Nutrition Navigators at The University of Arizona

Ashley Munro, Nutrition Counselor
Nutrition Navigators at The University of Arizona

Nutrition Navigators is a Campus Health Program, whose goal is to collaborate with students and promote a healthy relationship with food and body! On this podcast we learn about how different health and wellness professionals contribute to helping you navigate nutrition and wellness while being a college student!

  1. 12/16/2022 · BONUS

    Five Minute Friday Series: Yes to Fermentation!

    "You know what I like about fermentation? I love how it brings so much together! Whether it is the culture, the food, the people, I love how it’s so inclusive and can be practiced throughout different countries in many different ways." Show Details: On today's episode we are discussing bloating. It is a frustrating symptom of being human and we are answering some common complaints and shedding light on the whys behind the bloat! Enjoy this listen. **Note: These answers are for a general audience and are not a substitute for individual medical, nutritional, or mental health advice. References/Links in the Show

    9 min

  2. 12/02/2022 · BONUS

    Five Minute Friday Series: We're Talking the Struggles of Bloating

    "Consider if you are eating enough throughout the day, if you are skipping lots of meals, when you finally decide to eat, you might eat too quickly and get bloated easily. Try to slow down because feeling full is a delayed reaction." Show Details: On today's episode we are discussing bloating. It is a frustrating symptom of being human and we are answering some common complaints and shedding light on the whys behind the bloat! Enjoy this listen. **Note: These answers are for a general audience and are not a substitute for individual medical, nutritional, or mental health advice. References & Show Notes Here Production Thanks: Thank you for listening we are Nutrition Navigators,  a program at Campus Health, in Health Promotion, here at the University of Arizona. Our mission is to have students navigate nutrition and have a healthy    relationship with food and body. Please consider leaving us a rating & review to help others find our show, or share with friends! Please let us know how we can better serve  you  and take our short SURVEY!!! Thanks for listening and Be Well Wildcats!! Connect with Campus Health and send us your feedback! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  We are sponsored by Campus Health, Health Promotion and Preventive Services!

    12 min

  3. 11/18/2022 · BONUS

    Five Minute Friday Series: We're Talking Potatoes? Yes, Please!

    "Potatoes are currently the most consumed vegetable in the United States and are used in a variety of different foods. They are considered tubers, which are by definition, specialized storage stems of certain seed plants." Show Details: Today, we’re going to address a very and when I say very I mean EXTREMELY important question: Are potatoes healthy? We heard from a little birdy that people are telling them that potatoes aren’t healthy. But is that really true? Let’s find out! **Note: These answers are for a general audience and are not a substitute for individual medical, nutritional, or mental health advice. References https://www.oneharvest.com.au/potato-myths-debunked/ https://www.bonappetit.com/story/what-is-a-potato http://www.vegetablefacts.net/vegetable-history/history-of-potatoes/ https://health.ucdavis.edu/blog/good-food/potato-health-benefits-and-why-you-should-eat-more-spuds/2022/05#:~:text=Potatoes%20for%20health%20and%20nutrition&text=They're%20rich%20in%20vitamin,%2C%20muscles%2C%20and%20nervous%20system. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8122721/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-b1/#:~:text=Thiamin%20(thiamine)%2C%20or%20vitamin,thiamin%2Drich%20foods%20is%20needed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23855880/ Production Thanks: Thank you for listening we are Nutrition Navigators,  a program at Campus Health, in Health Promotion, here at the University of Arizona. Our mission is to have students navigate nutrition and have a healthy    relationship with food and body. Please consider leaving us a rating & review to help others find our show, or share with friends! Please let us know how we can better serve  you  and take our short SURVEY!!! Thanks for listening and Be Well Wildcats!! Connect with Campus Health and send us your feedback! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  We are sponsored by Campus Health, Health Promotion and Preventive Services!

    9 min

  4. 11/11/2022

    Five Minute Friday Series: We're Talking the "Healthiest" Food on Campus

    Show Details:  This episode is discussing both our relationship with food, and mainly reviewing where to eat on campus! Cactus Grill anyone? **Note: These answers are for a general audience and are not a substitute for individual medical, nutritional, or mental health advice. Links/References from the show:  https://nutrition.arizona.edu/news/fmf-series-episode-2-talking-healthiest-foods-campus Production Thanks: Thank you for listening we are Nutrition Navigators,  a program at Campus Health, in Health Promotion, here at the University of Arizona. Our mission is to have students navigate nutrition and have a healthy    relationship with food and body. Please consider leaving us a rating & review to help others find our show, or share with friends! Please let us know how we can better serve  you  and take our short SURVEY!!! Thanks for listening and Be Well Wildcats!! Connect with Campus Health and send us your feedback! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  We are sponsored by Campus Health, Health Promotion and Preventive Services!

