Our Story
One Bite at a Time is passionate about providing comprehensive, compassionate, and versatile nutrition therapy and we are honored by the opportunity to work with you and exceed your treatment needs. Healing through nutrition is possible when approached mindfully and from a place of empowerment. We embrace a holistic approach, working in partnership with you and your treatment team to get at the root cause of your condition. This approach ensures we treat the person, as well as the symptoms. Part of Jim’s vision in starting this practice was to bridge the gaps in support often left between initial diagnosis and managing your condition. We’ll determine if this is best achieved through private nutrition counseling, specialized groups, or a combination thereof. We have an empathetic and affirming practice that welcomes clients of all physical abilities, races, sizes, ages, gender identities, and religions.
Jim founded One Bite at a Time Nutrition with the goal of creating a warm and welcoming nutrition practice where clients with all types of nutrition needs would feel understood and supported. Starting his career at a well-renowned residential treatment center, Jim served clients with eating disorders, mental health issues, and those struggling with addiction. Jim currently serves as a Registered Dietitian in Pediatric Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Jim has years of extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults on numerous nutrition needs. He also specializes in nutrition therapy for diabetes, PCOS, and other endocrine disorders as well as food allergies, gastrointestinal disorders, improving cardiac health, and general wellness.
Jim is a registered and licensed dietitian and received a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science from Middle Tennessee State University. He completed his clinical training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the most renowned didactic programs in the United States.
In his free time, Jim is also a chocolatier and bean-to-bar chocolate maker and spends a lot of his time in the kitchen. He and his wife, Marisa, enjoy all things outdoors, traveling, and exploring everything the wonderful city of St. Pete has to offer.
