It was Nutrition and Hydration Week last week which aims to focus on health, wellbeing and good nutrition in care settings. We enjoyed making the most of the week for our Loose Valley Care Home residents, creating lots of delicious nutritious and hydrating treats alongside our St Patrick’s Day celebrations and cruise to South Africa!
We focused on offering hydrating foods including melon, cucumber, papaya and mango, with different choices of fresh fruit juices every day. Nutrition boosts and tempting snacks included bananas, cheese scones, homemade cakes, jelly, milkshakes and ice cream.
Our week’s tasty calendar:
Monday 17 March – St Patrick’s Day
Baileys cake with cream or custard
Shamrock-shaped shortbread biscuits
Irish latte coffees and Guinness
Tuesday 18 March – American 1950s music afternoon
Hot dogs, sausages and beans
Milkshake bar
Wednesday 19 March
Banana spilt with sauces and cream
Hot choc bar with mini marshmallows
Thursday 20 March – South African cruise
Fruit juice bar and fruit kebabs
Chocolate fountain
Friday 21 March
Homemade fishcakes
Water infused with lemon, lime, mint and cucumber
Saturday 22 March
Carrot, cucumber and dips
Fruit smoothies
Sunday 23 March
Jelly, fruit and ice cream
Cheese scones
Huge thanks to our catering team for all their wonderful food!
