It’s March, which means it is Special Dinner time! Every Fall and Spring semester, the dietetic interns put on a themed dinner within the dining halls. Being a dietetic intern, myself, I am part of the Neptune dining hall festivities of a
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Nutrition In yoU: Alter the culture
Dolls and action figures are a main part of childhood. At a young age, I, was obsessed with dolls. I had every type of barbie you could imagine, with every outfit and shoe to match. Innocent, at the time, the exposure to
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Nutrition In yoU: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Did you know that an estimated 20 million women and 10 million men in America will have an eating disorder at some point in their lives? Did you know anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder? The shock
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Nutrition In yoU: Meet the Spring 2019 Nutrition Coaches
Dining Hall Experience Being in my food service rotation, I spend a majority of my time in the kitchen of Neptune Hall. The great thing about Neptune Hall is the bakery. They are the only dorm on campus that has a bakery
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Nutrition In yoU: Calling all superheroes to Wirtz Hall Friday February 8th
As a dietetic intern, each new semester is a new rotation. Since I was in life-cycle last semester, I am now in my food service rotation within Neptune dining hall. My life has been a little chaotic, as I have never worked
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Nutrition In yoU: Baby stepping into the New Year
With the start of a new year and a new semester, change is in the air! A resolution is often what many people commit to, hoping that this change will create a better version of themselves. The most popular are often related
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Nutrition In yoU: Veg Out
As part of the Employee Assistant Program’s Brown Bag Lunch series, Dietetic Intern, Jessica Maturrano, presented on December 5th about the topic of plant based diets. Throughout her presentation, Jessica reviewed common concerns that people often have about plant based diets, such
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Nutrition In yoU: Where is the love?
During the height of the holiday season, I have seen an increase amount of negative body image pictures circulating social media. The day before Thanksgiving generated a lot of memes and pictures on social media to poke fun at the concept of
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Nutrition In yoU: Give Thanks by Reducing Food Waste
With thanksgiving fast approaching, the start of the holiday season is here. I could feel it yesterday, as I ventured out to make some baked goods. Now, for many, this may be a common occurrence. Yet, for me, this is a huge
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Nutrition In yoU: Insight into Liquid “Calories”
With the start of the holiday season comes the start of family outings and holiday parties. Often, social events include the consumption of food and alcoholic beverages. Being a nutrition and dietetics student, I am often approached with the following questions. Which
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Nutrition In yoU: What’s the deal with dairy?
Dairy-free, gluten free, sugar free, fat free, and the list just keeps on going. If you haven’t noticed already, people love to be free, from nutrients that is. The dairy-free always boggles my mind because I feel like it is more of
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Nutrition In yoU: All about apples, and farm owner and Dietetic Intern Katie Palomares
Halloween is right around the corner! But there is still time to visit your local apple orchard or pumpkin patch before the brutal cold is here to stay. Being in the Midwest, it is easy to take for granted the ample amount
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