No job is too big or too small for us at Nutrition Solutions Tasmania! Making pizza is almost as much fun as designing your own pizza box while waiting for the others to arrive. This was another in our series to help people living with disability improve their skills and confidence in the kitchen.
It was great to provide recommendations for how the food can be improved at Ashley Youth Detention Centre. We conducted a full menu review and this proved particularly helpful for the Custodial Inspector who released a report on Thursday following an unannounced inspection last year into the food and nutrition standards at the Detention Centre.
What's on the menu at Ashley Youth Detention Centre
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Food and nutrition for Ashley Youth Detention Centre detainees has been reviewed.What do you get when you put two foodie dietitians in front of the camera in conjunction with the powerhouse team at RFDS? Well take a look!
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The RFDS Tasmania Healthy Eating Program aims to motivate people to adopt a healthy lifestyle. The program is funded by the Australian Government through Primary Health Tasmania (Tasmania PHN), and is...
We recently ran the first in the series of cooking workshops with National Disability Services & the help of a Healthy Tasmania Grant. The aim is improve the confidence and skills of people with disability to cook more and be more active in the kitchen at home. We all worked together to make some vegetarian burgers with salad and toasted pita breads for a tasty lunch.
If your organisation has participants that would interested in doing more in the kitchen and would like to take part in the program please get in touch.
Our Aged Care Consulting services include getting to know your residents to understand their needs when it comes to nutrition 🤝
Just a few of our Aged Care Consulting services include:
👉 Management of unintentional weight loss and malnutrition
👉 IDDSI compliance and auditing
👉 Enteral feed management and recommendations
👉 Menu quality and quantity auditing
👉 Daily protein intake calculations and reporting
For more information on these services, contact our friendly team at nutritionsolutionstas.com.au/contact-us/
Our Staff Training services are perfect for child care centres, catering companies, aged care facilities, private hospitals and more who want to provide training opportunities for their staff.
Benefits of regular Staff Training:
🍴 More confident, dedicated employees
🍴 A more knowledgeable team with sharper skills
🍴 Overall increased business efficiency
If you’re interested in offering your team a chance to brush up on their nutrition skills, get in touch with our team at nutritionsolutionstas.com.au/contact-us/
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With an Accredited Practicing Dietitian on your side, your catering company can prepare and present meals that are not only delicious, but also nutritious and created in the most efficient, safe way possible.
Our Catering Operation Reviews evaluate how your kitchen and team operate daily and result in recommendations on how you can improve your services, from the layout of your kitchen to how your team prepares and stores food.
Contact us today to learn more about our services for catering companies: nutritionsolutionstas.com.au/contact-us/
Brighten up your pasta dishes this spring by adding this 3-Veggie Springtime Pesto Pasta to your menu 🥦 Loaded with in-season vegetables and healthy fats, this bright meal is sure to delight.
Ingredients:
½ cup basil pesto
200 g broccoli, chopped into florets
100 g button mushrooms, sliced
175 g asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 cm lengths
500 g penne
Grated pepper pecorino cheese to serve
Method:
Line a large steamer with baking paper and punch with holes. Arrange the broccoli, mushrooms, and asparagus in a single layer on top and cover with a lid. Set the steamer over a saucepan or wok of simmering water and steam for about 4–5 minutes, or until just cooked.
Meanwhile, cook the penne in a large saucepan of rapidly boiling salted water for 8–10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain well and return to the pan. Add the steamed vegetables and pesto to the pasta and mix well. Serve hot or cold, topped with grated pepper pecorino.
Recipe: GoodFood.com.au
If you need a pair of professional eyes to review your current menus and add fresh, new recipes for spring, contact our team today at nutritionsolutionstas.com.au/contact-us/
Did you know ageing adults are more vulnerable to food-borne illnesses? Here are a few simple food safety strategies you should be supervising at your aged care facility:
✅ Pay special care to high-risk foods including cheese, cold meats, chicken, and seafood.
✅ Write the date on food packages before freezing or storing them in the fridge
✅ Reheat the dishes to 75°C to kill any bacteria
If you are looking to adjust your outdated kitchen policy strategy, our team can help! We will review your current systems and implement new strategies for food safety, hygiene practices, allergen management, and more: nutritionsolutionstas.com.au/contact-us/
Most importantly do not eat farmed salmon absolute poison
Learn to create delicious meals like this one with our cooking demonstrations! We teach people from all backgrounds new cooking techniques, recipes, and more to help them learn to cook healthy meals at home 👩🍳
Whether just for fun, as part of an employee nutrition program, or to reinspire your kitchen staff, schedule your group cooking demonstration today by contacting us at nutritionsolutionstas.com.au/contact-us/
