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Internationally Accredited Certificate In Diet Planning (Udemy.com)

Learn how to Create Your Clients(or your)perfect diet and nutrition plan based on their goals, preferences and lifestyle

Created by: Akash Sehrawat

Last updated October 2025

Our take

Based on the ratings of 2,547 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in October 2025. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is a short, practical course on building a diet plan from scratch: set a calorie target, pick one of five meal patterns, fill it with whole foods, then track and adjust. Akash Sehrawat pitches it at two groups, personal trainers who want to write plans for clients and ordinary people who are tired of cookie-cutter diets and want one built around their own schedule. At about four hours across 87 lectures, most of them only a few minutes long, it is a weekend's work. The CPD accredited certificate at the end needs a 70 percent pass on the graded exam.

Reviewers say the seven step method is scientific but easy to follow, and one reports applying it to weekly meal prep right away. Students also like Sehrawat's tone, one calls his arguments challenging and professional, and another mentions that he keeps sending course details after purchase. The complaints are few but specific. A three-star review calls the content general and basic, better suited to someone who knows nothing about micronutrients. One reviewer says the whiteboard lettering is too small to read, another that the captions do not match what is actually said. The section list also looks untidy, with two Module 7 headings and no Module 6.

Value depends on what you want from it. As an introduction to calorie targets, meal timing and whole-food choices it is clear and well organized, and the October 2025 update means it is not gathering dust. Anyone with a nutrition qualification, or who has already read a good book on flexible dieting, will find little new here. Among the lifestyle courses it sits beside it is the only one about food, so the real comparison is with dedicated nutrition courses, and against those it is a solid primer rather than a deep one.

Best forTrainers and self-coached dieters who want a repeatable method for calorie targets and meal patterns, not another fad diet.
Skip it ifYou already hold a nutrition qualification or want deep coverage of micronutrients and clinical diets.

Pros

  • Seven step method that one reviewer says he applied to weekly meal prep straight away
  • Five meal patterns plus intermittent fasting options so plans fit a client's schedule
  • Starter pack and a second accreditation body added in updates; last refreshed October 2025
  • Graded exam and CPD accredited certificate at the end, pass mark 70 percent

Cons

  • A three-star review calls it general and basic, aimed at people new to micronutrients
  • Whiteboard lettering is hard to read and captions do not match the narration, per reviewers
  • Section numbering is untidy, with two Module 7 headings and no Module 6
great course and excellent explanations and examples that can be easily applied as you are creating meal plans for even weekly meal prep.
Xavier Laucirica, a student

Listed as all levels but really for beginners; the optional nutrition diploma in the requirements hints that pros will find it light.

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What you will learn

  • A simple 'Seven Step' process to create a perfect Fat Loss/Muscle Building Diet Plan for you (and/or your family)
  • Design Diet plans based on your Lifestyle & Schedule- Simply choose from 5 Meal Patterns Provided
  • Learn the 'Simple Trick' to ensure that you are taking in all the essential vitamins/minerals from your diet
  • Learn how to calculate the Exact Calories based on the approach you choose- Enjoyable | Realistic | Aggressive
  • Learn how to 'Monitor' & 'Track' your progress and stay on track with your goals
  • Learn to estimate your fat loss/muscle building rate per week/month/quarterly
  • Learn advanced strategies to 'breakthrough' fat loss/muscle building plateaus

Course content

13 sections · 87 lectures · 4.1 hours of video 1 quiz, 1 practice test, 16 articles

  1. 1Welcome! 1 free preview2 lectures · 6 min
  2. 2Starters Pack 1 free preview10 lectures · 38 min
  3. 3Resources Section3 lectures
  4. 4MODULE 1: 6 STEPS OF DIET PLANNING14 lectures · 52 min
  5. 5MODULE 2: THE 7TH STEP: DIET FRAMEWORKS5 lectures · 12 min
  6. 6MODULE 3: DIETS OF THE WORLD9 lectures · 40 min
  7. 7[OPTIONAL] Steps in Creating a Perfect Fat Loss/Muscle Building Diet Plan12 lectures · 20 min
  8. 8MODULE 4: 21 Superfoods to build muscle, lose fat and optimize your health 4 free previews23 lectures · 52 min
  9. 9MODULE 5: BONUS Strategies to Master Meal Planning and Make it Simple & Easy6 lectures · 23 min
  10. 10MODULE 7: FINAL GRADED EXAM1 quiz

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Anyone who has no one to cook for them:( AWWW....Poor You. Don't Worry I'll take you home:)
  • Anyone who wants to know how to create a personalized diet plan based on their goals and most importantly their schedule and lifestyle
  • Anyone who is frustrated from following fad diets (paleo/ketogenic/low-carb/low-fat/blood group etc) with ZERO results
  • Anyone who wants to stop relying on their gym trainers/fitness pals/ to give them a One-approach cookie-cutter diet to them which is NOT according to your cultural preferences, habits/behaviors, schedule, lifestyle and goals
  • This course is perfect for anyone who just cannot give up favorite foods like ice-creams, pizzas/burgers even alcohol to lose-weight or get fit.

