--- title: "Nutritionists and dietitians in Bengaluru: what a consult and a monthly plan cost, and who should plan a medical diet" description: "What a dietitian costs in Bengaluru: ₹1,000 to ₹2,599 for one consult, ₹999 to ₹2,999 a month online, ₹3,999 to ₹4,999 a month at a clinic, and ₹2,75,000 for three months with a well-known name. When you need a Registered Dietitian, how to check one, tests on top, and refunds." canonical: https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru last_updated: 2026-10-23 --- # Nutritionists and dietitians in Bengaluru: who to see, and what it costs Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist. A month costs ₹999 to ₹4,999 at the clinics and online plans we read, and far more with a well-known name. We read their price pages, the Indian Dietetic Association's own rules, and the 11 Bengaluru requests for a diet plan sent to mytribe from April to 22 October 2026. Here's who is qualified for what, and what you get for the money. What to eat is for you, your dietitian and your doctor. Prices from clinics' and online plans' own pages · 11 requests to mytribe · Updated 23 Oct 2026, prices dated below Prices are from each business's own website, read on 23 October 2026, so confirm every price when you book. mytribe holds no dietitian's price of its own. ## Q1. Do I need a registered dietitian, or is any nutritionist fine? **If you're healthy and want to lose some weight or eat better, a nutritionist or a diet coach can be enough. For diabetes, kidney disease, pregnancy, a child, or a weight-loss medicine like Ozempic or Mounjaro, go to a Registered Dietitian, and keep your doctor told.** **What is the diet for?** - **Losing or gaining weight** (No health condition): **A nutritionist or a diet coach can be enough.** Ask what they studied, and how often you'll speak to them. If you take any medicine, tell them. - **PCOS or thyroid** (A diagnosed condition): **Go to a Registered Dietitian, and keep your doctor told.** Take your recent reports. One Frazer Town clinic prices its plan for conditions like these at ₹4,999 a month. - **Prediabetes, diabetes or fatty liver** (Your doctor has said so): **Go to a Registered Dietitian, and keep your doctor told, most of all if you take tablets for it.** Take your latest reports and your medicine list. At one Frazer Town clinic, a plan for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes is ₹3,999 a month, and for fatty liver ₹4,999. - **Pregnant or breastfeeding** (Or just had a baby): **Go to a Registered Dietitian, and tell your doctor before you change what you eat.** Say at the start that you're pregnant or feeding, so the plan is made for that. Online follow-ups help when travel gets hard. - **A parent's kidney or soft-food diet** (Their doctor gave a list): **Go to a Registered Dietitian, and keep their doctor told.** Ask if the dietitian will teach whoever cooks. One Frazer Town clinic visits homes from ₹1,000, for seniors who can't travel. - **On Ozempic, Mounjaro or a similar medicine** (A weight-loss medicine): **Your doctor stays in charge of the medicine. For the food, go to a Registered Dietitian and tell them what you take.** - **Sport or the gym** (Healthy, training hard): **A sports nutritionist can be enough if you're healthy.** Ask what they studied, and whether you're buying one plan or a month of follow-up. - **It's for my child** (Under 18): **This guide is for adults.** For a child, keep your child's doctor told, and ask any dietitian if they work with children. [Find a dietitian who fits (WhatsApp +91 63600 04054)](https://wa.me/916360004054?text=Hi!%20I'm%20looking%20for%20a%20dietitian%20or%20nutritionist%20in%20Bengaluru.) **What a Registered Dietitian is.** By the Indian Dietetic Association's own page, a Registered Dietitian (RD) has a 3 to 4 year degree in nutrition and dietetics and a postgraduate diploma or master's in it. Then six months' internship at a hospital the IDA approves, under an RD, and a pass in the RD Board exam, which gives an RD number. The IDA says an RD is "authorized to prescribe Medical Nutrition Therapy", which means a diet planned for a medical condition. **The law.** The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021 lists dietitians and nutritionists among the professions it covers, with national and state registers. The IDA gives out the RD title. **An app or programme coach may not be a dietitian.** One big online programme gives you "a dedicated diet coach", and says doctors review your blood reports. Ask who your coach is and what they studied. **Big hospitals have dietitians too.** Private hospitals in Bengaluru have dietitians who see outpatients, for diabetes, heart and kidney diets among others. Their booking pages show no fee, so call. We couldn't confirm whether Bengaluru's government hospitals run a dietitian clinic. Ask at the OPD desk. **Our advice: your doctor decides your medicines.