by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Sep 12, 2017
Explore why traditional dieting is outdated and how embracing a balanced, non-restrictive approach to eating can lead to sustainable health and well-being. The field of dietetics is either getting trickier or simpler by the minute, depending on how you look at it. The...
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 | 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 | 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...
