Student Dietetics Entry Essay

My journey did not begin with nutrition and dietetics. I consumed an unhealthy diet of pop tarts and cookies, and yes, McDonald’s. In my high school, nutrition classes were not offered so I was never exposed to any nutrition education. I was very interested in cooking and baking in high school and I thought I was going to go to Johnson and Wales to become a pastry chef. However, my sweet tooth dwindled and I attended Rowan University as an undeclared major my freshman year to explore more areas of study. It was not the various courses I took at Rowan University that showed me that Nutrition and Dietetics is a field but, a friend I met along the way educated me daily on healthful eating and enhanced my nutrition education. I instantly became fascinated and I knew I wanted to know more but Rowan University did not have a didactic program for dietetics so I had to transfer to West Chester University half way through my sophomore year. Once I started studying nutrition, I was able to correctly practice what I preached. I became my own case study and lost 10 to 15 pounds after slowly implementing healthy …show more content…
In order to further expose myself to the world of dietetics I became an active member with the Student Dietetics Association at WCU. Once a week I attended meetings to learn more about the professions in dietetics and went on food tours to cities like Philadelphia and New York City. The SDA also introduced me to the Chester County Food Bank where I continued to volunteer in their kitchen for a year. I helped prepare meals, assemble and package trays to be sent out, cleaned kitchen supplies, sorted donated food in the warehouse, and practiced food safety. This experience helped me realize that I have an interest in community nutrition and made me wonder what else I could do to help people who are suffering from