...and that the fact that I want to be an R.D. is a crime punishable by death.

Not at all! We have re-education camps for people like you! There, you'll be fed a tasty, healthful low-carb diet and be taught a useful trade. Liquidation is not likely, unless you persist in your heresy.

Certain comments make me feel as if my B.S. in Nutrition was a useless waste of time,

Then our work here is done.

Just kidding, my brother. Nothin' but love, man, nothin' but love.