Nutrition and Hydration Week
14 – 20 June 2021
This national awareness event which is celebrated around the country every year between 14-20 June, aims to help people understand the importance of nutrition and hydration in health and social care. It promotes a number of measures to enhance patient wellbeing including protected meal times to allow patients to eat meals undisturbed. In addition, it promotes the minimum standards for good nutrition in all settings and advises 10 key characteristics for good nutritional care.
To celebrate this event we have chosen five delicious and healthy recipes for you to enjoy from our Healthy Living recipe library.
Thai Green Tofu Noodles
Tofu is a low-fat meat alternative made by coagulating soy milk, and marinating it in curry paste allows it to take on the flavours of the curry. A stir-fry is a great way of incorporating lots of vegetables into a meal.
Meat Free Burritos
These meat free butternut squash burritos have all the great flavours of Mexican cooking without the saturated fat.
Feta and Watermelon Salad
The watermelon gives this salad a very refreshing quality, which contrasts beautifully with the dry taste of the feta. This salad can be served as a side dish or as a healthy snack.
Artichoke Salad
This artichoke salad is low in saturated fat and cholesterol which does not compromise on flavour with lemon juice, wine vinegar and garlic. Artichokes are a good source of niacin, vitamin B, iron, phosphorus, potassium, folate, magnesium and a very good source of dietary fibre.
Greek Bean Bake
This is an easy version of a flavourful Greek dish and is a great side dish for barbecues. Beans are an excellent choice for a low fat, high fibre source of protein.
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Horder Healthcare strongly adheres to all such standards and is committed to quality nutrition for its patients, with a team of trained chefs freshly preparing every meal from scratch. The recipes are created by our Corporate Catering Manager and approved by an external nutritionist to ensure they are balanced and offer the right amount of nutrients to aid recovery after surgery.
Guy Heasman, Head of Corporate Support Services at The Horder Centre, said: “We believe that food has an important part to play in not only the physical recovery of our patients but also their wellbeing too. Undergoing major surgery and staying in a hospital can seem daunting, which is why we provide our patients with flavourful, fresh nutritious food that can help provide a little comfort at this time.”
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Horder Healthcare is committed to providing the very best quality of care for our patients and customers. We are continuously working on improving and reducing risks and this is reflected in our consistently high CQC results, patient satisfaction questionnaires and minimal levels of infection.
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