a lecturer at UC Berkeley, has taught diabetes and wellness classes at local hospitals, has been a past president of the Bay Area Dietetic Association and has served on advisory committees to both the UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University dietetic internship program.
When not immersed in the world of nutrition, you can find her running or hiking around the bay area, digging in her garden, drinking ginger tea, or kicking a soccer ball with her kids.
Shweta Verma, RDN, NBC-HWC
Shweta Verma is an experienced Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and health coach for over 12 years providing nutrition coaching to clients of varying ethnic and professional backgrounds in the Bay Area.
Shweta received her training in dietetics and nutrition at UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego where she was exposed to cutting edge research and application of nutritional science in a diverse client setting. She completed her degree in dietetics from San Jose State University in 2011 with Summa Cum Laude recognition. She also has a bachelor’s degree in Home Science with Nutrition as one of the focus areas from Punjab Agricultural University, India.
Shweta loves to come up with healthier alternatives to conventional and popular recipes in her own home cooking. Her enthusiastic cooking assistant these days is her 4 year old son! She also enjoys practicing hot yoga/Pilates and taking nature walks with friends and family.
Shweta Verma is an experienced Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and health coach for over 12 years providing nutrition coaching to clients of varying ethnic and professional backgrounds in the Bay Area.
Shweta received her training in dietetics and nutrition at UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego where she was exposed to cutting edge research and application of nutritional science in a diverse client setting. She completed her degree in dietetics from San Jose State University in 2011 with Summa Cum Laude recognition. She also has a bachelor’s degree in Home Science with Nutrition as one of the focus areas from Punjab Agricultural University, India.
Shweta loves to come up with healthier alternatives to conventional and popular recipes in her own home cooking. Her enthusiastic cooking assistant these days is her 4 year old son! She also enjoys practicing hot yoga/Pilates and taking nature walks with friends and family.
Elena Zidaru, MA, RDN
Elena is passionate about working with her clients and helping them achieve their health goals at their own pace. She provides individualized nutrition counseling for weight loss and disease prevention, but also provides nutrition therapy for people with various medical conditions such as cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, and more.
Her goal is to meet her clients where they are in terms of readiness to change and help them set goals that are realistic and achievable to promote self-efficacy in achieving health behavior change.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, music, dancing, cooking, hiking, and exploring new places.
Elena is passionate about working with her clients and helping them achieve their health goals at their own pace. She provides individualized nutrition counseling for weight loss and disease prevention, but also provides nutrition therapy for people with various medical conditions such as cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, and more.
Her goal is to meet her clients where they are in terms of readiness to change and help them set goals that are realistic and achievable to promote self-efficacy in achieving health behavior change.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, music, dancing, cooking, hiking, and exploring new places.
Gina Grace Stevens
Gina graduated from the University of California, Davis with her Bachelor's in Clinical Nutrition in June 2024. She is attending Columbia University in New York to earn her Master's in Nutritional Science.
She helps sort out referrals, handle insurance details, and make sure things run smoothly behind the scenes so our dietitians can focus on caring for you. You'll likely hear from her when it's time to reschedule an appointment or Ruth needs a photo of your insurance card.
When not keeping things organized at Alameda Nutrition, Gina loves to run marathons and explore California's national parks. She will earn her Registered Dietitian credential in 2027.
Gina graduated from the University of California, Davis with her Bachelor's in Clinical Nutrition in June 2024. She is attending Columbia University in New York to earn her Master's in Nutritional Science.
She helps sort out referrals, handle insurance details, and make sure things run smoothly behind the scenes so our dietitians can focus on caring for you. You'll likely hear from her when it's time to reschedule an appointment or Ruth needs a photo of your insurance card.
When not keeping things organized at Alameda Nutrition, Gina loves to run marathons and explore California's national parks. She will earn her Registered Dietitian credential in 2027.
Daniela Aguayo
Daniela is an undergraduate student at San Jose State University majoring in Nutritional Science with a concentration in Dietetics. She has been accepted into the Master’s program at San Jose State, where she plans to continue her studies. Daniela is particularly interested in promoting gentle nutrition as a way to support intuitive eating and balanced nutrition.
Outside of academics, she enjoys traveling out of the country, spending time with her family, and creating tasty lattes at home.
Daniela is an undergraduate student at San Jose State University majoring in Nutritional Science with a concentration in Dietetics. She has been accepted into the Master’s program at San Jose State, where she plans to continue her studies. Daniela is particularly interested in promoting gentle nutrition as a way to support intuitive eating and balanced nutrition.
Outside of academics, she enjoys traveling out of the country, spending time with her family, and creating tasty lattes at home.