Serena E. Melik

Serena E. Melik, RDN CD, is a registered dietitian nutritionist at Sensibly Sprouted in Seattle, WA. She supports patients with plant-based nutrition, weight management, chronic condition management, heart-health nutrition, cholesterol-related goals, and sustainable lifestyle habits.

Serena’s approach is personalized, supportive, and rooted in whole-food nutrition. She works with patients who want to feel more confident in their food choices, build healthier routines, and better understand how nutrition can support their overall health and quality of life.

She has a strong interest in plant-based and plant-forward eating patterns. Serena enjoys helping patients expand their options with new foods, recipes, and practical strategies that fit their preferences, goals, and lifestyle. She meets patients where they are, whether they are fully plant-based, vegetarian, vegan, or simply interested in adding more plant-forward meals.

Serena uses a non-diet approach and focuses on sustainable habits rather than strict rules, calorie counting, or unnecessary food restriction. Depending on each patient’s needs, she may support meal planning, food tracking, nutrition education, physical activity routines, and realistic daily changes that can build over time.

Serena earned her Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Nutrition with a specialization in Dietetics from Central Washington University. She is a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified dietitian in Washington.

Outside of work, Serena enjoys spending time outdoors with friends. She can often be found mountain biking, going to the pump track, trail running, taking nature walks, listening to audiobooks, trying new recipes, and exploring minimalism.

Serena’s care philosophy is centered on empowerment, flexibility, and sustainable change. She believes nutrition care should help patients feel supported and capable, not judged or restricted.

She focuses on whole-food, plant-forward strategies that can fit into each person’s real life. Her approach is collaborative and practical, helping patients make personalized adjustments to existing habits, routines, and food choices.

For patients working on weight management, heart-health goals, cholesterol-related concerns, chronic condition management, or plant-based eating, Serena provides guidance that is realistic, encouraging, and tailored to the individual. Her goal is to help patients build confidence, explore enjoyable foods, and create habits that support long-term health.