To all my dietetic students, interns/#RD2B’s, and new dietitians, this one’s for you. “Do I have to work in the hospital right out of dietetic internship”? The elephant-in-the-room, age-old question that just about any dietitian born before 1970 is going to give a resounding “YES”. When I was ...
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4 Tips to Landing a Pediatric Dietitian Job
Do you feel like successfully applying (being hired!) for a pediatric job is nearly impossible? I felt the same way. It took a while, several months to be exact, after I finished my dietetic internship. I still have 30+ cover letters saved on my laptop from that first experience…Oy Vey is ...
Why refer to a pediatric dietitian nutritionist?
Our job as registered dietitian nutritionists is to translate the science of nutrition into applicable information for the public. I LOVE my job. I love working with parents, children, and families. Kids are different, and that’s only one aspect that is exciting. At every visit, the child has ...
Food and Fear Mongering
I generated some heat on social media yesterday stating that dietitians have an ethical responsibility to practice evidence-based medicine. Below are things I lay awake at night thinking about. I take great responsibility in what I tell patients/clients to do, knowing that advice can be helpful ...
Learn to feed your athlete with “Love & Limits”
I've counseled thousands of children and families on "healthy eating" which boils down to learning to feed.Feed, as in nourish.As I think about this year's USA Gymnastics Congress and what I want to lecture about, I settled on feeding.Much of raising and nourishing a healthy athletes hinges on good ...
