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Nom of the Month: Dhal
With the weather cooling down and September officially starting, it’s time to start thinking of foods that’ll warm our tummies. I’m post op day 5 of a wisdom tooth extraction and decided to opt to make a MASSIVE batch of dhal to keep my mouth at ease while still satisfying my stomach! As an individual…
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Walking into the unknown..
As a casual dietitian (actually, as a casual in ANY profession), it becomes a nerve racking time of year once fall arrives. You become used to working a TON in the summer and becoming a hot commodity in the work place since full time dietitians are disappearing on vacations. As September approaches, we’re on a…
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Nutrition Finds – Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables
I stumbled upon this from a fellow RD(t) a couple months ago and thought it was a GENIUS idea! How can we cut down on food waste and prevent companies from chucking out perfectly good produce that are rejected for the sole purpose of the fact it’s pretty darn ugly? Some people use the reasoning…
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Q&A – R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Eva asks: Do you ever get disrespected as an RD? Disrespected may not be my word of choice, but I have had a couple moments (especially at a Dietetic intern) when my thoughts, opinions and recommendations for a patient were not taken the best by individuals in the team. Every physician and interdisciplinary team member…
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A challenging week and finding my niche!
The past week was QUITE the challenging one. I have been pretty keen since I started working as an RD(t) at the end of June this year, making sure my Manager is aware of areas of practice I’m interested in and seeking more challenging relief/workload areas to cover. During my interview, I let my manager…
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Q&A – What do clinical RDs do?
Question from Sarah: I dont specifically know what it’s like to be a clinical RD, I tried to google it but didn’t get any good details. can you describe what your typical day is like? Awesome question! Whether you’re a casual RD covering for workload, ward coverage when a RD isn’t available, or if you’re…
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Nutrition Finds – NEW changes to food labelling
As dietitians, label reading is a big part of nutrition counseling, explaining to clients/patients what the labels mean, ingredient lists and ordering, % daily value, etc etc etc. Many times, all the numbers and percents, ingredients and portion sizing, and labels as a whole can be pretty darn confusing. Some of the new (and super…
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Q&A – What do I want to do when I grow up?
The reason I love blogging is being able to provide insight on what my experiences are as a new RD, with the fascination followers received on my previous blog as a motivating facter. As a continuation and transition into this new writing venue, I’ll be answering questions followers have asked in a weekly addition of…
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Where I left off..
I thought I would be done with the blogging world but after a few individuals asked “so what’s your next blog going to be about?” I thought I’d keep it going! Some of you may know me from my previous blog that was all internship related, full of reflections, rambles and rants on my 39 week…
Whitney Hussain, RD 