people who want to be dietitians need to watch this first!!! bc a lot of ppl especially young girls going into college think a dietician is prescribing a meal plan with kale and smoothies and making workout plans... thats FAR from what a dietitian does, it is a lot more science based!!
YESS in my case, a lot of my friends enrolled in dietetic school because we love to eat. Turned out the courses we have to take is not only about foods but requires us to learn more than that
Hi mam am a student studying BSC nutrition and dietetics ,I want to know more about dietitian chances and I have a douht , dietitian can use stethoscope?
I started aesthetics school this year and started learning basics about peoples health and how their lifestyle affects their skin, I realized I want to go deeper into it and found myself very interested in Nutrition & Dietetics. Hopefully I can become one one day :)
I’m about to start studying nutrition and dietetics in september, and you were one of the people who inspired me for it! I loooove hearing your case studies and they get me really exited for school!! Thank youuuu 💕 You are lovely
Hi I have a doubt. I have completed my Bachelor in ECE and currently working in IT job for 3 years. I wish to do Masters in Clinical Nutrition Do you think that's possible? And if so would the pay be good or really low as my Bachelor is another stream ?
Hi I have a doubt. I have completed my Bachelor in ECE and currently working in IT job for 3 years. I wish to do Masters in Clinical Nutrition Do you think that's possible? And if so would the pay be good or really low as my Bachelor is another stream ?
I am applying for a dietetic program in the upcoming months, and feel that there isn't a lot of videos on the details of the bachelor program. I'd love to hear more about the schooling process, courses, studying tips, labs etc. Thanks! Great channel
A dietitian should be apart of each primary care practice. By the time the patient is at the hospital the conditions are usually acute. Thank you for all you do dear! Appreciate the work dietitians do!💜👏🍏🥰
i'm a new clinical dietitian myself, and i still love these videos! it's interesting because i'm still learning and i love the case studies and seeing how different hospitals do different things.
I am currently on the Dietitian route in school and also wanting to become a doctor or PA. Going to work as a clinical dietitian for a few years and then apply!! Love your channel.
As a new clinical dietitian. I still watch your full videos and just hands down in explaining what RDs do and going into detail with science based. I work in ambulatory care/ outpatient in endo, high risk OB and primary care office. I always get asked to create a grocery shopping list, create a menu or work out plan. Like no! Lol. Anyway great job in this video more people to inspire and the reality of what we do. BTW very few asians in our field. I only 3 Filipina RDs including you.
I just accepted my offer to a nutrition program in Toronto. I am so excited to start and even though I know it'll be difficult seeing your passion motivates me so much! love the case studies😊
@@grass750 no my query is what if u already did post grad in your home country, and u need to practice in Canada, do we need to study from under grad again ?
This is so helpful! I wanted to be a dietitian for a little while now. My great grandmother was one. I have always been interested in how people take care of themselves. Thanks for sharing!!❤️
My dietician makes $225 for 45 minutes. Granted, she's in Manhattan and is an eating disorder specialist, but she's doing just fine. (And yes, she is worth it!)
Wow amazing!! I love this. Thanks for sharing, it's super motivating for people who love the idea of nutrition but have been told that dietitians don't make much
I am finishing my sophomore as a nutrition major. I just have to finish a few more classes and then I will be able to apply to the dietetic program.. I am so inspired by you. You are gorgeous, spreading your happiness. These videos found me at a perfect time. I will be moving out in August, looking for a fresh start. You are motivational and you will help me along my journey.
What I really want to learn is Holistic healing , herbalism, and traditional medicine. But I feel like I should become a "professional" first. Should I just get a bachelors in dietetics and then go on to a naturopathy, tcm, school or should I completely pursue to become an RD and THEN afterwards go to a school to learn naturopathic/holistic medicine which is my true passion even though I really do want to become an expert in food as medicine
@@kristuti1 I really want to study TCM , i am from California and currently looking at schools like NUNM, Pacific college, and five branches. I am still not sure what to get my bachelors in though. Currently at a community college getting my ADT.
Great video. I think a lot of plant based people just assume dietitians work exclusively in advocation of a plant based diet, but clinical dietitians have so much work just keeping people with a variety of conditions alive and eating. I shadowed a few clinical dietitians a few years ago and BOY. Most of the work was filling tubes and just trying to get people to eat and not waste, and the most 'advocacy' was handing a heart attack patient a piece of paper with some 'heart healthy' tips on it as he was getting checked out. You're doing amazing work out there
Thanks you so much for this❤️❤️😭😭 I thought the same until I started working in this position and it really shows how much we need to do still to get people even ready for a vegan world! ❤️
@@amandavsevilla YES! I feel like many people don't understand the plethora of barriers people face before going vegan; chronic diseases, food apartheid, the housing crisis, etc. It's not just as simple as "eat some plants". Not to make excuses for people, but the issue is much deeper than purely health or ethics for the people who most need a plant based diet (i.e. low income, minorities)
Excellent video about your work. It was very interesting. I am not a dietitian but a horticulturist/gardener and would encourage those who have a garden to grow their own plant foods because nothing tastes better than home grown plants foods.
hey girl, would you ever do an updated video on your ED experience and recovery and your advice now that you're a dietician and yoga teacher? you explain topics SO WELL. I think its important to raise awareness about ED's as well. Up to you but I thought it would be very interesting xx
When you are at your desk during the day, what is it that you do? Look at case studies and come up with diets that match their needs? Are there forms you fill out? Do you decide full meals or does the hospital have things to choose from?
Wow this was so informational and a helpful little insight on what it's like to be a clinical dietitian. I love that you do these case studies, please please do more!
