Overview

Designed for operators of Supportive Living sites in Alberta, the toolkit is a “how-to-guide” to help the site plan, prepare, and provide healthy menus to residents. The toolkit helps:

• Support operators in meeting the Government of Alberta Supportive Living Accommodation Standards and Checklist .
• Provide step by step guidance to build a healthy menu which meets the nutrition requirements of residents following Canada’s Food Guide.
• Offers guidance to meet the help meet dietary needs of residents by adapting available regular menu items.

Toolkit

Printable Resource

• Planning a Healthy Menu: A Toolkit for Supportive Living Sites

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Background Information

Menu Planning

• 2.1 How to Plan a Healthy Menu
• 2.2 Healthy Standardized Recipes
• 2.3 Standardized Portion Sizes
• 2.4 Planning Healthy Meals in Support Homes
• 2.5 Budgeting

Making Menu Substitutions and Preparing Special Diets

• 3.1 Overview
• 3.2 Special Diets
• 3.3 Texture Modified Diets
  • Easy to Chew
  • Dysphagia Soft
  • Minced
  • Pureed
  • Cut/Diced
  • No Mixed Consistencies
  • Pureed Bread Products
  • Thick Fluids
  • Staff Training - Texture Modified Foods and Thick Fluids

Right Diet to the Right Resident

• 4 1 Overview
• 4.2 Assigning Tasks for Diet Process Flow

Contact Information

• Feedback or Questions

Support Resources

The toolkit also has an appendices that provides information and tools for use in Supportive Living facilities.

• Appendices