Have you ever wondered what other jobs are out there outside of the traditional clinical route in dietetics? Dietitians Unknown is a podcast interviewing registered dietitians who work in non-traditional areas. We'll explore how they got started in dietetics, how they ended up where they are now, and share some tips along the way on how you might break into those fields
12.Entrepreneurship and Community Nutrition with Fallon Bader
Episode Notes
On today's episode we get to hear from Fallon Bader who is the owner of The Sprouting Kitchen: a business that combines bringing people to farms to learn about how their food is grown but also provides nutrition and cooking education. Fallon talks about her journey going from working at a non-profit called Food Corp, to working outpatient nutrition and then ultimately following her passion of connecting people to food with inspiration from farmers.
You can find Fallon Bader here:
Instagram: @TheSproutingKitchen (https://www.instagram.com/thesproutingkitchen/)
Website: https://www.thesproutingkitchen.org/ (https://www.thesproutingkitchen.org/)
Promo video that was discussed in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHDV-Xt_wDo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHDV-Xt_wDo)
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9 Dec 2021
11.College Campus Nutrition with Holly Ellison
Episode Notes
On today's episode we get to chat with Holly Ellison who works as a Registered Dietitian at Minnesota State University Mankato. We get to learn about what Holly does as a Dietitian on a college campus and how she gets a lot of variety in her day-to-day work. Some days she is at the student health center providing individual nutrition counseling, another day she might be running a program at the dining hall, or working on the menu reviewing food allergens for the food service production side. While it can be a lot of work and challenging at times, Holly has found working with students super rewarding and shares her perspective in this area of dietetics.
You can find Holly Ellison here:
Instagram: @RDMNSU (https://www.instagram.com/rdmnsu/)
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29 Jul 2021
10.Entrepreneurship and Sports Dietetics with Jenny Westerkamp
Episode Notes
On today's episode we get to chat with Jenny Westerkamp the founder of All Access Dietetics and Nutrition Consultant for the Chicago Bulls. Jenny shares her story on how All Access Dietetics got started and her journey through sports dietetics. She also shares some tips on how to network and how you can go about approaching Dietitians if you're looking to try to gain experience in a field of dietetics that you're interested in pursuing.
You can find Jenny Westerkamp and All Access Dietetics here:
Instagram: @jennywesterkamp (https://www.instagram.com/jennywesterkamp/) @allacessdietetics (https://www.instagram.com/allaccessdietetics/)
Website: www.allacessdietetics.com (https://www.allaccessdietetics.com/)
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Twitter: RDs_Unknown
1 Jul 2021
9.Retail Dietetics with Andrew Akhaphong
Episode Notes
On today's episode we get to chat with Andrew Akhaphong who is the Registered Dietitian Manager at a retail grocery store called Mackenthun's Fine Foods. We get to hear about Andrew's story on how he gained inspiration to pursue a career in dietetics from his family who struggled as refugees during the Vietnam War and how he got his start in retail dietetics. He also shares his experience working as a dietitian in a grocery store setting and provided some tips for anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in this area of dietetics.
You can find Andrew here:
Instagram: @kin.di_rd (https://www.instagram.com/kin.di_rd/)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewakhaphong/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewakhaphong/)
Links from the episode:
Retail Dietitians Business Alliance: www.retaildietitians.com (https://retaildietitians.com/)
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Twitter: RDs_Unknown (https://twitter.com/RDs_Unknown)
3 Jun 2021
8.Nutrition Informatics and Communications with Kathleen Pellechia
Episode Notes
On today's episode we get to hear from Kathleen Pellechia who is a Communications Manager at FHI 360 and she is also the Chair for the Nutrition Informatics Dietetic Practice Group. We get to talk about how she formed her path to find a career as a Dietitian that combines her passion for public health, community nutrition and health informatics. She also gives us an overview of Nutrition Informatics and what roles or jobs you might find as a Dietitian in this niche practice area.
