Fuel Your Preparation offers freeze-dried solution for care sector
As the care sector emerges out of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new alternative is helping the care sector offer nutritious food which can be stored for up to 25 years.
The diverse range by Fuel Your Preparation offers food that retains its freshness for 25 years in tins or seven years in pouches, for ease of storage.
Many care home food supplies have reportedly struggled through the pandemic with inadequate kitchen facilities and patchy supplies from distributors. The National Care Association, which represents more than 600 small and medium-sized care homes, said some members had been unable to stock up adequately.
Atiyya Tailor, of Fuel Your Preparation, said: “The care sector has been particularly badly hit with the pandemic. Emergencies such as these ultimately affect the elderly and how we look after them but the option of freeze dried food means you always have stocks of food ready.
“Whether care homes suffer a power cut or a similar crisis to this pandemic in the future, they can be prepared and in a position to feed their residents with nutritious meals.
”The meal range in tins and pouch formats from Fuel Your Preparation includes chicken tikka with rice, pasta bolognaise, beef stew, spicy pasta Arrabiata, five bean cassoulet, chocolate mousse and rice pudding. Ingredients and staple items come in tins and include diced chicken and minced beef.”
Meeting challenges ahead, the products also come in kit form with ingredients such as green beans, beef mince and white rice, and offer organisations freeze dried breakfasts, desserts and main meals, including vegetarian options depending on needs.
Fuel Your Preparation freeze dried foods contain carbohydrates and protein and are easy to prepare by adding water; the freeze dried ingredients are produced by removing the water from the original product to retain the nutrition and taste.