Clinical Nutrition
| Palo Alto 725 Welch Road Mail Code 5891 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Phone: (650) 725-4005 Fax: (650) 736-2130 Inpatients: Daily, 8:30 am-5:00 pm Outpatients: Monday –Friday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm Mountain View 1174 Castro Street, Suite 250 Mountain View, CA 94040 Phone: (650) 694-0600 Monday-Friday (times vary) |
Los Gatos Specialty Center South Bay 14777 Los Gatos Boulevard Los Gatos, CA 95032 Phone: (408) 356-0911 Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays |
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Learn more about our exciting hospital expansion by visiting growing.lpch.org Note that during this expansion, routes to 725 Welch have changed. |
Video
Julie Matel, MS, RD, provides healthy eating tips for your children. (Back to School Forum, September 18, 2008, Palo Alto, CA)
Windows / QuickTime
The Department of Clinical Nutrition provides nutrition screening, assessments, intervention and counseling for inpatients and clinic patients. Julie Matel, MS, RD, provides healthy eating tips for your children. (Back to School Forum, September 18, 2008, Palo Alto, CA)Windows / QuickTime
Nutrition Clinic
Health care providers may refer patients to our Nutrition Clinic by calling (888) ASK-LPCH (275-5724). The clinic is held in Palo Alto on Wednesday mornings and in Mountain View on Thursday mornings.Tips and Articles
Below is a link to the first article in an ongoing series of practical child nutrition information. Our goal is that you will find this helpful in your everyday life. Our Registered Dietitians (RDs) will present eating tips and articles and links to other great websites for nutrition information, ideas, fun and games.- Make at Least Half Your Grains Whole Grain
- Tips to Encourage Your Child to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
Recommended Web Sites
- USDA's MyPlate
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- American Dietetic Association Your Link to Nutrition and Health
- American Diabetes Association
- Dietary Guidelines For Americans
- Nutrition Information and Meal Planning for Diabetes, Weight Loss, Cancer, Eating Disorders, Digestive Disorders, Arthritis, and Liver Disease
- Heart Healthy Diet
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Diet Resource Center
- Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- Food and Menu Analysis
- Body Mass Index Calculator
- Nutrition Information Regarding Food Safety, Diet, and Health Fraud