Lucy Luong
Online Plant-Based Dietitian for Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba
Welcome! My name is Lucy, and I'm a plant-based registered dietitian and nutritionist. I'm equipped to support you in tackling a variety of challenges, including those mentioned below.
How Lucy Can Help
Lucy has delved into a wide range of subjects beyond current nutrition topics, including habit and behavior change, psychology, cultural contextualization, and more.
She provides a non-judgmental listening presence, assisting you in translating your thoughts and feelings into actionable steps in your everyday life. This way, you can move beyond envisioning the future and start actively living it!
Despite a healthy pregnancy and breastfeeding experience, Lucy personally lost over 30 pounds postpartum. In the last year, she has used this experience to help many clients optimize calorie density for successful weight loss.
With nearly 5 years of studying and practicing a plant-based diet, Lucy understands the challenges and overwhelm associated with it. She can simplify and make it more manageable for you on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis!
Utilizing her personal passion for running, cycling, and strength training, Lucy can tap into her own experiences in meeting her athletic nutritional requirements and assist you in achieving the same.
After researching eating disorders, Lucy now knows how to address the emotional aspects of these issues. Recently, she's focused on coaching individuals with food addictions, a prevalent yet relatively unexplored form of disordered eating.
Lucy has managed GERD since age 18 and received specialized training to coach those with conditions like IBS, IBD, celiac disease, gluten intolerance, SIBO, and more. She can assist clients in managing digestive imbalances, providing strategies for symptom control and improved quality of life.
Lucy followed a plant-based diet during pregnancy and her daughter's 2.5 years of breastfeeding. She offers guidance to address concerns and promote optimal development during this period. She humorously attributes her daughter's impressive speaking skills at 2.5 years to the plant-based diet.
Toddler / Child / Adolescent Nutrition
As a parent, Lucy is familiar with child feeding challenges like picky eating and parental concerns about essential nutrients. She offers guidance on feeding with confidence and understanding, acknowledging that perfection isn't always attainable.
Raised by a wonderful but weight-struggling mother, Lucy learned to be mindful of emotional eating triggers. She now helps others embrace intuitive eating, break free from constant dieting, and establish a harmonious relationship with all types of foods.
About Lucy, Plant-Based Registered Dietitian
- Lucy earned her Bachelor’s Degree of Science-Dietetics at the Point Loma Nazarene University
- She then completed a Master’s Degree in Public Health-Nutrition at the University of Loma Linda
- She is flexitarian since 2018, whole foods plant-predominant since 2019
- Lucy is focused on vegetarian, vegan, plant-based or plant-forward ways of eating
- Her license to practice as a registered dietitian and nutritionist in Alberta is #2778, College of Dietitians of Alberta
- Her license to practice as a registered dietitian and nutritionist in Manitoba is #1359, College of Dietitians of Manitoba
- Her license to practice as a registered dietitian and nutritionist in Manitoba is #1194, College of Dietitians of Saskatchewan
- Lucy works as a plant-based registered dietitian for Plant-Based Dietitians
- She does online consultations with anyone living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
Recent Trainings
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health and Wellness Coaching Training
- Hands-On Nutrition Education Training
Fun Facts About Lucy
- Lucy has a two-year-old daughter
- She and her husband enjoy spending time in nature, whether it’s cycling, hiking, cross-country skiing, or having a picnic
- She finds pleasure in cooking, particularly dishes from Asian, South Asian, and Mexican cuisines. She loves creating her own recipes without strict measurements. Lucy and her spouse love hosting people over for dinner
- Lucy is enthusiastic about utilizing plant-based nutrition to prevent, manage, and even reverse diseases. She is eager to help you understand how a plant-based diet can be applied to improve conditions like diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and more.
Lucy and Her Journey with Plant-Based Nutrition
What inspired you to become a dietitian?
I've always loved cooking since I was young, so it felt like a natural choice for me to pursue a career as a nutritionist (once I discovered what it entailed). To me, it represents the perfect combination of science, cooking, and psychology, offering new things to learn each week!
When did you become plant-based?
I first encountered plant-based eating at university, but it was during my stay with missionaries in Africa that I became truly convinced of its ability to combat disease. Since then, I've felt a strong obligation to educate people about what I consider the healthiest diet on the planet, advocating for it rather than something more "moderate."
Why are you plant-based?
Plant-based diets not only exhibit significant influence over diseases and symptoms of irreversible conditions, but they are also the most sustainable dietary choice, making them the kindest option for the millions of people facing food scarcity daily. Recognizing the horrors of animal agriculture, I strive to minimize my contribution to animal suffering.
Why did you choose to be flexitarian?
I uphold a flexible eating pattern as I believe that accepting food prepared by others is a way to express and receive love, fostering cultural exchange. While I maintain a vegan diet at home, I remain adaptable in cultural or social settings.
Improve your nutrition knowledge with Lucy’s help!