Prenatal nutrition · Sugar Land, TX
Pregnancy Dietitian in Sugar Land, TX
Nutrition during pregnancy affects both you and your baby's long-term health. Rawaa Khalil Elabbassi, MS, RDN, LD provides personalized prenatal nutrition counseling — from first trimester through delivery — with major insurance accepted.
2245 Texas Dr Ste 300, Sugar Land, TX · Telehealth across Texas
Why Prenatal Nutrition Counseling Matters
Pregnancy changes your nutritional needs significantly — and generic advice doesn't account for your individual health history, food preferences, or complications. A registered dietitian provides personalized guidance on what to eat, what to avoid, how to manage pregnancy symptoms through nutrition, and how to support your baby's development at every stage.
What We Help With During Pregnancy
Gestational diabetes management
Blood sugar control through nutrition — carbohydrate distribution, meal timing, and food choices to keep glucose in a healthy range.
Learn more →Healthy pregnancy weight gain
Guidance on appropriate weight gain for your pre-pregnancy BMI and trimester, without unnecessary restriction.
Nausea & food aversions
Practical strategies to maintain adequate nutrition when morning sickness or food aversions make eating difficult.
Key nutrients for fetal development
Folate, iron, DHA, calcium, choline — ensuring you're meeting the increased demands of pregnancy through food and appropriate supplementation.
Food safety during pregnancy
Clear guidance on what to avoid — listeria risk, mercury in fish, raw foods — and safe alternatives.
High-risk pregnancy nutrition
Specialized support for pregnancies complicated by pre-existing diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, or other conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Support Your Pregnancy with Expert Nutrition Guidance
New patients seen within days. In-person in Sugar Land or telehealth across Texas.
2245 Texas Dr Ste 300, Sugar Land, TX 77479 · Telehealth across Texas