RD's Cup of Tea

It's a SPICY one today friends! We're talking about our issues with intuitive eating, and mostly how it is portrayed on social media. We would love to know everyone's thoughts on this hot take when it comes to I.E! Make sure to follow our instagram, @cupofteapod, so you can keep up with ALL of the tea

Today we're spilling our top 5 tips when it comes to the infamous RD exam! We both passed our exams around a year ago so we figured it was the perfect time to spill how we studied and passed (on the first time ;) We hope you enjoy!! @cupofteapod

Today we're talking about IMPOSTER SYNDROME and how we deal with it as new RDs! Imposter syndrome is huge in the dietetics community and almost everyone struggles with it at some point, so we're giving all of our tips, tricks, and experiences with it! Do you suffer from imposter syndrome? Let us know on INSTAGRAM @cupofteapod

Happy FRIDAY! Today we're coming at you all with some life updates, changes to the pod, and some chit chat about where we see the pod going. Cup of Tea episodes will now be released on FRIDAYS, and we're looking for more guests to talk all things food/ nutrition. Remember to follow us on Instagram for updates and suggestions, @cupofteapod.

Today we're spilling the tea on all things licensure: what it is, how to get it, and DO we need it? As two dietitians in different states, Julia and Erin both have different experiences with RD licensure, so we discuss what we've gone through and if we really think it's necessary. We would love to know your opinions on RD licensure, so remember to follow us on Instagram @cupofteapod !!

Today, Erin and Julia are going ALL IN on the fact that there are very few men in the dietetics field. Why? How do we fix it? Do we NEED to fix it? Pros and Cons? We've got it covered. It's a spicy one and we want your feedback.SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we're taking questions from YOU! We're talking fat phobia in the healthcare setting, how to deal with others entering our scope of practice, and our favorite desserts! We hope y'all enjoy this episode! Remember to FOLLOW us on Instagram so you can ask us your questions! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we're talking about a highly debated topic; can you practice intuitive eating AND have health goals?? This is often a conflict in the IE world, so we're breaking down our opinions and spilling all of the tea on IE! Remember to follow us on social media to keep up with the latest Cup of Tea news!!! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we're talking to Amy Bryan, fellow blue hen and RD! Amy is currently working as a pediatric specialist in a hospital in New York and has a great story on how she got there. For anyone interested in pediatrics, or clinical nutrition in general, this is for you! Make sure to follow Amy on Instagram, @thebalancedbite_

Today, Julia and Evan are answering all of your nutrition and exercise questions! Evan is a future DPT and athlete, aka the expert when it comes to exercise. We all know that nutrition and exercise go hand in hand, so Julia and Evan are answering all of your questions! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we're talking to Shika, an RD2Be in her last year of undergrad! We’re talking v important topics on social justice and nutrition this week, you’re definitely gonna wanna tune in.... Make sure to give her a follow for important content! SOCIALS: @nutrition_by_sa, @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

This week we’re spilling the tea on what it’s like to work a day in long term care and clinical settings as a dietitian, this episode is a great one if you’re curious as to how nutrition plays a huge role in illness and recovery, or if you’re an RD2Be wondering what it will be like in your internship! Remember to follow us on instagram! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

In this weeks episode, Julia interviews Hannah Thalberg, AKA founder of the Food Freedom Society! Hannah has created an incredible, FREE support group for college aged men and women going through disordered eating, body image issues, and more. We’re so excited to share this incredible resource with you this week! Check Hannah out at @thefoodfreedomsociety

Picture this: match day has finally passed and you MATCHED to a dietetic internship..... what next??? We're spilling the tea on some things you should do after you match to a DI! Congrats to all of the RD2Bes who matched this season!

Today we have a solo Julia episode answering listener questions! Julia goes into how to delve into weight lifting, the truth about science classes in the dietetics major and if you have to be good at science and math to become a dietitian, and diving into beginning intuitive eating and narrowing down the most important aspects of it. Follow us on Instagram to submit any questions you want answered on the pod!

