In the latest episode of Food Culture Curious we sit down with Samina Qureshi, RDN, LD, founder of Wholesome Start, LLC. We discuss the importance of embracing cultural foods in nutritional recommendations and how this can reduce feelings of shame and guilt associated with traditional cuisine. Samina shares insights into Pakistani food culture, including common dishes, ingredients, and special foods for health and festive occasions. She also delves into the challenges of managing IBS with a low FODMAP diet while incorporating cultural foods. Listen now! 00:00 Introduction to Food Culture Curious 01:02 Meet Samina Qureshi: A Journey in Dietetics 02:04 Exploring Pakistani Food Culture 09:21 Cultural Holidays: Ramadan 13:32 Health Promoting Traditional Foods 22:50 Understanding the Low FODMAP Diet 28:16 Final Thoughts and Contact Information Like what you hear? Take a screen shot of this episode and share on social! You can find us on Instagram/Tiktok: @foodculturecurious. You can also support by buying us a cafecito at buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious or by following and rating our podcast. Every click helps! Want more community? Join our Facebook Group: Food Culture Curious Dietitians

On this episode we are joined by the lovely Jocelyne Ibarra a Mexican American Licensed Clinical Social Worker working in dialysis. She talks to us about her Mexican American food culture, holidays and cultural health beliefs. She also shares with us about different barriers that patients face when making dietary changes as well as how help support them on their road to reaching their health goals. Listen now! Like what you hear? Your can support this podcast by giving us a five star rating, following or sharing with others! You can also support by buying us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious Want more community and information about cultural inclusion in nutrition and health care? Follow on social! We are @foodculturecurious on TikTok and Instagram and our FB group is called Food Culture Curious Dietitians

Hey friends! I cannot wait for you to hear this EPIC episode. The amazing Zariel Grullon from Love Your Chichos sat down to talk to us about her Dominican heritage, traditions and food culture. She also gave us a wonderful framework to help nutrition healthcare professionals be more culturally inclusive in their nutrition recommendations. Listen now! Get to know our guest: IG @loveyourchichos Like what you hear? Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on social! You can also support this episode by following, sharing, rating or buying us a cafecito on Buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious IG/TikTok @foodculturecurious Want more community? Message us to join our private FB group!

On this amazing episode we are joined by Jackie Rodriguez, a speech language pathologist who shares with us about the marriage of cultures and flavors in her Black and Puerto Rican family. She also talks to us about her passion for bilingualism and how she works to create resources to make dysphagia nutrition care more culturally inclusive. Such important work-you're going to want to hear this one! Like what you hear? Take a screen shot of this episode and share on social! You can find us on Instagram/Tiktok: @foodculturecurious. You can also support by buying us a cafecito at buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious or by following and rating our podcast. Every click helps! Want more community? Join our Facebook Group: Food Culture Curious Dietitians

Hi friends! On this amazing episode we have our guest Yi Min Teo MS RD CNSC, a registered dietitian nutritionist from Los Angeles originally hailing from Singapore. Yi Min shares her journey from growing up in a culturally diverse Singapore to moving to the U.S., and how her culinary experiences inspired her career in nutrition. Learn about popular Singaporean dishes, holiday foods, the principles of traditional Chinese medicine as they relate to modern dietary practices, and the importance of a culturally inclusive approach in GI health. You won't want to miss this one- listen now! Get to know our guest: IG:@herbsandfood Follow on Social: IG/Tiktok: @foodculturecurious Private FB group: Food Culture Curious Dietitians Like what you hear? Take a picture of this episode and tag us on social! You can also support this podcast by buying us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious , following, and rating. Every click helps!

Hey friends! On this episode of Food Culture Curious we have the amazing Diana Guevara. She's a Colombian-born and Texas raised registered dietitian who shared with us about her family's traditional foods, nutrition care opportunities for Colombians & Colombian Americans, as well as the importance of teaching culinary skills to help make nutrition recommendations realistic and easy to implement. Enjoy! Follow us on social: IG/TikTok:@foodculturecurious Private FB group: Food Culture Curious Dietitians Like what you hear? Take a screenshot of this episode and share it on social! You can support this podcast by following, rating, or buy us a cafecito at buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Happy Birthday Food Culture Curious! It's been such a fun year full of amazing interviews with dietitians of different cultures and backgrounds helping us become more culturally inclusive with the nutrition care we provide to our patients. In this episode I review my favorite moments as well as the biggest lessons I have learned from year one of podcasting. I hope to continue this journey and bring on more awesome guests in the future. Thank you so much for being here! Follow on Social: IG/Tiktok: Food Culture Curious FB Group: Food Culture Curious Dietitians You can support this podcast by sharing and rating as well as buying us a coffee at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Crossover episode! Originally published as "Adding Latino Foods to the Kidney Patients Diet" under the Integrative IDEAs in Dietetics podcast. They were kind enough to let me use the audio from our episode to share with you here. In this episode I talk about many things I have not had a chance to yet such as the barriers I overcame as a first gen Mexican American in becoming an RD, my time working in a Maximum Security Prison and of course how I work every day to try to make the kidney diet culturally inclusive for my patients. I hope you enjoy this episode! Follow on Social! IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food culture curious dietitians Like what you hear? Share, follow and rate this podcast! You can support this podcast at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Hi friends! On this episode we have the amazing Melody Chang, a registered dietitian originally from Taiwan who shares with us about her cultural foods as well as how she works with her patients to make nutrition recommendations that are appropriate for her patients. Listen to her talk about night markets, cultural health beliefs, and practical solutions to make the kidney diet culturally inclusive for the Taiwanese and Chinese population. Get to know our guest: IG: @my.thrivetribe Follow for more: IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food Culture Curious Dietitians

