Hearts Matter: Using evidence based nutrition to develop heart healthy foodservice menus
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February is heart health month – a great time to think about how to incorporate more heart-healthy foods into your menus. According to the Centers for Disease Control, heart disease remains the leading cause of death among Americans. As a healthcare foodservice professional, you play an important role in promoting heart health for your residents and patients. And serving up heart-healthy foods and meals doesn’t have to sacrifice taste or be complicated! In this webinar, registered dietitian and chef, Abbie Gellman, will discuss evidence-based nutrition strategies to promote heart health, review the principles of heart-healthy diet patterns including the Mediterranean and DASH diets, and highlight foods with heart health-promoting properties. Chef Abbie will help you put this information to practice giving you ideas for your foodservice menus that promote heart health and deliver great taste!
Objectives:
- Learn about evidence-based nutrition for heart health
- Understand the principles of dietary patterns associated with heart health such as the Mediterranean and DASH diet
- Identify foods with heart health promoting properties
- Gain culinary inspiration to help you build menu solutions to promote heart health for your residents and patients
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This webinar is pending approval for 1 continuing education credit by the following organizations: Commission on Dietetic Registration for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (CDR), The Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP), and the American Culinary Federation (ACF).
