Archive for the 'dietetics' Category
What is normal eating? Part 1
I’m writing this because nearly every day someone finds my blog by typing the question ‘how can I eat normally?’ into a search engine. This is, to me, equal parts sad and inspiring.
We’ll start with a definition: Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), which is what a clinical dietitian practices to address a specific disease or condition, [...]
Lard, how about it.
So, as an upcoming project for one of my classes, I have to do a food demonstration that translates a nutrition concept (such as “encouraging consumers to adopt new food ideas”) while demonstrating my skillz in teh kitchenz.
In the past, I’ve done slide-shows of penis-shaped vegetables, and written lab reports referring to the mysterious [...]
Co-opting.
Paul mentioned something about diet concerns co-opting the language of fat acceptance, and it put me in mind of a couple of things I’ve noticed recently and meant to write about.
And, before I go on to the meat of this, I’d like to offer a brief and completely nebulous apology for the lack of writing. [...]
According to Health Canada’s Vitality program, the way to lead a health life is to do the following:
-Eat well by following Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating,-Be active by making physical activity a part of your everyday life, and-Feel good about yourself. “This means believing in yourself. The best way to do that is [...]