My Learning Journey
I came to realize the significance of choosing an adequate and balanced diet when I was a college sophomore. Nutrition is the study of how our body uses the food we eat to maintain our health. My nutrition learning journey was also started during university .I feel very glad to share my participation in learning and actions in food ,nutrition and health.
Understanding how food affects overall health and well-being is the first step
in the journey towards healthier living. I familiarized myself with certain nutrients in food like protein, fat, carbohydrate,vitamin,fibrin and how body use these nutrients.
I read the tips and articles daily to learn nutrition and health suggestions, chose food that have positive impact on my health and started to learn how to improve my daily nutrition level. Most companies provide nutrition labeling on their products and make nutritional information available in a clear ,straightforward way , I started read nutrition facts during buying snacks and produced food at the supermarket, by reading nutrition facts I can control my daily energy intake.
Effective elements of learning are sharing,communication and practice. Notified a lot of people want to live healthier lifestyle but have no idea of arranging their daily diet, together with 3 nutritionist and 2 students who majored in food science and technology, we set up a volunteer group in 2013 to provide basic nutrition tips . In the mean time, every year from 2014, we do volunteer activities in primary school and nursing home to share healthy living concept ,encourage them to promote healthy lifestyles and teach them how to make more useful dining options. We hope to help people control calories, reduce salt, increase the intake of whole grains and reduce fat intake.
Singapore is a new journey. It is one of the best places to try out exotic cuisines especially for me who is a foodie. Another reason why Singapore attracts me is the country is very rich in diversity and culture because of its colorful past,it is easy to find people that comes from various races like Malaysian ,Chinese and Indian. I cannot stop myself trying Thai Food , Italian Food, Japanese Food ,Western Food and Indian Food .Various choices made me forget making healthful choices and controlling energy intake , I just enjoyed what I ate.
For me, it is a long way to go to optimize the physical and cognitive health of those I serve through nutrition education and behavioral health counseling. At least, I have to keep healthy eating habits , eat vegetable and fruits every day, participate in daily physical activity, get proper intake of vitamin ,diversify weekly protein source and provide myself with nutritious food.
Exploring the unexplored is what life means to me. Learning ways to eat and keep healthy should be a long journey through the lifespan. I believe we can enjoy what we eat and still live a healthy life. It is said that the doctor of the future will no longer treat the human form with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.
