Catering support

The day to day provision of a nourishing diet to care home residents can be a challenging task, an the dietary needs of individual residents are becoming even more complex. Our comprehensive range of catering support resources provide practical advice on how to prepare and plan menus to meet the requirements of residents.

Menu Ideas for Modified Texture Diets using IDDSI Descriptors - Updated version

Four weeks of meal ideas for texture modified diets (soft & bite sized, minced & moist, pureed) to help give variety

Modular Products for Food Fortification

A guide to using Nutricia's modular products for food fortification

Nutilis Clear Recipe Book

Delicious recipes for residents with dysphaghia requiring a smooth pureed (Texture C) diet

Dysphagia Meal Preparation Demonstrations (IDDSI Level 4)

Nutricia have created a range of IDDSI level 4 meal preparation videos with dysphagia chef Niamh Condon. The video library also contains an IDDSI level 3 to 7 thickening video. 

Nutricia Care menu audit service

Our menu analysis service has been developed to ensure compliance with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland standards for nutritional adequacy and the National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland. To avail of this service simply email your nursing home’s menu cycle to your Nutricia Care representative.

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