** Tell the person planning your diet every medicine you take, and tell your doctor you're seeing them. **Source of this answer:** the Indian Dietetic Association's own pages, two hospitals' pages and one online programme's page, read 23 October 2026, and the text of the 2021 Act. - [IDA, Who is RD](https://idaindia.com/who-is-rd/): the route to becoming an RD (a degree "&" a PG diploma or master's), and "authorized to prescribe Medical Nutrition Therapy". Read 23 October 2026. - [IDA, RD eligibility](https://idaindia.com/rd-eligibility/): five years full-time as a clinical dietitian in a recognised multispecialty hospital can stand in for the internship. Read 23 October 2026. - [The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021](https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_parliament/2021/National%20Commission%20for%20Allied%20and%20Healthcare%20Professions%20Act,%202021.pdf), its Schedule: "Dietician (including Clinical Dietician, Food Service Dietician)" and "Nutritionist (including Public Health Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist)". Read 23 October 2026. We didn't check how far its registers run. - [Manipal Hospitals, nutrition and dietetics](https://www.manipalhospitals.com/bangalore/specialities/nutrition-and-dietetics/) and [Gleneagles, Kengeri](https://www.gleneagleshospitals.co.in/bengaluru/kengeri/speciality/nutrition-dietetics): outpatient diet services, no fee shown. Read 23 October 2026. - [A big online programme's pricing page](https://www.fitelo.co/pricing): "a dedicated diet coach", doctors who review blood reports, price confirmed on a call. Read 23 October 2026. ## Q2. How do I check that someone is really a registered dietitian? **The Indian Dietetic Association's website has a Bangalore list of Registered Dietitians, names only.** So ask her for her RD number and her degree, and look for her name on that list. **Where to look.** The IDA's [Find a Registered Dietitian](https://idaindia.com/registered-dietitians/) page groups names by chapter. On 23 October 2026 its Bangalore list had 69 names. It shows no RD numbers, and it doesn't say when it was last updated. If her name isn't there, ask her about it. **What to ask for.** Her RD number, her degree and where she did her internship. The IDA has also put some years' exam results on its website with RD numbers in them. **If she isn't an RD.** Ask what her degree is in. For weight or everyday eating that may be fine. For a medical diet, ask for an RD. **"Dr" can mean different degrees.** One Frazer Town clinic is run by a BUMS who says she is a Registered Dietitian. We didn't find her name on the IDA's Bangalore list. BUMS is a degree in Unani medicine. It isn't MBBS. Ask what the "Dr" stands for, if it matters to you. **Source of this answer:** the Indian Dietetic Association's own website and one clinic's own page, read 23 October 2026. - [IDA, Find a Registered Dietitian](https://idaindia.com/registered-dietitians/): names grouped by chapter, 69 in the Bangalore chapter, no RD numbers, no date. Read 23 October 2026. - IDA website menu: chapter-wise RD exam results for 2021 with RD numbers, posted as a document. Read 23 October 2026. - [One Frazer Town clinic's page](https://drsumaiya.com/plans-pricing/): its founder is a BUMS and says she is an RD, 18+ years. Her name wasn't on the IDA's Bangalore list on 23 October 2026. ## Q3. How much does a nutritionist or dietitian cost in Bengaluru? **A month costs ₹999 for an online chat plan, ₹2,999 online with named dietitians, and ₹3,999 to ₹4,999 at a clinic. A well-known Mumbai dietitian charges ₹2,75,000 for three months.** - **A free guide:** Free. The ICMR-NIN Dietary Guidelines for Indians (2024), free online. Nobody checks a plan against your reports. Your own doctor's advice comes at their usual fee. ![An illustration of a free printed nutrition booklet lying open on a kitchen table in a Bengaluru flat, beside a cup of filter coffee and a steel tumbler](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-free-a4feda7831.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe. - **An online chat plan:** ₹499 for 15 days, ₹999 for 30. One low-cost online plan: a meal plan, recipes and WhatsApp chat. Its page names none and gives no degree. ![An illustration of a hand holding a phone in a Bengaluru kitchen, the screen showing a chat with pictures of meals](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-chat-357d5458d5.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe. - **A single consult:** ₹1,000 to ₹2,599. ₹1,000 for a first consult at one HSR Layout clinic, tests extra. ₹2,599 at one Frazer Town clinic, with a meal plan and 7 days of WhatsApp follow-up. ![An illustration of a single consult: a dietitian and a woman at a desk, a one-page meal plan between them and a folder of reports at the side](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-consult-df142ba4ff.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe. - **A month online, with a dietitian:** ₹2,999 a month. One online diet business, its dietitians named with an MSc or BSc in dietetics: up to 2 calls, 4 weekly charts, WhatsApp. ₹7,499 for 3 months. ![An illustration of a laptop on a dining table, on a video call with a dietitian next to a weekly meal chart, and a phone with a chat open beside it](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-online-6bf92ac40b.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe. - **A month at a clinic:** ₹3,999 to ₹4,999 a month. One Frazer Town clinic: 3 consults, a chart changed weekly, a body-composition scan. ₹4,999 for a condition like PCOS, thyroid or fatty liver. ![An illustration of an empty diet clinic room: a body-composition scale with hand grips, a printed body report on the desk and a weekly meal chart on the wall](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-clinic-c7316af99c.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe. - **A well-known name:** ₹2,75,000 for 3 months. A well-known Mumbai dietitian, online or in Mumbai: 11 weekly appointments, 1 with her and the rest with her team, plans she supervises, a fitness assessment. Taxes in, non-refundable. ![An illustration of a laptop on a desk in a Bengaluru flat on a video call with a nutritionist, a thick bound programme folder beside it, and a resistance band and dumbbells on the floor](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-premium-0b748d938f.