Building on its already extensive specialist nutrition range, Healthcare meals provider, apetito has unveiled an exciting new and improved range of world-leading Purée meals, designed to bring dignity back to mealtimes for those living with swallowing difficulties (also known as dysphagia).
After listening closely to customer feedback and preferences, apetito has made significant changes to its texture modified meals, as well as introducing five delicious brand-new dishes, to deliver an even better mealtime dining experience for patients.
The new additions to the menu include an aromatic Purée Chicken Korma and warming Purée Bean Chilli, alongside three potato-topped pies, Purée Cottage Pie, Purée Shepherd’s Pie and Purée Fish Pie, that feature a “just cooked” browning effect to enhance the visual appeal.
One range enhancement is bringing all its Puréed dishes into the smaller ‘Purée Petite’ portion size, providing a more manageable serving for those living with dysphagia. This ensures that even those with smaller appetites can still enjoy meals packed with essential calories and protein.
Additionally, apetito has significantly improved the allergen profile of the meals, with 11 dishes now being made without all 14 recognised allergens* and many more made without milk and soya. This update offers patients with food allergies greater freedom of choice and helps to maintain a varied and inclusive menu selection.
To elevate the flavours of its recipes, apetito has added a wide selection of new puréed sauces and gravies into many of the meals, along with an array of brand-new side dishes that vastly expand on the variety and choice available.
And from an operational perspective, most of the new and improved meals are compatible with the iWave, increasing the number of products that can be prepared using multiple regeneration methods and supporting on ease of preparation.
Mandy Chambers, General Manager of Healthcare at apetito spoke on this new range launch, saying:
“We are extremely excited to be launching our ‘better than ever’ range of Purée meals and desserts, which we believe provides a real step change in our offering for patients living with dysphagia.
“Good nutrition is extremely important for patient recovery, and so we want to ensure that everyone can enjoy their mealtimes and dine with dignity, regardless of their dietary needs. We are confident that this new range will allow hospitals to provide an even safer, more diverse selection of meals, allowing patients with specialist diets to still experience the joy of dining without compromise.”
To find out more about apetito’s services, please check out: https://apetito.link/HC-HCA
*Please note that “Made Without” does not mean “Free From”. Made without means that the identified ingredient is not part of the recipe, but very small amounts could be present. The intended purpose is to enable the avoidance of an ingredient disliked due to its taste or texture. Food ‘made without’ an ingredient may not be suitable for someone living with food hypersensitivity.
As the UK’s leading provider of high-quality meals to the health and social care sector – apetito’s ethos of ‘making a real difference’ is embedded in everything the company does, from its wide range of delicious meals - where it works in close partnership with hospitals, care homes, independent schools, and nurseries - to delivering pioneering, world-leading specialist nutrition, as well as a best-in-class approach to sustainability.
apetito and sister company, Wiltshire Farm Foods (the UK’s leading homes meals delivery company), are based in the heart of Wiltshire (Trowbridge) where it around 2,000 people.
