From an insurance perspective, as an MNU graduate you’re eligible for our bespoke insurance policy (depending on your country of residence*), which includes the use of meal plans. Our insurance policies specifically allow MNU graduates to; provide nutrition consultancy, assess clients’ food and nutrient intake, address their health and fitness goals and subsequently design personalised nutrition interventions, including the use of meal plans, and where necessary, recommend safe & natural supplements.
read moreFrom a practitioner perspective, there are very few situations whereby we would recommend providing a meal plan for a client. For more details on when (and when not) to use meal plans, along with a myriad of other dietary approaches, we would recommend revisiting your notes on the following MNU lectures:
Lecture 3.6 – Client Specific Approaches to Dieting
Lecture 4.3 – Approaches to Client Nutrition Strategies & Programming
It’s also important to note that the prescription of a diet plan to treat a disease is a slightly different concept, and we would never encourage someone to do this without specific medical training e.g. a dietetics degree, plus specialist training in a specific area.
*To find out which countries we have bespoke insurance policies in, please read: Can I have an overview of the insurance policy?