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Careers in Nutrition – Healthy Choices

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Nutritionists are considered the professionals when it comes to the bodies of humans and the results that dieting can deliver to the human system. They study better ways to eat, what foods to eat and what not to eat. Those who adopt careers in nutrition can tell you what foods to avoid and what foods will prevent you from getting sick. Because nutritionists have the responsibility of counseling individuals in reference to what they eat and why they should eat differently, they have to complete a four-year degree in nutrition at a college. There are a few careers in nutrition. We will share a few with you in this article.

Nutritionist And Dietitian- One And The Same

Nutritionist and dietitians are similar, except that dietitians must be registered. These professionals can be employed anywhere across the industry that dietitians may be required. It is their responsibility to develop programs geared towards ensuring proper nutrition. Sometimes there are those who suffer from a particular illness that requires certain nutritional needs. A dietitian is of great assistance in these situations.

Another one of the careers in nutrition is a community dietitian. As a community dietitian you will
work in a different environment than a clinical dietitian. Your employment is more directed at a community. You will find yourself working from a local health department offering sound nutritional advice to those in your community. A community dietitian will offer direction when it comes to preparing food for children or shopping for the right types of food. They would also offer input on how to prepare meals for the elderly of individuals with special needs as well.

Management Dietitians

Management dietitians are the supervisors of those who work in the food safety programs. These managers have the responsibility of supervising the complete meal operation and development in educational institutions and other huge industry specific locations where meals are served. Just like a manager of a commercial restaurant these professionals have to ensure all regulations are observed when it comes to food prep. They will hire new employees, prepare the budget and take care of the ordering and paperwork as needed.

A consultant dietitian works with those who need to shed extra weight and reducing their cholesterol intake. These professionals are employed all over the industry and specialize in addressing the nutritional needs of the individual. They can be self -employed as well. Many find positions in the world of sports or medical institutions.

Qualifications Required

Dietitians and Nutritionists are required to have a 4- year degree in a food safety related field. Every state has their own set of educational expectations and criteria that must be accomplished. Some states want these professionals to be registered, certified or have a license. Although the qualifications do differ from state to state in general they all want these professionals to be highly trained and prepared.

There are hundreds of internships that allow these professionals to gain valuable experience in the field. If someone approaches this on a part-time basic the program can take years but if they tackle it full time it can be completed in less than a year. There are programs that offer accreditation through internship and academic courses combined that can take as long as a bachelors degree to finish. The programs are set up to offer these students numerous opportunities from which to obtain success.

These are just some of the careers in nutrition. There are several more places that you can experience careers in nutrition. If you are interested in helping people to eat healthy and teach them better ways to take care of their self, then this may be the career for you. You know now what it will take for you to get a career started in nutrition. It takes dedication and heartfelt determination to pursue a career that provides care to those in need. Perhaps you are one of those gifted individuals. Becoming a Nutritionist or Dietitian takes hard work and determination. However, if you are willing to put in the time and effort it takes then the results can be very rewarding. The opportunity to work in a field that can offer valuable assistance to many people in your community cannot be underestimated.

Career Planning – Why You Must Do It

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It’s a simple equation; higher quality careers planning = a higher quality lifestyle. How happy are you right now with your lifestyle? I’m talking about your waking hours, between getting out of bed and getting back in to bed. How do you feel for most of that time? Do you feel happy, energized, and fulfilled with how you use your time, or could you use some major improvements? Whatever your answer, consider the quality of the careers planning process that you went through to get in to this position.

If you’re lucky, you will be earning a living already in your ideal career doing what you love and being good at it. But many people are currently not working in their ideal career. Many people know that there must be some other way to earn a living that brings many more rewards, perhaps higher earnings, more variety, respect or recognition. And these rewards of course impact your lifestyle.

Somewhere out there is a way for you to earn a living without it even feeling like ‘work’. And when you identify and get in to this ideal career, you enter a very positive and life changing cycle. Because generally in life, we tend to get good at the things we enjoy doing. And we tend to enjoy more the things that we get good at. So the better you get at your career, the more you enjoy it and the more you enjoy it the better you get. This of course points to more rewards, be it financial, mental, physical or emotional.

Most people who have not gone through a high quality careers planning process are unfortunately in the opposite negative cycle to this. Many people simply don’t like what they’re doing, or don’t feel that they are very good at their job. If they don’t feel good at it, they are less likely to enjoy it, and if they don’t enjoy it, they are less likely to get good at it (until that is they make an active decision to get better at it).

So which cycle are you in?

If you’re in the positive cycle, great. Why not ramp things up even more by purposefully getting even better at your career in order to enjoy it even more? If you do, you’ll reap more rewards and an even more fulfilling lifestyle. It’s simple cause and effect.

If you are in the negative cycle, then you can enter the positive cycle in 1 of 2 ways. You can either stay in your current career and create a plan to get better at your job. Your first step here which I highly recommend anyone to do is to look into upgrading your learning ability. Most people go about learning new skills, knowledge and behaviors in a very ineffective and inefficient way. If you want to get better at anything fast, look into accelerated learning, learning how to learn fast, and then use this skill of learning fast to get better at your job or career quickly! This should increase the enjoyment of your career significantly.

Alternatively, and I would strongly recommend this entry point to the positive cycle, you must find a way of earning a living doing what you naturally enjoy. Then you can enjoy getting better at it (both naturally and by using accelerated learning techniques). You need some serious dedicated time to the careers planning process. So, if you’re ready to enter the cycle here, where do you start?

When I went through this process about 6 years ago, I studied every resource I could find on the subject of finding your ideal career. I read plenty of books on the subject, until I was confident that I would approach the process in the right way (and I know I got it right because I’m happily working away in my ideal career now!)

There’s plenty of advice online too, but be careful. You can try Googling ‘careers planning’ but check the credibility of what you find. Remember many careers advisors are not in their ideal career themselves! If they haven’t got it right yet and they advise you, you’re open to heading down a similar path. You want to find a proven system – a recipe that works.

Finally, here’s what I did to kick start the process for me. I made the DECISION to identify my ideal career and get into it by a certain date. I set a goal. This is something you can do right now. You can either finish this article and get on with experiencing the same lifestyle that you currently have day in and day out. Or you can grab a pen and paper right now, choose a date to have identified your ideal career by, write your goal down, leave it where you will see it daily, and start planning out some steps to take (with deadlines) that will get you there. This simple step is easy and will set the ball rolling to a more rewarding life style. Remember, it’s simple cause and effect.