Outpatient Nutrition Services

Group class appointments

Group class appointments are available on a variety of topics. You can self-refer to our programs or request a consult to be entered by your provider.

Healthy Teaching Kitchen (HTK)

Classes focus on cooking skills, food safety, mindful cooking and eating, and planning balanced meals through healthy cooking demonstrations and cook-along classes led by a Registered Dietitian.

Offerings: 

• General Healthy Teaching Kitchen (6 classes in VA Video Connect series or in-person at the Madison East VA Clinic)
• Women’s Health Healthy Teaching Kitchen (6 classes in VA Video Connect series)
• Renal Healthy Teaching Kitchen (one-time class)

Diabetes Self-Management Class

Classes focus on seven self-care behaviors: healthy eating, being active, monitoring, taking medicine, problem solving, healthy coping and reducing risks. These classes are taught by Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists and a Clinical Pharmacist.

Offerings: 

• In-person (series of 3 classes) at the Madison VA Hospital
• VA Video Connect (series of 4 classes)

Diabetes Self-Management Support Group

This group is led by a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and is an opportunity to remain engaged in ongoing diabetes self-management.

Offerings: 

• In-person groups at the Madison VA Hospital (once a month)
• VA Video Connect (once a month) 

Individual nutrition counseling

Registered Dietitians can give you guidance and tools on what to eat tailored to your medical condition(s).  You are able to self-refer to individual nutrition appointments or request an outpatient nutrition consult to be entered by your provider.

• In-person individual appointments with a registered dietitian are available at:
  • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
  • Madison VA East Clinic
  • Madison VA West Clinic
  • Rockford Clinic
• Individual appointments via telephone, VA Video Connect, or tele-health are available at all our locations.

MOVE! Program

MOVE! is a weight management, health promotion program designed to improve the lives of Veterans. MOVE!’s core ideas—encouraging healthy eating behavior, increasing physical activity, and promoting even small weight losses—are easy to follow and based on the latest in nutrition science. 

If you are interested in the program, you can self-refer or request a consult to be entered by your provider. Veterans will start the program with a MOVE Overview which will go over current program offerings.

• In-person individual appointments with a registered dietitian are available at:
  • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
  • Madison VA East Clinic
  • Madison VA West Clinic
  • Rockford Clinic
• Individual appointments via telephone, VA Video Connect (VVC), or tele-health are available at all our locations.
• Group classes (VVC and limited in-person)
  • Weekly- 16 week led by multidisciplinary team including a Registered Dietitian
  • Monthly Support Group- led by registered dietitian
• Home TeleMOVE!
  • A 90-session weight management program that aligns with the core MOVE! curriculum and is part of VHA’s Home Telehealth Program
  • Weight management support is provided by a Registered Dietitian
• Bariatric Surgery
  • If you are interested in Bariatric Surgery, please discuss with your primary care provider who will enter a MOVE! consult.
• MOVE! Coach Mobile App
  • Information only-16 week Self Guided Program on your iPhone, iPad, or Android

Contact Us

If you have questions, please contact our Outpatient Nutrition Clinic at 608-256-1901 ext 17387 or learn more at Move.va.gov.