Today we're talking to Jenny Westerkamp, founder and CEO of All Access Dietetics! When she's not helping RD's and RD2Be's at AAD, she fills her time as a Team Nutrition Consultant for the Chicago Bulls, a sales consultant for KitchFix Perfomance Food Service, and owns Fuel School. We spoke with Jenny all about the trials and tribulations regarding the path to becoming a dietitian and how AAD can help! We hope you enjoy as much as we did! Make sure you FOLLOW @allaccessdietetics to keep up with Jenny and her team. SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @nourishing.rd, @intuitivelyjulia

Today we're answering some of your questions! We're celebrating matching season and talking about how we picked our dietetic internships, as well as hydration 101 tips. Remember to follow us on our social media so we can answer your questions! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @nourishing.rd, @intuitivelyjulia

Today we're spilling some HOT tea on the new book, Intuitive Fasting. If you're a listener of the show, you probably know how angry this made us, but we try to break down the book and talk about how problematic this can be. We hope you enjoy listening to our opinions and would love to hear what you think about intuitive fasting! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we had the amazing opportunity to speak with Margaret Stone MS, LMHC, LPC who is a body image, eating disorder, and relationship therapist. We know that food-related issues are SO much more than just food, and Margaret uses her expertise and experience in the field to explain more of the psychology behind these common struggles. Julia and Erin learned SO much during this interview, and we're so exciting for you all to learn from Margaret as well! Make sure to follow Margaret on social media to continue learning from her, @thebodyimagetherapist SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we're answering some of your questions on carbs, jobs, and alcohol! We're putting on our teacher caps and explaining why carbs are necessary, how we found jobs after the RD exam, and how to fit alcohol into a healthy lifestyle! Remember to follow us on Instagram to submit questions for future Q&A's! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we're spilling the tea on childhood food fules! Ever been a member of the clean plate club? If so, this episode is for you. We're diving into some food rules we see in our clients, as well as our past, and how these rules can impact us as adults. Check out some experts in childhood nutrition on insta: @nurturing.intuitive.eaters.rd @crystalkarges @kids.nutritionist SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @nourishing.rd, @intuitivelyjulia

Today we're talking to Kirsten, an RD2Be on a non-traditional path to becoming a dietitian! Kirsten has a degree in kinesiology, but her passion for nutrition lead her to go back to school to pursue her RD. As a student at Boston University, Kirsten is extremely interested in sports nutrition, but excited to tackle all of the classes that go into becoming a dietitian! If you're a career changer, or interested in sports nutrition, make sure to listen for all of Kirsten's advice! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we're spilling some tea on how social media can contribute to diet culture in sneaky ways you may not realize. We always reommend you fill your feed with positive influences, but diet culture always finds a way in. Let us know what you think, or other ways social media contributes to diet culture we might've missed! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

Today we're answering the question "is food medicine?", a popular philosophy in the medical field. We're also discussing and reviewing some popular figures who practice this philosophy and WHY this may be an issue. Do you agree with our stance on this? Let us know! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

In today's episode, we're talking to Jessie, also known as @j.wellness on Instagram. Jessie and Julia met through Instagram and connected through their differing views on health by educating each other and quickly becoming internet friends. Jessie is a NASM-CPT based out of San Diego, California and comes from an extremely athletic past. She keeps busy by coaching clients both in person and virtually, as well as enjoying the California sunshine and continuely growing her social media prescence. Make sure you follow Jessie on Instagram! SOCIALS: @j.wellness, @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

In today's Q&A, we're talking about fitness trackers, our Trader Joe's staples, and how to minimize food guilt. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners who continue to support us and ask us questions! Get ready for some fun interview episodes coming soon :)

Today we're spilling our thoughts on the new Cosmopolitan cover that features women of different shapes and sizes. We're also talking about the internet trolls, what dictates 'health' and just WHY we cannot define health just by looking at someone. SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @nourishing.rd

In today's FIRST episode of 2021, we're ringing in the new year with a Q&A. We're talking about how to get more vegetables in throughout the day, craving sweets, and if meal prepping for work can be intuitive. Remember, we're always accepting questions on our Instagram. Thanks for supporting us through 2020, we're so excited to see what 2021 brings! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @nourishing.rd, @intuitivelyjulia

