A comprehensive menu planning program makes designing high-quality, nutritious meals for assisted living residents quick and easy. The exclusive Grove Menus food menu system offers flexibility and a variety of options that make menu development much easier. Let’s look at how our automated tools can improve your food service processes while lowering your costs significantly. …
Seasonal menus offer many benefits to assisted living facilities and their residents. Fresh, locally-grown ingredients are both more nutritious and less expensive than ingredients trucked in from thousands of miles away. Vegetables and fruits harvested from local farms provide seniors a connection with the community as well as a topic of conversation. Of course, seasonal …
Taste is king when planning menus for seniors. After all, if the food doesn’t taste good, no one will eat it. But, as anyone who has ever seen a cooking show on televisions knows, food’s presentation is equally as important. Appearance matters because food that is attractive and appetizing always seems to taste better. And, …
Nursing home menus must incorporate a variety of critical considerations, ranging from nutritional values to flavor and visual appeal. Because seniors face an increased risk of chronic disease. Both cardiovascular and heart disease are of particular concern. The American Heart Association has included eating a heart-healthy diet as one of the most important aspects of …
If you struggle with recipe ideas for seniors in your nursing home or assisted living facility, you are not alone. Many senior care administrators battle this problem on a daily basis. The primary considerations of controlling cost and increasing the appeal of menu items can pose a challenge for satisfying regulatory and nutritional standards. How …
When designing menus for seniors, it’s important to consider environmental factors that can affect nutrition and food intake. Food psychologists have studied dietary trends for people of all ages and discovered several striking facts. Of course, we understand how environmental factors can influence health and obesity in children and young adults, but they affect older individuals as well. Because …
