by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Aug 1, 2017
There is a screenshot waaaay down in my Instagram feed of a conversation I had with my dad a few years ago when I said I would be going back to school to become a Registered Dietitian and he didn’t understand why I needed to spend so much time and money on a...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jun 27, 2017
Building an empire requires a hearty breakfast. If I ever decided to print out the unabridged version of my running to-do list, it would probably require a dozen reams of paper. Sometimes, I take a look at that list and get incredibly overwhelmed—how is it possible...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | May 16, 2017
These days, everyone from professor/author/food policy advocate Marion Nestle to my grad school classmates to my dietetic colleagues inspires me. In addition to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, I have also been a student member of its many Dietetics Practice...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Dec 13, 2016
I have been having so much fun keeping my Attitude of Gratitude going and sharing my goals and dreams with all of you these past few weeks. As mentioned in my last blog post, I have been getting back into using paper planners to keep track of my priorities and...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Dec 5, 2016
Last week, I wrote about my Attitude of Gratitude and did my first in a series of giveaways inspired by my experience of reinventing my career—and myself in the process. I believe that reinvention means always striving to be a better version of oneself, not just...