(Part 2) Top products from r/dietetics

Honestly, as long as you're not being stupid (i.e. not eating bread and cheese and nothing else), you're probably going to be fine to go vegetarian or vegan without professional support. Most people do, and millions of people in e.g. India are life-long vegetarians with no ill effects. Getting blood tests done after a year or so would be a great way to check you're doing okay.

I have this book and it's very good: https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Life-Everything-Healthy-Plant-Based/dp/0738214930 - it has a sample eating plan and tranisition guides. It's written by two vegan dietitians who clearly know their stuff.

Otherwise, something like the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating's recommendations of the number of serves of different foods to aim for is a good way to check your diet is balanced: https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/node/add/calculator-servings

But as everyone is saying, if you are keen on seeing a professional for whatever reason, make sure it's a dietitian - anyone can call themselves a nutritionist regardless of their qualifications.

I really struggled academically until I had a professor teach me to learn by active recall. Basically, you need to be able to explain your notes without looking at them. I would write down questions from my notes for thirty minutes, then spend fifteen trying to answer them, marking any that I didn't know. Then I would take a break. I would try and do several of these study blocks each day. You can't procrastinate with this method, but I went from a C/B student to a straight A student in one semester. Remember to focus on content you don't know.

Find an activity to get involved in. I was overly involved because I was a tour guide, worked in a research lab, volunteered with Meals on Wheels, was a resident assistant, was in an honor society, nutrition club, volunteered as English as a second language conversation partner, and did meal planning/grocery shopping at my cooperative house. I kind of burned myself out and would recommend just joining one or two activities, but being really involved.

I highly recommend this book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-College-Surprising-Countrys/dp/0767917871

Something that we were recommended was called the Pocket Guide to Nutrition Assessments. It was super helpful- still is!

Here’s the newest version New edition

OR the one I have you can buy on Amazon. here

I'm in a very similar boat as you! Check out local RD's in your area and ask to do supervised practice hours with them. They may be open to teaching you or at least provide you some insight into the field. This book was recommended to me from one of my mentors in this area of the field: https://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Counseling-Treatment-Eating-Disorders/dp/0415642574/ref=pd_ybh_a_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=D2CDRR5KTGFWHKKTC9D4

For general assessment:

• AND Pocket Guide to Nutrition Assessment
  
  For MNT:
  
  
• Krause's Food & Nutrition Therapy
  
• Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease
  
• Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care
  
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  edit: Updated title names. Also dating myself with the linked editions. I can't vouch for the worthiness of anything newer.