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One of the most daunting tasks for a host can be figuring out what to prepare at holiday meals and parties to accommodate diverse dietary patterns. Use this seasonal opportunity of social gatherings along with your nutrition expertise to offer recipe and menu options that ease the party planning burden for shoppers.

As more and more retail dietitians are providing one-on-one counseling as part of their services, adopting an EMR system can present some potential benefits for retail dietitians that far outweigh its learning curve.

Supermarket RDs have a unique opportunity to help consumers reduce waste by providing education that can have a positive financial and environmental impact. Here are some efforts to consider:

Toby Amidor, MS, RD nutrition expert and author of The Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy and Wholesome Meals to Cook, Prep, Grab and Go discusses how “meal prepping” could be used at supermarkets to help shoppers enjoy meals at home that are delicious, balanced, quick, and portable.

Health can be a bigger sales driver for frozen foods.

“Shop the perimeter store.”  This little piece of advice to consumers to help them shop for healthier food has been used for years but is really misguided. 

Today’s shoppers are diversifying their grocery destinations and demand more transparency about several aspects of the food they buy.

Retail dietitians looking to have impact on their company’s business should look no further than deli and the fresh prepared departments of their store. 

As you travel the aisles of your retailer's stores and have discussions with buyers, it's likely the growing shelf displays of cold press juices have caught your attention.