Welcome to Chicagoland and the North/Northwest Suburbs online source for personalized childrens' nutrition services! We're your provider of private and individualized nurtition care, ready to tailor a plan specifically designed to assist you on your road to improved health.

For your convenience, our pediatric dietitians come right to your home. We also offer services at physician offices in both Skokie and Glenview. For groups, we offer seminars on a wide range of topics and will come directly to your office, school, place of worship, or any other central meeting location.

If you'd like to set up an appointment or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us! We love what we do and want to help you in any way that we can!

- Betsy

Do you know what a CSP is?

In 2005, Betsy Hjelmgren received her CSP credential. CSP is short for Certified Specialist in Pediatric nutrition. To achieve this credential, a dietitian must work more than 2,000 hours in the field of pediatric nutrition (Betsy has logged well over 12,000) and pass a national board exam administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Betsy Hjelmgren is one of only three CSP’s in the state of Illinois currently in private practice. For over a decade, Betsy has worked in the pediatric nutrition field, working with literally thousands of children at Children's Memorial Hospital, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Children's Hospital and as the founder of Feed To Succeed, LLC. As a mother of two, Betsy also puts into practice at home what she teaches to her clients!

How can Betsy help your child?

Betsy has extensive experience with a wide variety of childhood nutrition issues, including general healthy eating, picky eaters, poor growth, preemies, kidney disease, childhood cancers, type 1 diabetes, cystic fibrosis, food allergy, Celiac disease in children, other GI disorders including reflux and Crohn’s disease, obesity, and many more. 

If you have questions or concerns about your child’s nutrition, Betsy can help you solve the problem!

Introducing Kim Kazmerski

Feed to Succeed, LLC is etremely proud to announce the addition of Kim Kazmerski, registered dietitian and board certified pediatric specialist, to our practice! Kim has more than a decade of pediatric nutrition experience at both Rockford Memorial Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital. She will be available beginning in October 2011 to see clients in the Chicagoland area! See the below chart that shows the expansive combined experience of both Betsy and Kim. Experience Matters!

Feed to Succeed, LLC – “Experience Matters”
Combined Career Experience of Clientele Counseled and Managed by F2S Dietitians (Betsy and Kim)

Our Mission
Feed to Succeed, LLC, is committed to providing clients with opportunities that prevent future disease and promote health and well-being.  An awareness of good nutrition, the development of healthy eating habits, and the acquisition of nutrition knowledge are tools that will be used for a lifetime.

In the comfort of their own home or workplace, clients encounter a unique, individualized nutrition experience while gaining confidence, pride, and self-worth. Utilizing an expanded knowledge of health and fitness, clients set goals and challenge themselves to achieve a healthier lifestyle and an improved sense of well-being.

Direction
Feed to Succeed, LLC, is managed and directed by Betsy Hjelmgren, MS, RD, LD, CSP. Betsy has been a registered dietitian, licensed in the state of Illinois, for a decade.  Registered dietitians are the only nutrition experts regulated by the American Dietetic Association, and licensed to provide professional nutrition advice.  Feed to Succeed, LLC, only employs licensed, registered dietitians to provide our nutrition services.  Additionally, because we work directly in the client's home, our clients enjoy the unique benefit of education in their own kitchen, using their own food and resources as added educational tools.

Testimonials

"Betsy is an excellent dietitian with a solid knowledge base in pediatric nutrition. She is also very attentive in working with families to integrate nutritional recommendations into their daily lives."
Suzanne P. Nelson, MD, MPH.
Children's Gastroenterology Specialists, Glenview, IL

“My 2½ year old son Sam is an extremely picky eater.  I contacted Betsy in desperation as the list of things he was willing to eat consisted of primarily chicken nuggets and junk food.  Betsy provided exactly the direction that I needed – that I needed to focus on making healthy well-balanced meals for the entire family and serving them to Sam – and then taking the pressure off of him by letting him decide what he wanted to eat.  Betsy was supportive but firm which was exactly what I needed.  Since meeting with Betsy, Sam has added several new foods and I feel much more confident about my approach to meal time."
- Amy P., Crystal Lake, IL

"I am a 29 year old male who was recently diagnosed with diabetes. I have always been overweight.  I contacted Betsy and set up a meeting; I really appreciate how caring and helpful she was.  I found out that there sure is a lot to know about how to lose weight and the correct way to do it, and her advice has been the key to my weight loss.  In the last month I’ve lost over 17 pounds, and I’m losing more every week.  I would like to say thank you to Betsy for helping me through this difficult time in my life.  I couldn’t have done it without her expertise and wonderful help."  
– Joe C., Chicago, IL

"Eating wise, my daughter has been struggling with the adjustment to the short lunch time at kindergarten- one day she came home dizzy from a lack of food. I happened to mention that to a classmate's mom on the school playground and it turned out she is a certified specialist in pediatric nutrition. Her consultation for my daughter provided thoughtful, thorough, and realistic recommendations. It's been a month since then, and though continued vigilance is needed, the eating situation has improved. The nutritionist's name is Betsy Hjelmgren, and her practice is called Feed To Succeed. If you’re looking for nutritional guidance for someone in your family, I’d suggest giving Betsy a call."
- Julie S., Chicago, IL

"My husband and I originally contacted Betsy with Feed To Succeed because we were scheduled for an appointment at the nutrition center at Children's Memorial but felt we could not wait to get in there and it seemed a bit inconvenient.  We wanted to get information and an analysis for our daughter who is [less than the fifth percentile] for height and weight and whom we worry about when it comes to eating.  Betsy was not only EXTREMELY convenient because she came out to our house but she was also available to meet with us within the week that I called.  She analyzed our daughter and provided us with tons of options for foods to eat and ways to improve not only Sloan's food options but also encouraged us to following some eating guidelines which have truly been helpful.  Betsy even laid out a schedule for us to try.  Her information, availability, knowledge, professionalism, and understanding nature (she has children of her own) was exceptional.  I would highly recommend Feed to Succeed to anyone with dietary concerns."
- Lindsey B., Glenview, IL

Group Presentations

Betsy loves to provide nutrition seminars to groups! Her most recent seminars have included topics on healthy eating for babies and young children, as well as the importance of fiber in the diet. Betsy provides presentations to community and consumers, as well as to health professionals. 

Contact Us

Set up a Private Consultation

Feed To Succeed, LLC
Betsy Hjelmgren, MS, RD, LD, CSP
3920 Brett Lane
Glenview, IL. 60026
Tel: (773) 266-0634
Email: betsy@feedtosucceed.com
Twitter: @FeedtoSucceed

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