by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | May 25, 2017
We just wrapped up National Women’s Health Week and it got me thinking, being a national woman and all, how most of my clients and classmates—females in their 20s and 30s—are just now developing their identities, getting their first “real” jobs, and...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 25, 2017
I started the DishWithDina blog back in April 2003 (Happy Blogiversary to me!) as a way to remember all the yummy places I went to after I moved to New York City from New Jersey. In the transition from one platform to another and then integrating everything into this...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 12, 2017
Ah, poop. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last four-plus years of studying nutrition, it’s that Registered Dietitians loooooove to talk about poop. And why shouldn’t we? It’s the one way to determine how healthy our...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 5, 2017
It’s fitting that April is Stress Awareness Month, being that I, along with so many of my friends, classmates, and colleagues, are suffering from anxiety and malaise lately. For me, it’s the perpetual reprioritization of school assignments and business...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Dec 22, 2016
The end of a year is often time for reflection. For me, this has been both one of the best and worst years I’ve ever experienced. While I’m glad 2016 is over, I am grateful for so many of the opportunities that came my way and am looking forward to my...