They say you are what you eat, but how do you know exactly what you are eating these days? Especially in a senior living community where the balance of nutrition, medication interactions, and multiple palettes must be considered? A glimpse into Menu Transparency in Senior Living is a great place to start.
This episode of TFT finds Aaron speaking with Lisa Eberhart about her experience and work around menu transparency, why they believe it is coming for senior living operators whether they are ready or not, and they discuss how to use it to their advantage.
Lisa Eberhart is a Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Institution Management and Dietetics from Iowa State University. Lisa has over 25 years' experience working as a registered dietitian, 13 of which were full-time with North Carolina State University, where Lisa and her team helped NC State Dining become a leader in nutrition and wellness, excelling in technology, food management systems, and ingredient transparency. Lisa is currently the co-founder of Menu Analytics, a foodservice consulting firm focused on menu development and analysis for a wide variety of operators.
With over sixty years of food service experience in restaurants, coffee shops, catering, and large scale dining venues, Menu Analytics is a nutrition and food service consulting service that can help you achieve success by offering you on-demand expertise in nutrition analysis, menu development, business support services, training, and more.
Tips From Trestle is a podcast focused on discussion about senior living food & hospitality. Hosted by Trestle Hospitality Concepts Founder & CEO Aaron Fish, he shares his thoughts, musings and discussions about the food & beverage operations, trends and happenings in the senior living industry. To support the podcast, click here: https://anchor.fm/tips-from-trestle/support
Links:
Lisa Eberhart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-eberhart-99a14b1b/
Menu Analytics: https://www.menuanalytics.com/
Aaron Fish: www.linkedin.com/in/aaronfish
Trestle Hospitality Concepts: www.trestlehospitalityconcepts.com