Introducing...
MODIFIED MENUS MASTERCLASSES!
IDDSI Made Easy
Leading aged care chef and dietitian teaching you practical skills in preparing IDDSI-friendly meals that you won't learn from a textbook
There are sooo many resources for IDDSI, but what does this actually look like in the kitchen?
To the dietitians, speech pathologists and chefs who want to do more than provide four blobs on a plate for those with dysphagia:
Give us 3 hours and you'll walk away with the skills and techniques to provide delicious, nutritious and safe texture modified foods! You know that texture modified diets need to improve, but you're not sure how to help? It's heartbreaking to see your clients losing weight and malnourished because the food is not appetising or enjoyable to eat.
Are you sick of seeing pureed meals like this?
Getting loads of referrals for weight loss or malnutrition because people are refusing their texture modified meals?
The reality is, the way we currently make pureed meals across many facilities is just embarrassing. It's undignified for those that have to eat it and it's awful for their families that are beside themselves looking at the meals and wondering where they went wrong. Something as simple as seeing four blobs of food on a plate that doesn't resemble food can make them question whether they made the right decision putting their loved one into care.
Why is this issue happening?
You can keep doing the same thing, but the definition of insanity and all that... we need to be part of the solution:
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Chefs in aged care aren't taught about how to texture modify food at chef school (we're still waiting for this to be the new norm)
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Organisations aren't investing in training for their staff on how to create texture modified meals correctly
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It's perceived that kitchens don't have enough time or money to change the way they texture modify foods
We CAN create appetising texture modified meals that people actually want to eat!
By learning some simple strategies in the kitchen, you can have your clients with dysphagia licking their plates clean!
How would you feel delivering this Christmas dinner to someone on a Level 4 puree diet? Delicious roast turkey, carrots, red cabbage, beautiful brussel sprouts (no choke hazards here!), creamy mashed potato (real potatoes), rich gravy and sweet cranberry sauce to complement the roast turkey
Texture modified food can look appetising!
It requires you to be the leader at your facility, but these results are worth it. Improving food intake can result in:
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Meeting nutritional requirements, particularly for protein to reduce loss of lean muscle mass
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Reduction in nutritional supplements by meeting nutrition requirements through a food first approach, saving you money
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An improvement in clinical outcomes, such as lower rates of malnutrition, infections and falls
Best Practice
We show you how to interpret the IDDSI guidelines to create foods that meet standards, as well as to support catering staff to improve their techniques and variety of foods prepared.
CPD Hours
4.5 hours of Professional Development for dietitians, plus you receive a downloadable workbook that you can print, write your notes and bind for easy access to the information while you're seeing residents/ clients
Hi there, I'm Louise!
Accredited Practising Dietitian & coffee lover
Owner of Nosh Dietitians Co, my focus is to help you create delicious and nutritious food for those in your care, working with food service and clinical staff to be the connection between services. With 20 years experience in the aged care industry, I've developed a purpose to improve food quality for older people and for those with dysphagia.
Food is such an important part of our lives, EVERYONE deserves to have a choice and variety of food they love to eat. As my Polish grandma used to say, "Through the stomach, to the heart" - we show people we care for them by cooking beautiful food for them. I truly believe that we can show our older people that they are still important by creating delicious food that they love to eat and rave about to their friends!
Hi there, I'm Niamh!
Dysphagia Chef & coffee lover
I always thought that my dream job was to have a delicatessen style coffee shop with a fast-paced daily routine, where the focus was on good food presented well. But it wasn't until they needed a relief chef in the local nursing home, that I fell in love with food from a different perspective. From cooking food because people wanted a meal; to cooking food because people needed a meal!
My passion for creating food for people to enjoy can be somewhat intense, but I firmly believe that you CAN have your cake and eat it!!! My journey with this type of cooking has led me to try and encourage others to put love back into their cooking and give people joy at each meal!
What to expect from Modified Menus Masterclasses:
3 x 90 min Webinars
Visual presentations with both Niamh & Louise, including videos and graphics to show you how to improve texture modified diets based on the IDDSI guidelines. Our webinars are conversational and relaxed, so you can learn through stories and demonstrations. You'll have access for 12 months to watch at your own pace and implement the strategies
Practical Strategies based on Experience
IDDSI guidelines explained in terms that you understand, in a practical manner from tried and tested recipes. We save you time and effort by showing you what works, to create safe and nutritious texture modified meals. Take the information to create training resources for your staff based on experience, not a textbook
VIP Option for a 1:1 Session
Choose the VIP option for a 1:1 call with Louise for 60 minutes (let's be honest, this will easily be 90 mins!) to ask all your questions. You can bring your site-specific issues so I can problem solve with you.
MODIFIED MENU MASTERCLASSES
(BEST VALUE)
ONE PAYMENT OF:
$497 $397
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Complete Modified Menus Masterclass program
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40 page workbook to keep your information together
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Comprehensive teaching program with 12 mths access
VIP OPTION
(FOR EXTRA SUPPORT)
ONE PAYMENT OF:
$699 $597
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Complete Modified Menus Masterclass program
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Self-paced modules to go at your own pace
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40 page workbook to keep your info in one place
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Comprehensive teaching program with 12 mths access
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VIP BONUS: 1:1 Zoom call with Louise for 60 mins
Register Today!
The Masterclass series will be available for viewing when you register, so you can binge-watch Netflix-style
Frequently asked question
Here are a few answers to our most common questions.
Do I have to be available to watch the webinars now?
No you don't, that's the beauty of having 12 months access to the webinars - it is entirely self-paced so you can watch the webinars in your own time
Can I download the webinars?
The webinars will be available to you in a password-protected portal that you will be able to login to, so the webinars won't be downloadable
Does it come with a workbook?
Yes it does! This will be available when you login to the portal.