Preparing food for large crowds can be tricky. Measurements don’t always calculate out well so having food guides or recipe books specifically designed for bulk food preparation can be invaluable.

An ol’ reliable recipe book called Food for 50  is one f the best.

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Sample Diet Manual for Food Service

The purpose of this diet manual is to establish a common language and practice for physicians and other healthcare professionals to use when providing nutritional care to individuals under the auspices of the Department of Developmental Services, a State of California Health and Human Services agency. Standard use of diet terminology can assist in providing a smooth transition for individuals transferred between developmental centers, or placed in community facilities or group homes.
This manual includes the most current information on diets in accordance with research findings. Nutritional adequacy of the diets is based upon the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) established by The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine. The appendix includes reference materials that are pertinent and/or useful in providing appropriate nutritional care for individuals with developmental disabilities.
This manual has been simplified to include only those diets most routinely ordered. Each diet lists:
• Purpose
• Diet Principles
• Adequacy
• Foods Allowed
• Foods To Avoid
• Meal Pattern to use in menu planning and /or
• Sample Menu for one day (when appropriate)

Nursing Home/Assisted Living Menus Non-Selective:

• This menus system is a 5 week cycle that is editable at the facility level!
• Each cycle includes: Weeks at a Glance, Daily Posting Sheets, Spreadsheets, Production Sheets, Nutrient Analysis, Recipes and our Diet Manual.
• Our spreadsheets include the following diets: Regular or NAS, Mechanical Soft, Pureed, Carbohydrate Consistent, Pureed/Carbohydrate Consistent, Super Nutrition, Restricted Calorie/Carbohydrate Consistent, Heart Healthy, Liberalized Renal, Liberalized Renal/Carbohydrate Consistent, Dysphagia, and Finger Foods.

Includes:

• Weeks at a Glance
• Daily Posting Sheets
• Spreadsheets
• Production Sheets
• Recipes
• Diet Manual

HPSI Purchasing Service

An essential role of food service management is the coordination of food purchasing and menu planning.  Inefficient or inadequate procedures can lead to cost overruns, waste and a disappointing bottom line.  Menu2UPlus.com offers the management tools necessary to not only eliminate these kinds of inefficiencies, but also to enhance all facets of your food service operation.

With Menu2UPlus.com, food ordering is directly linked to menu planning.  When a menu is completed, a food order is automatically generated based on census and menu requirements.  At the same time, Inventory Management allows you to maintain proper inventory levels while Order Guide Management lets you limit what can by ordered, thus helping to further control costs.

Of course, Menu2UPlus.com does much more than streamline food ordering and inventory management.  As an internet based system, Menu2UPlus.com allows you to access your entire menu, anytime and anywhere. With real time food costs and resident information, you are able to immediately adjust your menu to control costs related to prevailing market conditions or to scale recipes according to fluctuations in census.

Menu2UPlus.com also facilitates the cultural change movement by allowing resident focused customization.  Select menus, diverse recipes (including popular regional favorites), snacks and substitutions — all provide residents with an array of choices and a more homelike experience.  And since menus are prepared using HPSI negotiated products, you are always assured of a nutritious and pleasing dining experience as well as cost savings.

Call now to experience the Menu2UPlus.com difference, 800.455.MENU (6368).

RDs for Healthcare

The menus provided by RDs for Healthcare, Inc. are known for their simplicity for the dietary staff and for old fashioned home cooking flavors for the residents. Four seasons are written in four week cycles with day-by-day recipe books. Recipes are broken down to serve 8, 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 residents. Special care is taken to provide the most nutritious meals possible using herbs and spices to enhance flavors, with minimal salt added. Listed on each recipe are the therapeutic guidelines and an alternate food choice. Colorful posters of holiday meals, special theme meals and weekly dated menus are provided to post on the bulletin board of the facility. Inventory and order guides are also available to go along with the menu cycles. Vegetarian, select, and ethnic menus are available as well as diabetic and low sodium.

RDs for Healthcare, Inc. specialize in maintaining facilities’ food costs through reviewing cost control systems and purchasing procedures when needed. An in-service is included each cycle with the menu packet addressing food handling and sanitation issues. A diet manual is available along with the menus and is revised every 5 years.

Eating Well

Your personal Meal Planning tool is waiting. Get great-tasting recipe ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks—all based on your preferences.

The Meal Planning tool can help you create a customized eating plan based on your health goals, the types of foods you like, and any dietary requirements you may have.

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Meal Planning Tool: Create Your Plan

ChooseMyPlate.gov

The website features practical information and tips to help Americans build healthier diets. It features selected messages to help consumer focus on key behaviors. Selected messages include:
o Enjoy your food, but eat less.
o Avoid oversized portions.
o Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
o Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.
o Make at least half your grains whole grains.
o Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen
meals—and choose foods with lower numbers.
o Drink water instead of sugary drinks. ChooseMyPlate.gov1 includes much of the consumer and
professional information formerly found on MyPyramid.gov.

Allrecipes, the world’s largest social network of food and entertaining enthusiasts, receives more than 390 million annual visits from home cooks who share and download recipes, reviews, photos, personal profiles, and meal ideas. For more than 13 years, the Seattle-based site has served as a dynamic, indispensible resource for cooks seeking trusted recipes, entertaining ideas, everyday and holiday meal solutions, practical cooking tips, and food advice. Allrecipes provides more than 44,000 recipes inspiring between 9 and 16 million monthly unique visitors and a membership base of more than 3.6 million strong.

As the fastest growing independent food Internet site, and part of The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. food and entertaining division, Allrecipes provides insights into the kitchens and cooking passions of home cooks everywhere.

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Healthy meal planning is important because you can improve the nutritional quality of your diet by eating more meals at home. Healthy meal planning begins with accurate information about good nutrition and tips for applying that information to your daily life.

Our healthy meal planning resources help you establish a pattern of healthy food choices each week by providing a range of features to make planning healthy meals easier, such as nutrition articles, recipes, personalized cookbooks and shopping lists, as well as a meal planner to help plan your meals over time.

By setting aside time to plan weekly meals with our easy online tools you will see how simple healthy meal planning can be.

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If it’s recipes you are looking for, we have them! CDKitchen has over 100,000 different recipes to choose from – not the same old repeats you find on other sites. Recipes are submitted and tested by home cooks just like you and reviewed by our millions of visitors! Browse our 2500+ categories of recipes or use the improved recipe search to find that perfect recipe. You can find nearly any recipe imaginable – from Copy Cat recipes to Desserts to Mixed Drinks. New recipes are uploaded every day, along with articles by our slate of cooking columnists. And of course, every day is a Fun Food Holiday! So, get started – browse for a recipe, submit your own, write a recipe review, you can even upload photos of recipes you’ve tried. And when you want to just have some fun, we have a whole section of cooking games. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

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