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May 12

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Spring Fling: A Collection of Recipes

This morning’s Midland Farmer’s Market trip was a success – despite the rainy weather.

I brought home Michigan asparagus, spinach, radishes, and rhubarb. I’ve spent the afternoon trying to decide what to do with my spring goodies. Sometimes I think I spend so much time looking at recipes that I don’t have time to cook them! Do you ever do this? I’m putting together a list of some spring recipes. Here are some of my favorites, what are yours?

Strawberry-Rhubarb Fool

Rhubarb Oat Muffins

Rhubarb Cinnamon Apple Bread

Spring Salad with New Potatoes

Asparagus Pesto with Pasta

Click over to my Pinterest board for more.

I finish my food service rotation at MidMichigan Hospital this coming week. My biggest project was putting together a theme meal for the cafe. My theme: Spring Fling! I’m serving two main dishes: Tilapia with Mango Salsa and Asparagus and Mushroom Risotto; Plus two sides: Roasted purple potatoes, and roasted asparagus. For dessert: Angel food cake with strawberry-rhubarb compote. Thanks to Husted’s Market, for helping me serve local produce.

Happy Spring!

Mar 3

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National Nutrition Month

It is March! March means I’m already 4 weeks into my clinical rotation.

Since I last updated about the internship I’ve been through my renal and cardiology basic clinical rotations. I’m in the middle of my general med/surgical/ortho basic clinical rotation. All this means is that each week I work with different RD’s who are responsible for different floors (units) of the hospital. Each RD is responsible for providing diabetes education to patients.

I can’t believe how fast the time is going by! I’ve already learned so much. I go back and forth daily trying to decide whether the clinical hospital setting is the right career choice for me. Although I think it is fascinating, I don’t get very excited about it. I’ve had the opportunity to see a few outpatient educations during my time at the hospital. This is definitely something I can see myself doing!

March also means it’s National Nutrition Month (NNM)! One of my projects for the internship involves creating educational materials – right up my alley! I put together a poster board and educational handout for the hospital cafeteria. I’ll be sharing some of this info with you as NNM continues.

This year the theme of NNM is “Get Your Plate in Shape” which promotes the concepts behind the new MyPlate icon that replaced the Food Guide Pyramid. The basic MyPlate messages are:

  • Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
  • Make half your grains, whole grains
  • Switch to fat-free/low-fat milk
  • Enjoy your food but eat less
  • Avoid oversized portions
  • Drink water instead of sugary drinks

Over the next month I’ll be blogging about these topics. Do you have any questions or topics you want me to address?

Feb 6

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Internship Update: Clinical Orientation

Hello sleepy intern! This morning I woke up bright and early, showered, put on my pre-planned outfit, lab coat and name tag. I grabbed my tote bag, and an on the go breakfast: dry cereal, almonds, banana and coffee with milk. After scraping the ice off my car, I drove 30 minutes to Saginaw where I picked up another intern at her apartment. By  8a.m. sharp, I was sitting in the Dietitian’s office at Covenant Hospital, ready to go!

Today was a short day, but mentally a long one. So many names and hallways and passwords and projects to remember, but I am so excited to get started! I was hoping to get my 5-week food service rotation over with first, but I’m actually really looking forward to starting in clinical.

What’s in store for me this week? First, I’ll be working with the dietetic technicians learning the in’s-and-out’s of nutritional screening. In a hospital setting, not every single patient is seen by a registered dietitian. It’s the job of the diet techs to decide who does and who doesn’t, it’s a great place to start this rotation! Then it’s off to cardiology.

Feb 4

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Internship Orientation

Last night called for a movie and wine. The past three days of internship orientation, while wonderfully exciting, have also been a tad overwhelming; there is so much to remember! This weekend, I want to get ahead on as much as possible.

The first two days of orientation meant paperwork and general intern expectations. The last day was the most helpful. After hearing about the CMU Online Master’s Program and meeting with the Financial Aide advisor, The current class of interns stopped by to let us pick their brains. This certainly put my mind at ease.

Our class of interns are all female CMU graduates, which is nice because we are familiar with each other, the school, the dietetics department, and the area.

This Monday starts ten weeks of my clinical rotation – first up, Tech Screening and Cardiology. I’ll be working in Saginaw which means I’ll have about a 30 min commute, not too bad.

Short post today – lots to do! Happy Saturday!

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