Paige Thompson (formerly Wollenzien) MS, RD, LD
Welcome! My name is Paige, I have combined my love for food, cooking, and nutrition here, as The Kitchen Dietitian. I am a Registered Dietitian who believes everyone deserves to love food. My model to health follows a non-diet, intuitive eating, and weight inclusive approach. Despite the amount of nutrition and health information that’s out there, I have found that most of you have more questions than answers. I am here to be an evidence-based resource on food and nutrition. If you are looking for healthy recipes, food prep tips and tricks, and nutrition information that helps clear the confusion than you have come to the right place!
Building a positive relationship with food and our bodies is key for health and happiness. I want to help you shy away from dieting and restrictive eating behaviors and help you start living your life. Let me explain. Diets tend to fit a one size fits all model, but I do not see all of my clients as a copy and paste of each other. Every bodies different and I applaud that! I do not follow a simple ‘eat less, exercise more’ approach. You may have tried to eat a certain way, cut out certain foods, or control the size of your body in the past and realized it was really hard. Or ‘fell off the wagon’. Or felt like a failure. How did this make you feel? I am assuming not so great. It likely hindered your relationship with food and your body. I would like to help you rebuild your relationship with food and be comfortable in your body. Food is social, emotional, economic. Foods are not ‘good’, or ‘bad’, food gives us life and sustenance. I would love nothing more than to help you create a positive relationship with food and trust your body, your appetite, and your worth.
Professional Bio.
Paige Thompson is a Registered Dietitian and founder of The Kitchen Dietitian. Paige specializes in helping individuals grow a positive relationship with food and move away from the damages restrictive diet patterns can cause. Her counseling techniques focus on an intuitive eating approach, which helps us define which eating patterns are right for you.
Paige has a passion for cooking and developing recipes to nourish you and your family. Her blog aims to inspire people to spend more time in the kitchen and less time stressing over planning meals.
Paige has completed her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wyoming and her dietetic internship from Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota. She also has her Masters of Science in nutrition and dietetics from South Dakota State University.
Prior to starting her own nutrition counseling business, Paige worked in many areas in the field of nutrition. She has experience as a clinical dietitian supporting therapy patients and their nutritional needs. She has also worked in pediatric clinics, counseling children and their families on a variety of topics including picky eating, growth concerns, and feeding little ones on a busy schedule. Most recently she taught nutrition and cooking classes to the public as a retail dietitian. Starting her own practice has allowed Paige to combine her experience, interests, and passions to help clients thrive.
In her free time Paige enjoys spending time with her partner and golden retriever, Hudson in the outdoors. In the winter this looks like xcountry and downhill skiing as well as mountaineering. In the summer weekends are spend on day hikes or backpacking. At home, yoga is her favorite way to move her body daily.