Plate Waste Study

Annabel Biruete , PhD

Dietetic Intern
 Cost per meal
3.00

2.50
Cost per meal (dollars)

Kcal SD
2.00 Regular 1.81 0.97
Cardiac 1.89 0.71
1.50 DB 1.93 0.76
Renal 1.89 0.56
1.00
Modified 1.98 0.99
0.50 Any cardiac 1.98 0.92
Any DB 1.98 0.90
0.00 Any renal 1.79 0.56
60.00
% Waste
50.00
Kcal SD
40.00 Regular 19.97 21.87
Cardiac 28.41 27.92
30.00
DB 15.45 16.83
20.00 Renal 12.43 26.17
Modified 32.54* 20.50
10.00
Any cardiac 24.40 26.24

0.00 Any DB 19.92 24.05

Any renal 13.30 20.78
 Kcal per meal
900.00
800.00
Kcal SD
700.00
Regular 461.98 246.58
600.00
kcal/meal

Cardiac 384.19 189.52

500.00
DB 442.17 288.39
400.00
Renal 585.73 228.31
300.00 Modified 456.56 226.21
200.00 Any cardiac 393.63 187.23
100.00 Any DB 417.13 274.00
0.00 Any renal 555.71 295.29
 Kcal/kg per meal
12.00

10.00 Kcal/kg SD
Regular 6.20 4.02
8.00
kcal/kg/meal

Cardiac 4.66 2.05

DB 4.52 2.77
6.00
Renal 6.85 2.84
4.00 Modified 5.77 2.50
Any cardiac 5.02 2.89
2.00 Any DB 4.62 3.24
Any renal 5.50 2.74
0.00
 50.00
Protein per meal
45.00
40.00
g SD
35.00 Regular 18.93 12.76
Protein g/kg

30.00 Cardiac 17.90 11.69

25.00 DB 22.51 14.70
20.00 Renal 22.28 10.63

15.00 Modified 16.70 10.35

Any cardiac 22.19 20.18
10.00
Any DB 23.65 22.09
5.00
Any renal 20.36 15.26
0.00
 % total kcal from protein
35.00

30.00 % kcal pro SD

%kcal from protein

25.00 Regular 15.92 5.82

Cardiac 18.35 8.94
20.00 DB 19.22 9.76
15.00 Renal 16.38 6.12
Modified 13.93 6.97
10.00 Any cardiac 18.74* 7.60
5.00 Any DB 17.87 8.60
Any renal 14.75 7.18
0.00
 Sodium per meal
1400.00
Na/meal SD
1200.00
Regular 609.76 427.42
1000.00 Cardiac 584.43 437.81
Na (mg)

800.00 DB 728.99 583.82

Renal 704.88 393.62
600.00
Modified 442.65 351.03
400.00 Any cardiac 618.45 413.71

200.00 Any DB 641.89 456.67

Any renal 628.79 351.00
0.00
 70.00
%UL of sodium per meal
60.00
% Na UL SD
50.00 Regular 26.51 18.58
Cardiac 25.41 19.04
% Na UL

40.00
DB 31.70 25.38
30.00 Renal 30.65 17.11
Modified 19.25 15.26
20.00 Any cardiac 26.89 17.99

10.00 Any DB 27.91 19.86

Any renal 27.34 15.26
0.00
 Potassium per meal
1200.00

1000.00
Potassium per meal (mg)

% kcal pro SD
Regular 558.45 392.56
800.00
Cardiac 501.42 380.25

600.00 DB 687.35 312.62

Renal 603.68 279.99
400.00 Modified 554.28 339.54
Any cardiac 540.43 370.17
200.00 Any DB 596.37 325.97
Any renal 533.46 252.89
0.00
 % potassium AI per meal
24.00
22.00
20.00 % kcal pro SD
18.00 Regular 11.88 8.35
% K AI per meal

16.00 Cardiac 10.67 8.09

14.00
DB 14.62 6.65
12.00
10.00 Renal 12.84 5.96
8.00 Modified 11.79 7.22
6.00 Any cardiac 11.50 7.88
4.00 Any DB 12.69 6.94
2.00 Any renal 11.35 5.38
0.00