Pros & Cons of Majoring in Nutrition & Dietetics (And what makes me want to quit!)

“Take salt from their pantry” 😂

As a Registered Dietitian with a Masters and 14 years of experience the one thing I would say is: if you decide to go into this field, you have to be all in. In order to get an internship you have to do everything you can to make your resume top notch. I spent every vacation, break, holiday, volunteering for anything I could. I taught nutrition classes at schools, I volunteered at health fairs, I borrowed a travel trailer to live in so I could spend the summer shadowing dietitians at a rural hospital and working in the dish room. I filled every minute with possible opportunities to show on my resume that I WANTED THIS. A bachelor’s in dietetics will qualify you to work at GNC. You have to get that internship or you’ve wasted 4 years. Put your heart and soul into it, or find something else to do.

Hi Sahar, are you still a dietitian?

I want to study about how fruit, vegetables, herbs and other foods affect our health and how you can use them to heal.

Which course should I study

Hey it’s four years later, what did you end up doing? I’m considering becoming an RD at 36 years old.

You’re beautiful inside and out ❤ I applied as a Nutritionist and I’m pretty exited but nervous.

Everyone here in the comments who wants to go into community nutrition. I heavily recommend looking into working at your local WIC office. If you work there for at least 6 months, you'll be able to apply for their DI. If accepted, they cover all the costs of the program and pay you your regular wage the whole time. The catch is that you have to work for them once you're certified for 24 months. Personally, that commitment is worth it for the benefit of not going a year without pay.

Kylie jenner

How is it studying wise🤔

Yall should also study how to treat people with addictions, cause under capitalism junk food is made addictive and hard to let go of. If you don't tell a smoker to quit and expect them too, you should also not do that with food imo.

I can relate to that trauma drop 😢

Thanks so very much for this cideo

Mam can you please help me am from india and I completed my degree in bsc Food Technology and I want to become a nutritionist , can I take msc clinical nutrition and become a nutriton in hospitals or clinic

Completely agree!

I just graduated from high school and got accepted to study dietetics but I still don’t know if I made the right decision.

why is lack of diversity a problem? move on.

True my dear i face the same, i am thinking to do add one short course or masters in psycology to change better people mind

You were scammed. You're not helping people, the 'Nutrition & Dietetic' as it is presented is not working. Otherwise why are you fat?

Wow this was my dream career

Why is the food in rehabs so bad? Do they use an RD? I feel so bad for our patients. Our snacks and foods are fried, processed, canned and we lack variety and color. 🙁
If one became a RD, could you change that systemically? I dont get how any RD approves the food we give out.

Lack of Diversity is not a con. Diversity is a racist agenda

I am currently a nutrition and dietetics student in NC. Our tuition isnt that high and a lot of these cons you listed are for students who intend to do the masters degree and become a registered dietitian. There are a lot of nutrition options that don’t require you to become a registered dietitian and they don’t require so much schooling. I am pursuing the DTR requirement.

What you said is true but may not apply to everyone.