Meet Registered Dietitian, Carlin Frimmel

Get to know Registered Dietitian & Nutrition Coach, Carlin Frimmel on our team

This article introduces you to Calgary Dietitian and Global Online Dietitian on our team, Carlin Frimmel. Carlin is a nutrition coach specializing in meal planning, weight concerns, metabolic disease, diabetes, chronic disease, and recreational sports nutrition. She also has a keen interest in in disordered eating, eating disorders, and mental health. Carlin is passionate about supporting clients in their health journey, goals, and making peace with food and their body. She believes strongly in empowering people to make lasting change that suits their needs and lifestyle.

We asked her to share a few things about herself so you could get to know her below in this article. Learn more about Carlin in her full bio here: Nutrition Coach, Carlin Frimmel Bio

My first job out of graduation wasn’t actually a dietitian position but was working in a School Nutrition program focused on increasing food security in low-income areas of Edmonton by preparing and serving lunches to elementary school kids. I loved this opportunity to work with amazing staff and to see first-hand the impact that a simple, nutritious meal has on the energy, focus, and joy of those sweet children.

In early 2021, I started a dietitian position with the CHANGE Health Alberta research study out of the University of Alberta. For the past year and a half, I worked virtually one-on-one with clients with Metabolic Syndrome. I highly valued this opportunity to really get to know my clients, cheer them on, and to see them create lasting change in their lives.

What is your favorite part about being a Dietitian and Nutrition Coach?  

I love the relational side. Just being able to sit down and connect with people where they’re at and work together towards their goals.

What is one myth you want to clear up about Dietitians?  

Dietitians are not the Food Police! Quite often when I say I am a Dietitian I’ll get a response like “oh, well I won’t eat the donut in front of you then” or “don’t look in my shopping cart”. I eat donuts too! I believe all foods fit into a healthy, balanced life, and if you enjoy a certain food, like donuts, there is no reason you cannot enjoy that in your life (unless of course, you’re allergic). Dietitians are not here to judge your food choices or tell you to restrict your favourite foods. Part of a healthy, sustainable lifestyle is enjoying nutrient rich foods that nourish our body but also foods that bring us joy and nourish our soul.

What is your favorite nerdy nutritious food chosen for health?  

I’d say probably spinach. I laugh at my childhood memories of Popeye the sailor and how unappetizing they made spinach seem. But now, I really love adding fresh spinach to my omelettes, smoothies, or raw in a salad with some feta and fresh berries. It’s packed full of great vitamins, minerals, and fibre!

What is your favorite soulful food chosen for taste, enjoyment, and social fun?

This is probably the hardest question of them all. It really depends on my mood, where I am, what season it is, etc. That being said, I’m a firm bread-lover. Very few things can beat a slice of warm, fresh bread with butter and honey, in my opinion. I also absolutely love cheesecake, especially a classic New York cheesecake, maybe with a little raspberry sauce on top. Absolutely divine.