As a Registered Nutritionist-Dietitian, Ms. Cara Micah S. Bantoc practiced her profession as a hospital dieititian in Parañaque Doctors Hospital and was involved in a benchmarking study of DOH-FNRI with regard to the dietary services of hospitals in the Philippines. She also worked as a Nutritionist-Dietitian for a private company where she also managed food and hospitality establishments. After pursuing her Master’s Degree, she worked as a Senior Science Research Specialist under the DOST and was deployed to UPLB, and was involved in various nutrition-related research works. Currently, she is teaching at the University of Santo Tomas. She earned her degree in B.S. Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Santo Tomas, and Master of Science in Applied Nutrition Minor in Business Management from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños under full scholarship from the Department of Science and Technology- Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program (DOST-ASTHRDP) Scholarship Program.