Culinary Concentration
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“A cook is creative, marrying ingredients in the way a poet marries words.”
-Roger Verge
Sodexo Dietetic Internships recognizes the value of a Culinary Concentration for dietetics professionals and is excited to offer this option for our interns.  With increased employment opportunities in non-traditional, dietetics-related jobs (i.e. Corporate Wellness, School Lunch Services, Colleges/Universities, Supermarkets), it has become evident that RDs would benefit from strengthening their knowledge and understanding of culinary skills and learn how to promote wellness through healthy eating, meal preparation, cooking demonstrations and nutrition education.

Sodexo employs thousands of culinary experts in all our divisions (e.g. health care, corporate, campus services and schools).  Sodexo chefs feed everyone from Walt Disney characters to our U.S. Marines.  They can be found cooking in the community through volunteerism, taking leftover meals to food banks and teaching culinary skills to tomorrow’s future cooks.  Sodexo dietetic interns will utilize a unique Culinary Foundations program to strengthen their knowledge and skills.
Our Culinary Concentration Interns ​
  • Will have the opportunity to work with Sodexo Chefs where they learn and practice basic culinary preparation techniques.
  • Will perform cooking demonstrations and promote wellness to various patient populations and/or ethnic groups.
  • Will participate in recipe development and testing by creating healthy substitutions, making them suitable for clients with varying medical conditions.
  • Will coordinate with a Sodexo or Retail Chef to execute a cooking class.