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Registered Dietitian Services

A Registered Dietitian is your personal nutrition expert, providing evidence-based, individualized guidance to help you make confident food choices and build lasting healthy habits. Whether your goal is weight loss, managing a medical condition, or improving overall wellness, your dietitian partners with you one-on-one to create a plan that fits your lifestyle and delivers real results.

 

Give Me Five Program

Start your nutrition care with no cost barriers.

  • First 5 visits per year: $0 copay
  • No referral required
  • No authorization or precertification needed
  • Up to 20 visits per calendar year ($30 copay applies after first 5 visits)

 

Why See a Registered Dietitian?

Personalized, expert nutrition support designed around your goals.

  • Personalized weight loss support with ongoing accountability and plan adjustments
  • Healthy weight gain or maintenance tailored to your needs
  • Science-based coaching to improve energy, habits, and long-term health
  • Food allergy and intolerance support with practical meal strategies
  • Menu planning and recipe guidance for real-life eating
  • Sports nutrition and performance fueling for active lifestyles
  • Nutrition therapy for conditions including:
    • Cholesterol & triglycerides
    • High blood pressure
    • Gout
    • Anemia
    • Pre-diabetes
    • Celiac disease
    • Chronic kidney disease

 

Who Is Eligible?

Registered Dietitian services are available to YourChoice Medical Plan members, including children.

 

How It Works
  • No copay for the first 5 visits each year (Give Me Five program)
  • No referral required
  • No prior authorization needed
  • The Manatee YourChoice Medical Plan covers up to 20 visits per calendar year ($30 co-pay applies after the first 5 visits)  
  • In-person and telehealth appointments available

Meet our Registered Dietitians:

Marcus Harris, RDN/LDN, CDCES, NPTI

Registered Dietitian & Personal Trainer

Marcus is a Tampa native and U.S. Navy Veteran who serves as a contractor with Manatee YourChoice as both a Registered Dietitian and personal trainer. Passionate about health, fitness, and wellness, he helps members improve their overall wellbeing through diabetes education, nutrition counseling, fitness programming, weight management, and performance nutrition. Marcus combines evidence-based nutrition guidance with personalized fitness support to help individuals build sustainable, healthy lifestyles and reach their goals.

Marcus Specializes in:
  • Diabetes Care and Education
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Personal Training and Fitness Coaching
  • Weight Management
  • Supplement Counseling
  • Fitness Programming
  • Performance Nutrition
  • Nutrition Coaching and Accountability
  • Body Transformation
Marcus Harris

Natalia Garcia, RDN, LDN, IFNCP, CISSN, CHWC, MB-EAT-C

Registered Dietitian & Health Coach

Meet Natalia Garcia — Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist, Board-Certified Integrative and Functional Nutrition Practitioner, and Certified Health & Wellness Coach passionate about helping individuals heal from the inside out. Through personalized nutrition, mindset coaching, and sustainable lifestyle strategies, Natalia empowers clients to improve their health, manage chronic conditions, build confidence, and create lasting wellness.

Natalia Specializes in:
  • Adult and adolescent weight management
  • Nutrition Deficiencies
  • Pre-diabetes
  • Hormonal Imbalances
  • Supplementation guidance
  • Body composition, sports and performance nutrition
  • Motivation, empowerment and accountability – Certified Health and Wellness Coach (CHWC)
  • Arthritis, Chronic Inflammation and Autoimmune Conditions
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Food allergies, intolerances, sensitivities including: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastric Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Vegetarian and vegan nutrition
Natalia Garcia

Florey Miller, MS, RD/N

Registered Dietitian

Florey has been a registered dietitian since 1994 and brings 25 years of experience as a certified diabetes care and education specialist.  From 2009 to 2022, she served as the diabetes educator for the YourChoice Health Plan.  Her extensive background includes roles as a clinical dietitian at Blake Medical Center, a diabetes educator at Doctors Hospital, and running a private practice in a cooking school.  Florey is back to support YourChoice Health Plan members and their families in achieving better health through engaging food experiences, cooking, and nutrition education.  Florey is available both in person and virtually.

Florey specializes in:
  • Diabetes Care
  • Weight Management
  • Meal Planning
  • Cooking and Recipe Resources
  • General Nutrition Advice
Florey Miller

Andreia Silva, RDN, MPH

Registered Dietitian

Meet Andreia — Registered Dietitian and Public Health professional passionate about helping individuals achieve sustainable weight loss and build a healthier relationship with food. With expertise in weight management, diabetes care, cardiac rehab, and sports nutrition, Andreia combines evidence-based nutrition guidance with a compassionate, personalized approach to help clients create lasting lifestyle changes and reach their wellness goals.
 
Andreia specializes in:
  • Adult and Adolescent Weight Management
  • Bariatric Nutrition (pre- and post-surgery)
  • Cardiac Rehab
  • Diabetes Management
  • Prevention and Wellness
  • Sports Nutrition
  • Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition
Andreia Silva

LuAnne Howard, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, CDE

Registered Dietitian

LuAnne specializes in:

  • Diabetes Management (Certified Diabetes Educator)
  • Sports Nutrition (Board Certified Specialist)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Weight Management
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Prevention and Wellness
  • Healthy Pregnancy
  • Bariatric Nutrition (pre- and post-surgery)
LuAnne Howard

Paulette Klostreich, RDN, LDN, CLT

Registered Dietitian

Available via Telehealth

Specializes in:

  • Functional nutrition
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Weight loss
  • Endocrine issues
  • Wellness
  • Supplement reviews
  • Acne
  • Disorders of inflammation

 

Paulette Klostreich