Today, we're learning about Social Marketing in Dietetics Practice - a very important concept for future dietitians to learn and practice. Some very important concepts I've learned today:

"With social marketing, you can have some truly improved outcomes. Because it is evidence-based — based on what works — you have more effective use of resources." Leah Devlin, State Health Director, Division of Public Health North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Also

"Sure, we’re all smart.We’re program planners.We know what we’re doing. But we have to listen. That’s what is critical in a social marketing effort." Jewel C. Love, Vice President, MEE Productions, Inc. (produces materials for public health campaigns).

Love Dietetics!

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.  ~English Proverb

"A good decision made quickly
beats
a great decision made slowly."

~ACHE Webinar

Anas, our Syrian neighbors' baby boy (nick names: Annoosi, and Nannoosi) on my desk chair. Rami - his brother, who's also my brother's best friend brings him downstairs to our apartment every evening. Yesterday, Anas decided he was going to stay longer than he normally does. So, there was enough time to take some pictures...

P.S. Anas is an Arabic name, and means "friendliness," and very sociable.

P.P.S. Our Syrian neighbors live just upstairs. They are also our best friends. We call each other every day, exchange delicious dishes, go to the mall together every Wednesday, and spend lots of time together. Each day, Rami can't wait to get back from school, so he can play with my brother, since he goes to school and my brother is home schooled. The few times they spend away from each other are very stressful on both guys - I feel for them... 

One should eat to live, not live to eat.  ~Cicero, Rhetoricorum LV

Melissa (my classmate) LOVES cooking, just like I LOVE eating. She made cupcakes on Saturday (picture above), and "sold" them to her neighbors and friends...She sold them for: making a good deed (i.e. Price = good deed). In other words, if you wanted to eat from her cupcakes, you must have done some type of good deed to/for someone. Otherwise, you can't have a piece till you go do some type of good deed...She's creative. Good Job, Melissa...Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to where she is, since she's in New Jersey and I'm in Saudi Arabia - too bad...

P.S. I forgot to ask her if the ribbon is edible too - It looks so "delicious."

Nutrition Wisdom

“If we give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” Hippocrates

"In these days, a man who says a thing cannot be done is quite
apt to be interrupted by some idiot doing it."

-- Elbert Hubbard

I have to admit that I have amazing and interesting instructors. They always try to inspire their students, by posting "wise" quotes on our courses' home pages. Below is a quote for William Shakespeare that one of my favorite instructors posted on our course website. Wanted to share it with you (I haven't heard of this one before):

“We know what we are,
but know not what we may be.”

                            ~William Shakespeare

True....Very true...

"Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies..." (Diet Jokes Website).

Good morning - Just woke up...Its a very nice day today here in Taif - Warm and sunny. Pity, I can't go out. I already lost 4 hours in shopping yesterday, when I wasn't planning to go, since I have a case study in Clinical I that needs to be submitted before Sunday. Today, I have to finish my last two application packets, which I'll be sending out to two internship programs - my last chance of getting into one of the programs with openings for Fall 2011. Yes, I did apply to 5 Dietetic Internship Programs for Fall 2011 - 2012, and was not matched to any one of them (i.e. did not get a match), so I'm doing the second round now (or at least, my parents are making me do it - grin)...One of my classmates didn't get matched either, and didn't get into the program she applied to for second round. We'll see what happens, and what I can get out of this. Its overwhelming, since I had to do the process all over again for those programs not participating in DICAS Clearing House. Sooo overwhelming. I'll find out what happens by early/mid May...I'm not losing hope, and not going to cry if I didn't get placed....Good luck to all second round applicants!!!

"Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever" (Diet Jokes Website)

1st Blog!

I have just created my blog page! Yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! This is my first post. Blogger.com is so good. However, I think I'm going to have to spend the next few days figuring out how to work with all the features in this website - Lots to learn for me there...