Nutrition Services Industry Pricing

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Please budget for an approximate price increase of 6% each year of study progression.
Effective 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2026

Procedures/Services About the Service Price
Ad lib buffet meal , no weighback Applies when study staff can collect and conduct weighback of leftovers in real time $150.00
Ad lib diet, 1d Applies to a full day's adlib diet $353.40
Ad lib diet, 1d, no weighback Applies when study staff can collect and conduct weighback of leftovers in real time $303.03
Administrative charges (food prefs, sched)/subject All studies will be charged this adminstrative fee on a per subject basis $17.94
Anthropomterics, All Includes ht, wt, circumference, skinfolds $52.45
Breakfast, Standard Standard meal with up to three nutritionally equal options. Same meal options offered across all study subjects $35.68
Counseling/instruction per hour Nutrition/weight management counseling, study-specific recipe or diet development, and extra time for any task listed or any new task $118.54
Courier Setting up of courier service for pick up and delivery of diets $116.86
Diet Recall, 24 hr Standardized USDA Multiple Pass method using NDS-R software $109.04
Diet record entry and analysis/day Data entry/analysis of one day diet record by trained staff in NDS-R software $34.68
Diet record entry and analysis/3 days Data entry/analysis of three day diet record by trained staff in NDS-R software $75.87
Diet record instruction (hourly charge) In-depth instruction on completing three-day food records, offered to individual study subjects or one-time instruction to study coordinators who can instruct subjects $118.54
Dinner, Standard Standard meal with up to three nutritionally equal options. Same meal options offered across all study subjects $65.46
Food Frequency Questionnaire, Adult (DHQ) NCI FFQ, adult cost/subject - web-based FFQ for adults $14.43
Food Frequency Questionnaire, Peds (Rockett YAQ) YAQ, Peds FFQ (Rockett) - Pen/Paper FFQ for children aged 9-18 years $60.51
Indirect Calorimetry (Resting Metabolic Rate) RMR/test Indirect calorimetry measurements by our trained staff, eg RMR andincludes staff time, met cart, and equipment $316.89
Indirect Calorimetry, Metabolic cart only (study staff provide labor) Metabolic Cart and consumables only - study team provides labor, stated charge covers upto 6 tests with additional $25.00/test for extra tests $246.86
Lunch, Standard Standard meal with up to three nutritionally equal options. Same meal options offered across all study subjects $58.02
Metabolic Ad lib food weigh back/day Cost of weighback of leftovers from a full day's diet $123.06
Metabolic Ad lib food weigh back/meal Cost of weighback of leftovers from a meal $48.08
Metabolic Diet, level 0, 1d Controlled for calories, macronutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrates) and fiber over the whole day $253.31
Metabolic Diet, level 0, 3d Controlled for calories, macronutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrates) and fiber over the whole day; for duration of 3 days $606.52
Metabolic Diet, level 0.5: Extra Snacks, 1d Metabolic diet with upto two additional optional snacks (modules) controlled for calories/ macronutrients per day $252.44
Metabolic Diet, level 0.5: Extra Snacks, 3d Metabolic diet with upto two additional optional snacks (modules) controlled for calories/ macronutrients for duration of 3 days $655.76
Metabolic Diet, level 1: with 1 additional nutrient, 1d Controlled for calories, macronutrients, plus 1 additional nutrient like simple sugars, fat subtype, sodium etc ORMeeting macronutrient goals for every meal rather than over the whole day $253.30
Metabolic Diet, level 1: with 1 additional nutrient, 3d Controlled for calories, macronutrients, plus 1 additional nutrient like simple sugars, fat subtype, sodium etc ORMeeting macronutrient goals for every meal rather than over the whole day; for duration of 3 days $670.66
Metabolic Diet, level 2: with ? 2 additional nutrients, 1d Controlled for calories, macronutrients, ? 2 additional nutrients eg. sodium and calcium for duration of 3 days $307.50
Metabolic Diet, level 2: with ? 2 additional nutrients, 3d Controlled for calories, macronutrients, ? 2 additional nutrients eg. sodium and calcium $757.38
Metabolic Diet, level 3: Extra day, No planning, 1d Diets using repetition of already planned menus. Use only when exact same diet to be used for a subject more than once (1st diet period at above rates, subsequent visits at this rate) or more than 6 consecutive days of diet are requested (1st 6 days at above rates, subsequent days at this rate) $166.70
Metabolic Diet, level 3: Extra day, No planning, 3d Diets using repetition of already planned menus. Use only when exact same diet to be used for a subject more than once (1st diet period at above rates, subsequent visits at this rate) or more than 6 consecutive days of diet are requested (1st 6 days at above rates, subsequent days at this rate)for duration of 3 days $488.57
Metabolic Test meal Single meal planned to meet specific nutrient requirements $102.61
Photographic diet record entry and analysis/1 day Data Entry/analysis of photographic one day diet record by trained staff in NDS-R software $60.62
Photographic diet record entry and analysis/3 days Data Entry/analysis of photographic three day diet record by trained staff in NDS-R software $124.17
Skinfold measurement, single site MAC: Mid Arm Circumference OR TSF: Triceps Skinfold OR BSF: Biceps Skinfold $31.82
Snack, Standard Standard meal with up to three nutritionally equal options. Same meal options offered across all study subjects $32.82
Waist Circumference (WC) Adult or pediatric subjects $32.28