Description
The planning, selection, composition and manufacturing of diets for healthy and ill persons.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 7 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Dietetic technicianDietetic technicians assist dietitians in planning nutritional programmes and in planning menus for patients as part of an overall treatment plan under the supervision of a dietiti…
- DietitianDietitians assess specific nutritional requirements of populations or individuals throughout their lives and translate this into advice which will maintain, reduce risk to, or rest…
- Diet cookDiet cooks prepare and present meals according to special dietary or nutrition needs. Duties The duties of a diet cook include, but are not limited to: Preparing food items…
Optional for
- Traditional Chinese medicine therapistTraditional Chinese medicine therapists use alternative medicine approaches to cure illnesses in all its forms. They also use various therapies, such as herbal medicines, acupunctu…
- CookCooks prepare meals and food items according to recipes created by the company or establishment by which they are employed. They perform all duties necessary to ensure that a…
- Private chefPrivate chefs comply with food and sanitation rules to prepare meals for their employers. They take into consideration the employer's intolerances to specific ingredients or their …
- Prepared meals nutritionistPrepared meals nutritionists are professionals who may be involved in the development and oversight of the nutritional content of prepared meal delivery services. They ensure that …