Registered Dietitian

Question: Why don't you go back to school to be a registered dietitian?

Answer: I'd love to but I don't have the time to get a second Bachelor's Degree, do an internship for a year, then (finally) take the registration exam. I will, eventually, but not now.

Plus:
"Money is a tremendous obstacle, Mueller agrees, adding that dietitians usually start out at a salary level approximately $10,000 to $15,000 lower than registered nurses. “RNs don’t need to have a bachelor’s degree; they are only required to have a two-year nursing degree, though many do go on to get their bachelor’s,” he says. “In dietetics, though, all of us have our bachelor’s, and at least 50% have a master’s degree. We are at a higher level of education than RNs, but starting out at a far lower pay level. Right away, from the very beginning, money is a problem.” To add insult to injury, reimbursement has been a continuing problem for RDs, whose contributions to wellness and disease prevention are often overlooked by the healthcare insurance industry."
(there's more where that came from: http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/td_0303.shtml )

What's in Your Snack Drawer?

It's almost Monday which means the opportunity to start yet another week off on the right foot. On Mondays I bring a bigger lunch bag than usual so I can restock my work foods. I spend about 9-10 hours a day at work and, though I'm not one to fall for the lull of the vending machine, if I'm not well prepared one step out the building's courtyard and I'm faced with more cookies, muffins, grande-mocha-frappa-with-whip-concoctions than I know what to do with.
I bring fruit, yogurt, and yummy leftovers each morning; so, though not ideal, this is what's in my snack drawer right now:

1 tube of Smarties, Cashew Cookie LaraBar (my new favorite thing), Trident whitening(peppermint...only 5 pieces left), 1 Annie Chun's Udon soup, 1/2 empty box of cranberry flavored emer'gen-C, and a LOT of tea (green, white and black);

I keep my chai tea mix, soy milk and almond butter in the office kitchen.
Whole wheat fig bars and whole wheat english muffins are in heavy rotation. Plus a square or two of scharfenberger dark chocolate.