By Arielle Gerstein
She is a recent graduate of the Nutrition and
Dietetics program at UDC. She now works
full-time as a project assistant in the Center for Nutrition, Diet, and Health.
Teresa works mainly with two to five year olds but also reaches other age
groups through health fairs and gerontology programs. She teaches thirty minute
classes at daycare centers and schools to preschoolers and pre-K monthly.
Each month different topics are covered that introduce the
kids to healthy food using all the senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and
touch. Using the senses method and
instilling a understanding of where food comes from, the kids will more likely
want to eat it again. She also teaches nutrition to kids in summer camp in
interactive ways like bingo, food trivia and 'pin the protein.' Teresa’s
favorite part of her job is when the kids have retained knowledge of food from
one class to the next.
Her biggest challenge in working with young kids is engaging
all kids--even shy ones. To combat this problem she always puts the kids in a
circle so they can see the teacher, herself and the other students and continue
to make eye contact. Teresa received her Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from Tuskegee University and has always had a
strong desire to help people and improve quality of life for community
residents.
Contact Teresa at teresa.turner@udc.edu.
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