Britt McConnell, RD/LD, serves as Grinnell College’s consulting dietitian.

Britt’s experience has been in the areas of nutrition counseling and assessment, and special medical diet implementation. She has taught nutrition classes, and has a particular interest in wellness and education. Britt enjoys her work at Grinnell College with students and their dining program.

Britt is on campus each Wednesday. You may have seen her in the Marketplace servery during the noon hour, or at the Student Wellness Fair. She also provides valuable expertise as we build our nutrition database so that we can offer nutritional information to our diners in the future.

Future areas of focus will include providing support for students on individual special medical diets, collecting student input regarding nutrition information availability, and development of a nutrition facts publication or flyer for Marketplace diners.

Because Britt is only on campus one day per week, she is not able to provide specific diet counseling, but is very willing to help you with your general dietary questions. Contact Britt by e-mail at Dietitian@grinnell.edu (she will read your e-mail when she arrives on campus on Wednesday) or call the Dining Services Office at 269-3661 to set up an appointment.

FALL 2009
Wednesday, September 23 - Flax & Omega-3 Fat
Wednesday, September 30 - Probiotics
Wednesday, October 14 - Eggs
Wednesday, October 28 - Marketplace Nutrition Resources
Wednesday, November 11 - Smart Supplement Use
Wednesday, November 18 - "Nutrition 101" @ 4:15 pm - advance signup required
Wednesday, December 9 - Healthy Desserts


SPRING 2009
Wednesday, February 4 - How Much Caffeine?
Tuesday, February 17 - Health Fair
Wednesday, February 25 - Eating a Rainbow
Wednesday, March 11 - Hydration and Exercise
Wednesday, April 1 - Fueling Workouts
Wednesday, April 22 - Improving the Nutritional Value of Favorite Foods
Wednesday, May 6 - Beans, Beans, Beans!


FALL 2008
Wednesday, September 17 - Avoiding the Freshman 15/A Healthy BMI
Wednesday, October 1 - Vegetarianism
Wednesday, October 15 - Nutrition Myths
Wednesday, November 5 - Boosting Key Nutrients
Wednesday, November 19 - Indulge in a LITTLE Chocolate
Wednesday, December 10 - Eat Your Way to Better Health


SPRING 2008
Displays in dining room:
February 20 - Beverage Choice (consumption of sugar)
March 12 - Healthy Snacking
April 2 - Eating more fruits and vegetables
April 23 - Portion Distortion
Presentations in the dining pavilion:
March 5 - Importance of Eating Breakfast
April 9 - Effects of Salt
May 7 - Carbs, Fats and Proteins

Jeanette Moser, Associate Director and Nutrition Counselor, and Britt McConnell, RD/LD, Consulting Dietitian, present nutritional information at the 2009 Student Wellness Fair.