Hi! 👋🏼 I’m new here and I already love you! I was just researching a dietitians salary and decided to watch a day in the life video on it. This was so informative and I definitely need to get back to school. Thank you!
Your videos really remind me what I’m working towards as a nutrition student and give me motivation to work hard. Keep doing what you’re doing. We love you. ❤️
Wow this is amazing. I remember feeling discouraged and so out of touch with the work when I was in school so I hope this does for you what I wish I had ❤️❤️
I just found your channel and i enjoy ur content so much! I am starting a bachelor's in nutrition this September, since small my mom has been such a healthy role model for me and my family, she would actually go as far as never having sugar/sweets/pastries in the house or junkfood. We mainly ate a lot of salads and healthy carbs! Im excited to dive into the nutrition area and create a new career with something that i am so interested in!
I really love your videos.. i am so glad i found your channel. I am thinking of becoming a dietitian. I never thought that i would work with patients but i truly believe that the right diet could save lives :) and i just want a healthy life for everyone
Thanks for sharing. I’m happy I ran across this video. This has really helped me decide if I want to go into this field. Side bar: when working I used to bring a cup for coffee and bottles of water to remember to drink water at work
Super cool case study. There's pretty good research on different effects of animal protein vs plant protein on renal function. Does that ever factor in to the recommendations?
They usually lean towards animal proteins for recommendations because they contain the 9 essential amino acids we need and can only get from animal proteins. the focus is more on serving size and depending on the patient's health issues, it could be low enough to get the A.As needed. but also depends on the patients preferences & choices, like if they're vegan obviously they won't be eating animal products. I'm currently in a dietetics program.
@@aFeverishFiend 8* essential amino acids right? unless I am missing one? Plant proteins contain all of them, as long as they have a bit of variety then Vegans can easily get enough of all the essential amino. though I'm guessing you knew that and I am just misinterpreting your comment.
I'd also like to know the answer to this. I'm plant-based and taking prerequisites for a masters program in nutrition/dietetics. I often worry about having to suggest something I don't personally believe is healthy (milk for example).
@@brandon2178 the entire job is guideline-based, hospital food based and helping them recuperate while in hospital , i felt the same way before enrolling into dietetics back in 2017
applesandamandas No problem! Found you a few months ago and love your videos. I am not a student but I’ve become very interested in nutrition for a few years now. I’m 29 so I’m hesitant and nervous to go back to school. How long did it take you to become a dietitian?
I’m a mortuary science major that’s a bit unconfident with the career choice and the jobs schedule of working around the clock for 365 days is killing me. I want to have free time to do what I want and am now career exploring. Thank you so much for being so informal! You’re by far the most descriptive person to describe their occupation. This job sounds really interesting! It’s a bit scary to be responsible for someone’s health but it sounds like a good challenge. I’m a bit confused as to what a nutritionist can do though. That’s what I was initially going for when I grow confident in my new decision What kind of classes are in the program and what type of person best suits this career?
It’s my first time to see your channel. It has always been my dream to become a clinical dietitian but I think it isn’t destined for me, currently I am working as a dietitian in a nutrigenomics company for almost 2 years now and I am enjoying it so far. But seeing your videos it brings back the fire in me to go back to clinical setting😭. Anyways, wishing you luck on your work and Godbless😘 --RDN from the Philippines
I'm just a DTR right now with a bachelors. All I gotta say is as an RD I better not have to lift another heavy ass thing ever again or have to wash another frkn dish ever again. Idk, during my schooling years nutrition related I went from being a dietary aid which in a nut shell is basically a dishwasher, sever and food prep person for the kitchen to a DTR which is the person that gets the tray lines ready for cart transporation and makes sure the pts get the appropriate meals for their specific diet requirements and they do practically everything a dietary aid does as well as menu clerk work which is like being a walking drive through. Being a Dietary Aid sucks ass, being a DTR is very easy in comparison, however sad to say I'm still being used for hard manual labor. 😑 Anybody who has washed dishes for five hours straight only to do inventory afterwards or before depending on ur shift to throwing out trash and to be treated like absolute crap from some people, I have felt ur pain and promise if the RD thing leads me to being a Nutrition Director I will do my best to be a better boss leader.
Hey Amanda it was wonderful video. I am doing bachelors in dietetics right now and this one is very much helpful. it's the first time I am listening to your videos and I really loved it. So one quick question I am still deciding whether I will be able to do it or not so once you were going through the case study you check for the data and then give a response?
Dietitian was actually one of the many careers I thought about pursuing haha.. I might have put more thought into it if I knew it was so interesting! Like the commenter mentioned below, I thought it would be more focused on weight etc.. this is way better.
Many dietitians (who are still super passionate about their career) that i meet aren't even the most "fit" "clean diet" people! They are just healthy, normal adults trying to extend health to all populations through food :)
If you're going to promote tea + plant based eating, you ought to warn that the tannins in tea mess with the absorption of iron in foods being digested, and that the tea ought to be consumed 30 minutes before or after eating.
because of my setting, I actually don’t recommend animal products to my patients. when I do diet instructions, I share food groups and examples but don’t recommend anything since it’s more informational for them. the dietitians actually always advocate eating more plant based anyway since it is medically beneficial
great video and very inspiring! i’m a nutritionist based in indonesia and i’m very interested in becoming a dietitian (preferably want to study abroad, europe maybe) where do you study by the way? and do you have any recommendations? thank you! ❤
What do u think about hospital food that is unhealthy? I’ve never had/seen hospital food but people always say hospital food is so unhealthy which seems sooo weird to me, and why don’t they change it?
