Healthy eating in Healthcare

The nutritional requirements of many patients or elderly and infirm customers can seem to contradict our Healthwise principles. For example, providing a low fat, low sugar diet for someone in hospital might not provide the calorific content necessary for the protein in their diet to build muscle and aid their recovery.

Of course, for patients with special dietary requirements we have developed menus which include low salt, low fibre and gluten-free options. We ensure that all of our food service employees at the healthcare sites we operate are well trained in basic nutrition, special diets and allergies and are fully briefed to meet the requirements of these customers.

We try to limit the amount of chocolate eaten by patients, particularly children, and offer more nutritious products instead, as well as encouraging them to drink more water and, where appropriate, 100% fruit juice.

Prepared meals

Sodexo has its own prepared meals business based in Wales, supplying chilled and frozen meals to the healthcare market and other organisations in the public sector.

Tillery Valley is the leading supplier of chilled and frozen meals in the UK. All of our meals, from the classic to the contemporary, are designed with the needs of hospital patients in mind. They are carefully developed to help caterers plan nutritious and appealing menus and aid the recovery of hospital patients and can be quickly regenerated using microwave and steam valve technology.