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Busy Bee
It’s been QUITE the busy past month. Work has pretty much consumed my life and schedule especially with the holiday season coming up/ LOTS of RD vacations up ahead. This time of year are when casuals are a hot commodity. Although my schedule is allll over the place with 1 day off here and there,…
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Nutrition Finds: Coca Cola Pumping Out Milk
I was recently added to an RD Support group on social media and have discovered some cool articles/finds from RDs that were posted on this venue. One that caught my eye was this article about Coca Cola partnering up with Fairlife (a healthy/wellness company) to pump out a new type of milk said to be higher…
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Q&A: Is Dietetics Right for Me?
Gina asks: How do I know if the field of dietetics is for me? I have switched my major 8 times in the past year I have a strong interest in cooking and all things health but the classes are difficult and I dont know what is the right career for me. I keep changing…
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Nom of the Month: Thai Coconut Red Curry Butternut Squash Soup
Quite the mouthful title on this post! I’m a sucker for Thai flavours and always testing different curry pastes/ flavour combinations. Squash and similar root veggies are readily available during this cold season in Vancouver so I thought I’d try to mix my Thai love with local produce. This recipe is really easy – most…
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Welfare Food Challenge: DONE!
After a pretty grueling one week living off $21 week, I couldn’t wait for Thursday, Oct 23 to begin so I could get back to my normal eating patterns. The past 7 days really opened my eyes to the difficulties of eating off such a minimal amount of money, literally an average of $1/meal. I…
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Nutrition Finds – Welfare Food Challenge
Although I didn’t search the interwebs for some interesting nutrition finds, I thought readers should know about something called the Welfare Food Challenge – I challenge I decided to sign up for this year! Think about what you eat and the cost of all that you nom in a week. Now, do you think it…
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Q&A – Did you always want to be an RD?
I’ve had this question a few times (both on this blog and my former internship venue): Did you ever consider doing another major, basically did you ALWAYS want to do dietetics? Sorry for it being a more personal post (just as a warning for readers out there! I didn’t always want to be a dietitian.…
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Nom of the Month: Ooey Gooey Gluten Free Black Bean Brownies
On the hunt for a yummy gluten free baked-good recipe for potlucks/special events, especially knowing many people with either Celiac disease or gluten intolerance, I discovered a bunch of recipes for black bean brownies. I’ve tried my fair share with none of them really doing both my gluten free and gluten lover friends justice with…
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Never ending learning curves
The past month has been QUITE the busy one. For the first time, I started thinking about myself/ work life balance by turning down a shift so I could make time to breathe/relax by going away for a few days with my partner on a short road trip! I’m SO glad I did since the…
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Nutrition Finds – Hospital Meals Around the World
Although this post doesn’t involve research or new interesting information, I really enjoyed the photos in this post. One of the dietitians from the health authority I work for circulated this link within the dietitian e-mail list. I found this SO interesting. I never thought about what hospital meals looked like from different parts of…
Whitney Hussain, RD 