hi kaitlyn!! yeah i agree.. i barely eat hospital food either. and yeah it does look sooo weird to the outsider but when you think about it, but this article breaks it down pretty well: www.healthyway.com/content/apparently-theres-a-good-reason-why-all-hospital-food-is-so-gross/ "The current food culture in hospitals is built to “feed as many people as possible for as little as possible,” Cool said....The bias is toward food that ships easily, never spoils, and can be prepared with a minimum of staff and skill." It's more important to keep costs low for patients coming in, so they have to keep their own expenses low which unfortunately comes at a price with low quality food. I'm not in defense of hospital food, but i can understand why cost and time efficiency is so important-- they have a LOT of mouths to feed. I dont know what the solution can/will be that will make everyone happy but i am aware of this issue. Also, hospitals aren't meant to live in, most patients are in and out within a couple days/weeks. What's most important is giving them the resources to choose better options for them when they are discharged and living at home. to me, 3 days of hospital food is worth it if patients are empowered with knowledge on healthier choices moving forward.
@@amandavsevilla Deciding on the most crucial aspect right now and how to balance it with every other factor to rebuild health. From my perspective as one not in the medical or food fields
thank you for making these types videos! this was super informative and helpful! I’m currently going to school for Nutrition Science dietetics specifically and plan on becoming a RD myself. The world of nutrition is growing and I think it’s super important to spread and share the knowledge to the world about how changing your nutrition can literally change your life, it’s crazy. I hope you keep posting these, they have only strengthened my passion for nutrition to keep pursuing a career in dietetics!
Hey Amanda! Been following you for awhile and I love your dietician videos. I’m a recently graduated speech language pathologist whose worked in medical settings and I’d love to know more about your experience working with the SLP in the hospital. Do you have any advice for SLPs in treatment of swallowing disorders working with dietitians and how to collaborate more cooperatively and effectively to ensure quality of care for the patient?
Wow this is such a nice question to ask :) the SLPs already do a great job, at least in my setting. Honestly it is just to make the note as clear as possible when it comes to nutrition because we look for the SLP recommendations for food bc we base our own therapeutic recommendation on that! A good thing to keep in mind is that you wrote you notes so other people can read them and help out too!
This was really interesting, thank you for sharing! Just curious, in the clinical setting, how often are you able to counsel these patients about general diet and nutrition? In this case, can you counsel him towards a more plant-based diet that can address his kidney disease?
If i see him enough times, but it's rare because different floors are assigned to dietitians everyday and i'm not there everyday (i don't work full time). and patients leave within a week or so.
For some reason I came across your UA-cam channel. My major is dietetics and nutrition and I wanted to do nursing but my advisor told me its best to do this major first and transfer out and do nursing but I’ve been doing research and I’m thinking bout keeping it at this major 🧐
I have 6 months until i go into supervised practice to be an RD. I'm so scared thinking about it lol do you have any advice on how to be successful during that time?
I should make a new video on this!! Honestly, come with an open mind and write lots of notes for the first few weeks. And be gentle with yourself. You're not gonna pick up on it right away or be as fast as the RDs after a week. Finishing one chart is a whole chart :)
Hey Amanda! I love your videos. I’ve been following you since I went vegan for the past 3.5 years. In one year I will be a nurse and I wanted to ask you how could I as a nurse in the hospital teach about the health benefits of a plant based diet to my patients?
here's what another vegan nursing student said: I am in nursing school and you can't give any medical advice to others such has not to take this medication, etc. While I was in the hospital I wanted to say something to the ones who didn't care about their health but nurses can't do that. We are there to take care of them and follow doctor's orders. It is a very rewarding career and once you are done with school, there are so many opportunities out there for nurses and nurses are always in demand. You can't push your beliefs on them since there are so many different people out there that you will be taking care of, you just have to roll with the flow and quite a few times I had to keep my mouth shut which was really hard to do. www.veggieboards.com/forum/14-general-health-discussion/53520-vegan-nurse.html
applesandamandas thanks for the advice! I will probably end up getting my nurse practitioner license so that I can help “prescribe” and whole food plant based diet.
Hi I have a doubt. I have completed my Bachelor in ECE and currently working in IT job for 3 years. I wish to do Masters in Clinical Nutrition Do you think that's possible? And if so would the pay be good or really low as my Bachelor is another stream ?
I have actually just released a podcast episode about my thoughts on the RD career! I'll drop it here if you want to give it a listen ❤️pod.link/1723518681/episode/305c0ba4ab33ff851410b9cd3a059960
Question: I remember in one of your other videos you mentioned the doctors giving “pushback” sometimes when you recommend something, are you still dealing with that? Does that happen often? How do you handle that? Sorry so many questions just really curious lol
Hi Amanda! I have a quick question related to your case study/daily work. For a patient like this, as a dietitian, are you required to physically examine the patients skin and/or wounds? Do you meet with the patient and provide consults? I’m very interested in consultation, chart review, and intervention but to be honest I’m a bit squeamish so idk how well I would be able to look at stage 4 pressure ulcers or things like that. Thank you! Btw I’m in my last year of the DPD program planning to apply for 2020/2021 DI :)
No, you are not required to examine patients' skin physically or look at wounds. There is a specific team of professionals who are the wound care team. They document frequently and well, usually in the physical charts with pictures and detailed descriptions so if you're interested you can look there for those. As an intern I did wound care rounds with the staff at one hospital so definitely ask if youre able to do that cause it was very interesting. However, a lot of the times, dietitians will do NFPAs (Nutrition focused physical assessments/exams) which would entail looking and touching patients in the common areas for fat pad and muscles to assess any possible wasting/ malnutrition/nutrient deficiencies. These areas would orbital region, tricep skin area, and the back/ribs area, temporal region, interosseous region (area between thumb and index finger), legs, calves, clavicle things like that. Thats about as physical as we dietitians get lol When you would go follow up with the patient or assess them, it would be appropriate to do a brief education on wound healing and protein intake, vitamin c/zinc intake with the patient just so they can better understand some of the nutritional interventions you are doing. There is a supplement offered in most hospitals called Juven which has vitamin c and zinc in it, however it is more often than not contraindicated with sepsis. The arginine contained in Juven would be the issue with that...mainly when a patient is in the shock state of sepsis, however most dietitians I know err on the side of caution and just dont add it to the patients tray to be safe if there is mention of sepsis and they have nonhealing wounds such as this patient.
