Nutrition education 

can be defined as any set of learning experiences designed to facilitate the voluntary adoption of eating and other nutrition-related behaviors conducive to health and well-being. It is an integral part of providing nutrition services to older persons. 
Nutrition services providers must conduct nutrition education activities, consistent with the goals and content described below, at a minimum of two times per calendar year at each site. Providers are encouraged to use existing nutrition education resources from the Basic Food Nutrition Education Program

 Health professionals have a different role in educating an individual in the clinic, community, or long-term health care facility In these settings, the  dietician , nutritionist, or nurse serves to assist or enable individuals to incorporate changes in eating patterns and behavior into their lives. The major focus of this type of nutrition is not knowledge and facts, but rather the development of permanent behavioral changes. This is the art of nutrition education – breaking down a large body of knowledge into small, individual components that are represented to a patient or client at a rate and level, at which they are able to absorb and use the information. Effective education is making nutrition information digestible and usable in an everyday setting.