Restaurant-Quality Dining and Nutrition Done Right

Taste, Quality, Freshness

Our experienced culinary service teams create menus that emphasize taste, quality, and freshness — and focus on lean protein, whole grains, vegetables, and fruit — while also accommodating most dietary needs. In addition, a registered dietitian supports our dining programs across all communities, ensuring our residents eat well and have the proper assistance if needed.

The culinary program leans on dietary guidelines recommended in the Mediterranean Diet. This evidenced-based diet consists of food commonly consumed in the Mediterranean, promoting health and preventing chronic disease. Simply put, this diet consists of many vegetables, fruits, fish, and whole grains while largely staying away from dairy or red meat. While this diet plan is healthy for individuals at any age, it is considered best for older adults. 

In addition to the Mediterranean Diet, the culinary program also leverages the MIND Diet. This evidence-based diet combines the Mediterranean diet with the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet. Combining these approaches is the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND). The MIND diet takes foods from both diet plans that promote brain health to create a dining plan that has been scientifically proven to lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, and improve brain function to help prevent dementia.