Dietitian Spoofs

There's a lot you can find on YouTube nowadays. I stumbled on a hilarious collection of videos created by the Xtranormal program where you can write a script that translates into animated videos. I enjoyed the spoofs of healthcare workers pitted against each other like Dietitian vs. Doctor, or Physical Therapist vs. Registered Nurse, or Med Student vs. Nurse. There's plenty of truth to the sketches and at times you can see the creator letting out a little lot of frustration!

This was the experience of Sara Vogt, aka RegisteredDietitian, who is a stay-at-home mom pursuing her Masters degree in Medical Dietetics and taking the RD exam at the end of this year. She says about her videos, "They are all composites of real conversations that I've had or that professors have used as examples in class. Many times during my internship I'd get frustrated while at work, so I would use this as an outlet. If there was a situation in which it was not appropriate for me to say something or if my words fell on deaf ears I was able to go home and capture the moment in a 'Dietitian vs.' video." Check out one of Sara's videos below "Dietitian vs. Supplement Salesperson"

I also chuckled at this one entitled "Dietitian Interviewing a Potential Dietetic Student" created by Nancy Ortiz, MS, RD, aka the FrugalDietitian. Nancy told me that she created the video with the input of her RD colleagues as they'd become frustrated with people listing "bogus" credentials giving nutrition advice that could be dangerous to one's health and wallet. Check it out below, which also has a Part 2 and 3! You can also find Nancy on her facebook page.

Lower Cholesterol Deviled Eggs

I adore eggs. I have to limit the yolks though because even though I usually have low cholesterol, that number shot up one time after an egg-crazy season of enjoying weekly fresh eggs from a relative's chicken farm. One of my favorite ways to eat eggs is to mash them into an egg salad with hummus instead of mayo, which gives them extra flavor. So l loved this recipe for Chickpea Deviled Eggs. The filling is similar to a hummus but lighter because there's no oil or tahini and instead you add Greek yogurt. You only use three yolks for the whole recipe so that cuts down on cholesterol if you're sensitive to that. I also added in some of my favorite spices.

These are perfect appetizers for a get-together or to keep in the fridge for a quick low calorie, high protein snack. Or you can pair them with whole grain crackers or pita for a nutritious lunch that won't weigh you down. 

Curried Chickpea Deviled Eggs adapted from Diabetic Living magazine

Makes 8 servings (3 egg halves each)

Ingredients

12 hardboiled eggs

1 15-ounce can chickpeas

1/4 cup finely chopped celery

2 T plain low-fat Greek yogurt

2 T sugar

2 T chopped green onion

2 T lemon juice

1 T yellow mustard

1 T water

1 t fresh parsley

1/2 t salt

1/2 t curry powder

1/8 t paprika

Directions

1. Halve hardboiled eggs lengthwise and remove yolks. Set egg whites aside. Place three yolks in a food processor and discard the others. 
2. Add the remaining ingredients into the food processor and blend until smooth.
3. Fill each egg white half with 2 teaspoons of the chickpea mixture. Garnish with herbs, chives, seeds, cucumber slices, chopped bell pepper, and even raisins!

Nutrition info per serving: 100 cals, 2 g fat, 9 g protein, 46 mg cholesterol

Zumba Stress Relief

What do I do when work is stressful and I can't think of anything to write about for this blog? I ZUMBA! (thanks Fen for joining me!)