Leading care home meals supplier apetito has revealed its new dysphagia-friendly dessert range.
apetito has extended its award-winning range of texture modified meals with a brand-new range of IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative) Level 5 desserts, which it says will give providers greater choice in supporting residents living with dysphagia (a swallowing condition often associated with dementia that results in residents requiring a softer diet).
The supplier’s Level 5 desserts, which have been in development for many months, are based on three traditional - and much-loved - favourites – apple sponge, sticky toffee sponge, and rice pudding.
All three are gluten free, with the sticky toffee sponge variant providing an energy dense option that caters for those at risk of malnutrition. In common with other apetito offerings, the new texture modified desserts have been carefully moulded to look and taste exactly like the original dish.
Richard Woodward, general manager of apetito care homes division says: “A strong focus for our business is looking at the future of dementia-friendly dining, which is something that our care home customers take very seriously.
“We continue to work in close collaboration with our customers to understand their needs and their challenges and are proud to have developed this delicious new range of safe and nutritionally balanced desserts that we hope their residents will enjoy.”