What you need before you start

  • You will require a food weigher
  • Inch Tape & Weighing Scale to Monitor & Track Progress
  • Diploma in Nutrition [Optional but recommended]

How it compares

Against the other 662 rated Udemy courses in Health & Fitness on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 49% of them
  • Reviews2,547#55 of 663 by number of reviews
  • Length4.1 hourslonger than 66% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2025more recently than 62% of them

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Course Description

Updated: Nov. 19

-Added a Starter Pack- 30+ Minutes

-Added another Accreditation Authority: IAOTH-The International Association of Therapists

-New Professional Certificate Design (different from Udemy)

Now earn your Internationally Accredited Certificate in Diet Planning accredited by The CPD Standards Certification Service, which is an independent body that ensures qualifications are in line with the most current professional standards.

This means this course comply with universally accepted principles of Continual Professional Development (CPD) and have been structured to meet the criteria of personal development plans.

 CPD certification means that the content and structure of the courses have been independently assessed and approved for multi-disciplinary and industry-wide continuing personal and professional development purposes.

Pass Mark: 70% to secure your certificate!

Course Pre-requisite: None

Course Duration: 1-4 weeks

Course Lectures:

See Below. 

Quizzes & Graded Exam:

Graded Exam 

Certificate:

Internationally Accredited by CPD (Details in the course)

Course & Exam Location: Online

Course Description :

Nutrition and diet is 70% of your results. You gotta nail it down if you are looking for great results.

For the past 17 years, since the day I left my parents house, I have been on my own:

Planning

Preparing

&

Cooking my Meals Every Single Day.

Certificate in Diet Planning & Weight Management is a summary of what I have learned, analyzed and implemented (related to diet & nutrition) on myself and my clients to help them lose fat/gain muscle or simply to optimize health.

By the end of this course you'll Learn:

- A simple 'SEVEN STEP' process to create a perfect Fat Loss/Muscle Building Diet Plan for your client (it's fine if you are your own client:))

- Design Diet plans based on your clients Lifestyle & Schedule- Simply choose from 5 Meal Patterns Provided

- Learn the 'Simple Trick' to ensure that you are taking in all the essential vitamins/minerals from your diet

- Learn how to calculate the 'Exact Calories' based on the approach you choose- Enjoyable | Realistic | Aggressive and based on your goals i.e. Fat Loss/Muscle Building/Optimal Health

- Learn how to 'Monitor' & 'Track' your progress and stay on track with your goals

- Learn to estimate your fat loss/muscle building rate per week/month/quarterly

- Learn advanced strategies to 'breakthrough' fat loss/muscle building plateaus



Module-1: Seven Steps to Diet Planning and Weight Management  will start off by discussing a simple 'SEVEN STEP' process to create a perfect Fat Loss/Muscle Building Diet Plan for your client 

Module-2: Meal Structure, Pattern and Framework will dive deep into five most common meal patterns that will allow you to structure your clients meal based on their lifestyle and preferences. This module will also discuss about a concept called Intermittent Fasting and discuss various I.F. patterns that you and your clients can follow for best results. 

Module 3: 21 Superfoods to build muscle, lose fat and optimize your and your clients health! Almost 90% of the calories from literally any diet around the world will come from these superfoods listed. That's, why I haven't, picked exotic superfoods like spirulina, chlorella, acai berry or even macadamia nuts which are indeed superfoods, but not as readily available and perhaps quite expensive. 

Instead, I have picked up superfoods that can be found anywhere in the world, and are affordable for most people. 

Being fit and healthy does not have to be expensive, right?

Module 4: Diets of the World! Paleo, Ketogenic, Indian, Mediteterean, Vegan, Standard American Diet and FAB-D diet discussed. These are diets of the world most commonly followed by people all around the world. Our world is shrinking and if you want to be a master diet planner, and have clients all over the world, you need to have a good idea about what your clients are exposed to. 

Module 5: Bonus Resources and Videos 

-Additional reading for all modules, to help you further understand key concepts. 


-7 Meal Combo- Vegetarian[With Exact Portions+Calories Counted]

-6 Meal Combo- Non-Vegetarian [With Exact Portions + Calories Counted]

-My Weekly Intermittent Fasting Diet 

-Every meal, every calorie, counted for you!! No Guesswork:) High Protein Meals, Low Carb Meals, Countless Indian Meals all included!

-Advanced Strategies/Methods/Tips to 'Break Through' Fat Loss/Muscle Building Plateau

-Recipes

10 High-Powered Quick & Easy Breakfast Recipes

11-Nutritous & Delicious and Easy to Make Lunch/Dinners

15 Yummy Healthy Snacks-On-The-Go

Nutrition Guide [40+ Recipes]+ Shopping List

&

3 Recipe Videos of me making my Favorite Meals for You:)

Along with visually pleasing lecture slides, you will find a voiceover presentation which explains all the slides in detail plus you will find the accompanying script in case you want to read [Helpful for people who are hearing impaired]

STOP wasting your time with:

- Fad-diets which destroys your health and gives you no results

- Starvation diet which dramatically slows down your metabolism and in the long term causes more weight gain and hormonal imbalances

- Cookie-Cutter-One approach diet plans that your clients can easily find for free online

Instead, learn the Simple ‘Seven’ Step Process that will help you create your ‘Personalized Diet’ with ease for ANY fitness goal.

