Christabel Menezes

Evita Basilio

RD I am a Clinical Dietitian working at a hospital in downtown Toronto within both inpatient and outpatient areas. I was born and raised between the U.A.E and India and moved to Canada to do my BSc. in Dietetics. Over the years I realized the education and profession as a whole does not represent theContinue reading “Evita Basilio”

Trinique Waters

RD, LDN My name is Trinique (Stallings) Waters and I’m a Registered Dietitian living in Philadelphia, PA with my wife and our two pets. I attended La Salle University and completed their Coordinated Program in Dietetics, graduating in 2016. I have a great love for community nutrition and nutrition education! The majority of the peopleContinue reading “Trinique Waters”

Yasmine

BScFN, MHSc, ’21 Hi everyone! My name is Yasmine and I am a second year graduate student at Ryerson in the Masters of Nutrition Communication program. I’ve had a wide range of experience within research including nutrigenomics, lung disease, transplant patients, and low socioeconomic status and their effects on nutrition! My parents immigrated from LebanonContinue reading “Yasmine”

Confession #3

In the fall semester of 2nd year, I got one of my friends to volunteer with me for a private-practice dietitian. The goal of this was to help younger kids become more familiar in a kitchen setting, food prep and learn about nutrition and safety. I would like to preface that both of us wereContinue reading “Confession #3”

Angela Le

BASc, ’21 My name is Angela Le and I am currently entering my fourth year of studying nutrition at the University of Guelph. I am a woman of Vietnamese origin with strong cultural roots. I was raised in Mississauga for the majority of my life, prior to residing in Guelph. There have been many instancesContinue reading “Angela Le”

Norine Khalil

MSc, RD Hi there! Norine here – when Christabel asked me to be featured on this incredible platform, I was a) immediately ready and willing to do anything for this girl because she’s amazing, and b) overwhelmed with panic because I realized I hadn’t really thought about being a woman of colour in the nutritionContinue reading “Norine Khalil”

Food Insecurity in America

Food Insecurity is the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints. How does it impact us?Food insecurity can cause difficulty managing chronic health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and mood disorders. It can also cause malnutrition (excess or deficiency of nutrients in diet), poor mental health and obesity. Who does it affect?Continue reading “Food Insecurity in America”

Alisha Buttar

BSc, ’22 I’m a Dietetics Student at the University of British Columbia which is on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. I balance a Research Assistant position and a handful of extracurriculars activities. I am a Punjabi, South Asian womxn who grew up in a town with virtually no peopleContinue reading “Alisha Buttar”

Classes About Race

At Accredited Ontario Dietetic Universities Note: Not all courses referenced below relate directly to racism, but perhaps racial issues BIPOC individuals experience, may improve cultural humility and other diversity initiatives. More and more BIPOC students are choosing to join nutrition programs and I believe the first step to cultural competency is through education. Being taughtContinue reading “Classes About Race”

Sharon Swampy

BSc, ’20 I am a First Nations Cree and Mexican Dietitian from Canada. I recently graduated from the Dietetics Specialization program at the University of Alberta and was also the first Indigenous student to graduate from this program. One of the reasons why I wanted to become a dietitian is because I want to beContinue reading “Sharon Swampy”