How much does a nutritionist charge in Mumbai" is one of the most searched nutrition questions in the city, and almost every page that answers it gives a range so wide it tells you nothing. Part of the reason is that clinics price differently. Some charge per consultation. Some sell three-month packages. Some quote a low first visit and load the cost into follow-ups.
So the useful question is not what the number is. It is what the number buys.
What a fee should cover
A consultation fee should cover a proper intake: what you eat now, at what times, your medical history, current medication, lab reports if you have them, and your actual constraints. Someone who leaves for work at 8am and eats out four nights a week cannot follow the same plan as someone who cooks at home.
It should also cover a written plan you can keep, and clarity on when you come back.
If a clinic quotes a price before asking any of that, the plan was written before you walked in.
Pricing at the Malad West clinic
Dr Shajra Mukadam's plans start at Rs 500 for cholesterol, pregnancy and elderly diet plans, and Rs 700 for weight loss, thyroid, diabetes and menopause plans. The price is tied to the plan, not to a package you have to commit to upfront.
Is paying a nutritionist worth it
It depends entirely on whether you were going to change anything without one. Free diet charts are everywhere, and they work for people who already know what they are doing and just need a structure. Most people who go looking for a nutritionist have already tried two or three of those charts.
Where paying gets you something a free chart cannot: a plan that accounts for a thyroid condition or a diabetes prescription, a diet that fits food you actually eat rather than quinoa and kale, and someone to adjust it when the first version does not work. That last part is what free charts never do.
Where paying gets you nothing: if you book once, take the sheet, and never return. Diet plans are adjusted, not issued.
What to check before you pay
Ask whether follow-up visits are charged separately, and what the follow-up costs.
Ask whether the plan is written for your condition specifically. Someone managing PCOS, someone managing thyroid, and someone who simply wants to lose eight kilos need three different plans.
Ask how you contact the clinic between visits if something is not working.
Where to book
Shop 6, Gurukrupa Apartments, Evershine Nagar, Malad West, opposite Model Studio. Open Monday to Saturday, 10:30am to 1pm and 6pm to 9pm. UPI and cash accepted. Call +91 99873 10202. Book Now
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