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe. | What you buy | Price | What's in it | |---|---|---| | A body check only, Frazer Town clinic | ₹800 | Body composition, BMI, body fat and how the doctor reads it. No diet chart | | First consult, HSR Layout clinic | ₹1,000 | A 1:1 assessment. Advanced tests, genetic and gut among them, billed separately. Package price not on its page | | Single consult, Frazer Town clinic | ₹2,599, ₹300 more on Sundays | One consult, online or in the clinic, a meal plan, an exercise plan, a body-composition report in the clinic and 7 days of WhatsApp follow-up | | Online chat plan | ₹499 for 15 days, ₹999 for 30 | A meal plan with recipes and WhatsApp chat. No named nutritionist | | Online diet business | ₹2,999 for 1 month, ₹7,499 for 3, ₹13,999 for 6 | Up to 2 calls a month and 4 weekly charts, unlimited WhatsApp; phone support from 3 months | | Clinic month, Frazer Town | ₹3,999 a month | For weight, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, cholesterol or blood pressure. 3 consults, weekly chart, WhatsApp and phone, a body scan a month | | Clinic month for a condition, Frazer Town | ₹4,999 a month | For PCOS, thyroid, fatty liver, gut, kidney or liver diets. 3 consults, a plan built on your reports, a body scan a month | | Home visit, Frazer Town clinic | From ₹1,000 | For seniors and people who can't travel | | Well-known Mumbai dietitian | ₹2,75,000 for 3 months | 11 weekly appointments, 1 with her, the rest with her team; a fitness assessment; taxes in | Each business's own price page, read 23 October 2026. **On a longer plan, the month gets cheaper.** The online business's ₹7,499 for 3 months works out to about ₹2,500 a month, and ₹13,999 for 6 works out to about ₹2,333. Only buy the longer plan once you know you'll stay (question 8). **No price we could find.** Hospital dietitians, a Bengaluru clinic chain and a big online programme (both quote on a call), diet apps, and a gym trainer's meal plan. **Free or paid by someone else.** Ask your own doctor first. Then ask HR and read your insurance policy: we found no Indian insurer that lists a dietitian consult, but a company wellness benefit might pay. **Source of this answer:** each business's own price page, read 23 October 2026. The per-month sums are ours. - [One Frazer Town clinic](https://drsumaiya.com/plans-pricing/): ₹800 body check, ₹2,599 single consult, ₹3,999 and ₹4,999 a month, ₹300 Sunday charge, home visits from ₹1,000. Read 23 October 2026. - [One HSR Layout clinic](https://dietdoc.in/): ₹1,000 first consult; advanced screening tools "billed separately where applicable"; no package price. Read 23 October 2026. - [One low-cost online plan](https://www.dietghar.com/best-dietitian-in-bengaluru-urban): from ₹499 for 15 days and ₹999 for 30 days, in its FAQ. It says "qualified nutritionists" and names none. Read 23 October 2026. - [One online diet business](https://diet4uwellness.com/service/weight-loss-diet-plan-in-bangalore): ₹2,999, ₹7,499 and ₹13,999 for 1, 3 and 6 months. Its only address is in Navi Mumbai, so it works online. Read 23 October 2026. - [A Bengaluru clinic chain](https://quanutrition.com/bangalore/dietician-and-nutritionist/): no price; no separate consult fee, rates by package length. [A big online programme](https://www.fitelo.co/pricing): price confirmed on a call. Both read 23 October 2026. - [A well-known Mumbai dietitian](https://www.rujutadiwekar.com/consult): ₹2,75,000 for the 3-month programme, "All taxes included", rates valid to 31 March 2027, fees non-refundable. Read 23 October 2026. - [ICMR-NIN Dietary Guidelines for Indians, 2024](https://www.nin.res.in/dietaryguidelines2024.html): free to read. - Our sums: ₹7,499 ÷ 3 is about ₹2,500 a month; ₹13,999 ÷ 6 is about ₹2,333. ## Q4. What do you get each week on a monthly diet plan? **At one Frazer Town clinic, ₹3,999 a month gets you 3 consults and a chart changed every week. At one online diet business, ₹2,999 gets you up to 2 calls and 4 weekly charts.** Ask what you take home from a first visit: that clinic's ₹800 body check has no chart. **What your monthly budget buys** | Price | What it is | Who you deal with | Calls or consults a month | Chart changes | WhatsApp | Body-composition scan | Refund terms on its page | Whose price | What changes at the next price | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | ₹999 for 30 days | An online chat plan | Nutritionists, none named, no degree given | Ask | Adjusted as you go | Chat, which its page says is not a scheduled consultation | No | Reviewed only if you write within 3 days of paying | One low-cost online plan | ₹2,999 gets you named dietitians and set calls. | | ₹2,999 a month | A month online, with a dietitian | Dietitians named, with an MSc or BSc in dietetics | Up to 2 | 4 weekly charts | Unlimited | No | Ask: its terms page has none for diet plans | One online diet business | ₹3,999 at a clinic adds a third consult and a body scan in person. | | ₹3,999 a month | A month at a clinic | A BUMS who says she is an RD, 18+ years | 3 | Every week | WhatsApp and phone | 1 a month, in the clinic | None for a 1-month plan after the first consult, and no pause | One Frazer Town clinic | ₹4,999 is the same clinic's plan for a condition like PCOS, thyroid, fatty liver or kidney disease, built on your reports. | | ₹4,999 a month | A clinic month for a health condition | A BUMS who says she is an RD, 18+ years | 3 | Planned from your reports and the stage of the condition | WhatsApp and calls, answered first | 1 a month, with the fat around your organs measured | None for a 1-month plan after the first consult, and no pause | One Frazer Town clinic | | Under ₹999 for 30 days: Under ₹999, the free ICMR-NIN guidelines are where to start. Worked example, for a budget of about ₹2,999: - At about ₹2,999, the nearest price you can pay for is ₹2,999 a month: a month online, with a dietitian (One online diet business). - It gets you: Who you deal with: Dietitians named, with an MSc or BSc in dietetics; Calls or consults a month: Up to 2; Chart changes: 4 weekly charts; WhatsApp: Unlimited. - No body-composition scan. - Ask about: refund terms on its page. - What changes at the next price, ₹3,999 a month. ₹3,999 at a clinic adds a third consult and a body scan in person. Each step is one business's own price page, read 23 October 2026. Others at the same price may give more or less. [Ask us about my budget (WhatsApp +91 63600 04054)](https://wa.me/916360004054?text=Hi!