{"id":1776,"date":"2012-10-22T08:41:27","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T13:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2012-10-22T08:41:27","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T13:41:27","slug":"food-for-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2012\/10\/22\/food-for-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have always enjoyed food, travel and learning. You can probably only imagine my excitement when I was able to attend the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics<\/a> Food and Nutrition Conference and Exposition (FNCE)<\/a> in Philadelphia this year with nine other UW-Stevens Point students.<\/p>\n

I was fortunate enough to attend last year\u2019s conference in San Diego, but I was still awed at the site of 10,000+ professionals in attendance and 1,000+ sponsors at the expo. I was able to meet pioneer dietitians such as Suki Hertz<\/a>, nutritionist for the Food Network<\/a>; Ellie Krieger<\/a>, host of Food Network show Healthy Appetite<\/a>; and Jill Jayne<\/a>, Rockstar Nutritionist.<\/p>\n

With so many sessions offered, it was difficult to choose which to attend. I did manage my way into workshops discussing topics such as leadership, school food service and public policy. In one session, I approached Suki Hertz like a little girl meeting Justin Beiber. After an embarrassingly giddy conversation, she gave me her business card!<\/p>\n

Of course education doesn\u2019t start when the conference starts. We flew in a day before the conference so we had some extra time to explore Philadelphia, and explore is exactly what we did. Sitting up-top of a double-decker bus, we discovered the history of Philly from the infamous Rocky Steps to Penn\u2019s Landing to Philly cheesesteak hotspots. A walking ghost tour led us around various cemeteries scattered throughout the city. We even ventured upon the burial grounds of Benjamin Franklin.<\/p>\n

My most important lesson I received was confirmation that I am definitely pursuing the correct profession. I was able to incorporate food, travel and learning into one field of interest. Now I am only hoping I will be able to do the same in Houston, Texas, next year!<\/p>\n

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Daniel Clausen, Chelsea Roth, Claire Wyttenbach, Elizabeth Silvernale, Song Xiong, Erica Boncher, Julie Heitkamp, Sarah Wildes, Beth Seidl and Kaylin Monson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Song Xiong<\/a> is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point majoring in\u00a0dietetics and communication.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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