Abstract
Dietetics, as a profession, was shaped by the social and historical conditions from which it emerged in the 1800s. The professional narrative and socialization process which has been passed down since then has become outdated and a revision would benefit practitioners, academics, colleagues and patients alike. By using personal narrative to place one dietitian’s story within the larger collective story, this paper encourages members of the dietetic profession to work together to build a dietetics imaginary. The shared construction of a dietetics imaginary could be accomplished by moving out of and away from our familiar ways of being, by welcoming our differences and by inviting dialogue with others working in connected areas, such as food security. The discourse on food in our new professional narrative could include deeply personal, cultural and nurturing dimensions of a safe and democratic food system.
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