Allie H Thank you Allie this is so informative! I really appreciate you asking my question. I remember Amanda talking about NFPAs and I’m totally fine with that. Glad I’ll be spared from examining open cuts, sores, and other wounds whew~ 😅
Hi! How’s your career as a RD years later since posting this video? I’m about to begin going back to school to become one myself. I’ve been in military for 10 years and I think it’s about time I go to school while still in. Lmk! TIA
I haven't finished the video yet plus I'm a new subscriber so I don't know if you've addressed this before but what's the difference between a dietician and a nutritionist? Or are they the same? Thanks in advance! Love this channel so far!!
Omg if you are interested please do it!!! Or at least look more into it! There is such a huge demand for dietitians now since preventative health is being more focused on
In 2018 - when I started my carrier, in my country I earned 10x less in a year as a hospital dietetian... sad... I am not in a hospital now but still I don't earn much more. And this is an avarage salary here. 🙃
Thank you so much for making this greatly informative video! Great job, really inspiring too! My dream is to be a registered dietitian while still expanding my knowledge to have my own business. Thank you again! Peace to you
health is wealth! and so is knowledge! go learn something new today :P love u guys
Yes! Absolutely truth🙌🏾great video🙌🏾🙌🏾
Iam really considering this field😍thank you for your experience and encouragement boo❤️🙌🏾
@@Misha_425 me too!! i would love to be a sports nutritionist and dietician.
people who want to be dietitians need to watch this first!!! bc a lot of ppl especially young girls going into college think a dietician is prescribing a meal plan with kale and smoothies and making workout plans... thats FAR from what a dietitian does, it is a lot more science based!!
YESSS thank you so much :) i think it's super important too!
Drinking kale smoothing while studing science based meal planning
YESS in my case, a lot of my friends enrolled in dietetic school because we love to eat. Turned out the courses we have to take is not only about foods but requires us to learn more than that
That what I thought, and I was like my job is gonna get boring by time, but I’m wrong
Hi mam am a student studying BSC nutrition and dietetics ,I want to know more about dietitian chances and I have a douht , dietitian can use stethoscope?
I started aesthetics school this year and started learning basics about peoples health and how their lifestyle affects their skin, I realized I want to go deeper into it and found myself very interested in Nutrition & Dietetics. Hopefully I can become one one day :)
I’m about to start studying nutrition and dietetics in september, and you were one of the people who inspired me for it! I loooove hearing your case studies and they get me really exited for school!! Thank youuuu 💕 You are lovely
you're so welcome Lotte! and thank YOU for choosing this profession. we can always use more young enthusiastic RDs :)
How'd it go 😂😂❤️
Hi
I have a doubt. I have completed my Bachelor in ECE and currently working in IT job for 3 years. I wish to do Masters in Clinical Nutrition
Do you think that's possible? And if so would the pay be good or really low as my Bachelor is another stream ?
Hi
I have a doubt. I have completed my Bachelor in ECE and currently working in IT job for 3 years. I wish to do Masters in Clinical Nutrition
Do you think that's possible? And if so would the pay be good or really low as my Bachelor is another stream ?
I am applying for a dietetic program in the upcoming months, and feel that there isn't a lot of videos on the details of the bachelor program. I'd love to hear more about the schooling process, courses, studying tips, labs etc. Thanks! Great channel
A dietitian should be apart of each primary care practice. By the time the patient is at the hospital the conditions are usually acute. Thank you for all you do dear! Appreciate the work dietitians do!💜👏🍏🥰
i'm a new clinical dietitian myself, and i still love these videos! it's interesting because i'm still learning and i love the case studies and seeing how different hospitals do different things.
yay!! congrats on the job! love to see more dietitians :)
I am currently on the Dietitian route in school and also wanting to become a doctor or PA. Going to work as a clinical dietitian for a few years and then apply!! Love your channel.
Currently working in nursing field and planning to apply for dietetics and nutrition after few years.
As a new clinical dietitian. I still watch your full videos and just hands down in explaining what RDs do and going into detail with science based. I work in ambulatory care/ outpatient in endo, high risk OB and primary care office. I always get asked to create a grocery shopping list, create a menu or work out plan. Like no! Lol. Anyway great job in this video more people to inspire and the reality of what we do. BTW very few asians in our field. I only 3 Filipina RDs including you.
I just accepted my offer to a nutrition program in Toronto. I am so excited to start and even though I know it'll be difficult seeing your passion motivates me so much! love the case studies😊
Grace Liu undergrad or accepted a role to be a dietitian in Toronto? :)
Hey I'm not from canada, I'm thinking to pursue Dietetics in Canada... How much is the scope ? It'll be a great help if u reply ☺️
@@ngozionwuamaegbu1205 undergrad!
@@prehenpatel1616 For undergrad?
