Micronutrients on the menu: Enhancing the quality of food in long-term care for Regular, nontherapeutic menus

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 86-92

  Lam, Ivy T ^a   Keller, Heather H ^a   Duizer, Lisa ^b   Stark, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FAT INTAKE; FOLIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AGED; ANALYSIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN INTAKE; VEGETABLE; WHOLE GRAIN;

AGED; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD LABELING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MENU PLANNING; MICRONUTRIENTS; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN E; WHOLE GRAINS;

EID: 84929666665     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: 22929592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/cjdpr-2014-036     Document Type: Review

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