Meet Our Team in Miami and Pembroke Pines

Eugenia Riccombeni

Registered and licensed  Dietitian/Nutritionist, RDN,LDN 

Maria Eugenia Riccombeni  is a Registered and Licensed  Dietitian/Nutritionist, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Keiser University since 2013. Eugenia is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

During her internship, she worked in some of Miami’s most prestigious hospitals including: Baptist Hospital and Miami Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Throughout her clinical and work practice, Eugenia found her passion in helping people with a variety of illnesses learn how to manage their disease symptoms with Medical Nutrition Therapy.   She understands how the development of chronic disease is significantly caused by poor nutrition and obesity. Eugenia passionately teaches her patients that using the right foods will improve their quality of life.

After providing nutritional counseling for a number of years, Eugenia’s joy is found in teaching her patients a DIET-FREE approach to losing weight and meeting their nutritional goals. She guides her patients by teaching them how to balance meals, the importance of portion control, and how to become mindful eaters which aids with long term success. Her areas of expertise include digestive disease including FODMAP diet, weight management and bariatric surgery, pediatrics, food allergies and diabetes.

As an avid public speaker, Eugenia worked with the Healthy Weight Alliance to spread the message on the necessity of improving menu selections at Miami restaurants. She went on to assist restaurants in adapting their menus to include healthier options by simply modifying recipes while ensuring great taste.

During her free time she enjoys caring for her family by cooking balanced meals and promoting healthy eating awareness.

Maria Mayorga

Registered and licensed  Dietitian/Nutritionist, RDN,LDN 

Maria Mayorga is a Registered Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist certified by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist with the Florida Department of Health.

Maria  was born in Managua, Nicaragua and raised in Miami, Florida and is fluent in Spanish and English.  She is an  active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  Maria eared her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in 2006 from Florida International University. Maria has over 10 years of experience working with older adults with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney diseases. She leads community workshops for after school programs to help reduce childhood obesity as well as helped adults self-manage their chronic conditions.

Maria’s  aim is to help clients build a strong healthy relationship with food and find sustainable changes in their eating habits and lifestyle. Maria believes in the joy of rediscovering nutritious eating to improve life and health. Maria understands that there is no diet that fits all; nutrition must be individualized to a person’s specific condition and cultural background and counseling must be conducted in a compassionate manner. Her area of expertise includes diabetes counseling, weight management, and pediatric nutrition. She enjoys speaking to groups on the benefit of good nutrition to prevent disease.

In her free time Maria enjoys spending time with her wonderful husband and three daughters. Admittantly one of her daughters is a picky eater. She is active volunteer in her church community.