About Rebecca
Registered Dietitian
Rebecca Bitzer, MS, RD, LD - Owner, Rebecca Bitzer & Associates
Rebecca is an award-winning Registered Dietitian who is both a seasoned nutrition counselor and successful business owner. As a nutrition coach, Rebecca has been counseling clients with all kinds of eating issues for over twenty years. She has the knowledge and experience to provide both individualized and group nutrition counseling to clients of all ages and backgrounds.
She enjoys finding creative solutions to keep her clients motivated to make positive lifestyle changes and to meet their nutrition goals. She strives to continually fine-tune her nutrition counseling skills, sharpen her knowledge of dietetics and develop new programs to encourage the success of her clients.
She earned her Undergraduate and Master's degrees from the University of Maryland in Food and Nutrition and has completed an American Dietetic Association internship at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. She has taught classes at the University of Maryland, Columbia Union College, and Montgomery College. She has written numerous newspaper articles, co-authored a textbook chapter in a Medical Nutrition Therapy book and has been featured in both nutrition and business textbooks. Recent research projects include: Healthetech® indirect calorimetry, American Dietetic Association (ADA) reimbursement study, critical energy expenditure study, and a University of Maryland sponsored outcome study.
Rebecca has served as a clinical nutritionist at the Washington Hospital Medical Center. She is on the board of directors of Nutrition Entrepreneurs, a Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association.
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Rebecca is the founder of Rebecca Bitzer MS RD & Associates, the Eating and Exercise Experts. Rebecca has been a pioneer in private practice, successfully running her business for over 20 years.
Rebecca has been able to combine her nutrition knowledge and business savvy to create a nutrition counseling practice that has grown to three offices, 13 employees and features five, hand-selected, excellent Registered Dietitians.
Rebecca’s most recent entrepreneurial endeavor involved selling one of her practice locations to an ambitious employee who was interested in launching her own nutrition business. This transaction illustrates Rebecca’s dedication to the entrepreneurial spirit fostered within Nutrition Entrepreneurs (see link) of the ADA (see link) and her commitment to a mentoring approach within her own practice.
Rebecca can help you fast track your business to success without piling up too much on your plate. Rebecca has successfully coached other Registered Dietitians and health professionals to take their businesses to the next level. Rebecca uses her unique style of creative thinking and ability to inspire talented people to make their dreams a reality. Since Rebecca maintains a large private practice herself, she has tons of practical, tried-and-true hands on experience.
Rebecca looks forward to helping other health professionals grow and expand their practices. To contact Rebecca for more information, please call the number above or send an email.