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Nutrition aide resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a nutrition aide resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in nutrition aide-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some nutrition aide interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some nutrition aide interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a nutrition aide resume:

  • Patients
  • Food Service
  • Tray Line
  • Meal Service
  • Basic Math
  • Customer Service
  • Food Carts
  • Allergies
  • Tube Feedings
  • Cleanliness
  • Food Handling
  • Diet Orders
  • Nutrition Services
  • Room Service
  • Diet Restrictions
  • Computer System
  • Cold Food
  • Food Trays
  • Kitchen Equipment
  • Patient Meal Trays
  • Quality Standards
  • Floor Stock
  • Nutrition Education
  • Patient Rooms
  • Food Preferences
  • Meal Preparation
  • WIC
  • Patient Menus
  • Cafeterias
  • Food Orders

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How to structure your work experience

Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.

Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.

Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.

Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the nutrition aide.

How to write nutrition aide experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are examples from great nutrition aide resumes:

Work history example #1

Dietary Assistant

Agape

  • Appointed and served food to facility residents, employees, or patrons.
  • Managed and prepared payroll budget, performance evaluations, salary increases, and determine employees' training needs.
  • Maintained state sanitation guidelines throughout the dining facility.
  • Cleaned and sterilized dishes, kitchen utensil, and equipment.
  • Delivered and collected trays, operated dishwasher according to established procedures.

Work history example #2

Diet Aide

Hy-Vee

  • Cleaned work area, utensils, dishes, and pots and pans.
  • Entrusted with operating and utilizing dishwasher system to ensure proper sanitation.
  • Cleaned and sanitized dishwasher and took temperatures.
  • Washed and put away dishes using industrial dishwasher.Child Care
  • Fed Patients Washed Dishes Assisted in food preparation

Work history example #3

Nutrition Aide

Beauvais Manor On the Park

  • Cleaned all of the used dishes and wiped down all the machines, counters and tables.
  • Aided kitchen staff by cleaning dishes, pots, and pans.
  • Maintained dish room - operated automatic dishwasher.
  • Delivered and collected trays, operated dishwasher according to established procedures.
  • Organized, distributed, charted supplies to be delivered to16 patient floors daily, logged temperatures, maintained sanitation procedures.

Work history example #4

Nutrition Aide

Genesis HealthCare

  • Cleaned facility kitchen including moping floor washing dishes and sanitizing prep area.
  • Cleaned the dishes in order to maintain the cleanliness of the facility and health of the patients.
  • Assisted CNAs and RNs with delegated tasks.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from nutrition aide resumes:

High School Diploma

2010 - 2010

High School Diploma

2013 - 2013

Highlight your nutrition aide certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.

Here are some of the best certifications to have on nutrition aide resumes:

  1. Certified Food Manager (CFM)
  2. Advanced First Aid & CPR
  3. Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
  4. Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)
  5. First Aid Certification
  6. ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification

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