Human Nutrition Lab

Services

The nutrition lab provides the following services:

• Controlled Feeding Studies: includes menu planning, recipe development, study diet calculations, food preparation, monitoring of all aspects of food service for feeding studies. Participants can eat at the center and/or take meals home.



• Behavioral Interventions: includes menu planning, recipe development and facilities in which to do food preparation and cooking demonstrations.



• Community Based Interventions: includes menu planning, recipe development and preparation of food samples that are served off-site.

Consultation

Each research study is unique and will require a unique set of services and plans. The Prevention Center staff is available to answer questions and provide support in the development of new protocols and their service requirements.

Resources

• 4 food prep areas
• 6 microwaves
• Blast chiller
• Convection oven
• 6 burner gas range
• Metler metric scales

• Dining room seats 36
• Serving area
• Reach through refrigerator
• Steam table
• Walk in freezer
• Walk in refrigerator
• Temperature track system
• Dry storage
• Television and internet access for participants' use

• ProNutra software: metabolic diet study management system