no, not full time. i've got my terminal degree. and am still suffering PTSD from the experience.
but i do miss higher learning and structured education. what can i say? i'm a sucker for matriculation. and for years i've been stalking george mason and its program in nutritional studies.
i've had a casual interest in nutrition for years. i try to make sure that the food i eat...and the food i make for others to eat....is more than just tasty. i want to know what foods are beneficial in what ways. if a person is ailing, how can i help their healing?
so this semester i'm enrolled in NUTR 295-Intro To Nutrition Concepts and Controversies. thursday nights i'll be sitting in a lecture hall learning all about amino acids and anti oxidants, vitamins and minerals, proteins and carbohydrates.
don't worry, i'm not going to go crazy-super-vegan. i'll still use bacon. and cheese. and chocolate. i do think that taste and texture are just as important as vitamins and minerals in a meal. what's the point in having a meal that's good for you, if you have no desire to eat it?
my hope is that this class will give me some solid ideas on how to make the meals i prepare well balanced. that i can look at a week's menu and see that all essential needs are being met. that my household and those at my table will be happy and healthy.
tonight we learned about casimir funk....the man who isolated and named "vitamin B1" or "thiamine". i am just enough of a nerd that i was really enjoying hearing about his studies of rice bran. and...i feel very much validated in my preference of brown rice over white rice. for me it was always about preferred texture. but apparently it's keeping me safe from beriberi disease too!
we also discussed the necessity of variety in a diet to ensure that all micro/macro nutrient needs are adequately met. which further validates my plans for next year! say whatever you want about me, i am not "routine" in my meals.
should be an interested course, and hopefully the start of more in-depth study!
tonight we learned about casimir funk....the man who isolated and named "vitamin B1" or "thiamine". i am just enough of a nerd that i was really enjoying hearing about his studies of rice bran. and...i feel very much validated in my preference of brown rice over white rice. for me it was always about preferred texture. but apparently it's keeping me safe from beriberi disease too!
we also discussed the necessity of variety in a diet to ensure that all micro/macro nutrient needs are adequately met. which further validates my plans for next year! say whatever you want about me, i am not "routine" in my meals.
should be an interested course, and hopefully the start of more in-depth study!
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