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Food First NTP

The foundations of Nutritional Therapy are key to the body's homeostasis.

All play a part in how we: break down food, absorb nutrients, remove toxins and combat stressors, heal our bodies, provide energy, improve cognitive function, and mobilize!

12/15/2025

Pick up day is the best!!

IYKYK!

We’ve been getting beef from our favorite farm for yeeeeeeeears now and it’s so amazing!

Buy local guys!! ❤️❤️

12/11/2025

I got to work with a new nutrition client and an OG nutrition client tonight! ❤️❤️❤️ I love working with the kiddos and helping to direct them in the right direction! and do an amazing job of that already but it’s helpful to hear it from someone that is NOT your parents!

I can’t wait to see these muscle gains!

Love you both dearly!! Thank you!! ❤️❤️

12/10/2025

I looooooooove nutrition day! Waking up this world one group at a time! ❤️🥹

Love my new friends at ❤️🫶

12/07/2025

Your body needs nutrients and you are just not going to get that s**t from processed foods! Meal prep can be simple! This week I did:

Quinoa (cooked in bone broth)
Lentils
Chickpeas
Apples
Feta cheese
Kale
Parsley
Tomatoes
Cucumbers

I add about 4oz of cooked chicken breast to about each 300-350g serving of this!

Also did beef spare ribs, sweet potatoes and broccoli for my other meal prep!

If you want to work on quieting food noise (balancing your blood sugar) and you are not already eating mostly a Whole Foods diet please start there!

Balanced meals = balanced blood sugar!

Shannon Pettyjohn NTP

12/05/2025

Hi Guys! 👋

I’m so excited to offer some different options to you all for nutritional therapy and coaching!! I’m Shannon Pettyjohn owner of Food First NTP and your certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner! I get lots of questions on what nutritional therapy is exactly! It’s a holistic food first approach to wellness focusing on healing the body by taking a look at digestion, blood sugar regulation, fatty acid balance, mineral and hydration balance, and also looking at sleep, stress and movement! Many people try and try to loose weight and feel better on their own and get stuck not seeing the scale budge or feel like they are failing because they can’t stop eating! Often times there are digestion and blood sugar imbalance issues going on making it super discouraging almost impossible to do it on their own! That is what I do! I get to the root cause and help actually fix the problem so that the yo yo self defeating cycle can be broken once and for all!

But that’s not all!! I also LOVE working with people on tracking macros and side by side coaching to help you achieve your goals!! There is no one way fits all when it comes to nutritional therapy and I’m here to help for all of it! ❤️❤️

I’m offering complimentary 10-15 minute calls to talk about goals and what type of nutritional therapy/coaching would be best for you!! Feel free to reach out and I’ll schedule a time with you!!

Happy holidays!!

Shannon Pettyjohn NTP
Food First NTP

11/18/2025

🌿 6 Reasons to Hire a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) 🌿

If you’re tired of guessing what your body needs or feeling stuck in the diet cycle, it’s time to take a different approach.

Here’s what working with an NTP can do for you 👇

1️⃣ Stop the guesswork

2️⃣ Get to the root of the problem

3️⃣ Break the diet cycle for good

4️⃣ Receive bioindividual support — because one size never fits all

5️⃣ Optimize your health through diet and lifestyle

6️⃣ Stay on track with goal accountability

At Food First NTP, we don’t chase trends — we focus on your body’s unique needs so you can feel your best from the inside out.

💬 Ready to make lasting changes?

DM me “ROOT” to learn more about how Nutritional Therapy can help you feel balanced, energized, and confident in your body again.

11/13/2025

Some friendly reminders! 💚

I currently have 1-2 spots open for nutrition clients! Let me know if you are ready to learn how to eat and loose weight and stop the dieting insanity once and for all!

10/02/2025

Yum!! Excited to eat this meal later!!

Be really careful at the claims that packaged foods have on them! This “protein” granola is very high in fat and not very high in protein! A serving is great but granolas like these are very easy to over consume! Make sure to measure portions!

09/25/2025

One of my favorite nutritional therapy clients!! ❤️❤️👯‍♀️ Learning to balance nutrition is so important at any age! Focusing on nutrients and energy rather than calorie counting or restricting!

07/10/2025

Sam!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Nutritional Therapy appt #2 with this beauty!! Love you so much babe!! It’s incredible working with people 1:1 and seeing the changes JUST by focusing on the foundations: (whole food diet, digestion, blood sugar regulation, fatty acid balance, mineral balance, hydration, sleep, stress and movement) 🥳🥳🥳

When you focus on these and give the body what it needs, things change!! So much comes down to the food we put in our body! I’m so passionate about it and supporting the body’s natural healing process! Thank you for trusting me boo! I love working with you!!

I’m here to help and have some space for a couple 1:1 clients! 💁‍♀️

06/26/2025

Tired of starting over every Monday?

Here’s the truth:

🚫 Diets focus on restriction.
💥 Real change comes from nourishment.

At Food First NTP, we teach you how to fuel your body, not punish it. Because when you eat real food consistently, your body knows what to do.

👉 Ready to ditch the diet cycle? Let’s talk.

06/06/2025

You know it’s gonna be a good day when your breaky looks like this!! 😻

In a world filled with Ozempy - this is your sign to EAT! Our bodies require nutrients that are ESSENTIAL! This means we don’t make them and we HAVE to get them from outside sources! These are: essential amino acids from proteins, essential fatty acids from fats and essential vitamins and minerals often most abundantly found in carbs!

My biggest issue I’m seeing with the weight loss drug is the nutrient deficiencies forming and the skeletal muscle breakdown (you don’t wanna do that trust me especially as a woman in your 40’s)

Please please please EAT! And if you are using the weight loss drug shot and you need some help message me! About 25-30% of the people I work with are on it and I can help make sure you are getting what you need and develop a plan to getting off of it when you are ready!

And for those that don’t know I’m a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) and a real nerd for this s**t! ❤️

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Portland, OR

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+15039430952

Website

http://www.foodfirstntp.com/

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