@@grass750 no my query is what if u already did post grad in your home country, and u need to practice in Canada, do we need to study from under grad again ?
This is so helpful! I wanted to be a dietitian for a little while now. My great grandmother was one. I have always been interested in how people take care of themselves. Thanks for sharing!!❤️
I’m currently studying Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Was really happy to see this video honestly and it was very helpful 😊
Wow so glad you found me! Hope you stick around :) are you also planning on being an RD?
applesandamandas yes that’s the plan, I just finished my first year so who knows I might change my mind 😊🤷🏽♀️
My dietician makes $225 for 45 minutes. Granted, she's in Manhattan and is an eating disorder specialist, but she's doing just fine. (And yes, she is worth it!)
Wow amazing!! I love this. Thanks for sharing, it's super motivating for people who love the idea of nutrition but have been told that dietitians don't make much
how can someone take specialty in eating disorders?I wanted to know
I am finishing my sophomore as a nutrition major. I just have to finish a few more classes and then I will be able to apply to the dietetic program.. I am so inspired by you. You are gorgeous, spreading your happiness. These videos found me at a perfect time. I will be moving out in August, looking for a fresh start. You are motivational and you will help me along my journey.
Also yeah these are really motivating me through my summer school classes for med school application... thank you.
ahhh love to see another person doing the same thing! good luck :)
@@amandavsevilla you too, boo :)
What I really want to learn is Holistic healing , herbalism, and traditional medicine. But I feel like I should become a "professional" first. Should I just get a bachelors in dietetics and then go on to a naturopathy, tcm, school or should I completely pursue to become an RD and THEN afterwards go to a school to learn naturopathic/holistic medicine which is my true passion even though I really do want to become an expert in food as medicine
I want to combine all as well. Thinking about getting professional education first then build up on that foundation.
Where are you planning to study holistic medicine?
@@kristuti1 I really want to study TCM , i am from California and currently looking at schools like NUNM, Pacific college, and five branches. I am still not sure what to get my bachelors in though. Currently at a community college getting my ADT.
I would love to know the answer to this as well! I'm interested in the same career path and wondering if it's worth it to become an RD.
Naturopathic Doctor.
That would be my choice.
YMMV
Loved this! You’re so organized and knowledgeable!
Great video. I think a lot of plant based people just assume dietitians work exclusively in advocation of a plant based diet, but clinical dietitians have so much work just keeping people with a variety of conditions alive and eating. I shadowed a few clinical dietitians a few years ago and BOY. Most of the work was filling tubes and just trying to get people to eat and not waste, and the most 'advocacy' was handing a heart attack patient a piece of paper with some 'heart healthy' tips on it as he was getting checked out. You're doing amazing work out there
Thanks you so much for this❤️❤️😭😭 I thought the same until I started working in this position and it really shows how much we need to do still to get people even ready for a vegan world! ❤️
@@amandavsevilla YES! I feel like many people don't understand the plethora of barriers people face before going vegan; chronic diseases, food apartheid, the housing crisis, etc. It's not just as simple as "eat some plants". Not to make excuses for people, but the issue is much deeper than purely health or ethics for the people who most need a plant based diet (i.e. low income, minorities)
Excellent video about your work. It was very interesting. I am not a dietitian but a horticulturist/gardener and would encourage those who have a garden to grow their own plant foods because nothing tastes better than home grown plants foods.
That's such a cool profession! I wish I could grow my own food but I can barely keep my succulents alive hahaha
Currently finishing my first year of prerequisites in college, can’t wait to start towards my actual health courses! Fun and informative video fam
hey girl, would you ever do an updated video on your ED experience and recovery and your advice now that you're a dietician and yoga teacher? you explain topics SO WELL. I think its important to raise awareness about ED's as well. Up to you but I thought it would be very interesting xx
I'd like to in the future!! Stay tuned ❤️
I think I just found a degree I'd like to pursue, thanks to you 😊 It's been a loooong journey for me, trying to figure out where to apply myself.
have you applied
hi i love you channel because i finally found a channel where someone works as a dietician. please do more case studies !!
this video was incredible and thank you so much for sharing this knowledge! 🌟
When you are at your desk during the day, what is it that you do? Look at case studies and come up with diets that match their needs? Are there forms you fill out? Do you decide full meals or does the hospital have things to choose from?
These are the best!!! I love your case study videos. I haven't seen anyone else doing this on yt! Thank you!!
thanks Julianne! I wish i had someone else making these videos when i was going in for nutrition as well. are you also in nutrition?
Wow this was so informational and a helpful little insight on what it's like to be a clinical dietitian. I love that you do these case studies, please please do more!
Also, to add onto your blue light blocking glasses. I just found out there are phone screen protectors with the same thing
wow that's amazing!!
Yea from the video I saw it's just a way to get people to spend extra money
Your videos are really motivating! You seem so driven and focused on doing what you want to do each day & in your career. Love it
Hi! 👋🏼
I’m new here and I already love you! I was just researching a dietitians salary and decided to watch a day in the life video on it. This was so informative and I definitely need to get back to school. Thank you!
me too! think about college and i’m sitting between this and psychology
Your videos really remind me what I’m working towards as a nutrition student and give me motivation to work hard. Keep doing what you’re doing. We love you. ❤️
Wow this is amazing. I remember feeling discouraged and so out of touch with the work when I was in school so I hope this does for you what I wish I had ❤️❤️
I loved this and it was super super helpful, thank you so much
you are absolutely amazing. I’m in school right now to become a RD and I’m so motivated after watching this video! thank you :)
I just found your channel and i enjoy ur content so much! I am starting a bachelor's in nutrition this September, since small my mom has been such a healthy role model for me and my family, she would actually go as far as never having sugar/sweets/pastries in the house or junkfood. We mainly ate a lot of salads and healthy carbs! Im excited to dive into the nutrition area and create a new career with something that i am so interested in!
youre gonna love it!! Congratulations!!
