Legislative Day Recap
This year for legislative day, we had about 50 dietitians, students and interns participate in the annual WSAND gathering. What a great way to get involved at the state level and help to make RDNs more visible in the community.
Christy
About Christy
Posts by Christy Goff, MS, RDN:
Cooking demo and garden tour recap
Thanks for those who joined GSDA and NSDA (North Seattle Dietetic Association) September 16 at Songaia, a cohousing community in Bothell, for a cooking demo and garden tour. It was a lovely day of exploring their garden and learning about the permaculture methods they previously and currently use that keeps their produce thriving. After the […]
Meet the Board: Christy Goff
Meet Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD, GSDA’s president-elect and public relations co-chair. She’s an employee wellness dietitian at Pacific Medical Centers, community liaison for the Living Well Alliance, and a cofounder of the Kirkland Slow Food chapter “Slow Food Sunday.”
Food for thought: how to eat more mindfully
Note: This is the first of two “Mindful Monday” posts. Ever wonder why eating healthy has to be so complicated? One topic that gets a lot of attention is mindful eating, which is sometimes described as an antidote to dieting. But what is mindful eating? Mindful eating is the practice of cultivating an open-minded awareness […]
Try the heart-healthy DASH diet
DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, which is another term for high blood pressure. This eating plan is well researched for its powerful effect on lowering blood pressure by using food’s own nutrients (specifically potassium, calcium and magnesium). This is why the DASH diet recommends eating more—that is, more of foods that are […]
GSDA year in review
GSDA had an event filled and exciting year in 2016-2017. We started out the year with a welcome back picnic at Pratt Park. The cloudy, cool weather didn’t compromise our mingling and enjoyment of fresh, tasty food. Next we met at the Beacon Hill food forest in September for a tantalizing discussion from Mary Purdy, […]