"We Don't Eat Nutrients. We Eat Food." | At the Table Ep. 03

This episode is produced in partnership with the Arizona Dairy Council. Dairy Fuels Network maintains full editorial independence. All views expressed are those of the host and guest.This is Episode 03 of At the Table, a short-run podcast mini series from Dairy Fuels Network featuring honest conversations with the people doing real work at the intersection of food, culture, and community.Christy Wilson is a registered dietitian whose career has always started from one word: teacher. She grew up not knowing dietitians existed, stumbled into nutrition in college, and once she found it, spent the next twenty-plus years using food to reach patients, families, and communities in ways clinical systems rarely do. She currently works at a Medicare clinic serving the Hispanic community in Tucson, and she does it bilingually because she knows what gets lost in translation when the language isn't there.In this episode: why she calls teaching her DNA, the mentor who told her she'd only get in because she speaks Spanish, why dairy keeps showing up in her life (cottage cheese with salsa — yes), and what success actually looks like when a patient stops seeing food as the enemy.— CHAPTERS —0:00 Cold Open — "We don't eat nutrients. We eat food."1:28 Welcome & Series Intro3:01 Who She Is — Teaching Is in My DNA4:39 Current Work — Medicare Clinic & the Hispanic Community7:33 The Calling — "I Had Never Met a Dietitian"12:04 The Mentor Story — "Only Because You Speak Spanish"15:35 Dairy in Her Life & Work — Lattes, Oatmeal, Cottage Cheese19:27 Nutrition Philosophy — Taste Rules22:19 Bilingual Superpower — "Everybody Eats"25:39 The Vision — Tamales Without Guilt28:47 Fireside Questions — Jicama, Hot Dogs & Cottage Cheese + Guac— ABOUT CHRISTY WILSON, RD —Instagram / TikTok / Facebook: @ChristyWilsonNutritionWebsite: christywilsonnutrition.comForthcoming cookbook, stay tuned.