BEHIND THE BRAND

Meredith is a non-weight-based dietitian whose ultimate focus is on optimizing the health and wellness of her clients with methods that are inclusive, sustainable and evidenced-based.

She strives to provide individualized care with an understanding that nutrition is not a one size fits all industry and knowing the needs and goals of each individual is varied and unique. Managing a healthy relationship with food and our busy, hectic lives can be a challenge. Root Nutrition will help you integrate enjoyable, comfortable and mindful eating practices into your crazy life.

While she works with individuals of all ages, Meredith specializes in the treatment of Pediatric Eating disorders, Spicy kids and teens who struggle to accept help around their eating or bodies, Individuals with ARFID and those navigating food with neurodivergencies such as ADHD and Autism.

Meredith received both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nutrition through Simmons College in Boston. She also completed her dietetic internship at Simmons College. Through field work, Meredith practiced in traditional clinical, community and foodservice settings, but a concentration in eating disorders gave her access to an entirely new perspective into the world of nutrition, gaining insight on helping clients how to heal their relationships with food and body image. This is where she was introduced to more mindful/intuitive eating practices and started focusing less on weight as a determinant of overall health.

Meredith has also had training in therapeutic modalities such as CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS and Relational Cultural Theory. She continues to attend workshops and seminars to stay up to date with the newest findings.

Setting clients free of food rules and rigidity in their diets, while being mindful of her client’s goals and aspirations, was the premise in the development of the Root Nutrition brand. If you want to find peace in your eating habits, you really need to “get to the root” of what’s standing in your way.

In addition to being a self-employed dietitian, Meredith is and adjunct nutrition instructor at both North Shore Community College campuses, a member of the clinical dietetics team at CNC360 in Lexington, MA and most importantly, a mother to three little boys, which adds its own “spice” to her professional work in pregnancy, post-pregnancy, and pediatric nutrition.
 

Credentials

Registered Dietitian

Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist

Master of Science in Nutrition, Health Promotion and Entrepreneurship
(Simmons College)

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
(Simmons College)

Lauren Pinto (she/her/hers) attended the University of Vermont, where she obtained a B.S. in dietetics, nutrition, and food sciences. She then completed her master’s degree (M.S. in health promotion sciences) and dietetic internship at the University of Connecticut. Lauren is passionate about helping clients heal their relationship with mind, body, and food and believes everyone has the power to do so. 

She has a Health at Every Size and anti-diet approach when it comes to nutrition counseling and believes that everyone deserves to create peace with food. Lauren has prior experience treating eating disorders at the acute residential and PHP levels of care, where she particularly enjoyed working with adolescents and young adults. Other nutritional passions include body neutrality, intuitive eating, and advocating for better food access among food-insecure populations.

When Lauren isn't trying to dismantle diet culture, you can find her taking her cattle dog, Bindi, on a walk, listening to music, baking (most likely baking cookies), enjoying the company of her closest friends, or doing paint by numbers!

Credentials

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist  

Master of Science in Health Promotion Sciences (University of Connecticut)

Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Nutrition, and Food Sciences (University of Vermont)