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Assess
A 60-minute deep dive into your health history, labs, schedule, budget and the foods you love.
About Us Coaches Who Eat Like
Coaches Who Eat Like
You Do
Thistledew Dietetics began in a small Austin kitchen with one belief: nutrition advice only works when it fits the life around it.
Our Story
From One Kitchen to 5,000+ Changed Habits
Founder and registered dietitian Mara Ellison started Thistledew after years of hospital work, where she watched discharged patients fail on generic meal sheets. She began cooking alongside clients in their own kitchens — and the results spoke.
Today our team of 18+ dietitians and nutrition coaches serves Austin in person and clients nationwide online, with the same hands-on philosophy: learn your life first, then shape the food around it.
18+
Nutrition experts
15+
Years experience
5k+
Happy clients
How We Coach
Three Steps to Eating Well
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Shape
Your coach builds weekly meal frameworks, grocery lists and habit targets around your real life.
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Sustain
Biweekly check-ins review trends, troubleshoot slip-ups and graduate you to independent eating.
Meet Your Coach Over a Free 15-Minute Call
No pressure, no meal sheet — just a conversation about where you are and where food could take you.