Love the case study! It would be great to make more of them!
I really love your videos.. i am so glad i found your channel. I am thinking of becoming a dietitian. I never thought that i would work with patients but i truly believe that the right diet could save lives :) and i just want a healthy life for everyone
Not just being sick, but hospital food generally sucks. I see that changing ever so slightly in a handful of metropolitan areas.
Yeah honestly it's a stressful environment so I don't blame my patients for not having an appetite
Thanks for sharing. I’m happy I ran across this video. This has really helped me decide if I want to go into this field.
Side bar: when working I used to bring a cup for coffee and bottles of water to remember to drink water at work
Love these videos! Studying Nutrition & Dietetics myself starting August, nice to see what it entails :)
yay! i hope you enjoy! and that these videos are helpful for you going into it.
How is it going, I'm starting this fall
In Kuwait, a dietitian salary is around 3250$ per month! Only that!! And for non-Kuwaiti citizen dietitian it’s only 1300$ per month
How much do dietitians make?
Well I kno this ones boutta earn more after I click on all them ads after letting them run twice
GET THAT BREAD 👏👏
U R THE BESTT
Loving these videos, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us !!! Lots of love, Janka
You can tell how passionate you are ! 😊❤️
These case studies are so interesting!
I think a video on nutritionist, dietician, Rdn and nutrition coach differences and similarities would be amazing!
You're videos make my day
I love your voice. It’s so lovely !
Super cool case study. There's pretty good research on different effects of animal protein vs plant protein on renal function. Does that ever factor in to the recommendations?
Zachary Cain that’s actually something I look forward to finding out when I go to school for dietician. It’s so interesting
They usually lean towards animal proteins for recommendations because they contain the 9 essential amino acids we need and can only get from animal proteins. the focus is more on serving size and depending on the patient's health issues, it could be low enough to get the A.As needed. but also depends on the patients preferences & choices, like if they're vegan obviously they won't be eating animal products.
I'm currently in a dietetics program.
@@aFeverishFiend 8* essential amino acids right? unless I am missing one?
Plant proteins contain all of them, as long as they have a bit of variety then Vegans can easily get enough of all the essential amino. though I'm guessing you knew that and I am just misinterpreting your comment.
I’m deciding if I want to pursue a career as a dietician or doctor, and this is so informative thank you so much
do both with me!
Is it hard being vegan and having to recommend non-vegan eating to people?
thats a good question Jess
I'd also like to know the answer to this. I'm plant-based and taking prerequisites for a masters program in nutrition/dietetics. I often worry about having to suggest something I don't personally believe is healthy (milk for example).
@@brandon2178 you just have to, you can only work with what’s available at the hospital as a clinical dietitian
@@brandon2178 the entire job is guideline-based, hospital food based and helping them recuperate while in hospital , i felt the same way before enrolling into dietetics back in 2017
This case study example was awesome!
If you haven’t already please make a dietitians specialist video!❤️
Love these videos! 💜 so motivating 📚 🤓
thanks Katy!! are you a dietetic student??
applesandamandas No problem! Found you a few months ago and love your videos.
I am not a student but I’ve become very interested in nutrition for a few years now. I’m 29 so I’m hesitant and nervous to go back to school. How long did it take you to become a dietitian?
@@katyneveau5017 heyy did you go back to school? Im in the same situation that you are 😊
Great case study!! Please share more
Thank you for your knowledge ❤️
coming right up!! thanks :)
So informative!!
Thank you for all you do 💗
As a fellow dietitian I love your videos.
This is awesome! Thanks and stay safe!
I’m a mortuary science major that’s a bit unconfident with the career choice and the jobs schedule of working around the clock for 365 days is killing me. I want to have free time to do what I want and am now career exploring.
Thank you so much for being so informal! You’re by far the most descriptive person to describe their occupation. This job sounds really interesting! It’s a bit scary to be responsible for someone’s health but it sounds like a good challenge. I’m a bit confused as to what a nutritionist can do though. That’s what I was initially going for when I grow confident in my new decision
What kind of classes are in the program and what type of person best suits this career?
more of these vids please !!!
I hear ya ! :)
It’s my first time to see your channel. It has always been my dream to become a clinical dietitian but I think it isn’t destined for me, currently I am working as a dietitian in a nutrigenomics company for almost 2 years now and I am enjoying it so far. But seeing your videos it brings back the fire in me to go back to clinical setting😭. Anyways, wishing you luck on your work and Godbless😘 --RDN from the Philippines
I'm just a DTR right now with a bachelors. All I gotta say is as an RD I better not have to lift another heavy ass thing ever again or have to wash another frkn dish ever again.
Idk, during my schooling years nutrition related I went from being a dietary aid which in a nut shell is basically a dishwasher, sever and food prep person for the kitchen to a DTR which is the person that gets the tray lines ready for cart transporation and makes sure the pts get the appropriate meals for their specific diet requirements and they do practically everything a dietary aid does as well as menu clerk work which is like being a walking drive through. Being a Dietary Aid sucks ass, being a DTR is very easy in comparison, however sad to say I'm still being used for hard manual labor. 😑
Anybody who has washed dishes for five hours straight only to do inventory afterwards or before depending on ur shift to throwing out trash and to be treated like absolute crap from some people, I have felt ur pain and promise if the RD thing leads me to being a Nutrition Director I will do my best to be a better boss leader.
