Leading the Way in Care Home Nutrition: apetito Launches ‘Better Than Ever’ Purée Meals 

Building on its already extensive specialist nutrition range, care homes meal provider, apetito has unveiled an exciting new and improved range of world-leading Purée meals, designed to bring joy and restore dignity to mealtimes for residents 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 residents.

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.

Understanding the importance of mealtimes in care homes, apetito has added a wide selection of new puréed sauces and gravies into meals to elevate the delicious flavours, along with an array of brand-new side dishes that vastly expand on the variety and choice available.

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 residents with food allergies greater freedom of choice and helps care homes maintain a varied and inclusive menu selection.

Richard Woodward, General Manager of Care Homes 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 residents living with swallowing difficulties.

“Mealtimes are about more than just nourishment and it’s extremely important that everyone can enjoy their mealtimes and dine with dignity, regardless of their dietary needs. We are confident that this new range will allow care homes to provide an even safer, more diverse selection of meals, allowing residents with specialist diets to experience the full joy of dining without compromise.”

Find out more about the specialist nutrition offering from apetito at apetito.link/carehomes. Now, if you are a care home with >30 beds, you can benefit from this world-leading texture modified range without committing to the full apetito meal provision through a new service, Wiltshire Farm Foods Professional. Find out more at wffpro.co.uk

*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.