Behavior change theories provide the framework for individualizing nutrition counseling interventions to meet the needs of clients who may have varying levels of motivation, confidence, environmental support, and skills. Use of behavior theories and models in nutrition counseling provides proven strategies to enhance counseling effectiveness. At the end of the workshop the participant will be able to: - Discuss the applications of behavior change theories in nutrition counseling. - Identify Stage-matched nutrition counseling strategies to facilitate nutrition behavior changes in clients. - Identify appropriate behavior change modification strategy for changing the nutrition behaviors of a given case study. Demonstrate the deeper insights of the applications of behavior change theories in nutrition counseling and the stage-matched nutrition counseling strategies to facilitate nutrition behavior changes in clients.