    10 min

  5. 10/28/2022 · BONUS

    Five Minute Friday Series: High Protein Diets

    New Series!! Five Minute Friday #FMF. We are bringing you a new series this semester of short "bite-size" episodes were students explore questions asked by other students about nutrition and wellness! Show Details:  On today's show we are talking about high protein diets, what that means and where does protein even come from? Takeaway could be to spread your protein out throughout the day as well as including multiple nutrients at each meal (carbs, protein, fat, fiber).  Additional Links:  Plant-Based Protein Article How Much Protein Should I Eat? Note: These answers are for a general audience and are not a substitute for individual medical, nutritional, or mental health advice.  Production Thanks: Thank you for listening we are Nutrition Navigators,  a program at Campus Health, in Health Promotion, here at the University of Arizona. Our mission is to have students navigate nutrition and have a healthy    relationship with food and body. Please consider leaving us a rating & review to help others find our show, or share with friends! Please let us know how we can better serve  you  and take our short SURVEY!!! Thanks for listening and Be Well Wildcats!! Connect with Campus Health and send us your feedback! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  We are sponsored by Campus Health, Health Promotion and Preventive Services!

    8 min

  6. 10/03/2022

    29: ADHD and Intuitive Eating? How they can work together with Abby Chan, MS, RDN

    Show Details: Today on the show we are speaking with Abby Chan, MS, RDN.  Abby is a non-diet, weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian who specializes in helping others re-establish their relationship with food and movement. She is the co-owner of EVOLVE Flagstaff, an integrative facility that focuses on nutrition, injury prevention and rehabilitation, strength training, and meal preparation to help you do what you love, for life. We are discussing the intersection of intuitive eating and Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We are chatting about how we think about nutrition in the context of also having symptoms of ADHD and practical ways to nourish ourselves. Links Mentioned in the Show: Evolve Flagstaff Abby on Social Additional Resources: ADHD Clinic at CAPS Health Promotion Wellness Workshops FREE Production Thanks: Thank you for listening we are Nutrition Navigators,  a program at Campus Health, in Health Promotion, here at the University of Arizona. Our mission is to have students navigate nutrition and have a healthy    relationship with food and body. Please consider leaving us a rating & review to help others find our show, or share with friends! Please let us know how we can better serve  you  and take our short SURVEY!!! Thanks for listening and Be Well Wildcats!! Connect with Campus Health and send us your feedback! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  We are sponsored by Campus Health, Health Promotion and Preventive Services!

    41 min

  7. 09/13/2022

    28: Eating on a Budget Campus Edition, with Emily Morgan Dietetic Intern

    Show Details:  Emily is on the podcast today sharing her presentation and research on Eating on a Budget as a college student. This is a preview of a longer presentation she will be providing on campus this coming week!  Emily Morgan has a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences; Dietetics Emphasis '22 and is currently a Dietetic Intern at University of Arizona, she obtained her Graduate degree at the University of Alabama in Human Nutrition.  Links Mentioned in the Show: Campus Pantry Emily's Presentation: Coming soon on 9/14 Night Cat by Lyft Additional Resources: Community Food Bank- Trinity Presbyterian Church - (520) 623-2579 400 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85705, Tuesday: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Thursday: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Sunday: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Health and Wellness Survey Info Podcast - Food Heaven, Tips for Eating When You have Limited Food Access Health Promotion Wellness Workshops FREE Production Thanks: Thank you for listening we are Nutrition Navigators,  a program at Campus Health, in Health Promotion, here at the University of Arizona. Our mission is to have students navigate nutrition and have a healthy    relationship with food and body. Please consider leaving us a rating & review to help others find our show, or share with friends! Please let us know how we can better serve  you  and take our short SURVEY!!! Thanks for listening and Be Well Wildcats!! Connect with Campus Health and send us your feedback! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  We are sponsored by Campus Health, Health Promotion and Preventive Services!

    46 min

  8. 08/29/2022

    27: What’s Up with the "Freshman 15"?

    What is the “Freshman 15”? Where did this belief come from? Why do people care and talk about it so much? How to honor your body when it changes? Bodies change all the time but how do we cope? Dietitian and Eating Disorder Specialist Megan Kniskern is on the podcast today answering all these questions and giving some practical advice for first-year students and beyond! Megan A. Kniskern MS, RD, LD/N, CEDS-S Megan has committed the past 15 years of her career to learning, educating, and evolving the dietetics space by providing eating disorder support, weight-inclusive nutrition care, and overall healing of food and body dysfunction through a mental health, whole-person nutrition therapy approach. She is the owner of MAK Nutrition Services, LLC based in Phoenix, AZ, providing nutrition therapy for eating disorder struggles, professional supervision, who has worked at all levels of care and provided nutrition advisory board services to treatment centers’ nutrition and culinary programs. Megan is a Senior Lecturer at Arizona State University (teaching since 2014) and is a Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian and Approved Supervisor through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp). She is the current Past Chair for the Behavioral Health Nutrition DPG through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and currently serves as the Ambassador Coordinator for the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD). Megan’s strengths are working with complex trauma, long-term eating disorder struggles, along with her passion for providing RDs supervision in the areas of eating disorders, substance use disorders and mental health care practices. Links Mentioned in the Show: Megan's Private Practice Megan on Instagram Additional Resources: Blog about "Freshman 15" from Mindful Eating with Dr. May Production Thanks: Thank you for listening we are Nutrition Navigators,  a program at Campus Health, in Health Promotion, here at the University of Arizona. Our mission is to have students navigate nutrition and have a healthy    relationship with food and body. Please consider leaving us a rating & review to help others find our show, or share with friends! Please let us know how we can better serve  you  and take our short SURVEY!!! Thanks for listening and Be Well Wildcats!! Connect with Campus Health and send us your feedback! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube  We are sponsored by Campus Health, Health Promotion and Preventive Services!

    44 min
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