Had the pleasure to meet a new intern that is also shadowing the nutritionists here. We talked a little about her journey through college and how she ended up with nutrition. She actually started with sports exercise and went to grad school for nutrition. She enjoys the wider scope she has with having both of her degrees in exercise and nutrition. In the morning I used the recipes that I had found and compiled into word documents last week to make nutrition labels on a nutrition analysis software. The goal is to have a few recipes to bring with us when we go to a health fair tomorrow!
In the afternoon, I spent time with a different nutritionist, Avril, and shadowed one of her patients that had gotten their meal plan at their last appointment. He was very open to the meal plan and I could tell that he was putting in the effort to change his lifestyle and eating habits. His questions even helped myself learn and understand more about the meal plan. I much more enjoy these appointments because of the interactions and individualized care. The way the meal plan is set up still fascinates me very much. I also like how a lot of the patient care is done with the patient. For example, teaching them what nutrition is/how it can be incorporated, creating the meal plan with the patient, reviewing questions and having follow up meetings to check in, etc. It is very cool how much care the specialists provide to each and every patient no matter the problem. It even makes me curious and want to see how they end up and their progress along the way.