Food For Thought
Spring 2026 Food For Thought
Sessions are on Wednesdays from noon - 1 pm and are open to anyone. Presentations will be held virtually via TEAMS Live. Log in and enjoy some great informational content on relevant exercise, nutrition, and wellness topics!
Title: Body Composition Confusion: sifting through your expectation vs reality concerning your body fat and skeletal muscle
Date: Wednesday, February 4th
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: TEAMS Town Hall (virtual event)
Presentation Description: Have you gotten your body composition read only to be disappointed with the numbers? Were you hoping for a lower number or thought you would be in a better category? Maybe you are satisfied with the number, but when you look in the mirror, you don’t look like how you thought you would look. Maybe you got your reading done, but you have no idea what would be a realistic goal for you to have concerning gaining muscle and losing fat. Join us as we discuss everything concerning body composition readings.
Presenter Bio: Stacie Ellis, PhD, RDN, LD, is the Registered Dietitian at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she provides nutrition consultations and education for the students and staff on campus. Stacie is the proud owner of EXCELLIS Nutrition, a company geared towards performance nutrition, weight management, disordered eating, and medical nutrition therapy. Stacie serves as a consulting dietitian for Wellness Concepts and Health Fairs Direct. She recently received her Doctoral degree in Nutrition with a minor in Kinesiology at Texas Woman's University. Her dissertation involved comparing a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet to a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet on performance in dancers. She has been interviewed with Women’s Health Magazine, The Oak Cliff Documentary, and Texas Metro News, and she also completed the Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management Program on June 4-6, 2015.
Title: Protein, Protein, Protein: Is it just another fad?
Date: Wednesday, March 4th
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: TEAMS Town Hall (virtual event)
Presentation Description: There has been a lot of talk about protein lately. Everyone is talking about increasing protein in your meals, but is this just another fad. Is there such thing as eating too much protein? Are there negative side effects to eating protein that we are not hearing about? Come hear the benefits and dangers of eating more protein, and see if you are getting enough or even too much protein in your diet.
Presenter Bio: Stacie Ellis, PhD, RDN, LD, is the Registered Dietitian at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she provides nutrition consultations and education for the students and staff on campus. Stacie is the proud owner of EXCELLIS Nutrition, a company geared towards performance nutrition, weight management, disordered eating, and medical nutrition therapy. Stacie serves as a consulting dietitian for Wellness Concepts and Health Fairs Direct. She recently received her Doctoral degree in Nutrition with a minor in Kinesiology at Texas Woman's University. Her dissertation involved comparing a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet to a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet on performance in dancers. She has been interviewed with Women’s Health Magazine, The Oak Cliff Documentary, and Texas Metro News, and she also completed the Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management Program on June 4-6, 2015.
Title: Bloated? A common issue that is being ignored
Date: Wednesday, April 1st
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: TEAMS Town Hall (virtual event)
Presentation Description: Being bloated is a common issue among many people. It has been often assumed to be a normal phenomenon that happens after people eat. But how much of the bloatedness is normal, and when is it a symptom of something else going on? Come join us for a discussion of a common symptom that many people face and see if there is something you can do to prevent future bloatedness.
Presenter Bio: Stacie Ellis, PhD, RDN, LD, is the Registered Dietitian at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she provides nutrition consultations and education for the students and staff on campus. Stacie is the proud owner of EXCELLIS Nutrition, a company geared towards performance nutrition, weight management, disordered eating, and medical nutrition therapy. Stacie serves as a consulting dietitian for Wellness Concepts and Health Fairs Direct. She recently received her Doctoral degree in Nutrition with a minor in Kinesiology at Texas Woman's University. Her dissertation involved comparing a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet to a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet on performance in dancers. She has been interviewed with Women’s Health Magazine, The Oak Cliff Documentary, and Texas Metro News, and she also completed the Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management Program on June 4-6, 2015.