Good Food, Every Day, for Every Body
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Registered dietitians in Midtown Sacramento for real, everyday eating and lasting balance.
Rated 4.9 by 380 clients
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Medical nutrition therapy, covered by most insurance plans
Food-first plans built around the meals you already love
Gut health and low-FODMAP care that gives you lunch back
Telehealth anywhere in California, Saturday mornings too
+2,400
Sacramento clients have found their balance since 2012
Maren Albrecht, MS, RDN — founder
We don't sell supplements, cleanses or shakes. We help you eat the food you already love, with a plan your doctor will like and your family will actually eat.
Maren spent eight years as a clinical dietitian in a hospital diabetes program before opening Meadowlark Nutrition in 2012. Today three registered dietitians see clients in our office on J Street and by telehealth anywhere in California, and Beatriz at the front desk checks your insurance before you ever sit down.
2012
Opened on J Street in Midtown
3
Registered dietitians on staff
58
California counties by telehealth
Meet the dietitians
Nutrition care, not another diet.
Medical nutrition therapy for the six things we're asked about most, each led by the dietitian who knows it best.
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Diabetes and prediabetes
Lower your A1C with meals you already cook, gestational diabetes included.
With Maren
Gut health and IBS
A guided low-FODMAP plan, celiac disease and the bloating nobody explains.
With Noor
Heart health
High cholesterol and blood pressure, without giving up the foods you love.
With Maren
PCOS and hormone health
Steadier energy and cycles, built on regular meals rather than restriction.
With Noor
Prenatal and family feeding
Pregnancy, postpartum and picky eaters, with the whole family at the table.
With Tomás
Sports nutrition
Fuel for a first 10K, a marathon or a high school season.
With Tomás
Type 2 diabetes
Prediabetes
IBS
Celiac disease
PCOS
High cholesterol
Blood pressure
Kidney care
Pregnancy
Picky eaters
Marathon training
Four steps, one free call to start.
Most clients see real change within three visits. Nobody is signed up for anything on the first call.
01
A free 15-minute call
We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit, and which dietitian to see.
02
Your first visit
Seventy-five minutes on your history, your labs and what a normal day of eating looks like.
03
Your plan in writing
Within 48 hours: meals, a grocery list and three changes to start with, not thirty.
04
Follow-ups that fit
Every two to four weeks, in person or by video, with messages to your dietitian in between.
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Covered, most of the time.
We're in-network with most major PPO plans, and most of our clients pay a $0–$40 copay. Beatriz checks your benefits for free before your first visit, so nothing comes as a surprise.
In-network with most major PPO plans
Medicare for diabetes and kidney care
A free benefits check before you come in
HSA and FSA cards accepted
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Paying yourself? Prices for 2026.
Self-pay
First visit
75 minutes: history, labs and a normal day of eating
$185
Follow-up
45 minutes, in person or by video
$95
Quick check-in
25 minutes to adjust the plan
$55
The 90-day plan
First visit, five follow-ups and a grocery store tour
$540
Grocery store tour
Ninety minutes in the aisles with a dietitian
$45
Teaching kitchen classes from $25. HSA and FSA welcome for every visit.
2,400
clients since we opened in 2012
4.9
average rating from 380 reviews
14
years on J Street in Midtown
3
registered dietitians, one kitchen
What clients tell their friends.
4.9 from 380 reviews
“Maren never once handed me a list of foods I couldn't eat. My A1C went from 7.8 to 6.1 in five months.”
Lorraine, Curtis Park
“Noor's low-FODMAP plan gave me my lunches back. I came in for my gut and left knowing how to cook again.”
Raj, East Sacramento
“Tomás figured out why I was hitting the wall at mile 18. First marathon under four hours.”
Kelsey, Natomas
Three dietitians, one kitchen table.
Every client has one dietitian from the first visit to the last, and the other two a message away.
Maren Albrecht
MS, RDN · Founder
Diabetes, prediabetes, heart health and kidney care. Eight years in a hospital diabetes program before Meadowlark Nutrition.
Noor Saleh
RDN
Gut health, IBS and low-FODMAP, celiac disease and PCOS. Runs the diabetes-friendly baking class.
Tomás Villanueva
RD · English and Spanish
Sports nutrition for runners, cyclists and high school athletes, plus prenatal and family feeding.
The teaching kitchen.
Eight people, one long counter in our office kitchen, and a dietitian who cooks. Everyone leaves with dinner and the recipe.
Thursdays, 6pm
Weeknight dinners in 30 minutes
$35
1st Tuesday, 6pm
Diabetes-friendly baking
$35
2nd Saturday, 10am
Lunchbox club for parents
$25
3rd Saturday, 9am
Grocery store tour with a dietitian
$45
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Questions we hear every week.
Anything else? Call or text (916) 555-0163 and a person at the front desk answers.
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Do I need a referral from my doctor?
Not to book. Some insurance plans ask for one before they cover visits; Beatriz will tell you when she checks your benefits, and we'll request it from your doctor for you.
Will my insurance cover it?
Most major PPO plans cover medical nutrition therapy, and Medicare covers it for diabetes and kidney care. Most of our clients pay a $0–$40 copay. We check before your first visit, for free.
Is this a weight-loss program?
No. Some clients come to us wanting to lose weight and we'll help, but we measure success in labs, energy and how you feel. No meal replacements, no points, no weigh-in at every visit.
Will you try to sell me supplements?
Never. We don't sell supplements, cleanses or shakes. If you truly need one, a vitamin D for example, we'll tell you which kind and you can buy it wherever you like.
Can I see you by telehealth?
Yes, anywhere in California. Saturday mornings are telehealth only, and you can switch between video and the office from one visit to the next.
Do you see kids and teens?
Yes. Tomás sees picky eaters, kids with diabetes or food allergies, and high school athletes, with a parent in the room for anyone under sixteen.
Start with a free 15-minute call.
Pick a time and we'll call you, or come straight in for a first visit. We confirm by text within one business day.
Call or text (916) 555-0163
hello@meadowlarknutrition.com
2130 J Street, Suite 210, Sacramento, CA 95816
Mon–Thu
8am–6pm
Fri
8am–3pm
Sat
9am–1pm
Sun
Closed
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