RD, CDE Optifast Dietitian Hi, I’m Kegomoditswe Thibedi, a Registered dietitian in South Africa . I obtained my bachelors degree in dietetics at the university of Pretoria. I’m currently working for the government in Brits District hospital in the North west Province and I am based in the paediatric ward. I have a passion forContinue reading “Kegomoditswe Thibedi”
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Rukayyah Abdus-Samad
Ryerson University, BASc ’23 Hi everyone! My name is Rukayyah Abdus-Samad and I was born and raised in Toronto. I have a Guyanese (West-Indian) background and I am identifiably a Muslim. I am currently a second year nutrition student at Ryerson University. I am completing a certificate in food security along with my degree. MyContinue reading “Rukayyah Abdus-Samad”
Coral Dabarera Edelson
MS, RD Hi my name is Coral Dabarera Edelson, and I grew up just outside of Boston, MA, USA. I am a first generation American, and I am Black, and Sri Lankan. It was my parents’ dream for me to take advantage of the amazing educational opportunities that the US has to offer, and twoContinue reading “Coral Dabarera Edelson”
Nat
RD TRIGGER WARNING: Sensitive Content Hey, folx! I’m Nat, a queer white settler living in K’jipuktuk, part of the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. Looking back on my journey to becoming a dietitian is difficult—while I see a lot of joy and learning, I also see a lot of trauma and naivety. It is nowContinue reading “Nat”
Su-Nui Escobar
DCN, RDN, FAND My name is Su-Nui Escobar, DCN, RDN, FAND. I am a doctor in clinical nutrition. Professionally, working as a nutrition expert in the media has been a passion of mine since graduation. My other passion is teaching, and I am currently working in combining both by creating an Instagram account and aContinue reading “Su-Nui Escobar”
Eshani
MS, RD My journey into dietetics started at age 11 when my sister @awfully.sweet was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Seeing how much nutrition impacts health at a young age set the course for me to become a dietitian. Some bumps in the road included a teacher who said “minorities don’t typically do well” andContinue reading “Eshani”
Sadé Meeks
MS, RD My name is Sadé Meeks, a Registered Dietitian born and raised in Jackson, MS. I got my B.S. in culinary arts from Miss Univ for Women and my M.S. in Nutrition from CSULA. I can’t say I’ve always wanted to be a dietitian. It isn’t because it hasn’t always been part of myContinue reading “Sadé Meeks”
Germaine Guy
MS, RD My name is Germaine Guy. I have a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nutrition/dietetics. I’ll hold a specialty certification in renal nutrition but I’m also interested in sports nutrition and whole foods plant-based nutrition. I honestly don’t feel like I’ve experienced any barriers being an African-American male dietitian. Being a minority in bothContinue reading “Germaine Guy”
Wintana Kiros
RD I am originally from East Africa, Ethiopia and Eritrea. My Dad is Eritrean, and I was born and raised in Ethiopia. We have various family customs related to food. As for culture, we are vegan most of the year and eat meat in between fasting seasons. I believe we have the best vegan/vegetarian foodContinue reading “Wintana Kiros”
Katrina Lo
BASc Hello, I’m Katrina, I am a Canadian born Chinese citizen. My parents’ families came from 2 different parts of China but my parents spent the majority of their lives in Canada. Growing up I was exposed to a very Western culture. I never really knew much of my family, and I only had oneContinue reading “Katrina Lo”
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