How to Become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | My Experience and Scope of Practice as an RDN



In this video I discuss how to become a registered dietitian nutritionist, including my personal experience. I also break down the difference between a registered dietitian and a nutritionist (spoiler: they are not the same!). I talk about the internship process, how to study for the exam, and what you can do as a dietitian.

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RD vs. Nutritionist blog post: https://www.healthwithhannaht.com/blog/registered-dietitian-vs-nutritionist
Podcast episode on RD career opportunities: https://anchor.fm/the-up-beet-dietitians/episodes/So-You-Became-a-Dietitian—Now-What-e10kj54
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37 COMMENTS

  1. I graduate highschool in about 20 days and this video really made me realize I do want to do this. I do want to go to college for this. Not only did you explain what I was getting into but the time it’ll take. And boy am I excited for it now.

  2. In short term she spend 10 to 20 times more money going through The Rockefeller education system that all that suppose to be higher education according the programming in America Corporation Insane Institution!!

  3. Can you imagine going to school for this and not learning about seed oils and how harmful they are ? 😳 Also, you have to go through all that school just to make 68-100k a year 🤣 schools are a joke and a scam!

  4. Hi hannah All my my life ive eaten way to much except 2 times i have lived with my sister 1st time was a year and the 2nd time was for only 3months i have never felt the confidence i had from living with her since, just wondering can over eating stop you from believing in yourself

  5. I’m a chiropractor, currently doing a functional medicine masters with nutrition concentration.
    In Florida If I pass the Diplomate in Clinical Nutrition I can sit for the exam. But from experience are there any reviews of the exam if anything?

    This is for 2026, but yeah!

  6. I guess it's understandable but it's insane that you need continued education credits after 5 OR MORE years of education… You're left with debt and don't even receive financial compensation while doing internships… Not sounding worth it to me one bit.

  7. Kara Halderman. Y’all need to watch her video when you finish this one. She isn’t as biased as I am against the state recommended diet so she is able to explain the difference that the legality binds make on this subject.

  8. DO NOT TRUST A DIETITIAN!! Literally due to one of your first statements! You are kept under a code of ethics! You must abide within the information that is provided to you and you as a dietitian can NOT contradict any of its implications. Meaning you can NOT tell someone that anything that is consumable or absorbable that is refined and at that point converted into a synthetic material is degenerative to organic cellular life. Which is fact. A dietitian is just as corned as a doctor when it comes to real truth. A nutritionist is essentially a patriot to for proper cellular regeneration.

  9. Mam can I do my bachelor's degree in food science and technology instead of bachelor's degree in nutrition and dietetics ? Can I continue doing masters in nutrition and dietetics after bachelors degree in food science and technology?

  10. On his journey to become a nutritionist, he sacrificed a lot of time, and energy, to take his exams. There are about 125-145 questions. he also got several degrees after becoming a nutritionist. He had failed, but he kept his spirit and tried and did not forget to learn. Now he passed to become a nutritionist in 2020 and his exam is in July 2020. and he sacrifices a lot of time around 1000 hours to study if there is a chance. in conclusion, he could succeed in becoming a nutritionist because he kept trying even though he had failed. and the countless job offers he got after becoming a nutritionist. she also opens a podcast on how to become a nutritionist.

  11. Hannah, thank you for this video!

    I was wondering if you recommend also getting certified via Precision Nutrition? My Kines professor mentioned I should look into it, but wanted an opinion from a professional in the field.

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