Understanding Food Waste: Opportunities for Impact

This continuing education course delves into the issues surrounding food waste and loss and supplies strategies and resources RDs can use to help individuals and organizations combat this issue.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education course, nutrition professionals should be better able to:

  1. Identify where food waste occurs throughout the food system.
  2. Describe strategies to help clients reduce food waste at home.
  3. Analyze different food waste reduction efforts in the United States.
  4. Understand the relationship between food waste and the economy, the environment, and food insecurity.

Additional Information

Suggested CDR Performance Indicators: 
3.3.1, 7.2.4, 12.4.4
CDR Activity Type: 
740
CPE Level: 
1
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 CDR
Course opens: 
09/07/2021
Course expires: 
05/31/2024
CE Club cost:
$12.00
CE Club cost:
$0.00
Cost:
$24.00
Rating: 
5

Emily Cooper, RDN, is a New Jersey-based, award-winning recipe developer, food and nutrition writer, and author of the blog Sinful Nutrition.

The author has no relevant disclosures to report regarding this program. She has certified that no conflict of interest exists for this program. View our disclosure policy.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 CDR

Price

CE Club cost:
$12.00
CE Club cost:
$0.00
Cost:
$24.00
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