In today's episode, we're discussing the scale, our issues with it, and ways that we assess health and progress in our clients! If you know us, you know we're not fans of using the scale as a measure of health. We're also talking about our personal experiences with the scale and how we dealt with some of the negative feelings surrounding it. SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @whats_erin_eating, @intuitivelyjulia

In today's Q&A, we're answering some of your amazing questions that were submitted on Instagram. We're talking about supplements, food-centric holidays and how to get through them, as well as what we're doing as dietitians currently! Remember, you can always ask us ANYTHING, all you have to do is DM us on Instagram. We hope you all are having an amazing week! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @whats_erin_eating

We're spilling some hot tea on BBG, also known as Bikini Body Guide, created by Kayla Itsines, personal trainer. While we touch on the workout aspect of BBG, we're going all in on the diet and meal plan side of the guide and giving our professional opinions. This was a highly requested episode, so thank you to everyone who suggested we talk about it! Remember, we're always taking suggestions on what to spill the tea on next via Instagram. SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @whats_erin_eating

The tea is HOT today! We got so many amazing suggestions for episodes but this one really spoke to us this week; the pros and cons of starting a virtual nutrition private practice. Since passing the RD exam in July, Erin and Julia have created successful nutrition private practices and we're talking about the good, the bad, and everything in-between. Remember, we're always taking questions and suggestions for future episodes so remember to FOLLOW US on Instagram! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @whats_erin_eating

In today's Q&A, we got so many amazing questions from our followers! We're discussing the switch from tracking to intuitive eating, and how to avoid bingeing on junk food. We're also talking about nutrition for athletes, how much fruit is too much, and if dietitians are set up for failure. Remember, we're always taking your questions on our instagram, so DM us anytime! Also, follow us on Spotify and leave us a review on Apple podcasts! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @whats_erin_eating

In today's special episode, we're talking to Evan, our first non-RD related interview! Evan is Julia's boyfriend and is currently in an accelerated DPT program at Arcadia University. We go all in on Evan's path to becoming a PT, his experience with nutrition, and exposure to diet culture! It's so crucial to us that we involve everyone in the healthcare field to get different perspectives and learn about how healthcare professionals can work together to provide the best patient care. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @intuitivelyjulia, @whats_erin_eating

We're BACK from our break and discussing FIVE signs you or a friend might be 'pseudo-dieting' even if you don't think you are! Diet culture is so ingrained in our lives that there are some practices we do that could be harming our relationship with food. Erin and Julia are talking all about these five signs and how to navigate through them if you are experiencing pseudo-dieting. We hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it. Remember, we're always taking nutrition-related questions on our Instagram so DM us anytime :) SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating

Today we're talking about some ~tea~ that we've sipped in our DMs with a self-proclaimed keto queen. We're also going over some listener questions regarding our favorite things about studying nutrition and job searching during a pandemic. Remember to submit any and all questions you have to our instagram @cupofteapod for our next Q&A! Happy Thursday!! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @whats_erin_eating, @peanutbutterbliss

Today, we're spilling HOT tea on Optavia, a 'program' that has gained lots of attention in the health and wellness space. They promote low calorie meal plans, offer expensive processed foods, and operate similarly to an MLM.... this was a good one. Erin and Julia go all in on our thoughts about the program, it's similarities to other diets, and why we would never recommend this to patients. *DISCLAIMER* we never want to shame anyone who has found success or failure in a program. we are speaking directly about THE PROGRAM itself. As health professionals, it's our job to bring these things to light.... SOCIALS! @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating

On today's EXCITING guest interview, we're talking to our Instagram BFF Christina Chu. Christina is a sports and performance dietitian based in Chicago and works with a wide variety of athletes. We discuss the process of getting into the sports field, struggles that some athletes face, and HOW to put yourself out there as an RD2Be. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it! Make sure to give Christina a follow on Insta and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. SOCIALS: @christinaychu, @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating

In today's Q&A, we're discussing deal with food judgement from family, how to plan cheap and healthy meals in college, and what tf hunger cues are! Thanks to diet culture, many of us truly forget what our hunger cues feel like, so Erin and Julia are discussing how to relearn what it truly feels like to be hungry! We're also talking about the food police and threw in some Spongebob references. If we didn't answer your question, make sure to follow us on Instagram and DM us any questions you have! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @whats_erin_eating, @peanutbutterbliss