All Lectures are Video based where I take your through the whole process of creating your diet easily and quickly.

Who is the ideal student for course?

Anyone who wants to know how to create a personalized diet plan for their clients based on their goals and most importantly their schedule and lifestyle 

Anyone who is frustrated from following fad diets (paleo/ketogenic/low-carb/low-fat/blood group etc) with ZERO results

Anyone who wants to stop relying on their gym trainers/fitness pals/ to give them a One-approach cookie-cutter diet to them which is NOT according to your cultural preferences, habits/behaviors, schedule, lifestyle and goals 

And Lastly,

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Instructor Details

Akash Sehrawat

Akash is a Holistic Health Practitioner and Board-Certified from the American Alternative Medical Association. He also has two certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)—Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist.

Akash is also a Yoga Teacher [E-RYT 200 Yoga Alliance] and has over 1000 teaching hours under his belt!

Akash is a creator of fabulousbody[dot]com. Through his website, his mission is to help millions of people around the world to become fit and healthy.

He has more than a decade of experience in the fitness industry in various positions— personal trainer, yoga and nutritional expert. In 2010, he got an opportunity to open his own health club under the name of Jovenus Fitness where he had the privilege to train and counsel thousands of people and help them with their health and fitness goals.

Akash is also an author of three books that can be found on Amazon. He also writes on Quora and his answers have garnered more than 12 million views in less than a year.

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Reviews

4.6

2,547 ratings on Udemy

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By Jimmuel Gain on 3/4/2024

I am fascinated with the information given here. The different approaches to diet planning are interesting and beneficial. They are important in the world of nutrition. We can be effective missionaries in serving people specially in terms of their health status. Knowledge is power indeed as this course imparts to its students.

By Chequela Gaines on 8/16/2023

I absolutely loved this course. I enjoyed the way it was presented and there was a lot of information. I will continue to review this information in the future. This has gotten me excited to starting my own diet planning in order to live a healthier life and be able to lose weight. I would recommend this course to anyone. If you eat food (all of us do) then take this course. It gives a lot of insight and I appreciate the truthfulness behind the instructor. By taking this course, I have enrolled in another one of this instructor's courses through his website. I'm so glad visuals and downloadable documents were available. It really helped the learning process.

By Prem Kumar on 8/21/2020

Hi Coach, It was a good course i have learnt different types of good food and benefits it would have been more interesting and felt like very short course i completed in 2,days over it was great course i enjoyed completely and you have explained very nice in each slides wonderful. Planning to do advance nutrition course with Akash Coach thanks to Akash Sehrawat. and Udemy team!!

By Shivani Hadkar on 7/17/2020

I took up this course after completing my Masters in food science and nutrition as I wanted to gain some knowledge in diet planning. The course is really informative and all the topics were well explained. The resources given are also helpful.

By Trishla Nagar on 6/25/2020

I Loved the teaching and responses of the staff to clear out the doubts. The app is so beneficial for people who are exploring their skills what they can be good at and also learning interesting courses that are at affordable prices and they have a window of opportunities for other fields that is to be productive and find passion in it.

By Osvaldo Murillo on 6/23/2020

Very good course! I have learned a lot with this course. I want to congratulate Mr. Akash for his good explanations and for solving my doubts. Now I'm going for the Sports Nutrition course Thanks for everything Mr. Akash! Greetings, Osvaldo

By Akshay V on 5/8/2020

The course was fabulous and interesting but I personally feel the course content would have been even more organised and some more concepts would have been included and indepth diet planning charts and more of analysis on meal plans could have been included as part of course. Combinations of meal should have been more focused but no matter what Im a big fan of Mr. Akash Sherawat sir and its my 3rd course of him. Thank you

By Bipin Tiwari on 4/20/2020

Very well drafted course! Thank you Akash for the sharing the knowledge. The lectures provide valuable insight to nutrition and its science. I found the course very logical, practical and adaptable. I highly recommend this course to like minded people looking for a healthy and peaceful life.

By Ronak Meswani on 4/9/2020

I did this course after doing my Diploma in Nutrition, and hence it was very helpful to me and lots of new things and knowledge i gained during this course. Thanks a lot to Mr. Akash for all his efforts

By Kunal Arora on 8/2/2018

The course was an enlightenment to a great many aspects with a wide variety of approaches to follow. I liked the content and how it was explained, except the initial bit was a little too slow. Akash himself being from India understands the needs of both the western and eastern habits of eating and their application. I wholeheartedly thank you for this course. Regards, Kunal

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