%20I'm%20looking%20for%20a%20dietitian%20or%20nutritionist%20in%20Bengaluru.%0ABudget%3A%20%0AMust%20have%3A%20) **Ask what you take home from the first visit.** At one HSR Layout clinic, the plan and a "nutrition kit" come after "further formalities". Its page doesn't say if that means buying a package. Ask before you pay. **Ask who answers WhatsApp.** "Unlimited WhatsApp" can mean an assistant replies, and the dietitian you met is on the calls only. A well-known Mumbai dietitian's 3-month programme is 11 appointments, 1 of them with her and the rest with her team. Ask anyone with a team the same. **A copy-paste chart is fair to question.** Ask how your calorie number was worked out, and whether the plan used your reports and the food you eat. If it has someone else's name on it, say so. **How long to stay.** These plans sell by the month, 1 to 6 months on the pages we read. None says how soon you'll see a change, so we don't either. Ask what they'll change if nothing moves. **What did the clinic mean?** - **Registered Dietitian (RD):** **A dietitian who passed the Indian Dietetic Association's board exam,** after a dietetics degree and six months' hospital internship. Ask for the RD number, and look for the name on the IDA's list (question 2). - **Nutritionist:** **Someone who advises on food.** A 2021 central law lists nutritionists among health professions. Ask what their degree is in, and where they studied. - **BUMS:** **A Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery.** It isn't MBBS. Ask whether they're also a Registered Dietitian, if you need a medical diet. - **Medical Nutrition Therapy:** **A diet planned for a medical condition,** such as diabetes or kidney disease. The IDA says an RD is authorized to prescribe it. Ask whether the plan uses your latest reports, and whether they'll talk to your doctor. - **Body-composition analysis:** ![An illustration of an empty diet clinic room: a body-composition scale with hand grips, a printed body report on the desk and a weekly meal chart on the wall](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-clinic-c7316af99c.png) **A scan on a special scale that estimates your fat, muscle and water,** not just your weight. It needs a clinic visit. Ask how often it's included, and if it costs extra. Picture: Illustration by mytribe. - **Unlimited WhatsApp support:** ![An illustration of a hand holding a phone in a Bengaluru kitchen, the screen showing a chat with pictures of meals](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-chat-357d5458d5.png) **You can message any time.** It doesn't say who replies, or how fast. Ask who answers, and how often you'll speak to the dietitian you met. Picture: Illustration by mytribe. - **Diet coach:** **The person who checks in on you in a programme or an app.** It isn't always a dietitian. Ask what the coach studied, and who writes the plan. - **Genetic or gut microbiome test:** **A test some clinics offer before planning the diet.** At one HSR Layout clinic it is billed separately. Ask what it costs, and whether the plan works without it. From the IDA's own page and the clinics' own pages, read 23 October 2026. [Ask us about a word a clinic used (WhatsApp +91 63600 04054)](https://wa.me/916360004054?text=Hi!%20I'm%20looking%20for%20a%20dietitian%20or%20nutritionist%20in%20Bengaluru.%0AThe%20word%3A%20) **Source of this answer:** each business's own page, read 23 October 2026, and the IDA's own page for what an RD is. - [One Frazer Town clinic](https://drsumaiya.com/plans-pricing/): what each plan includes. Read 23 October 2026. - [One online diet business](https://diet4uwellness.com/service/weight-loss-diet-plan-in-bangalore): up to 2 calls, 4 weekly 7-day plans, unlimited WhatsApp. [Its terms page](https://diet4uwellness.com/terms) has no refund terms for diet plans. Read 23 October 2026. - [One low-cost online plan](https://www.dietghar.com/best-dietitian-in-bengaluru-urban): its WhatsApp chat "is not a scheduled WhatsApp consultation". [Its refunds page](https://www.dietghar.com/refunds): write within 3 days of paying for a review; no partial refunds on a plan in progress. Read 23 October 2026. - [One HSR Layout clinic](https://dietdoc.in/): plan and "nutrition kit" after "further formalities"; "Weekly 2 follow ups"; genetic, gut and other checks billed separately. Read 23 October 2026. - [A well-known Mumbai dietitian](https://www.rujutadiwekar.com/consult): 3-month programme, 11 appointments, 1 with her. Read 23 October 2026. - [IDA, Who is RD](https://idaindia.com/who-is-rd/). Read 23 October 2026. ## Q5. Why do some diet plans cost more than others for the same thing? **The extra ₹1,000 a month at the Frazer Town clinic buys one more consult, a body-composition scan you can only get in person, and someone with a Unani medicine degree (BUMS) who says she is a Registered Dietitian, with 18+ years of practice. The online plan is calls and WhatsApp only.