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Interviewer: All right, it's time for another edition of Seven Questions. Today, it's seven questions for a dietitian. is a dietitian, registered dietitian. I'm going to ask you seven questions. Just looking for your answers, okay?
Theresa: Okay.
Interviewer: All right, shotgun style, here we go.
#1: What's the Best Thing You Can Eat?
Theresa: Fruits and vegetables.
#2: What's The Worst Thing You Can Eat?
Theresa: Added sugar.
#3: What Do People Inevitably Ask You When They Find Out What You Do?
Theresa: It's usually weight loss help, "So I heard about this diet. Tell me about it. What do you think about this eating plan?"
#4: What's the Most Common Mistake People Make that Causes Them to Fail at Their Diet?
Theresa: Too much, too fast, too soon.
#5: What Do You Know Now as a Registered Dietitian that You Wish Everybody Knew?
Theresa: That it's not as hard as what we make it out to be.
Interviewer: And how so?
Theresa: You know, most people know that they need to eat a balanced diet and lots of fruits and vegetables, whole foods, less processed foods, and to move more. And it's really that simple, but it's making it a priority and taking the time to integrate those foods.
#6: What's the Best Way to Make Sure that I'm Eating Healthy
Theresa: Making sure that you're enjoying it and that you've got lots of color in your diet.
Interviewer: Okay.
Theresa: Natural color.
#7: Sum Up All Your Nutrition Knowledge in One Sentence
Theresa: That's really . . .
Interviewer: Unfair?
Theresa: Yeah, really. I'm at a disadvantage here. Eating well throughout the lifespan and finding a way to eat for a lifetime is really the key, rather than just, "How am I going to eat for the next say 10 days or 30 days?" But, "What works for my body for the long term?"
updated: August 10, 2023
originally published: September 20, 2017
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