Medirest rebrands its patient catering offer

Maxine Cartz, dietitian for Medirest, Compass Group UK & Ireland, said: "It is really important to make mealtimes fun for young patients in hospital for whom food is an essential part of treatment. "Our new Greenacre Garden brand is tailored to young children and to teenagers meaning that patients of all ages can look forward to mealtimes – choosing their favourite homely, nutritious meals from a large menu and entertaining themselves with age appropriate activities all about food and healthy living." The new Greenacre Garden offer sees an even wider menu including steamplicity meals such as cod in parsley sauce, traditional favourites like roast chicken and snack options including soups, sandwiches, paninis and jacket potatoes. Lizzy Worthen, matron, Child Health, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust added: "Meeting children's nutritional needs while in hospital is always challenging; in some hospitals the only meal option available is to provide children with adult meals at adult mealtimes. "Greenacre Garden has enabled us to give the children child-friendly, nutritious meal options, individually cooked for them at a time they require it."