Crossover episode! Originally published as "Adding Latino Foods to the Kidney Patients Diet" under the Integrative IDEAs in Dietetics podcast. They were kind enough to let me use the audio from our episode to share with you here. In this episode I talk about many things I have not had a chance to yet such as the barriers I overcame as a first gen Mexican American in becoming an RD, my time working in a Maximum Security Prison and of course how I work every day to try to make the kidney diet culturally inclusive for my patients. I hope you enjoy this episode! Follow on Social! IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food culture curious dietitians Like what you hear? Share, follow and rate this podcast! You can support this podcast at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Hey friends! On this episode we have the wonderful Vanessa Connolly, a board certified renal dietitian. She talks to us about her Caribbean heritage and cultural foods. She also discusses why it's so important to be culturally inclusive in the kidney diet which is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart. This episode was so much fun to record, I hope you enjoy! Get to know our guest: IG/TikTok:@plantfocusedkidneys Follow on Social! IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food culture curious dietitians Like what you hear? Share, follow and rate this podcast! You can support this podcast at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Hey friends! On this episode we have the wonderful Vanessa Connolly, a board certified renal dietitian. She talks to us about her Caribbean heritage and cultural foods. She also discusses why it's so important to be culturally inclusive in the kidney diet which is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart. This episode was so much fun to record, I hope you enjoy! Get to know our guest: IG/TikTok:@plantfocusedkidneys Follow on Social! IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food culture curious dietitians Like what you hear? Share, follow and rate this podcast! You can support this podcast at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Hi friends! On this episode we have my friend and registered dietitian Andrea Hinojosa MS RDN LDN CLC who shares with us about her Bolivian Cultural Foods and Traditions. She discusses many interesting topics such as how functional medicine intersects with witchcraft traditions in the Bolivian culture, the challenges with diet culture for the Hispanic/Latinx population and much more. Listen now! Get to know our guest: IG: @hhw_honesthealthandwellness Follow on Social! IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food culture curious dietitians Like what you hear? Share, follow and rate this podcast! You can support this podcast at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Hi friends! On this episode we have my friend and registered dietitian Andrea Hinojosa MS RDN LDN CLC who shares with us about her Bolivian Cultural Foods and Traditions. She discusses many interesting topics such as how functional medicine intersects with witchcraft traditions in the Bolivian culture, the challenges with diet culture for the Hispanic/Latinx population and much more. Listen now! Get to know our guest: IG: @hhw_honesthealthandwellness Follow on Social! IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food culture curious dietitians Like what you hear? Share, follow and rate this podcast! You can support this podcast at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Hi friends! Happy Black History month! Today with us we have my friend and fellow registered dietitian Shannon Curtis MS RDN LD who talks to us all about her food culture, soul food, her thoughts on medical racism and her work making diabetes and weight loss nutrition care culturally inclusive for the African American population. This is an amazing episode, take a listen! Get to know our guest: IG: @diabetes.fitness.rd Follow on Social! IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food culture curious dietitians Like what you hear? Share, follow and rate this podcast! You can support this podcast at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

On this episode I give my thoughts on the question "Is Mexican Food Unhealthy?". As a Mexican American registered dietitian in the U.S. I feel Mexican food gets such a bad reputation and I'm here to set the record straight! Apologies in advance as the sound varies a little during the episode. Growing pains. Thanks for listening! Follow me on social media: IG: @latinakidneydietitan FB group: Food Culture Curious Dietitians

Hey friends! Today is a short solo episode talking about some of the cultural foods that I personally enjoy in the winter as a Mexican American. Do you relate to any of these traditions? Let me know! Follow on Social! IG/TikTok: @foodculturecurious FB Group: Food culture curious dietitians Like what you hear? Share, follow and rate this podcast! You can support this podcast at: buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious

Hola todos! En este episodio dietista registrada Maria Eugenia Rodriguez Leon MS RDN CSR LND nos platica sobre sus comidas culturales Puertoriqueñas y como ella les ayuda a los Puertoriqueños con enfermedad renal crónica. Ojala y disfruten este episodio! Si te gusto este episodio compartan y sigan! Si quieren apoyar el programa comprenos un cafecito en buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious Sigan en las redes sociales. TikTok/IG: @foodculturecurious

This week I had an awesome conversation with Maria Eugenia Rodriguez Leon who is a board certified renal dietitian from Puerto Rico. She talked to us all about her food culture and the nutrition care challenges that the Puerto Rican population faces, as well as everything she is doing to make her virtual private practice culturally inclusive for her patients with CKD. If you want to support this podcast you can: ☕ Buy me a cafecito at buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious ⭐ Follow, share and rate our podcast 📲 Follow us on IG and Tok @foodculturecurious Get to know this week's guest IG @menutritionpr

Hola todos! Es nuestro primer episodio en español! Si eres nuevo aqui bienvenidos. Nuestro programa platica sobre la comida y la cultura. En este episodio mi amiga y dietista registrada Marie Morales comparte sobre su experencia creciendo en la frontera de Tejas y Mexico. Ojala y lo disfruten! Pueden conozer nuestra invitada en Instagram @thedietitian_marie y en www.amorenutrition.com Si te gusto este episodio compartan y sigan! Si quieren apoyar el programa comprenos un cafecito en buymeacoffee.com/foodculturecurious Sigan en las redes sociales. TikTok/IG: @foodculturecurious