Creating an Appetite for Life

The Maggie Beer Foundation was established in 2014 to improve the food experiences for older Australians, particularly those living within aged care homes.

Education & Programs

The vision of the Maggie Beer Foundation is to ensure that all residents in aged care have access to fresh, wholesome, seasonal food, abundant with flavour. To achieve this, we need to engage with and educate cooks and chefs in the aged care sector.

We know there are some amazing examples of great food in aged care, but there are so many others where there is a misconception that aged care food budgets prevent flavoursome, seasonal food being prepared. The MBF education programs have been designed to challenge this thinking and to share best practice.

Chefs and Cooks Programs

CEOs & Managers

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Featured Recipe

Beetroot Dip

Soft and textured, warming and clean. You won’t be disappointed if you top your cracker with excess dip. The lovely earthy flavour of roast beetroot, combined with horseradish, caraway and thyme, bound by sour cream, is sure to liven your elders palates before tea.

Method:
Preheat a fan forced oven to 160c. Rinse the beetroots, sprinkle generously with sea salt flakes and wrap in foil, place on a tray in the oven for 1-1.5 hours or until tender when skewered (time will vary due to size of beetroots). Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Remove the foil and rub the skins from the beetroots, discard. Roughly chop the flesh (you need 800g) and place into a food processor. Place a small pan over medium heat and toast the caraway seeds until aromatic, add to the food processor bowl with remaining ingredients- blend to combine to the desired consistency. (we left a small amount of texture) Check seasoning and serve with desired crackers.
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Events

Maggie Beer Event

'Creating an Appetite for Life' Program

April 2019 exact dates TBC Once again, the Maggie Beer Foundation is sending out an invitation to passionate aged care cooks and chefs to engage in an Education Program that has proven the strength of its impact with participants around the country. As Maggie explains, “It would come as no surprise that I loved food all my life; it’s my […]

Get Involved

There are lots of ways to get involved with the Maggie Beer Foundation. With your help, we can ensure that as every person ages, they continue to experience the joy of food.