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by Kristin Klinefelter, MS, RDN, LDN
1 HOUR
CBDM Approved
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Creating Positive
Eating Environments
MANAGEMENT CONNECTION
A review of dining
populations, their
nutrition issues,
and factors to
improve their
dining experience
I always enjoyed dining with my grandma at her assisted living
facility. After 20 years on the consulting, sales, and foodservice
side of senior dining, it was fun to be on the receiving end of
the flow of food. We would walk down to the dining room to
find our table, covered in the color-of-the-day linens, and sit by
the window overseeing the duck pond. Watching people arrive,
I could tell this meal was something they were looking forward
to. The atmosphere was relaxing, which I believe encouraged
diners to order healthier food choices.
While we are trained to make our customers a nourishing
meal and monitor their nutrition status, we often do not have
input on dining spaces or dining environments. Whether your
customers are preschoolers, inmates, or long-term care residents
in their final homes, you want them to be well-nourished and
enjoy their food. What if those goals are not being met? Is it
possible to improve their intake without changing the menu? If
we change an eating environment, do people choose healthier
options in reasonable amounts to solve the problems of over- or
under-nutrition?
Each facility has its own nutrition and dining challenges
that should be addressed on a local level, engaging clients,
consultants, staff, and administration. In this article, we will
review dining populations, their potential nutrition problems,
and environmental factors that may improve their nutritional
status and dining experience.
I believe we need to put on utopian lenses before we continue.
Let us imagine an environment that is adequately staffed, living
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Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021

My Recipe for Success
Top 10 Tips & Tools to Achieve Operational Excellence
Connect Corner
Management Connection: Hosting Creative Special Events at Your Facility
Nutrition Connection: Serving Up Joy and Nutrition for the Holidays
Management Connection: Creating Positive Eating Environments
What CDM, CFPP Means to Me
10 Ways to Ensure Your Organization is Transparent and Healthy Post-Pandemic
The Power of Appreciation
Mentoring Cooks and Dietary Aides to Pursue the CDM, CFPP Credential
ANFP Benchmarking Data for Skilled Nursing and Acute Care Facilities
Message from the Chair
CDM, CFPP Spotlight
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Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - Cover2
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Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - My Recipe for Success
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - Top 10 Tips & Tools to Achieve Operational Excellence
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - Connect Corner
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - Management Connection: Hosting Creative Special Events at Your Facility
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Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - Nutrition Connection: Serving Up Joy and Nutrition for the Holidays
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Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 19
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - Management Connection: Creating Positive Eating Environments
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Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - What CDM, CFPP Means to Me
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 10 Ways to Ensure Your Organization is Transparent and Healthy Post-Pandemic
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 29
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 30
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 31
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - The Power of Appreciation
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 33
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 34
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - Mentoring Cooks and Dietary Aides to Pursue the CDM, CFPP Credential
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 36
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - ANFP Benchmarking Data for Skilled Nursing and Acute Care Facilities
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 38
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 39
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 40
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - 41
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - Message from the Chair
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Nutrition & Foodservice Edge Magazine - November/December 2021 - CDM, CFPP Spotlight
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