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Edge Express: Empowering Foodservice Teams to Master Therapeutic Diets for... Edge Express: Empowering Foodservice Teams to Master Therapeutic Diets for Better Client Care

Jun 9, 2026
Therapeutic diets are not paperwork. They are someone’s recovery, comfort, and dignity, plated and delivered three times a...
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Edge: Culinary Trends to Support Healthy Aging: Practical Strategies for Lo... Edge: Culinary Trends to Support Healthy Aging: Practical Strategies for Long-Term Care Dining

Jun 3, 2026
Healthy aging does not happen by chance. It is supported by repeated daily decisions, including what is offered on the menu,...
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Edge Express: Food Allergens as a Safety Hazard

Apr 13, 2026
Food allergies are becoming more common and continue to rise every year. They are more than dietary preferences or sensitivit...
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Edge: The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What Changed and What Remai... Edge: The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What Changed and What Remained the Same

Mar 12, 2026
Every five years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services jointly release the...
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Edge Express: The Importance of Standardized Recipes

Feb 19, 2026
Many other reasons and best practices are out there to put standardized recipes into use in our operations. However, these ar...
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Edge Express: Emotional Intelligence in Foodservice Leadership

Oct 28, 2025
In an industry defined by fast pace, high stress, and constant human interaction, EI isn’t just “nice to have.” It’s...
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Edge: Fuel Your Filter: Nutrition Therapy for Liver Healthy

Sep 29, 2025
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has risen to over 30 percent of the population. NAFLD can be link...
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Edge: GLP-1 Medications: Dietary and Foodservice Implications for CDM, CFPP... Edge: GLP-1 Medications: Dietary and Foodservice Implications for CDM, CFPPs

Sep 22, 2025
This article slices through the scientific jargon and serves up GLP-1 in plain language: what these medications, officially k...
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Edge Express: Micromanaging vs. Undercommunicating: Striking the Right Bala... Edge Express: Micromanaging vs. Undercommunicating: Striking the Right Balance for Your Team

Aug 13, 2025
Most of us don’t want to be micromanagers – but when someone forgets to fill out the temperature logs yet again,...
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Edge: Summertime Drinks to Prevent Dehydration in Older Adults

Jul 15, 2025
CDM, CFPPs in long-term care facilities can play a vital role in preventing dehydration. Finding ways to incorporate more flu...
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Edge: Reeling in Better Health with Seafood

Jun 17, 2025
Let’s dive into why and how to make seafood a bigger part of your menu to help residents, students, or clients meet the...
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Edge Express: Crafting Meals with Culture & History

Jun 11, 2025
CDM, CFPPs act as the “voice of the plate,” ensuring meals are not only safe and nutritious but emotionally signi...
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Edge Express: New Year, New Outlook

Feb 19, 2025
Let’s look at some simple but effective strategies to prepare more nutritionally-sound and flavorful foods now and goin...
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Edge: Training Staff w/ Nutrition in Mind: Bridging the Gap Between Foodser... Edge: Training Staff w/ Nutrition in Mind: Bridging the Gap Between Foodservice & Clinical Nutrition

Feb 3, 2025
The education of staff is essential to increase their understanding of how foodservice department goals relate to nutrition t...
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Edge Express: Level Up Your Holiday Dishes

Dec 20, 2024
With just a little more imagination and a different perspective, we can breathe new life into these menu items and lift them...
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Edge Express: Creative Culinary Strategies for Managing Food Allergies

Nov 5, 2024
Foodservice managers must employ creative culinary strategies to ensure safe meals in any setting. Let’s look at two ap...
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Edge: Revisiting the RAI Process for Nutrition

Sep 25, 2024
This article is based on the draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual released in June 20...
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Edge: Nutrition to Fuel Through Transitions

Sep 16, 2024
Nutrition and foodservice professionals often assist clients as they transition from one health status to the next. For examp...
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Edge Express: It's a Gut Feeling - An Overview of Gut Health

Aug 26, 2024
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY THE GUT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HEALTH? The trillions of microorganisms that live there play interactiv...
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Edge: The Power of Protein: Benefits and Menu Considerations

Jul 17, 2024
PROTEIN IS A POWERHOUSE NUTRIENT for any population, but especially for older adults and school-age children. Understanding t...
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Edge Express: Enjoy Flavorful Foods While Reducing Dietary Sodium

Jun 18, 2024
To assist healthcare providers in offering evidence-based guidance, this article presents an overview of sodium and its impac...
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Edge: Exploring Gluten-Free Low-Carb Diets for Improved Health

Jun 10, 2024
This article explores the use of this dietary trend along with current evidence-based information on health outcomes....
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Edge: Supercharge Your Menu with Functional Foods

May 23, 2024
WHETHER YOU’RE WORKING IN LONG-TERM CARE, school food service, or a hospital kitchen, boosting the nutritional quality...
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Edge: Deep Dive - Diseases of the Digestive System

Apr 30, 2024
In whatever area of nutrition and food service you work, you must have a good understanding of our digestive system: how abso...

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