Menu planner vs dietitian

Differences between menu planner and dietitian duties and responsibilities

Menu planner example responsibilities.

• Guide production planning activities ranging from developing and revising production schedules, forecasting trends and customer demand, and managing logistics.
• Develop variety of menu items catering to food allergies and diet restrictions (gluten-free, vegan, etc . )
• Create the LLC and obtain all necessary food and operating licenses.
• Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management.
• Develop store receipt projections that tie to the total OTB projection for the month being allocate.
• Follow and adhere to facility policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements

Dietitian example responsibilities.

• Manage the anemia status of patients by reviewing necessary lab data and initiating or adjusting medication doses.
• Prioritize initial/quarterly/consult assessments, interventions and progress monitoring for long-term care, rehabilitation and post acute patients.
• Design and provide individualize nutrition counseling to promote healthy behavior modifications for a variety of home health care patients.
• Counsele post-op patients to ensure dietary compliance, nutritional adequacy and formulation of weight management goals throughout their post-operative course.
• Perform indirect calorimetry to measure resting metabolic rates (RMR).
• Work as part of research team on a large-scale NIH clinical trial.
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