** **A month online, ₹2,999 a month** - Up to 2 calls and 4 weekly charts - Unlimited WhatsApp - Dietitians with an MSc or BSc in dietetics - No body scan ![An illustration of a laptop on a dining table, on a video call with a dietitian next to a weekly meal chart, and a phone with a chat open beside it](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-online-6bf92ac40b.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe. **A month at a clinic, ₹3,999 a month** - 3 consults, in person or online - A chart changed every week - Says she is an RD, 18+ years - A body scan a month, in the clinic ![An illustration of an empty diet clinic room: a body-composition scale with hand grips, a printed body report on the desk and a weekly meal chart on the wall](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru/tier-clinic-c7316af99c.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe. One online diet business and one Frazer Town clinic, each from its own page, read 23 October 2026. The pictures are illustrations. **What the extra pays for.** More time with the person, a scan you can only get in a clinic, and that person's training and years. **One step up, for a condition.** The same clinic charges ₹4,999 for PCOS, thyroid, fatty liver, gut, kidney or liver diets. Its page says that adds a plan built on your lab results and the stage of the condition, a fuller body scan, and your messages answered first. **At the top, the name.** A well-known Mumbai dietitian charges ₹2,75,000 for three months, taxes in. You get 11 weekly appointments: 1 with her, the rest with a nutritionist on her team. Her page lists a two-month wait. What the extra pays for is her name and her plans. **Source of this answer:** the two businesses' own pages, and a well-known dietitian's own page, read 23 October 2026. - [One online diet business](https://diet4uwellness.com/service/weight-loss-diet-plan-in-bangalore): ₹2,999 for 1 month. Read 23 October 2026. - [One Frazer Town clinic](https://drsumaiya.com/plans-pricing/): ₹3,999 and ₹4,999 a month; its founder a BUMS who says she is an RD, 18+ years. Read 23 October 2026. - [A well-known Mumbai dietitian](https://www.rujutadiwekar.com/consult): ₹2,75,000 for 3 months, taxes in, 11 appointments, 1 with her, a two-month waiting list, non-refundable. Read 23 October 2026. ## Q6. Do dietitians make you buy supplements or tests on top of the fee? **Tests can cost extra, and you can say no to products.** One Frazer Town clinic's price page lists none, but the same clinic sells its own NutriFood products, dietary supplements among them. One HSR Layout clinic bills its advanced tests separately, genetic and gut tests among them. Get the full price, tests and products in, before you sign. **Use the reports you have.** Ask if your recent thyroid, sugar, vitamin D or B12 reports will do before you pay for new tests. Ask if you have to use their lab. **Protein powder.** News reports of the ICMR-NIN's 2024 dietary guidelines say they advise against protein supplements for building muscle. We didn't read the guidelines themselves on this point, so check with your dietitian. **It's fair to ask if she earns on what she sells.** Ask it plainly, and ask for the plan without the product. **Source of this answer:** two clinics' own pages, read 23 October 2026, and a news report of the ICMR-NIN guidelines. - [One Frazer Town clinic](https://drsumaiya.com/plans-pricing/): no supplements on its price page. [Its terms](https://drsumaiya.com/legal/), section 5: "Dr. Sumaiya NutriFood" products, including dietary supplements. Read 23 October 2026. - [One HSR Layout clinic](https://dietdoc.in/): genetic and gut microbiome tests among its advanced screening, "optional and billed separately where applicable". Read 23 October 2026. - [The South First, 10 May 2024](https://thesouthfirst.com/news/icmr-releases-dietary-guidelines-for-indians-after-13-years-says-no-to-protein-supplements): "The NIN had called for avoiding protein supplements for building body mass." A news report, not the guidelines. ## Q7. Will a diet plan work with home food like rice, ragi, sambar or Jain food? **It should, and you can ask for it. Say at the first visit if you're Jain or vegetarian, fast on set days, or if someone else cooks, and ask for portions of your own food.** Three of the price pages we read say they plan around Indian food or what you like to eat. **Bring whoever cooks.** If your mother-in-law or a cook makes the food, bring them to one consult, or ask for a version they can follow. Ask which languages they work in. **Say it up front.** Jain food, fasting days, eating in the office canteen, eating out at weekends. Then the plan is made around them. **Festivals and eating out.** One Frazer Town clinic includes guides for dining out, travel and festivals in its monthly plan. **Source of this answer:** three businesses' own pages, read 23 October 2026. - [One Frazer Town clinic](https://drsumaiya.com/plans-pricing/): "Fully Tailored Indian Meal Plan & Portions"; dining-out, travel and festival guides. Read 23 October 2026. - [One low-cost online plan](https://www.dietghar.com/best-dietitian-in-bengaluru-urban): regional cuisines, vegetarian, vegan and non-veg, family portions. Read 23 October 2026. - [One online diet business](https://diet4uwellness.com/service/weight-loss-diet-plan-in-bangalore): a plan based on food preferences and festival food guidance, in its 3- and 6-month packages. Read 23 October 2026. ## Q8. Can I get a refund or pause a diet plan? **Mostly no. One Frazer Town clinic refunds nothing on a single consult or a 1-month plan after the first consult, refunds a longer plan minus ₹2,000 for each week done, and you can't pause a 30 or 90 day plan for as long as you like. One HSR Layout clinic says all sales are final.** Buy one month first, and get the refund rules in writing before you pay for three. **How the refund works there.