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1. Write a newsletter for WIC.

2. Assess a standard Food Bank box for adequacy.
3. Write a brochure on how to eat lower sodium while on food stamps
or food bank benefits.
4. Write a few recipes using common WIC foods.
5. Write a meal plan using common WIC foods.
6. Compare the cost of a week’s worth of meals with and without food
stamp and/or WIC benefits.
7. Write a brochure of resources in your community for food insecure
individuals.
8. Create a fun game to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption
among school aged children.
9. Review menus for a childcare center.
10. Volunteer to teach food safety to childcare center workers.
11. Volunteer to work in a school cafeteria.
12. Volunteer to run a food audit in a cafeteria and offer suggestions to
reduce waste.
13. Volunteer with a farmer at a farmer’s market.
14. Write a brochure with information on the benefits of shopping at
your local farmer’s market and offer it to the organization which runs
it.
15. Work with local restaurants to improve their menus for individuals
with celiac disease.
16. Work with local restaurants to analyze recipes and come up with
symbols for healthier choices on their menu.
17. Work with local restaurants to improve their recipes to be healthier.
18. Compile a list of healthier choices at local restaurants and offer it to
local doctor’s offices, community clinics, etc.
19. Assess your community for common recipes and food choices and
create a brochure for better substitutes.
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20. Create recipes and newsletters for the local grocery store.
21. Participate in a research project on campus.
22. Conduct a survey of the student body and their health habits, if you
have a solution, pitch it to the student government and dean for
support.
23. Offer to work with students at the student gym on ways to improve
their eating habits.
24. Come up with healthier coffee choices for the student coffee bar.
25. Work on trayline at the local hospital.
26. Work in the diet office at the local hospital.
27. Ask to help write or edit a standard of nutrition care for a group of
RDs at a clinic or at the hospital.
28. Write an article for the Student Scoop newsletter through the
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-
http://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/membership/student-member-
center/get-involved/student-scoop
29. Volunteer for the Student Advisory Committee-
http://www.eatrightpro.org/resources/membership/student-member-
center/get-involved
30. Become a Student Liaison-
http://www.eatrightpro.org/resources/membership/student-member-
center/get-involved
31. Volunteer for a position with your student dietetic association.
32. Organize a 5k fun run to either raise awareness or raise money for a
food related cause.
33. Volunteer with the kids Diabetes Camp ran by the American Diabetes
Association.
34. Volunteer with the food table and be responsible for food safety at
the Tour de Cure bicycle races.
35. Work at a health expo with a dietitian.
36. Take on a social media internship for an online dietitian.
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37. Ask a local doctor or community clinic if you can pair up with a
dietitian or doctor to teach a class on flavoring food without added
sodium.
38. Volunteer for Meals on Wheels.
39. Volunteer to deliver meals to patients in a hospital.
40. Volunteer at FNCE.
41. Shadow a homecare dietitian.
42. Shadow a dietitian who works with a home infusion service for PN
and EN support.
43. Shadow a patient advocate.
44. Shadow a case manager.
45. Shadow a food service manager.
46. Shadow a chef at a hospital.
47. Offer to run analysis on patient menu’s at a hospital or long term care
facility and make suggestions to improve their nutrient content.
48. Shadow the purchasing manager at a grocery store.
49. Visit a farm and learn about conventional vs organic farming.
50. Get your personal trainers certificate.
51. Get your CPR certificate.
52. Submit a recipe to a magazine to be published.
53. Write essays for scholarships or awards.
54. Run for student government.
55. Join a club that is not related to nutrition- business, charity work, etc.
56. Shadow researchers in clinical research.
57. Learn about the research studies taking place at your local hospital
and ask to learn more about the IRB.
58. Work with a virtual RD to develop webinars.
59. Ask an RD with a blog to be a guest blogger.
60. Work with local businesses to offer wellness resources to their
employee’s. Nutrition classes or cooking demonstrations could be
part of what you offer.
61. Write your own blog.
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62. Create YouTube videos.

63. Pick controversial topics related to food and nutrition and present
both sides of the argument in an article for your local newspaper.
64. Write articles for your local newspaper on local restaurant reviews
from a nutrition student’s perspective.
65. Writer articles for your local newspaper on recipes and tips for
upcoming holidays.
66. Submit a weekly recipe for the local newspaper.
67. Host a healthy recipe contest on campus.
68. Create a campus cookbook with the recipes submitted.
69. Work with campus dining on a theme meal for holidays.
70. Learn how campus dining works with students with special dietary
needs.
71. Help campus dining develop a list of foods okay for a student with
special dietary needs.
72. Work with high school athletic teams to improve their sports
nutrition.
73. Work with a local health teacher in the schools to develop nutrition
curriculum for the classroom.
74. Develop educational materials for a private practice RD.
75. Volunteer with your local VA hospital to work with veterans.
76. Join ROTC.
77. Work at summer weight loss camps for kids.
78. Work at a kid’s summer camp with the kitchen on food safety and
meal improvement.
79. Learn more about marketing from wellness companies. Ask to
shadow their marketing department.
80. Write articles for content providers such as Demand Studio or send
an article to Huffington Post. Knowing the process by which
information reaches the internet media will open your eyes to
critically examining the information in the media.
81. Start a mentor program among your nutrition department.
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82. Research nutrition problems and write your congressman/woman

regarding policy.
83. Work on local fundraising activities and awareness activities for
advocacy of nutrition issues.
84. Take part or observe a public policy panel
https://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/advocacy/take-action/local-
advocacy/grassroots-advocacy
85. If there are events at the capitol or local government level regarding
policy attend the event.
86. Submit an application for your State Affiliate’s Outstanding Student in
Dietetics Award
87. Join the Kids Eat Right Campaign
http://www.eatrightpro.org/resources/leadership/volunteering/volunt
eer-opportunities
88. Join your state affiliate and attend meetings- this will be good
networking.
89. Join dietetic practice groups- there are often many opportunities for
students.
90. Learn more about historical diets by teaming up with an
anthropologist on campus and asking questions about research in
this area.
91. Volunteer to visit with hospice patients or nursing home patients.
92. Find a bariatric surgeon in town and develop recipes for his/her
patients as they progress through the bariatric diet.
93. Volunteer to work the front desk of a hospital or other positions as
available. You’ll learn more about hospital systems and have more
interaction with patients, their families, and members of the
interdisciplinary team.
94. Be a member of a sports team- competitive or recreational.
95. Take on summer internships. Check AllAccessInternships.com for
openings.
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96. Take classes in leadership and management that aren’t necessarily

required by your program as electives, or ask your program director if
there is some flexibility to “design your own program”.
97. Look for seminars and workshops on leadership.
98. Go on a mission trip or humanitarian trip with a church or non-profit
organization.
99. Study abroad.
100. Help a graduate student collect data for their thesis or graduate
capstone.
101. Work as a nanny with a local family, and be proactive in the child’s
nutrition. The family will greatly appreciate it, and it will give you
great hands on experience with feeding children.