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RD Exam Ready Podcast

RD Exam Ready Podcast

By: Zak Kaesberg MS RD
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 🎙 RD Exam Ready Podcast Your show to becoming a Registered Dietitian—simplified and supported. Welcome to the RD Exam Ready Podcast, where future Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) get the tools, insights, and encouragement they need to pass the CDR Exam with confidence. Hosted by Zak Kaesberg, founder of RD Exam Ready and the Diet NPO Podcast, this show breaks down challenging exam topics, explores modern study techniques, and highlights the best resources to ensure you're truly exam-ready.© 2026 Zak Kaesberg MS, RD Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • FTE- Full Time Equivalent Calculations

    FTE- Full Time Equivalent Calculations
    Feb 1 2026

    In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) and staffing calculations, a topic that often causes confusion in foodservice management. You’ll learn how FTEs fit into the management functions, how to calculate FTEs per day, week, and year, and how to account for relief employees and adjusted FTEs. Zak walks through common exam-style scenarios, highlights unit-tracking tips, and finishes with practice questions to help you apply these concepts with confidence on exam day.


    📺 Upcoming YouTube Live – EN & TPN Calculations
    Join us Wednesday, February 4th at 7:00 PM Central Time
    (5:00 PM Pacific | 6:00 PM Mountain | 8:00 PM Eastern)
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    Happy studying 💙
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    27 mins
  • Bariatric Surgery MNT

    Bariatric Surgery MNT
    Jan 25 2026

    In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak reviews the major types of bariatric surgery and the nutrition considerations you need to know for the RD Exam. You’ll learn how each procedure changes digestion and absorption, what vitamin and mineral deficiencies to watch for, and how these concepts show up in exam-style questions. The episode wraps up with practice questions to help you apply the material with confidence on exam day.

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    YouTube: @RDExamReady

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    📺 Upcoming YouTube Live:
    February 4th at 7:00 PM Central
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    34 mins
  • Fixed vs. Variable Costs

    Fixed vs. Variable Costs
    Jan 18 2026

    In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down fixed, variable, and semi-variable costs in a clear, exam-focused way. You’ll learn how to identify each type of cost, avoid common points of confusion, and apply these concepts to calculation and break-even style questions. This episode is designed to help you think more confidently through foodservice finance questions on exam day.

    📺 Join RD Exam Ready Live
    🗓 January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM Central Time
    👉 https://youtube.com/live/yE5PpAN18SI?feature=share


    📲 Follow RD Exam Ready
    Instagram: @RDExamReady
    YouTube: @RDExamReady

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    22 mins
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