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Pictured are Wendy Beck, Prospect House manager; Jackie Callow, resident, and chef Sally Howard.
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Staff and residents at the HICA Prospect House care home on Woodlands Avenue in Goole are celebrating after the home gained a Heartbeat award for healthy eating.
The award scheme is nationally recognised and is operated by the local authority in conjunction with the health authority.
Prospect House chef Sally Howard and manager Wendy Beck have made sure that the 21 residents at the home for people with learning disabilities have a varied and healthy menu, prepared in a healthy environment.
Sally said: "Our menus contain plenty of healthy eating options and are complemented by a number of themed special events, such as a summer food fayre, pie and pea suppers with low fat ingredients and carveries featuring lean white meat. We have also introduced pictorial menus on a trial basis to make it easier for residents to choose meals."
James Pickering, HICA Care Homes catering manager, added: "This latest Heartbeat award for HICA demonstrates how seriously we take healthy eating. As an organisation that looks after vulnerable members of the community it is extremely important that we provide healthy and tasty menus and a healthy environment.
"To become an approved food supplier to HICA, companies must agree to provide low fat and low salt products.
"The Prospect House award means that 24 of our 26 care homes now meet the Heartbeat award criteria and the remaining two have submitted their applications.
"This makes us one of only a few care providers in the UK to have such a large proportion of care homes meeting the criteria."
Published on 21st August 2008 in News.
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