My dietitian girlfriend was visiting from New York the other day, and she mentioned how much readers of her blog love to see her document everything she eats and drinks on a daily basis—complete with photos and nutritional breakdown of every gram of fat, milligram of sodium and, of course, the dreaded calories.
I asked: “You do all that for a blog? Don’t you feel exposed? Aren’t you letting people to close to your real life?” She responded, “Yes, yes, and yes!” She said that while it’s a lot of work, readers really like it and can relate better to her because they learn that we (dietitians) are just like everyone else when it comes to overcoming daily food challenges and trying to tame temptations. Read More
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