Dietitian-approved menus promote overall good health and meet the special dietary needs of adult care facility residents.
March is National Nutrition Month, and the perfect time to improve the menu planning process for your group home, assisted living facility or senior care center.
This year’s theme, “Put Your Best Fork Forward,” highlights the importance of making every bite count. Having a registered dietitian review the recipes and meals included in your food menu program helps ensure that your residents eat a more balanced and healthful diet.
Dietitian-Approved Menus Provide Proper Nutrition
Senior care centers, assisted living facilities and group homes must ensure that the meals and snacks they serve are as nutritious as possible. An occasional treat is ok but, since many residents don’t have healthy eating habits, the majority of your menu offerings should maximize nutritional value.
Dietitian review is essential for balancing nutrition and meeting the dietary needs of adult care center residents. Serving snacks and meals that are a part of an approved menu planning program can ensure that your residents regularly enjoy more healthful food choices.
Dietitian-Approved Recipes Provide Healthy Versions of Popular Favorites
Our appetites can decline with age and as a result of medications and health conditions. That’s why offering dishes that are both nutritious and delicious is critical for senior care and assisted living facilities. Dietitian-approved recipes provide your residents with healthy meals they can savor.
Many of the most crave-worthy foods are high in fat, calories and carbohydrates – none of which are good for your residents. But, since meal satisfaction is important to care facility residents, reworking classic meal favorites is imperative.
Professional dietitians know all the tricks for transforming high-calorie favorites into healthier versions without sacrificing flavor, so your residents can continue to enjoy their favorite foods even after their dietary needs change.
Simplify Your Meal Planning with Dietitian-Approved Menus
Adult care centers can opt to hire a registered dietitian for meal planning, but having a full-time dietitian on staff can be costly. Hiring someone for part-time or contract work, although potentially less expensive, complicates the process of making food menu program changes.
To make nutritious menu planning much simpler, consider using a meal planning software program. The user-friendly Grove Menus system is a cost-effective way to develop a balanced and nutritious meal plan for your adult care center. In addition to simplifying the process, our proprietary program will also help you cut both food and labor costs.
Celebrate National Nutrition Month by contacting Grove Menus today for a complimentary demonstration of our meal planning program, including hundreds of scalable dietitian-approved menus.