About us

Meet Your Ground Crew

You don't work 9-5.

Your nutrition shouldn't either.

Early report times. Long duty days. Hotel food. Time zone whiplash. FAA medical pressure. If you’re flight crew, you’re balancing performance, health, and certification in a body that’s constantly being asked to adapt.

That’s where Flight Crew Nutrition comes in. We help pilots, ATC professionals, and other aviation crew fuel their bodies in a way that actually works for aviation life, keeping you on duty, recovering faster off duty, and protecting your long-term health without adding stress or restriction.

We provide practical, personalized nutrition support designed around irregular schedules, limited food access, fatigue, sleep disruption, and the very real requirements of FAA medical certification.

Nutrition Support

Flight Crew Nutrition providers review your goals and help you set up plans that work for your life in aviation.

Age Better

A healthy life with good nutrition helps you age well, and helps you sustain your busy life.

Heart Care

Your heart relies on good nutrition and stress management. A healthy life with the right nutrition keeps your heart ticking.

Focused Attention

Getting the right nutrients and health support can keep your brain healthy, allowing you to focus on your work without feeling drained.

Expert Nutrition Guidance

Support for Your Health and Wellness Goals

Anne is a registered dietitian nutritionist with 20 years of experience. She has spent her career helping others achieve their health and wellness goals and is thrilled to help you fly healthy and happy.

Dietitian & Nutritionist

Dr. Anne Bodensteiner

You didn’t choose aviation because it was easy. You chose it because you’re driven, capable, and committed to performing at your best.

But fueling your body in this career? That’s another story.

Early show times. Time zone changes. Long duty days. Airport food. Hotel dinners. The constant pressure to stay sharp and medically fit while your schedule keeps shifting.

Healthy eating looks different at 35,000 feet and the advice that works on the ground often falls apart in the air.

That’s where I come in. I’m Anne, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of Flight Crew Nutrition. For more than 20 years, I’ve helped people build realistic, sustainable nutrition habits with a specialized focus on pilots, ATC, and flight attendants who need strategies that work with their trips, not against them.

I understand this lifestyle not just professionally, but personally. Being married to a helicopter-turned-airline pilot, I’ve seen firsthand the fatigue, the unpredictability, and the quiet pressure flight crew carry. You don’t need rigid rules or perfectionism. You need a plan that fits your world.

Together, we create simple, practical strategies to support:
- Steady energy on long duty days
- Mental clarity in the flight deck or cabin
- Better sleep across time zones
- Long-term health without burnout

You don’t need a perfect meal plan. You need support that understands aviation. With advanced training in weight management and Integrative and Functional Nutrition, plus board certification in health and wellness coaching, I bring both expertise and compassion to our work. But most importantly, I help you build habits you can actually sustain trip after trip, year after year. Because when your nutrition works, you can focus on what you do best: flying safely, serving confidently, and feeling good in the career you’ve worked so hard to build.

Your Advocate & Guide

Education & Credentials

Your support powered by years of curiosity, learning and training

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. - Teaching and Learning

Master of Science, M.S. - Nutrition Science

Bachelor of Science, B.S. - Dietetics

Credentials

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

National Board Certified-Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)

Trainings

Tobacco Treatment Specialist - Mayo Clinic

Certificate in Training in Adult Weight Management Levels 1 & 2 - Commission on Dietetic Registration

Mayo Clinic Coach Mentorship Series

Certificate of Training in Integrative and Functional Nutrition - Institute for Functional NutritionHealth Coach Training - Wellcoaches