www.russellpartnership.comwww.foodforthebrain.orgThe Commercial Nutritional Audit ModelThe Russell Partnership, in association with Food for the Brain, have The report also delivers practical advice on how to promote these efforts developed a unique Best Practice Nutritional Model. This is a first hand (and those that may well already be in place) in order to appeal to your assessment of your nutritional rating based on a site visit from our customers’ growing interest in healthy eating and assist them in making Nutritional Team, led by the Partnership’s own Nutritional Therapist, informed food choices. Fiona McDonald Joyce, Dip.ION, mBANT. In addition, support is available to implement these changes through The resultant comprehensive report offers advice and information on how complementary modules such as the Menu Design Service, Staff Training best to deliver the key principles of nutrition, in a commercial market, Workshops, Menu Classification System, as well as follow up re-assessments working within your budget and team capabilities. to monitor progress. Food for the Brain accreditation is also available.Assessment criteriA Benefits • Menu balance and nutrient value • Income protection by meeting growing customer needs Leading to • Food sourcing and provenance • Builds the ‘Student Experience’• Ingredient selection • Supports staff and student mental and physical performance Food for leading to increased productivity • Preparation methods the ...
The Russell Partnership, in association with Food for the Brain, have developed a unique Best Practice Nutritional Model. This is a first hand assessment nutritionalrating based on a site visit from our Nutritional dby the Partnership’s own Nutritional Therapist, Fiona McDone, Dip.ION, mBANT. The resultanthensive report offers advice and information on how b t lesof nutrition, in a commercial market, working within your budget and team capabilities.
The report also delivers practical advice on how to promote these efforts (and those that may well already be in place) in order to appeal to your customers’ growing interest in healthy eating and assist them in making informed food choices.
In addition, support is available to implement these changes through complementary modules such as the Menu Design Service, Staff Training Workshops, Menu Classification System, as well as follow up re-assessments to monitor progress.Food for the Brain accreditation is also available.
•Incomeprotectionbymeetinggrowingcustomerneeds•Buildsthe‘StudentExperience’ •Supportsstaffandstudentmentalandphysicalperformanceleading to increased productivity •Demonstratescorporatesocialresponsibility•Universallyapplicable(tostudents,staffandconferencedelegates)•PracticalChef’sGuideforeasyimplementation •Implementationofsupportingmodules
As awareness of nutrition grows in schools in particular, it is crucial that employers, universities and commercial caterers respond to the increasing demand for good value nutritional meals and snacks in order to avoid losing customers to competitors, and to actively support human performance and well-being.
FionaMcDonaldJoycehasparticularexperienceinthenutritionalneedsofstaffandstudentsandhasworked as a consultant to caterers for Food for the Brain, a foundation promoting awareness of the link between learning, behaviour, mental health and nutrition’. She is also the author of several cookbooks.
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mENu BalaNCE & nuTRIENT ValuE (28/40) exTRaCT FROM rEpORT 1. USE OF whOlEgRaINS Benefit: Wholegrains(such as brown rice, wholemeal bread, pastl tsand rye bread) contain fibre, vitamins and minerals. They are morfattening than refined versions, as the body has to work a lot harb emdown.They also have more flavour. Current comment:Low (white bread, rice, pasta, flour, biscuits for cheese). Rating1: Switchto Brown Rice. Continueserving white pasta as a better end product but serve with a proteinin order to slow down the sugar release from the refined pasta flour. Recommendations: Serveoat cakeswith cheese in addition to refined wheat biscuits. Offeroat cakes with a protein rich spread for high energy snacks. Considerpumpernickel rye bread open sandwiches in addition to paninis and rolls. Re-introduceoat based breakfast dishes. 2. LOw SaTuRaTEd FaT MENu ITEMS Benefit: Saturatedfat is stored as fat and contributes to heart disease and constipation.It is richest in intensively reared red meat and full fat dairy products. Current comment:Predominance of red meat on supper menu. Rating3:fotyiearvodGoleanpoultryandfsihtalnuhc. Recommendations: Reducethe frequency of red meat at supper in favour of lean poultry and fish. Address menu weighting so that each day does not feature red meat on more than one occasion.