Who we ARE
Appleman Nutrition is a team of expert Registered Dietitian Nutritionists with decades of combined experience providing nutrition counseling and consulting for individual clients and their families in Florida, New York, and Connecticut.
We are thrilled to have recently opened our doors in South Florida, allowing in person visits near Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, and Fort Lauderdale. We are also available for remote nutrition counseling services anywhere in FL.
Nutritionists
Rebecca Appleman, RD
Founder & Executive Director
Rebecca graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Psychology from Connecticut College. She studied at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, the first graduate nutrition program in the nation to emphasize the way individuals, communities and societies relate to food. She completed her dietetic internship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and specialized clinical training at Weill Cornell Medical Center’s inpatient eating disorder treatment program.
Rebecca served as the primary nutritionist at The Renfrew Center New York Day Treatment Program for eating disorders, and completed The Commission on Dietetic Registration’s intensive training and certification program in adult weight management.
In her private nutrition counseling practice, Rebecca continues to work with individuals and families to enhance their self-care through the development of a strong relationship with food and body. She also provides ongoing training and supervision to her team of Registered Dietitians in the fields of eating disorders, family based nutrition therapy, pre natal and post partum nutrition care and weight management. Rebecca lives in Westchester with her 3 children, Nathan, Anabelle and Isaiah.
Fiorella DiCarlo RD CDN
Clinical Supervisor, South Florida
Fiorella graduated with honors and Kappa Omnicron Nu with a B.S in Nutrition and Food Science at Hunter College in New York City. She completed her dietetic internship with Hunter College School Of Public Health and her clinical training at Lincoln Hospital and Mental Health Center in Bronx, NY. She served as the primary nutritionist at The Renfrew Center New York Day Treatment Program for eating disorders.
Fiorella completed post graduate training (Eating and the Body) at the Women’s Therapy Centre Institute as well as a post graduate certificate from the William Alanson White Institute, Eating Disorders, Compulsions and Addictions (EDCAS) program.
At Appleman Nutrition, she provides individual nutritional counseling to adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders, body image and weight management issues as well as pre natal and post natal nutrition concerns. Fiorella is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Dietetic Practice Groups in Behavioral Health.