You're amazing. Thank you for being you!!!!
thanks vanessa!!
Hey Amanda it was wonderful video. I am doing bachelors in dietetics right now and this one is very much helpful. it's the first time I am listening to your videos and I really loved it. So one quick question I am still deciding whether I will be able to do it or not so once you were going through the case study you check for the data and then give a response?
Dietitian was actually one of the many careers I thought about pursuing haha.. I might have put more thought into it if I knew it was so interesting! Like the commenter mentioned below, I thought it would be more focused on weight etc.. this is way better.
Many dietitians (who are still super passionate about their career) that i meet aren't even the most "fit" "clean diet" people! They are just healthy, normal adults trying to extend health to all populations through food :)
If you're going to promote tea + plant based eating, you ought to warn that the tannins in tea mess with the absorption of iron in foods being digested, and that the tea ought to be consumed 30 minutes before or after eating.
Since you are a vegan dietician, do you feel conflicted when you need to recommend animal products to your patiance?
because of my setting, I actually don’t recommend animal products to my patients. when I do diet instructions, I share food groups and examples but don’t recommend anything since it’s more informational for them. the dietitians actually always advocate eating more plant based anyway since it is medically beneficial
great video and very inspiring! i’m a nutritionist based in indonesia and i’m very interested in becoming a dietitian (preferably want to study abroad, europe maybe) where do you study by the way? and do you have any recommendations? thank you! ❤
Very informative. Great video!
thanks!!
What do u think about hospital food that is unhealthy? I’ve never had/seen hospital food but people always say hospital food is so unhealthy which seems sooo weird to me, and why don’t they change it?
hi kaitlyn!! yeah i agree.. i barely eat hospital food either. and yeah it does look sooo weird to the outsider but when you think about it, but this article breaks it down pretty well: www.healthyway.com/content/apparently-theres-a-good-reason-why-all-hospital-food-is-so-gross/
"The current food culture in hospitals is built to “feed as many people as possible for as little as possible,” Cool said....The bias is toward food that ships easily, never spoils, and can be prepared with a minimum of staff and skill."
It's more important to keep costs low for patients coming in, so they have to keep their own expenses low which unfortunately comes at a price with low quality food. I'm not in defense of hospital food, but i can understand why cost and time efficiency is so important-- they have a LOT of mouths to feed. I dont know what the solution can/will be that will make everyone happy but i am aware of this issue. Also, hospitals aren't meant to live in, most patients are in and out within a couple days/weeks. What's most important is giving them the resources to choose better options for them when they are discharged and living at home. to me, 3 days of hospital food is worth it if patients are empowered with knowledge on healthier choices moving forward.
applesandamandas wow- makes sense, thanks for explaining and writing all that out haha!
I am Vegan and Have a passion about educating others for their good. Can I be a Vegan Dietician Specifically?
This was so interesting. Thank you.
thanks for watching! what was the most interesting part to you?
@@amandavsevilla Deciding on the most crucial aspect right now and how to balance it with every other factor to rebuild health. From my perspective as one not in the medical or food fields
What is the difference between nutritionist and dieticians?
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thank you for making these types videos! this was super informative and helpful! I’m currently going to school for Nutrition Science dietetics specifically and plan on becoming a RD myself. The world of nutrition is growing and I think it’s super important to spread and share the knowledge to the world about how changing your nutrition can literally change your life, it’s crazy. I hope you keep posting these, they have only strengthened my passion for nutrition to keep pursuing a career in dietetics!
hey cassie !! I think that’s awesome that you want to be an RD as well. keep on keeping on! ❤️
Thanks for sharing so insightful!
Glad you enjoyed❤️
Hey Amanda! Been following you for awhile and I love your dietician videos. I’m a recently graduated speech language pathologist whose worked in medical settings and I’d love to know more about your experience working with the SLP in the hospital. Do you have any advice for SLPs in treatment of swallowing disorders working with dietitians and how to collaborate more cooperatively and effectively to ensure quality of care for the patient?
Wow this is such a nice question to ask :) the SLPs already do a great job, at least in my setting. Honestly it is just to make the note as clear as possible when it comes to nutrition because we look for the SLP recommendations for food bc we base our own therapeutic recommendation on that! A good thing to keep in mind is that you wrote you notes so other people can read them and help out too!
I liked the case study!
Omg...so cute and healthy👍👍😍😍👌...love what you do...we need more people like you in this world😀
Awww thank you!
Nutrition student here, I feel for that case study!
This was really interesting, thank you for sharing! Just curious, in the clinical setting, how often are you able to counsel these patients about general diet and nutrition? In this case, can you counsel him towards a more plant-based diet that can address his kidney disease?
If i see him enough times, but it's rare because different floors are assigned to dietitians everyday and i'm not there everyday (i don't work full time). and patients leave within a week or so.
i’m struggling to decide whether i want to pursue nutrtition or veterinary medicine
Thats amazinnng
Can you please make more case studies 🙈
Try keeping a big water next to your morning coffee!! :)
i know i should do that huh ahhaahha
thank you your video and look exciting and i ' m good to know about it and i interesting about it in usa because i have to move
Did u dissect animals and cadavers while studying?
For some reason I came across your UA-cam channel. My major is dietetics and nutrition and I wanted to do nursing but my advisor told me its best to do this major first and transfer out and do nursing but I’ve been doing research and I’m thinking bout keeping it at this major 🧐
Courtney Rivera how? actually am also confuse between dietetic and nursing...
Laila Asif I switched my major back to nursing ... if you really wanna do nursing just do it don’t listen to people
Courtney Rivera thank u😊
If I could do college over ago I'd consider this .. instead of accounting
it's not too late....
