Registered Dietitian

Celebrating the Profession of Dietetics

March 13, 2013 Nutrition
RD day 2013

Today is a special day. Can you guess? Come on, it was the same special day last year at this time. Give up? It’s….NATIONAL REGISTERED DIETITIAN DAY! {raucous applause} I know, I know. Do dietitians really need their own “day” in this land of make-believe holidays? In this case, most definitely yes. The profession of [...]

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Fit Resolutions: Healthy Recipe Round-Up!

January 17, 2013 Chicken
Asian Noodle Salad -- Juggling With Julia

This post is dedicated to the 25 or so women I met Tuesday night who are doing something wonderful for themselves. They have committed to a program with my pal, Michelle, of Fit Revolution, to achieve better fitness, nutrition, and health. Every week they’ll meet with their trainer for a two-hour session, attend at least two fitness classes, [...]

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News Flash: Diet Soda is not a Health Food

May 15, 2012 Healthy Lifestyle

Does that come as a surprise to anybody? I sure hope not.  As a fairly regular imbiber of the stuff (both Tab and fountain diet Coke are my favorite caffeine-delivery vehicles), though, I was a bit alarmed at the sudden frequency of eyebrow-raising headlines, tweets, and Facebook posts I was seeing in the past few weeks.  ”Can diet soda make [...]

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National Registered Dietitian Day and Other Unknown Holidays

March 14, 2012 Healthy Lifestyle

Americans surely have the market covered when it comes to weird or unknown holidays. Aside from National Potato Chip Day, Appreciate a Dragon Day, and Fight Procrastination Day, there are a few others I thought you should know about: National Goof Off Day is March 22nd. That’s next Thursday! You better hurry up and plan something [...]

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True Confessions of a Registered Dietitian

September 16, 2011 food blogging

“You eat THAT?”  How many times have I heard that question in my 20 years as a registered dietitian?  Countless times.  Some RDs find it hard to be in a profession where it is assumed your eating habits are perfect.  With the eyes of the world on your every bite (yes, I am known to exaggerate) [...]

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