Tag: Dietetics

Celiac Disease and Folate Deficiency: A Neurological Threat to Developing Babies

by Jessie Erwin
December 1, 2025

We're thrilled to bring you another edition of Nutrition Stories, our series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Today's guest is Emily Cohen, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and current master's degree ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Celiac Disease, Dietetics, Emily Cohen, Folate, Folate Deficiency, Folic Acid, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Pregnancy

Practical Strategies for Mindful Eating

by Jessie Erwin
November 17, 2025

Welcome back to Nutrition Stories, our popular series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Today's guest is Genevieve Hamlin, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Distracted Eating, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Genevieve Hamlin, MBIs, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness Based Interventions, Mindless Eating, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories
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Nourishing Your Tradition: Healthy Modifications for Hispanic Recipes

by Jessie Erwin
October 13, 2025

Welcome to Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Our guest is Emily Rodriguez-Hidalgo, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) Department ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Baked Tostones, Dietetics, Emily Rodriguez-Hidalgo, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Healthy Hispanic Recipes, Healthy Tostones, Healthy Tostones Recipe, Hispanic Recipes, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Nutritious Hispanic Recipes, Tostones, Tostones Recipe
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Nourishing Your Pregnancy: Key Nutrients to Consider for a Healthy Future

by Jessie Erwin
October 6, 2025

Welcome back to Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Today's guest is Maria Alejandra Corredor, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Calcium, DHA, Dietetics, Folate, Folic Acid, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Iron, Maria Alejandra Corredor, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Pregnancy
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Understanding ARFID: More Than Picky Eating

by Jessie Erwin
September 8, 2025

Welcome to Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Our guest is Ashley Cucchiara, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) Department at ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: ARFID, Ashley Cucchiara, Avoidant/restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Children With ARFID, Dietetics, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories
Avery coaching at a surf camp, wearing sunglasses in front of a truck full of surfboards.

Day in the Life: Avery Little, Dietetics Undergraduate Student

by Jessie Erwin
July 7, 2025

We're thrilled to welcome you back to our Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN): Day in the Life series! This series is part of our innovative UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project (CAP), which captures what it's really like to earn degrees ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Avery Little, Day In The Life, Dietetics, Dietetics Undergraduate, Dietetics Undergraduate Program, Dietetics-undergraduate-feature, UF/FSHN CAP, UF/FSHN CAP Day In The Life, UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project, Undergraduate Student, Undergraduate Student Feature
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Alumni Feature: Julia Skinner, Gator Sports Nutrition

by Jessie Erwin
June 2, 2025

Welcome Julia Skinner, our latest guest in the Discover FSHN Series! Julia is an alumna of the Master of Science-Dietetics Internship program in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. Her dedication to ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni-feature, Dietetics, Dietetics-alumni-feature, FSHN Alumni, Gator Sports, Gator Sports Nutrition, Julia Skinner, MS-DI, Performance Dietetics, Performance Dietitian, Sports Dietitian, Sports Nutrition, UF Alumni
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Graduate Student Feature: Presley Pettit, Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
May 19, 2025

We're happy to welcome Presley Pettit to our Discover FSHN Series! Presley is a graduate student in the Master of Science-Dietetic Internship program in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. This year, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Dietetics-graduate-feature, Discover Fshn, Graduate Program, Graduate Student, Nutrition, Pediatric Dietetics, Pediatric Dietetics Internship, Presley Pettit
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Undergraduate Student Feature: Sarina Simon, Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
April 7, 2025

We are so pleased to welcome Sarina Simon to our Discover FSHN Series! Sarina is a senior undergraduate student in the dietetics program in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. Learn about her path to ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Dietetics-undergraduate-feature, Discover Fshn, Nutrition, Performance Dietetics, Performance Dietitian, Sarina Simon, Undergraduate Dietetics Major, Undergraduate Student, Undergraduate Student Feature

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