It's never too late. Also it's like being a Food Accountant. Too much analysis and critical thinking. So interesting AND Fun! 😀
Girl accounting sucked 😟 hence why I’m here
I have 6 months until i go into supervised practice to be an RD. I'm so scared thinking about it lol do you have any advice on how to be successful during that time?
I should make a new video on this!! Honestly, come with an open mind and write lots of notes for the first few weeks. And be gentle with yourself. You're not gonna pick up on it right away or be as fast as the RDs after a week. Finishing one chart is a whole chart :)
Hey Amanda! I love your videos. I’ve been following you since I went vegan for the past 3.5 years. In one year I will be a nurse and I wanted to ask you how could I as a nurse in the hospital teach about the health benefits of a plant based diet to my patients?
here's what another vegan nursing student said: I am in nursing school and you can't give any medical advice to others such has not to take this medication, etc. While I was in the hospital I wanted to say something to the ones who didn't care about their health but nurses can't do that. We are there to take care of them and follow doctor's orders. It is a very rewarding career and once you are done with school, there are so many opportunities out there for nurses and nurses are always in demand. You can't push your beliefs on them since there are so many different people out there that you will be taking care of, you just have to roll with the flow and quite a few times I had to keep my mouth shut which was really hard to do.
www.veggieboards.com/forum/14-general-health-discussion/53520-vegan-nurse.html
applesandamandas thanks for the advice! I will probably end up getting my nurse practitioner license so that I can help “prescribe” and whole food plant based diet.
Also include fiber in diet. I love your content.
can you please make more of these videos
Hi
I have a doubt. I have completed my Bachelor in ECE and currently working in IT job for 3 years. I wish to do Masters in Clinical Nutrition
Do you think that's possible? And if so would the pay be good or really low as my Bachelor is another stream ?
I have actually just released a podcast episode about my thoughts on the RD career! I'll drop it here if you want to give it a listen ❤️pod.link/1723518681/episode/305c0ba4ab33ff851410b9cd3a059960
@@amandavsevilla thanks a lot ! Will check it out.
Question: I remember in one of your other videos you mentioned the doctors giving “pushback” sometimes when you recommend something, are you still dealing with that? Does that happen often? How do you handle that? Sorry so many questions just really curious lol
deal with it often! it's human communications haha
Hi Amanda! I have a quick question related to your case study/daily work. For a patient like this, as a dietitian, are you required to physically examine the patients skin and/or wounds? Do you meet with the patient and provide consults?
I’m very interested in consultation, chart review, and intervention but to be honest I’m a bit squeamish so idk how well I would be able to look at stage 4 pressure ulcers or things like that.
Thank you! Btw I’m in my last year of the DPD program planning to apply for 2020/2021 DI :)
No, you are not required to examine patients' skin physically or look at wounds. There is a specific team of professionals who are the wound care team. They document frequently and well, usually in the physical charts with pictures and detailed descriptions so if you're interested you can look there for those. As an intern I did wound care rounds with the staff at one hospital so definitely ask if youre able to do that cause it was very interesting. However, a lot of the times, dietitians will do NFPAs (Nutrition focused physical assessments/exams) which would entail looking and touching patients in the common areas for fat pad and muscles to assess any possible wasting/ malnutrition/nutrient deficiencies. These areas would orbital region, tricep skin area, and the back/ribs area, temporal region, interosseous region (area between thumb and index finger), legs, calves, clavicle things like that. Thats about as physical as we dietitians get lol
When you would go follow up with the patient or assess them, it would be appropriate to do a brief education on wound healing and protein intake, vitamin c/zinc intake with the patient just so they can better understand some of the nutritional interventions you are doing. There is a supplement offered in most hospitals called Juven which has vitamin c and zinc in it, however it is more often than not contraindicated with sepsis. The arginine contained in Juven would be the issue with that...mainly when a patient is in the shock state of sepsis, however most dietitians I know err on the side of caution and just dont add it to the patients tray to be safe if there is mention of sepsis and they have nonhealing wounds such as this patient.
Allie H Thank you Allie this is so informative! I really appreciate you asking my question. I remember Amanda talking about NFPAs and I’m totally fine with that. Glad I’ll be spared from examining open cuts, sores, and other wounds whew~ 😅
Hi! How’s your career as a RD years later since posting this video? I’m about to begin going back to school to become one myself. I’ve been in military for 10 years and I think it’s about time I go to school while still in. Lmk! TIA
Hey matt!! i've pivoted my career! in some of my most recent vids, i've shared a bit about that. I'm more updated on instagram too!
Hey where did you do your internship?
Please do a video on specialisation for some dietitians
I haven't finished the video yet plus I'm a new subscriber so I don't know if you've addressed this before but what's the difference between a dietician and a nutritionist? Or are they the same? Thanks in advance! Love this channel so far!!
justokay I believe a dietician has a degree while a nutritionist doesn’t have an actual college degree in it. From what I have seen.
That's just about right! I have a video/playlist all about these topics ❤️❤️
Love this and considering becoming a Dietitian. I agree about your idea on the $ thing.
Omg if you are interested please do it!!! Or at least look more into it! There is such a huge demand for dietitians now since preventative health is being more focused on
In 2018 - when I started my carrier, in my country I earned 10x less in a year as a hospital dietetian... sad... I am not in a hospital now but still I don't earn much more. And this is an avarage salary here. 🙃
Thank you so much for making this greatly informative video! Great job, really inspiring too! My dream is to be a registered dietitian while still expanding my knowledge to have my own business. Thank you again! Peace to you