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5 ways my nutrition degree changed the way I eat

November 15, 2018November 10, 2018Leave a comment

I thought I knew all about food. That was before my degree.

A nutrition degree is intense. It’s packed with science, anatomy, stats, nutrition and food. You don’t need a degree to learn how to eat healthy.

What changed for me? One, learning the foundations of healthy eating from uni. Two, learning from other health professionals who know how to sensibly think about food. I’m not a perfect eater (and won’t be). But I’ve definitely changed a few ways I eat since my nutrition and dietetics degree.

Essential resources for student dietitians

May 30, 2017June 14, 20171 Comment

Your final year of dietetics will be intense. Five months of placement, research, finally applying everything you learnt 3 years before and learning a whole lot more.

To make it easier, here are my top resources (in no particular order). These are essential for helping you to be the best dietitian you can be. I’ve mentioned some resources that I love earlier, but here are some others that I find are just as essential.

5 thoughts from my first dietetics semester

August 25, 2016September 16, 20162 Comments

This year I started dietetics. But, what even is ‘dietetics’ anyways? What do dietitians do? Do we simply look good in lab coats with fruit on our desks?

Dietitians are the experts in food and nutrition (you can read about it here). I made the exciting transition at the beginning of the year from Nutrition Science to specialised study in Nutrition and Dietetics. So dietetics is… ?
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Essential links for any nutrition student

April 21, 2016April 21, 20168 Comments

As a student dietitian, I get my fair share of nutrition questions. I’m still learning and there are many things I don’t know (or don’t feel confident) enough to answer straight away. After all, we’re meant to be the ones to provide evidence-based information.

Giving the wrong information can be dangerous and as students we shouldn’t be adding to the misinformation. Out of a desire for correct knowledge and curiosity (this was one of the reasons I started this blog), I’ll look for the answer to these questions. Over the past few years, I’ve come up with a list of my go-to-resources for information.
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21 things I discovered studying nutrition this year

November 17, 2015February 27, 201614 Comments

Another year done and dusted. This is what I took away from my second year of studying nutrition.

Nutrition is definitely a science. I had to learn some of this – every dot is a chemical name and every line in the name of an enzyme.
Most nutrition students prefer the straight science subjects (biochemistry or physiology) as opposed to the nutrition subjects .

Surviving Exams

June 11, 2015October 31, 20163 Comments

Exam week is almost here or already here for some of us. “But I’ll get healthy when uni is over”, “I just have no time to make good food” or “I can’t wait for holidays so I can finally get into shape.”

If you wait until you’re not busy to be healthy, you’ll be waiting forever. Continue reading…