Hi there, thanks for visiting my site.
I'm Kandice Mueller, a second year nutrition student at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. I have created this blog as an assignment for a communications class as required by my program.
The class aims to encourage students to increase their awareness and use of social media to communicate in their field of science.
Communication is a huge part of nutrition, as nutrition knowledge is extremely valuable not only for those in a clinical practice but for everyone interested in a healthy lifestyle for themselves and loved ones. Currently, communication is important for my education, allowing me to access information online and though the library journal database. The Internet is also valuable to help me stay current on popular topics being researched or discussed by the scientific community and the public. Social media also gives me the opportunity to share my knowledge and opinions about topics in nutrition with others, this blog being my first step in that direction. In the future, I will continue to use this blog and social media as a means of communication with a vast group of others with the shared interest of well being.
This blog, as the title states, is about beans. This fall I began a volunteer position with a dietitian at the St. Josephs auxiliary hospital who gave me the opportunity to organize nutrition month for the facility. After considering many ideas I decided the topic of nutrition month would be beans; I hope that by providing people with the the knowledge of the nutritional value of beans and the versatility and ease of preparation will lead to an increase in their consumption. Many people, especially the older generation, view beans as the poor mans meat and that if one can afford meat, beans are unnecessary. The modern shift towards plant based diets has shed some light on beans as a nutritional powerhouse, but the benefits of bean consumption remain mostly unknown.
My goal is to change the common perception of beans, and encourage increased consumption by sharing nutritional information, recipes, and my personal experiences with the magical fruit.
Social media has become an effective means of communicating not only between friends, but of important information. As you indicated in your blog post nutritional information is very valuable to everyone. A balanced lifestyle goes a long ways in helping people stay healthy. Today, Health Canada is on Twitter where they help share and communicate important information with the public. Social media is becoming an important way of communicating in your field of study.
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