RDN DAY
Today is RDN Day. To all those intelligent, caring and driven dietitians doing good in the world to promote health and wellness. Hope you have a great day celebrating the past year! We are doing good things and there is much good left to be done. Keep it up.
Today is an exciting one for me because I won a fun little contest with the American Nutrition and Dietetics Association. They announced it at Times Square in New York. Here is the article written up from the academy:
03/09/2016 - In celebration of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day and in honor of the 2016 National Nutrition Month theme "Savor the Flavor of Eating Right" we asked our members to share "What's the best way to help consumers 'Savor the Flavor of Eating Right'?"
From more than 160 thoughtful and inspirational testimonials from Academy members that confirm and support the value of RDN services, the winner of the 2016 Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day contest is Annelies Newman, RDN, CD:
"Imagine we are going to a beautiful National Park. But you are blindfolded and have ear plugs...how much would you enjoy the drive? Not much? Well, now start engaging your senses. Stop the car, walk around, smell the air, feel the breeze, see the beauty. Savor and enjoy. The same is true of healthy eating. Choose your favorite recipes for fruits, veggies or a healthy meal. Now sit down, relax, breathe, turn off distractions and engage as many senses into the experience as you can. Take in the colors, textures, flavors and aroma. Slow down, use your senses and enjoy!"
Annelies was featured on an electronic banner that appeared over New York City's Times Square on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day – March 9.
Annelies runs her own private practice in Saint George, Utah, and was previously a clinical and outpatient dietitian for Intermountain Healthcare. She became fascinated with nutrition and disease prevention at an early age and has always wanted to help prevent pain and suffering from chronic illness. As a registered dietitian nutritionist, Annelies has helped people of all ages with complex chronic diseases, weight loss issues, family nutrition dynamics, sports nutrition and more in counseling and creating nutrition plans that fit. Today, she specializes in eating disorders and sports nutrition.
Thank you to Annelies and to all registered dietitian nutritionists across the country for everything you do to help improve the health of Americans through food and nutrition.