RESIDENTS at a care home in Birkenhead enjoyed some fruity fun this week.
March 14-20th marks Nutrition and Hydration Week and residents at Four Seasons Park House Care Home have been getting on board.
To kick off the start of the week the home’s chef has been creating a variety of smoothie recipes with the help of residents.
Chef, Wayne Woolman, explained: “As we get older our bodies may find it harder to store essential fats and sugars so it’s really important to make sure we eat and drink plenty of nutrients.
“Drinking smoothies is a good way to maintain a healthy weight and it’s great fun trying different ingredients.
“It’s easy to fortify smoothies by adding in high energy foods like custard, ice cream, milk powder, and honey to increase calories where needed.”
The smoothie menu included flavours like peach melba and kiwi and mango as well as a more unusual peanut butter and banana blend which went down a treat.
Resident Joyce Paine, 99, said: “I’ve really enjoyed trying all the different smoothies, they’re much more exciting than just eating a piece of fruit and makes it easy to get my 5 a day.
“I thought the peanut butter and banana one sounded a bit strange, but it was definitely my favourite.”
Resident Nora Gilliver, also 99, added: “I wouldn’t mind having smoothies more often.
“When I was younger, I had a blueberry bush in my garden, they’re so good for you.
“I’m going to try a smoothie with blueberries in next as I love them.”
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