We're going ALL IN and telling you about the #internlife, which may or may not include lots of caffiene and tears. Julia talks all about her experiences taking Master's classes while being a dietetic intern while Erin spills the tea on distance dietetic internship and what a typical rotation schedule looks like. The internship can be extremely stressful, and we want you to know that we're always here for the RD2Be's out there. We love talking about the internship, so definitely hit us up on Instagram with any questions! YOU GOT THIS! SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating

In today's episode, we're talking to Paige Heiden, fellow Blue Hen alum and current Rutger's MS/DI student! Paige talks all about her history with nutrition, her philsophy regarding nutrition, and her path to becoming an RD. We also talk about F-Factor and get a different perspective on the issues going on with the company, as Paige was a former intern. From corporate culture to the diet itself, Paige spills some important tea on all things F-Factor. Paige has grown her online platform to a great mix of anti-diet and weight management content, so definitely give her a follow! PAIGE'S SOCIALS: @paiges_plates www.paiges-plates.com OUR SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating

On today's special edition episode, Erin and Julia are coming together to speak on the recent F-Factor controversies.... We explain the issues, calculate a sample meal plan, and discuss why this hasn't been brought to light earlier. As Registered Dietitians, it is our responsibility to highlight the disordered patterns shown in this diet and continue the conversation. Neither of us have been affected directly by the diet, but we hope that this may possibly help someone listening. Go grab a snack or a drink, enjoy those carbs ;) We hope you enjoy, xoxo, Erin and Julia *DISCLAIMER* everything talked about in this episode was taken from reliable sources, including the F-factor website. This episode is meant to highlight the disordered eating patterns and help victims. All resources listed in the episode were taken directly from the F-Factor website and Instagram page. SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating

In today's Q&A, we're diving into how to deal with body image and exercise, treating bloating, PCOS nutrition, and the controversial #cleaneating mindset. We're using our experience with food and exercise and spilling the TEA on everything you need to know to be happy and healthy! ACCOUNTS MENTIONED: @pcos.weightloss, @pcosnutrition, @the.pcos.nutritionist FOLLOW US! @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating

Today we're talking to our good friend Aly who is an RD2Be currently enrolled in an MS/DI program. As a fellow anti-dieter, Aly tells us all about her journey with nutrition, her post-grad program, and her Master's project! We had so much fun learning from her and hope you enjoy, xoxo Erin and Julia SOCIALS!! Instagram: Aly: @nourishandflourishhh, @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating Music by DJ Quads

#3, in today's episode, we're going ALL IN on nutrition trends we see on Tik Tok and the toxic diet culture associated with the app. From the 75 Hard Challenge to metabolism drops, if it's on tik tok, we're probably talking about it. If you're as addicted to Tik Tok as us, you'll love this episode. SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @peanutbutterbliss, @whats_erin_eating Music by DJ Quads Make sure to subscribe to us on Spotify and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! xoxo, Erin and Julia

In today's episode, we're tackling some of YOUR questions! We delve into set point theory, why we crave sugar nonstop, constipation, and MORE. Make sure to follow our social media so you can ask us a question for our next Q&A QUESTIONS: 1. Why do I have such a sweet tooth? 2. How to let go and accept my set point weight? 3. Why can't I poop? 4. Is maple syrup/ coconut sugar healthier than normal sugar? 5. How to grocery shop in college on a budget? SOCIALS: @cupofteapod, @whats_erin_eating, @peanutbutterbliss Music by DJ Quads Make sure to leave us a review if you're listening on Apple podcasts and follow us on Spotify!

#1, In today's FIRST episode of RD's Cup of Tea, we talk about our path's to becoming Registered Dietitians, our philosophies on diet culture, and what it's like to be a new grad in the midst of a global pandemic! Better microphones WILL be featured in the next episode we promise. Follow our socials: @cupofteapod @peanutbutterbliss @whats_erin_eating Music by DJ Quads Let us know what you thought of the pod and what you want us to talk about next episode!