Antiracist Dietitian Is Returning on October 4th!

Some housekeeping, upcoming events & a bánh mì to check out in the meantime.

Photo by Khachik Simonian on Unsplash

First of all, THANK YOU for all the kind comments, emails, and texts I received after I announced my break from the newsletter. It was amazing to hear how much this space means to so many of you.

It means a lot to me too, and I am ready to bring it back! The first full newsletter will go out in two weeks, on October 4th. But before that, I have a bit of housekeeping and some events to share, so here we go.

The New Structure

All subscribers will receive two extensively researched, often spicy, occasionally funny essays per month, covering the intersection of food, nutrition, and race. Essays will go out every other week.

Paid/supporting subscribers will receive an additional post each month with a more behind-the-scenes or personal essay and a lot of links and resources. Kind of like Friday Joy, but a little more aligned with the themes of this newsletter, and with more resources to explore.

The New Price

As I'll be sending out fewer essays each month, I am also bringing down the price. The monthly subscription will be $5/month (which is Substack's minimum), and the annual subscription will be $40/month. That's a 33% savings!¹

Founding subscriptions are also a bit less, $140/year, and you now have the option to enter your own price between $40 and $140, if you like.

I am keeping paid subscriptions turned off until November 1st, to give everyone time to see if they like the new format and want to continue (or start) supporting my work financially. And I will continue to provide free upgraded subscriptions to anyone who needs one.

Thank you for sticking with me as I navigate how to continue this work in a way that is financially sustainable for me and for my family. (My husband is still on double-strike, wheeee.)

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Meet Me Outside FNCE

The big, annual conference for dietitians, FNCE, is taking place in Denver this year, in a couple weeks. I won't be there because…uh…

But I am so excited to be a presenter at this year's Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics (WIND) Fall Conference, which will be in person on October 6-7, here in Denver. I'll be speaking about anti-racism in dietetics on Saturday the 7th, but the whole event is packed with important, inclusive content, and earns 9.5 CEUs for nutrition professionals.

Learn more and register here. Take a peek at the full agenda here.

The WIND line-up

I'll also be attending Diversify Dietetics' FNCE Meetup on October 7th. Learn more and buy tickets here.

Will you be in Denver for FNCE? Reply to this email or comment and let me know! If there are enough people interested, I can organize a group coffee or other casual meet-up for readers.

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A Facebook Group Story, Continued

I have been doing quite a bit of freelance writing during this break, and one of my pieces was just published. It's a story that actually started here, about how Facebook mom groups can perpetuate exclusion in situations where the stakes are smaller and closer to home. (In this case, it involved fighting over a convenience store parking lot.) It ended up being a surprisingly popular essay, and if you haven't read it, you can catch up here:

Who Gets to Decide What "Being Neighborly" Means?

I checked out the convenience store’s Vietnamese cafe in person after writing about the parking battle, and found the owners to be so kind and funny, and their food so good. I visited with my friend Patty, who is the food editor at 5280, and she encouraged me to write about the cafe and tell the story of Nhu, the dreamer and do-er behind the operation. I feel lucky that Nhu trusted me with the difficult parts of her tale, and especially lucky to now call her a friend.

Read the piece: What Makes CôNu’s Corner Cafe’s Bánh Mì Sandwiches So Special?

If you live in Denver (or are visiting soon for FNCE!), stop by CoNu's Corner at 4400 W 29th Ave in the West Highland neighborhood. One of my friends picks up bánh mì from them for picnics at Sloan's Lake nearby, which is an excellent idea.

Thanks for reading, as always, and see you back here in two weeks.

1. I realize that some people who have already paid for a year at the higher price may be feeling annoyed, as they won't receive a refund of the difference for the remainder of that year. If that describes your situation, please reach out to hello@anjaliruth.com and we can work something out!