Susyn is employed as the Catering Manager at Embracia in Woodford, QLD. In April 2018, Susyn Young received a scholarship to attend the Maggie Beer Foundation two-day cooks and chefs ‘Creating an Appetite for Life’ Education program in Brisbane.
Susyn has implemented many great things since her Education program experience and, as a result, has improved her residents’ experience and overall quality of life. In just 6 months, Susyn and her team have:
- A new five-week menu with two choices for both lunch and dinner
- Put in 2 herb gardens
- Have had the go ahead to get chickens
- Are now making nourishing breakfast smoothies, using fortified milk, oats, berries, Greek yoghurt - which has been very popular with residents
- They are no longer buying in processed pre-prepared root vegetables, they are now buying fresh and roasting with skin on
- Using more seasonal focused fresh produce
- The recipes have been adjusted to include nutrient dense ingredients such as wholemeal flour, ground nut meals and seeds
- They are no longer using any packet mixes… hooray!!!
- They are making their own fresh stock
- They are adding protein and fibre rich pulses to soups
