I’m a Registered Dietitian… Now What?

The journey of becoming and being a Registered Dietitian (RD) is very special and unique. Author Anne Cundiff, RD, LD, LSC, FAND shares her thoughts and insights along her journey through a book written for all RD's to be and RD's who are traveling through our profession and desire a career filled with passion and purpose.

I’m a Registered Dietitian… Now What? Is a question each registered dietitian experiences along their professional journey. You are not alone. As you travel along your registered dietitian journey, this book will meet you where you have been, where you are and where you want to go. It is a book every registered dietitian will read throughout different times in their careers. By the end of this book, you'll understand why you became a registered dietitian and why you want to continue being a registered dietitian through these topics: What is your story, passion and purpose as a registered dietitian How do you find fulfillment in your job How to know when it is time to move on and to have the courage to go after the exact job you want as a registered dietitian How to find joy as a registered dietitian by being a mentor, leader and your role in the future of dietetics

Anne Cundiff, RD, LD, FAND, is a nutrition expert and a supermarket registered dietitian for Hy-Vee, Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa. In this role, Anne has focused her nutrition expertise by obtaining the CDR Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management in March 2003, completing her certificate in wellness coaching from Des Moines University in February 2009, and becoming certified as a Lifestyle Coach with the American Association of Diabetes Educators in February 2016. Anne’s purpose is to meet clients where they are on their wellness journey and provide the most relevant information on all aspects of nutrition in and out of the grocery store through nutrition counseling, community and corporate wellness, wellness presentations and a variety of media outlets. Anne graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and attended Iowa State University for her dietetic internship. Prior to working with Hy-Vee, Anne was employed as a clinical dietitian, practicing her nutrition expertise at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and shared her extensive nutrition knowledge with future registered dietitians, nurses and dental students as an adjunct professor with Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. With more than 15 years of living her purpose and passion as a registered dietitian, she enjoys helping other registered dietitians find their purpose and passion. She is a member of the Iowa Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics serving as President, Marketing Chair, Media Spokesperson and the recipient of the 2013 Medallion Award and of the 2016 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award. Anne is grateful for her passions of writing, speaking, wellness and, of course, food. Her creative and inspirational outlet is her blog, Nutritional Noshes. She is an award-winning blogger for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food & Nutrition Magazine Stone Soup Blog, an expert with Best Food Facts, a Nutrition Communicator with the Midwest Dairy Council and an RD Coach for the Meet the Challenge Program with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation. She is a daughter, a sister, a godmother, a horrible golfer, a BFF, and a skin-care-obsessed, music-loving and hardworking woman.