About

Welcome to eatingRD!

My name is Kristen and I am a Registered Dietitian with a great passion for culinary adventures, trying new recipes, food photography, fitness and sports nutrition.  I started this blog in December 2008 with the initial idea from family and friends as a way to remember and share my favorite recipes.  Since that initial post I have fallen in love with blogging and this inspirational blogging community (that’s you!).  It’s wonderful and I wish I could spend all my time blogging and visiting!

I am continuing my education towards a Masters in Exercise Physiology with an emphasis in Sports Nutrition.  It’s truly amazing how what we eat can greatly impact our performance.  My thesis will focus on the use of probiotics in athletes, looking to see if they can shorten the duration of URTIs/sick days in a winter sport.

I work at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension with the “Calcium, It’s Not Just Milk” Program which teaches 8th grade health students the importance of calcium for their future bone health and overall wellness.  I assist with curriculum development and program promotion.  Once I graduate I would like to pursue something related to sports and/or culinary nutrition (would love to go to culinary school), but I’m still trying to figure out exactly what I want to be when I grow up!

I have always had a great love for fitness and being active!  I started in the wonderful world of dance when I was 8 years old, and studied many styles including ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and modern.  By far my favorites were ballet, jazz and hip hop.  I love dance because it is an outlet for me to express and let loose!  I was also on dance team all throughout high school and college, which was such a great experience.  While I don’t dance quite as much as I used to, I still take an occasional hip hop or jazz class now and then.  I sure miss it!

I met my fiance Chris during my senior year of college and we’ve been together for almost 4 years in September!  I can’t believe it, but it has been wonderful because he is like my best friend.  We both enjoy cooking together, traveling, being active and trying wine!  We recently bought a townhouse and are enjoying all the joys of homeownership!  Since we are both going to grad school at the moment, and still trying to save up while paying the mortgage, wedding plans have been put on the back burner for now  Here’s a picture at one of our favorite restaurants Casa di Amore . . .

And sightseeing at the beautiful Portland Japanese Gardens . . .

Much of my weekly ‘heart-pumpin’ fitness sessions include various gym classes like body pump (weights), kick box and spin.  I’ve also recently started running and cycling with Chris and we are having a blast!  We are members of a cycling group here in town and it’s fun to meet new people who also have a passion for staying active.  In the future I would like to start swimming and train for a sprint triathlon.

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the blogosphere

Join me on the journey to health with tasty recipes and sound nutrition information!

<3 Kristen

(a.k.a ‘eatingRD’)