Why just providing nutrition is no longer good enough. For years, dietitians have been asked to evaluate a menu for an aged care home. The menu assessment generally results in providing adequate energy, protein and variety of food groups with a few recommendations to improve. But this comes with a caveat – they have to…
The hidden costs of malnutrition for those on texture modified diets There is no doubt about it…nutrition costs. And so does malnutrition. Malnutrition and unplanned weight loss is known to be a higher risk for those with dysphagia or requiring texture modified diets. From a dietitians perspective, we want to do whatever we can to…
There is no need to put off your dietitian sessions over this COVID-19 crisis. Lisa is able to perform telehealth in the comfort of your home. Aged care sector – malnutrition and risk of malnutrition and unplanned weight loss can be a problems during the COVID-19 crisis. We are here to help in any way…
