Saint Louis University Nutrition and Dietetics

Introducing CUSTARD, 📰😍 SLU Nutrition’s source for all things food, nutrition & culture. Featuring stories from current & past students and nutrition faculty.
‼️Warning‼️You may experience extreme JOY when reading. 🤩 Didn’t get a copy? DM us your address! 💌

As part of our Master’s (MS) and Dietetic Internship (DI) program, our MS/DI students complete and present a capstone research project. Swipe to see their meaningful work from this year. Safe to say they 👏 killed 👏it👏 !!

Introducing the newest SLU ND alumni! Boom. 🤩🎓🔥🥹

We are currently reminiscing about a fun collab from this past semester between the University Counseling Center & Nutrition department. In April, Cooking with Friends you Haven’t Met Yet established a space to both meet new friends and sharpen cooking skills. Chef Dan Brewer led a demonstration featuring the perfect vodka pasta dish. We love when you get to make friends and eat yummy food✨🍝🤗

A few highlights from the past couple of weeks✨👏
From interdisciplinary collaboration and research presentations to student recognition and professional conferences, our students, interns, and faculty continue making an impact both on and off campus!
🥼 Dr. Martha Blaess presented at the Missouri Speech, Language and Hearing Association conference in collaboration with occupational therapy and speech departments.
🎓 Apekahya and Lara presented at the Senior Legacy Symposium.
🏅 Dietetic intern Sarah Owens received the Outstanding Dietetic Student Award from the Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
📊 Dietetic intern Mia Lannemann presented her capstone research at MOAND.
We’re proud of all the hard work, leadership, and dedication represented in these moments! 💙

As the year comes to a close, we want to say a thank you to our faculty and staff who have made so many memorable slu nutrition moments possible. What better way to celebrate the staff than with joining the “this is who” baby trend? If you haven’t met our staff, we hope this encourages you to try a new class or chat with our staff! They are a fun bunch….if you couldn’t tell from the pictures.

And just like that, our graduate dietetic interns have completed their final Pediatric Nutrition class of the semester. 👏👏👏 Registered dietitians play a pivotal role in treating pediatric medical conditions through food & nutrition and in shaping children’s nutrition knowledge & behaviors to support a healthy adulthood. This semester, these students added new tools to their toolbox to better support the health and wellbeing of children and their families (like food exploration through mindful eating practices!🍎). Watch out world, here come some brilliant pediatric RDs! 🤩🎉

We have a SUPER exciting thing to share from our dietetic interns, Amanda and Sarah….Welcome to the Nutrition Reframed Podcast! We are so excited to offer a fresh and engaging perspective on nutrition through the voices of rotating dietetic interns and dietetics faculty/staff! Each episode explores evidence-based topics, from clinical nutrition and public health to wellness trends and patient care, while highlighting real world experiences from interns in diverse practice settings. Listeners, expect to gain practical insights, current research updates, and relatable discussions that bridge the gap between nutrition science and everyday life!

Episode 1 description:
In this introductory episode, Sarah and Amanda share their journeys into the field of dietetics and break down what it really means to become a Registered Dietitian. They clarify common confusion around dietitians vs. nutritionists, explain their paths to becoming an RD, and highlight the wide range of career opportunities in the field. Search Nutrition Reframed on Spotify or visit this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0WfxB6PDysFgNyJ0r23v3j