Influencer Dietitians at Work
In a recent article by the Washington Post, dietitians are being called out for partnering with companies to promote products for money....
Bolus Feeds For All?
In the hospital, you can get tired of the endless meetings and group decision making. It makes you long for a benevolent dictatorship....
Care in the Time of COVID19
It’s been a week. In fact, it’s been a month. Several of them in fact. I don’t remember when I last had a normal day- traffic on my way...
Meal Rounds for Two, Headaches for All
Every clinical dietitian knows that meal rounds and test trays are a part of the job. The normal expectation may vary but I’ve typically...
Unilinigual Dietitian Only
¿Habla Espanol? Not really. I took a few years, even studied abroad in Mexico for a month but my Spanish is rudimentary at best. I can’t...
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency for One, Headaches for All
Challenging patients make up the primary reason why you became a dietitian as well as the daily headaches when you become one. I’m not...
Special Project, Anyone?
The life of a clinical dietitian seems fairly straightforward. We all cover specific floors, attend multidisciplinary rounds, and take on...
Joining the Mean Girls: On Fridays, We Wear Pink
The hardest part of being an adult is realizing that, in many ways, high school never ends. We all hope to escape the challenges of high...
The Art of Imperfection
Today’s diet education has been a complete failure. Let’s all go home and we’ll come back tomorrow and try again. That’s how I handle...
My Kingdom for (Cessation of) a Calorie Count
Today a patient on my floor with underlying dementia and recent refusal of meals was ordered a calorie count by the attending doctor....
