Quote Originally Posted by colby View Post
The parallel to naturopaths, chiropractors, acupuncturists is also a good one for a practical reason: it's very hard to find a "good" one in a sea of mediocre (or even BAD) ones. Speaking for myself, I'm not averse to a nutritionist, I'm averse to spending my time and money on people who don't meet my needs. If you don't have a large word of mouth network, it's really hard to find "good" people - this does also extend to doctors, nurses, RDs, whatever, but I think there's a certain amount of assumption that a doctor (RD, RN, NP) has at least some baseline level of knowledge.

So, in the interest of sharing knowledge, how do we find a good nutritionist or dietitian in either case? I didn't think about the university sports medicine, that's a really good idea.
The best way to find a nutritionist is to ask your friends and family for a recommendation. Even when you find someone that everyone raves about you need to have at least a short phone or in-office consultation to discuss your needs and see if you might work well together. I'm a Nutritionist (Certified Nutrition Specialist) and I will not accept a new client until we've had that initial mini-consultation.