Care caterers ready to serve up a 'menu fit for a queen'

Having secured the original Coronation Banquet menu from Buckingham Palace, the NACC has adapted the feast to meet the current budgetary limitations of care catering and the specific nutritional needs of those in care. Circulating the menu to care caterers across the UK, together with recipes, the NACC has called upon all care homes to embrace the monumental occasion and make the important menu an integral part of their Jubilee celebrations. Residents will dine on the very special and mouth-watering menu of chicken soup with croutons to start, followed by a main course of roast beef served with croquette potatoes and mushrooms, plus a side serving of salad or green cabbage, and rounded off with a dessert of mango mousse or vanilla ice cream. Karen Oliver, National Chair, NACC, enthuses: "The Queen's Diamond Jubilee is a huge cause for celebration for the entire nation, but for those in care homes it holds an extra special meaning as the majority of residents will remember celebrating the Queen's actual Coronation. "Our Jubilee menu gives all care providers and caterers a fantastic opportunity to offer residents a real sense of celebration and occasion. The specially-created version of the Coronation Banquet is delicious, meets the vital standards of nutrition that a care environment demands, and respects budget limitations. We're most grateful to Buckingham Palace for sharing the original menu with us. "I urge every care home to make the effort to serve this meaningful menu to their residents and allow them to feel part of the national celebrations. They are sure to revel in the knowledge that they are enjoying the Queen's very own menu and cherish the fantastic memories the Jubilee festivities are certain to create." For more information and to request the NACC's Jubilee menu and recipes, contact the NACC administration office on 0870 748 0180 / info@thenacc.co.uk.