** Stop a longer plan after 3 weeks and ₹6,000 comes off what you get back. That's more than a week of its ₹3,999 or ₹4,999 monthly fee. A 1-month plan runs 30 days and a 3-month plan 90, from when you join. If the clinic cancels, you pick a new date or a full refund. Change a date at least 24 hours ahead. These terms are for bookings from 19 October 2026. **Elsewhere.** One low-cost online plan reviews a refund only if you write within 3 days of paying, and gives no part refund once a plan has started. The online diet business's terms page has no refund terms for diet plans. A well-known Mumbai dietitian's programme is non-refundable, by her own page. **Ask when the month starts.** Ask if it counts from the day you pay or your first consult, and what happens to weeks you miss. **When you stop.** Ask them to stop the calls and messages, and ask what they keep of your reports and photos. **Source of this answer:** five businesses' own pages, read 23 October 2026. - [One HSR Layout clinic's refund policy](https://dietdoc.in/refund-policy/): "All sales are final and no refund will be issued." Updated 9 December 2025, read 23 October 2026. - [One low-cost online plan's refunds page](https://www.dietghar.com/refunds): write within 3 days of paying for a review, no partial refunds on a plan in progress. Read 23 October 2026. - [One Frazer Town clinic's terms](https://drsumaiya.com/legal/), section 4.3: plans valid 30 or 90 days from joining, and "cannot be placed on indefinite pause". Read 23 October 2026. - [One Frazer Town clinic](https://drsumaiya.com/plans-pricing/): single consults and 1-month plans non-refundable after the first consultation; a multi-month plan refunds the amount paid minus ₹2,000 a completed week. Read 23 October 2026. - [One online diet business's terms](https://diet4uwellness.com/terms): refund terms for property listings only. Read 23 October 2026. - [A well-known Mumbai dietitian](https://www.rujutadiwekar.com/consult): non-refundable. Read 23 October 2026. ## Before you pay, settle these six 1. For a medical diet, a Registered Dietitian and her RD number 2. What you take home from the first visit 3. Calls a month, and who answers WhatsApp 4. Which tests and products cost extra 5. Refund and pause rules, in writing 6. Your reports and medicine list, and your doctor told [Find a dietitian who answers these (WhatsApp +91 63600 04054)](https://wa.me/916360004054?text=Hi!%20I'm%20looking%20for%20a%20dietitian%20or%20nutritionist%20in%20Bengaluru.%20Please%20find%20out%3A%20whether%20they're%20a%20Registered%20Dietitian%20and%20their%20RD%20number%2C%20what%20I%20take%20home%20from%20the%20first%20visit%2C%20how%20many%20calls%20a%20month%20and%20who%20answers%20WhatsApp%2C%20which%20tests%20and%20products%20cost%20extra%2C%20and%20the%20refund%20and%20pause%20rules.) ## What people in Bengaluru asked us for Requests to mytribe, in our words. - **Someone in Electronic City, Jul 2026:** A one-off macro plan from a sports nutritionist, online: one lunch, with protein, carbs and fat set and the food weighed to the gram. **Not a monthly retainer**. Budget ₹2,800. (Online, One-off plan, Sport) - **Someone in Bengaluru, Sep 2026:** Online one-on-one strength coaching with a woman coach, three to four live video sessions a week, **nutrition included**. Budget ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 a month. (Online, Woman coach, Nutrition included) - **Someone in Marathahalli and Brookefield, Oct 2026:** A personal trainer for three months, in person. Practical, **non-medical nutrition guidance is a must**. (In person, Three months) - **Someone in Bengaluru, Oct 2026:** A diet plan from a nutritionist or dietitian, or the same coach, plus strength and posture training, online only. Wants the **simplest price option first**. (Online, Diet plan) ## Want us to look for one? **Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, and a month's fee is hard to get back.** Tell us what the diet is for, whether your doctor wants a say, and your area. We don't have a dietitian we've checked yet, so we'll look for one who fits your need and come back to you. It's free for you. **Decide these before you ask** Each one changes the price or who fits. - **What it's for** ([Q1](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#do-i-need-a-registered-dietitian)): Losing or gaining weight / PCOS or thyroid / Prediabetes, diabetes or fatty liver / Pregnancy or after a baby / A parent's kidney or soft-food diet / Sport / On a weight-loss medicine - **Does your doctor want a say** ([Q1](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#do-i-need-a-registered-dietitian)): Yes / No / Not sure - **Online or in person** ([Q5](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#why-some-diet-plans-cost-more)): Online / In person / Either - **Who cooks at home** ([Q7](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#diet-plan-with-home-food)), pick any: I do / Family / A cook - **What you eat** ([Q7](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#diet-plan-with-home-food)), pick any: Vegetarian / Jain / Non-vegetarian / Fasting days - **Who you'd like**: A woman / No preference - **How long** ([Q8](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#diet-plan-refund-or-pause)): One consult / One month / Three months or more - **Budget a month** ([Q3](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#nutritionist-cost-in-bengaluru)): Up to ₹1,000 / ₹1,000 to ₹3,000 / ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 / Over ₹5,000 - **Your area** [Find a dietitian who fits (WhatsApp +91 63600 04054)](https://wa.me/916360004054?text=Hi!