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Promoting Fresh and Local Meals in Healthcare We would like to introduce you to the Burlodge Bee, the messenger for our Refresh initiative. This busy little bee is symbolic to...
The ReFresh program —Burlodge’s own Fresh & Local initiative— revolves around providing a nourishing dining experience for patients with menus highlighting familiar comfort foods, fresh fruit and vegetables, dishes that...
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An easy, comforting and delicious dish that we’ll bring joy to patients and operators alike.
While we often think of malnutrition as being a problem more associated with the developing world, it has become increasingly apparent that malnutrition is an issue that is also prevalent...
A Fresh and Local comfort food served warm right from your Meal Delivery System. The Bread Pudding is a tasty, flexible, and effortless dessert choice for any menu. It provides...
There is a bias that comes to mind when we think about food and healthcare facilities. Images of various food products, sometimes separated by dividers on the same tray, sometimes...
Without the resources of large corporations, operators are taking extra steps to ensure diners’ health. Local sourcing helps operators tell a story with their ingredients, but after an E. coli...
In a landscape of opinions we are often overwhelmed with “eat this, not that” messages. Who and what can you trust? (DepositPhotos) Clamorous [klam–er-uh s]: noisily inconsistent vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction;...
In my job I get the privilege of traveling and seeing all sorts of operations in healthcare, assisted living and memory care facilities. I always spend a portion of my...
We tend to eat whatever is on the plate in front of us without thinking about the amount of food we are actually consuming. A portion size is defined as...
6 lessons from MenuDirections 2/29/2016 What I learned from MenuDirections: FSDs are a cardiologist’s dream3/2/2016 At MenuDirections 2016, FoodService Director’s culinary conference, which wrapped this week, attendees headed home with...
Juicing is a 5-billion-dollar industry and is expected to continue growing in North America each year. Juicing is known to be an easy way to receive multiple servings of fruits and...
Our blog this week focuses on an article about buying local. At Burlodge we are committed to helping clients use local, fresh ingredients. We have put together a program called...
We constantly hear people talk about how they want to eat a low carbohydrate diet or “cut the carbs” but why? There is such a negative idea around the word...
In my current position as an operational consultant and trainer for Burlodge, I have met some of the greatest FSD’s and their staff’s all over the country. I mean I...
Creating recipes can be challenging, but also rewarding to your staff (through engagement) and to your patients (through scratch “cooking”). Making your own recipe does not mean starting from square...
Many factors in hospitals can impact patient satisfaction with food in hospital. In acute care settings, patients can receive a snack during the morning, afternoon and at bedtime (AM, PM,...