Links from the episode:
Nutrition Informatics DPG (https://ni.eatrightpro.org/home): https://ni.eatrightpro.org/home (https://ni.eatrightpro.org/home)
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics practice paper on Nutrition Informatics (https://www.eatrightpro.org/~/media/eatrightpro%20files/practice/scope%20standards%20of%20practice/practicepaper-nutrition_informatics-final.ashx):
https://www.eatrightpro.org/~/media/eatrightpro%20files/practice/scope%20standards%20of%20practice/practicepaper-nutrition_informatics-final.ashx (https://www.eatrightpro.org/~/media/eatrightpro%20files/practice/scope%20standards%20of%20practice/practicepaper-nutrition_informatics-final.ashx)
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Linkedin: Jason Park (https://www.linkedin.com/in/JasonPark13)
Twitter: RDs_Unknown (https://twitter.com/RDs_Unknown)
13 May 2021
7.Taco Bell with Missy Schaaphok
Episode Notes
On today's episode we get to hear from Missy Schaaphok who is the Senior Manager of Global Nutrition and Sustainability at Taco Bell. We get to hear about how Missy knew straight away that she wanted to work in the food industry and the steps she took to get to where she is today.
You can find Missy here:
Instagram: @missfoodierd (https://www.instagram.com/missfoodierd/)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/missyschaaphok/ (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmissyschaaphok%2F&data=04%7C01%7CMelissa.Schaaphok%40yum.com%7C574f58c07ff34cbc186108d9141f6694%7C2ba9001dd7f943a3a0986a927ac715ca%7C0%7C0%7C637562948014461111%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=G1RoQYr6joXUvemsjr%2BYt5kkGvkhEnGrNBIXcgg8Jgg%3D&reserved=0)
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Linkedin: Jason Park (https://www.linkedin.com/in/JasonPark13)
Twitter: RDs_Unknown (https://twitter.com/RDs_Unknown)
28 Jan 2021
6.Nutrition in the Culinary World with Rebecca Noren
Episode Notes
Got to chat with Rebecca Noren who is the Director of Product Partnership and Nutrition for Mings Bings and the Communications Director and Culinary Producer for Chef Ming Tsai. Rebecca knew straight away early on that she wanted to work in the culinary world after her internship working on the set of the PBS TV show Simply Ming with Chef Ming Tsai. All she did was one simple but powerful gesture to get her career started.
Find Rebecca on instagram! @beccanoren.rd
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17 Dec 2020
5.Correctional Facility with Harrison Lauer
Episode Notes
Ever wanted to know what it's like to work as a Dietitian in a Correctional Facility? Well luckily for us we get to hear from Harrison Lauer who is Registered Dietitian that works at San Quentin State Prison.
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Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/JasonPark13 (http://www.linkedin.com/in/JasonPark13)
Links from the episode:
https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/0616p32.shtml (https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/0616p32.shtml)
10 Dec 2020
4.Food Science with Trey Sanders
Episode Notes
In this episode we get to talk with Trey Sanders who is a Research and Development Manager at Bulletproof to give us a unique perspective on how he ended up choosing the path of food science as a Registered Dietitian.
3 Dec 2020
3.Corporate Wellness with Cara Ayala
Episode Notes
Ever wondered what it's like working in Corporate Wellness? On today's episode we get to talk with Cara Ayala and how she never thought she would have used the word "fun" to describe her job and also how you'll never know if a job is a right fit unless you give it a try.
Links:
Lifestart: https://lifestart.net/ (https://lifestart.net/)
Cara's Instagram: @cara_beann_rd
25 Nov 2020
2.Regulatory Affairs with Kathryn Lawson
Episode Notes
On today's episode we get to hear from Kathryn Lawson who is a Principal Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Specialist at Nestle to talk about what she does as a Dietitian on the regulatory side of the food industry.
19 Nov 2020
1.Food Industry with Elise Deming
Episode Notes
In this episode we get to talk with Elise Deming who is a Nutrition Scientist at Campbell Soup Company to give us a little insight on what it's like to work as a Dietitian in the food industry.
15 Nov 2020
Introducing Dietitians Unknown
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Dietitians Unknown is a podcast interviewing registered dietitians who work in non-traditional areas of dietetics. This is the preview trailer for the podcast, introducing listeners to the host and what to expect from the series.
Music by: Joey Pecoraro "Jazz Apricot"
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