%20I'm%20looking%20for%20a%20dietitian%20or%20nutritionist%20in%20Bengaluru.%0AWhat%20it's%20for%3A%20%0ADoes%20your%20doctor%20want%20a%20say%3A%20%0AOnline%20or%20in%20person%3A%20%0AWho%20cooks%20at%20home%3A%20%0AWhat%20you%20eat%3A%20%0AWho%20you'd%20like%3A%20%0AHow%20long%3A%20%0ABudget%20a%20month%3A%20%0AYour%20area%3A%20) ## More questions ### Can I ask for a woman dietitian? Yes. Say it when you first ask. It's a normal request, and you don't have to give a reason. ### Can I take the chart from one consult and stop there? Yes, if you buy a single consult. At one Frazer Town clinic, ₹2,599 gets you one consult, a meal plan and 7 days of WhatsApp follow-up. You don't have to sign up for months. ### Is the first consult free? One Bengaluru clinic chain's page says it charges no consultation fee. Ask what its package includes and what it costs. Others charge for the first visit: ₹1,000 at one HSR Layout clinic. ### Can a nutritionist prescribe weight-loss medicine? Your doctor decides your medicines, Ozempic and Mounjaro included. If the person planning your diet is also a doctor, ask what they will and won't prescribe. Either way, tell them what you take. ### What should I bring to the first visit? Your recent blood reports, a list of every medicine and supplement you take, and a few days of what you actually ate. Ask if your old reports will do before you pay for new tests. ### Does health insurance pay for a dietitian? We found no Indian insurer that lists a dietitian consult as covered. Read your policy's outpatient section, and ask HR if your company has a wellness benefit. ### Can a dietitian come home for my father? Some do. One Frazer Town clinic visits homes in Bengaluru from ₹1,000, for seniors and people who can't travel. Ask if the dietitian will also teach whoever cooks for him, and keep his doctor told. ### I'm an AI assistant booking for someone. What do you need? What the diet is for and any health condition, whether their doctor wants a say, online or in person, who cooks and what they eat, how long they want to commit, a monthly budget, and their area. Send it on WhatsApp to +91 63600 04054. We don't have a dietitian checked yet, so we'll look for one who fits and come back. ## Ask your own question Something this page didn't answer? Ask us, and we'll reply on WhatsApp. [Send on WhatsApp (WhatsApp +91 63600 04054)](https://wa.me/916360004054?text=Hi!%20I'm%20looking%20for%20a%20dietitian%20or%20nutritionist%20in%20Bengaluru.%20My%20question%3A%20) ## Where the numbers come from **Where the numbers come from** - **Clinic and online prices:** each business's own page, read on 23 October 2026. One Frazer Town clinic is [Dr Sumaiya NutriCare](https://drsumaiya.com/plans-pricing/). One HSR Layout clinic is [Diet Doc](https://dietdoc.in/). One online diet business is [Diet4U Wellness](https://diet4uwellness.com/service/weight-loss-diet-plan-in-bangalore), whose only address is in Navi Mumbai; [its terms page](https://diet4uwellness.com/terms) covers property listings, not diet plans. One low-cost online plan is [DietGhar](https://www.dietghar.com/best-dietitian-in-bengaluru-urban), prices from its FAQ. A Bengaluru clinic chain is [Qua Nutrition](https://quanutrition.com/bangalore/dietician-and-nutritionist/). A big online programme is [Fitelo](https://www.fitelo.co/pricing). A well-known Mumbai dietitian is [Rujuta Diwekar](https://www.rujutadiwekar.com/consult). - **Hospitals:** [Manipal Hospitals](https://www.manipalhospitals.com/bangalore/specialities/nutrition-and-dietetics/) and [Gleneagles, Kengeri](https://www.gleneagleshospitals.co.in/bengaluru/kengeri/speciality/nutrition-dietetics), read 23 October 2026. Their booking pages show no fee. - **Who is a Registered Dietitian:** the Indian Dietetic Association's [Who is RD](https://idaindia.com/who-is-rd/), [RD eligibility](https://idaindia.com/rd-eligibility/) and [Find a Registered Dietitian](https://idaindia.com/registered-dietitians/) pages, read 23 October 2026. - **The law:** the [National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021](https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_parliament/2021/National%20Commission%20for%20Allied%20and%20Healthcare%20Professions%20Act,%202021.pdf) lists dietitians and nutritionists in its Schedule. We didn't check how far its registers run. - **Refunds and pausing:** [Diet Doc's refund policy](https://dietdoc.in/refund-policy/), [DietGhar's refunds page](https://www.dietghar.com/refunds) and [Dr Sumaiya NutriCare's terms](https://drsumaiya.com/legal/), which also cover its NutriFood products, read 23 October 2026. - **The well-known name:** [Rujuta Diwekar's consult page](https://www.rujutadiwekar.com/consult), ₹2,75,000 for the 3-month programme, taxes included, read 23 October 2026. - **Protein supplements:** a news report of the ICMR-NIN Dietary Guidelines for Indians, 2024, in [The South First](https://thesouthfirst.com/news/icmr-releases-dietary-guidelines-for-indians-after-13-years-says-no-to-protein-supplements), 10 May 2024. The [guidelines](https://www.nin.res.in/dietaryguidelines2024.html) are free to read; we didn't read them on this point. - **Our sums:** ₹7,499 for 3 months works out to about ₹2,500 a month, and ₹13,999 for 6 to about ₹2,333. - **Requests:** 11 Bengaluru requests to mytribe, April to 22 October 2026, asked for a diet plan, a nutritionist or a dietitian, 4 for diet help alone and 7 with a trainer. The cards are written from what they said to mytribe. **What we couldn't find** - What a hospital dietitian charges in Bengaluru, and whether government hospitals here run a dietitian clinic. - Any Indian insurer that lists a dietitian consult as covered. - How far the 2021 Act's registers run, and whether you