Specific population conference to discuss personalised nutrition

The first Foods for Specific Populations Conference will be happening in September. It is recognition of the special food safety and dietary needs for the elderly, young and those with immune system issues, including allergies.

The focus of the conference will be on nutritional issues and will be held in Melbourne.
Aged Care Centres must walk a very fine line of meeting cost pressures whilst also trying to ensure that their residents get the right individual nutrition and have food that satisfies their likes and dislikes. They must also ensure that the food is not only safe for consumption but looks and tastes as it should.

The concept of the greater good is stretched almost daily in these centres, as it has to be remembered that these places are also the residents home and they should be able to eat as they like within their home within their medical constraints.

Families do not understand what is happening behind the scenes in terms of food and the question really is whether they even need to. They should be able to expect that the food their family member receives is safe and meets their specific needs every time and with no hassles or problems.

This is one of the reasons behind this conference, trying to find ways to deliver personalised nutrition whilst meeting all other requirements.

For more information about the conference go to http://www.aifst.asn.au/foods-for-specific-populations.htm

Written by Rachelle Williams, The Green Food Safety Coach.