Category Archives: Features

BSc, ’20 Hello everyone! My name is Kylie and I, like many of you, am studying to be a registered dietitian. I recently completed my undergrad at Brescia UC and will be pursuing my Master of Nutrition Communication at Ryerson University very soon! My time at Brescia was great, however one area which was particularlyContinue reading “Kylie Gonsalves”

MA, RD, CDN, CPT Hi, I’m Marsha Hoffmann an NYC based Registered Dietitian.  I’m a first-generation Haitian American who loves food, traveling, and exploring all things creative. I graduated from Stony Brook University with a Bachelor in Spanish Language and Literature. While at uni I was also pre-med. My plan was to be an optometrist,Continue reading “Marsha Hoffmann”

BASc, ’20 Hi! My name is Anisha Vijh. Being born and raised in Toronto, diversity was normal, and being a person of colour was not something that I ever thought about until I got to university. When I started at the University of Guelph, I noticed 2 things: everyone was very friendly, and almost everyoneContinue reading “Anisha Vijh”

BASc, ’21 My name is Patricia. My family immigrated from the Philippines to Canada in 2003. Currently, I am a fourth year nutrition student at Ryerson University, pursuing a certificate in Aging and Gerontology. Fun fact: the first time I ever saw snow was when I moved to Canada Prior to the pandemic, I providedContinue reading “Patricia”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”