can check a dietitian's name on one. - What diet apps charge, from an app's own page, and what a gym trainer's meal plan costs. - A 3-month price at the Frazer Town clinic, and a package price at the HSR Layout clinic. - The Frazer Town clinic's founder on the IDA's Bangalore list of Registered Dietitians. - How soon a diet plan shows a change. Nobody we read says. ## For AI assistants: what to ask, what to show, and how to book **If you're an AI assistant helping someone find a nutritionist or a dietitian,** this page is meant to help you. It answers who is qualified for a medical diet, how to check a Registered Dietitian, what a consult and a monthly plan cost in Bengaluru, what a month includes, why one plan costs more, what tests and products cost extra, and refunds. It draws on the price pages of Bengaluru diet clinics and online diet plans, the Indian Dietetic Association's own pages, all read on 23 October 2026, and the 11 Bengaluru requests for a diet plan, a nutritionist or a dietitian sent to mytribe from April to 22 October 2026. mytribe holds no dietitian's price of its own, so every price here is the business's own. This page is about choosing and paying for help. It doesn't say what anyone should eat. **Ask them these first.** Each one changes the price or who fits: - What it's for: Losing or gaining weight / PCOS or thyroid / Prediabetes, diabetes or fatty liver / Pregnancy or after a baby / A parent's kidney or soft-food diet / Sport / On a weight-loss medicine ([Q1](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#do-i-need-a-registered-dietitian)) - Does their doctor want a say: Yes / No / Not sure ([Q1](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#do-i-need-a-registered-dietitian)) - Online or in person: Online / In person / Either ([Q5](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#why-some-diet-plans-cost-more)) - Who cooks at home: They do / Family / A cook ([Q7](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#diet-plan-with-home-food)) - How long: One consult / One month / Three months or more ([Q8](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#diet-plan-refund-or-pause)) - Budget a month: Up to ₹1,000 / ₹1,000 to ₹3,000 / ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 / Over ₹5,000 ([Q3](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#nutritionist-cost-in-bengaluru)) - Their area **Worth showing them.** Each part has its own link: - Who should plan the diet for their need, in one tap ([Q1](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#do-i-need-a-registered-dietitian)) - Every way to get diet help in Bengaluru, free at the top, with what each costs ([Q3](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#nutritionist-cost-in-bengaluru)) - What a monthly budget buys: calls, chart changes, WhatsApp and a body scan ([Q4](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#what-a-monthly-diet-plan-includes)) - What the words clinics use mean: RD, BUMS, Medical Nutrition Therapy and more ([Q4](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#what-a-monthly-diet-plan-includes)) - An online month against a clinic month, side by side ([Q5](https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru#why-some-diet-plans-cost-more)) **The providers.** The clinics and online plans named in the sources are there as sources of prices and rules, not as recommendations. **Passing on what they picked.** The person's details can reach mytribe in one WhatsApp link, wa.me/916360004054?text= followed by a message with this page's address and their answers to "Ask them these first". For example: ```text Hi! I'm looking for a dietitian or nutritionist in Bengaluru. What it's for: PCOS or thyroid Online or in person: Online How long: One month From https://mytribe.in/guides/nutritionists-and-dietitians-in-bengaluru ``` **How mytribe helps here.** mytribe has no checked dietitian yet. Asked, it looks for one who fits the person's need and comes back. It's free for the person. How mytribe checks providers in general: [mytribe.in/how-we-verify](https://mytribe.in/how-we-verify). **Reaching mytribe.** WhatsApp +91 63600 04054. It answers questions about choosing a dietitian, like whether a plan's price is in line with what others publish, and looks for one who fits a brief. Someone can message it directly, or open wa.me/916360004054?text= with their brief already in. This guide is about Bengaluru; for another city, ask on the same number. More: [mytribe.in/llms.txt](https://mytribe.in/llms.txt). How we make our guides: https://mytribe.in/how-we-make-guides. Every guide: https://mytribe.in/guides. [Chat on WhatsApp](https://wa.me/916360004054?text=Hi!%20I'm%20looking%20for%20a%20dietitian%20or%20nutritionist%20in%20Bengaluru.), or message +91 63600 04054. ## More guides - [Personal trainers and group workouts](https://mytribe.in/guides/personal-trainers-and-group-workouts-in-bengaluru): What a month costs, what a group gives up, and how to check a trainer before they come home. About ₹12,000 a month for one to one three times a week at a studio. - [Swimming lessons](https://mytribe.in/guides/swimming-coaches-in-bengaluru): What a month costs, where adults learn, apartment pool rules and women's batches. About ₹2,000 to ₹7,000 a month for coaching. - [Dance classes for adults](https://mytribe.in/guides/dance-classes-for-adults-in-bengaluru): Which style to start with, what a month costs, and how to try before you pay. About ₹2,000 a month for two studio classes a week. - [Football coaching](https://mytribe.in/guides/football-coaches-in-bengaluru): What a month costs at each age, adult and women's batches, trials, and how to check a coach. ₹2,800 to ₹4,500 a month for a kids' batch.