March 12, 2013
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Joanna Drake
- About Joanna -
You rarely hear of an actual person who has lived in beautiful British Columbia their whole life, but here I am! Born and raised in Victoria, I’m an Island girl at heart. I can actually feel my body chemistry change when I smell the ocean. Weird, huh? I did my first Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biology at the University of Victoria before deciding to go into nutrition. That path took me to the University of BC to do my Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and then I went back to Victoria to complete my dietetic internship.
After finishing school I settled in the Lower Mainland and started working for Dietitian Services (previously Dial-a-Dietitian). I’ve been here for 11 years! In addition to being on the blog team, my primary role is in resource development of consumer and professional healthy eating tools.
For those of you who have read my blogs you know that I actually have two jobs: my second job is ‘mom’ (and wife). I have two children, ages 7 and 4, and therefore understand the challenges of feeding a busy family. My goal is to instill fun and practicality into feeding our little people.
When I’m not doing any of those things listed above you will probably find me out walking, doing my own creative writing, trying to catch up on my family scrapbooking, or spending time with the people nearest and dearest to my heart.
Articles by Joanna Drake, Registered Dietitian
February 26, 2013 by Joanna Drake, Registered Dietitian
The ongoing battle between butter and margarine: who wins when it comes to your heart?February 21, 2013 by Joanna Drake, Registered Dietitian
To snack or not to snack? That is the question. When is it recommended to eat between meals?February 14, 2013 by Joanna Drake, Registered Dietitian
Are there really health benefits when eating chocolate? It has been said that it can be a healthy treat. What’s the truth? We find out.January 24, 2013 by Joanna Drake, Registered Dietitian
We know that role modeling healthy eating behaviour is important when teaching good nutrition to our children. But what happens when that’s not enough? Sometimes, our children need to understand why we eat and drink certain foods. What do they do for our bodies? Then they’ve got a reason to care.

