Care home meals provider apetito has launched a new range of finger food dishes aimed at providing a positive and inclusive dining experience for residents living with dementia.
Finger Food Bites allow residents that live with dementia or co-ordination difficulties to feed themselves nutritionally balanced meals in one bite without having to struggle to manipulate cutlery.
Finger Foods Bites allow residents the freedom to pick up and put down a complete hot meal with no mess and with minimal residue left on fingers. They can be also enjoyed whilst sitting down, or if a resident is on the move, the company said.
The range features 12 dishes including six Finger Food Bites and six Classic Finger Foods. Finger Food Bites include chicken and mushroom casserole, ham and leek, chicken tikka, sausage casserole, salmon supreme and veggie bolognaise.
The six Classic Finger Foods are chicken goujons, fish goujons, chicken fillets & stuffing, pork meatballs, chipolatas, and omelettes.
The range has been created with help of apetito’s development chefs who embraced technology to ensure the quality of the meals met high standards of taste, texture and flavours.
“The elements of Finger Food Bites are cleverly designed and created so they melt in the mouth. Each ‘Bite’ encapsulates the flavours of a traditional meal and for the very first time, this innovative new range will allow residents living with dementia to enjoy feeding themselves, with no mess and with tasty meal options,” said apetito care homes divisional lead Richard Woodward.
“We’re hugely excited by the range and see this as a key part of a nutritional strategy for a care home to overcome difficulties using cutlery and delay the need for assisted feeding. It’s a real game-changer for care homes and their residents,” he added.
