When Elissa Lueckemeyer opened Food 4 Success in New Braunfels, she aimed to help individuals meet their health goals. Almost 10 years later, she continues to educate her clients on positive eating habits through nutritional counseling.

How it started

Lueckemeyer began working at a doctors office in New Braunfels meeting with patients once a week. In time she noticed a growth in her services realizing she could be helping more individuals.

“It was really exciting because there was such a need to service the community," Lueckemeyer said. “Registered dieticians have the training and education and credentialing to provide what we call medical nutrition therapy.”

Lueckemeyer opened her own office and hired two more registered dieticians.


What they offer

Food 4 Success offers nutritional counseling with a focus on weight loss and medical nutritional therapy for diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and cancer.

“Everyone would benefit from a good diet. I see the high rates of diabetes and obesity, and unfortunately, there's just a lot of misinformation out there on diets and fear mongering,” Lueckemeyer said.

Lueckemeyer said she wants people to know that they don’t have to cut out their favorite meals to achieve their health goals.


“We use the latest scientific research to provide credible nutrition advice, and we just love being able to see people's health improve without taking drastic measures to get there.”

Food 4 Success offers meal plans, nutrition counseling and education, group classes and online courses. Its website features a nutrition blog with recipes and nutrition tips. The business works with most insurance companies and offers private-pay packages.