By Benjamin Ferrer. Originally published in Nutrition Insight on March 20. 2026.
Advocating for a greater focus on nutrition in US healthcare, the Food Is Medicine Coalition (FIMC) and Harvard Law School have released a “first-of-its-kind” national framework designed to inform hospital professionals how to introduce medically tailored meals into the US healthcare system.
The newly published “Medically Tailored Meal (MTM) Sustainability Blueprint” offers guidance on how to personalize meal plans to individuals living with severe, complex, or chronic conditions.
This guidance should be based on therapeutic, evidence-based dietary specifications provided by an assessment of the patient’s nutrition needs by a registered dietitian nutritionist or other nutrition professional.
“For decades, FIMC agencies have demonstrated that medically tailored meals improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs,” says Alissa Wassung, executive director, FIMC. “The MTM Sustainability Blueprint provides the roadmap we need to move from promising pilot programs to a sustainable, scalable part of our healthcare system.”
Read the full article: https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/food-is-medicine-healthcare-nutrition-guidance.html
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