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Maggie Beer AO talks food, wellbeing and aged care on Club Sandwich

Our Founder, Maggie Beer AO, recently joined Sarah Macdonald on Club Sandwich to discuss why food in aged care is about much more than nutrition – it’s an important part of wellbeing, pleasure and quality of life.
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    What's in season - March

    We celebrate the beginning of Autumn and the wonderful produce that comes with this season change.

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    Purple Road

    The Purple Road is a community awareness campaign which grew out of a roll of material, some forgotten balls of wool and lots of enthusiasm from a small group of people who shared a hope of spreading a message. 

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    Merton Court - residents cooking activity

    We loved this story so much we just had to share it with you.

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    Sustainable Living in Aged Care by Cath Manuel

    The word sustainability is used quite commonly to generally describe the way we live and exist in the world.

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    Maggie Beer Foundation welcomes support to improve aged care food experiences

    The Maggie Beer Foundation (MBF), along with partners William Angliss Institute and Altura Learning, very much welcome the announcement by Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt of a $500,000 grant to create online training for aged care cooks and chefs across Australia.

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    Delicious Zucchini

    Easy to grow, versatile and perfect on a BBQ, we share a recipe here for the humble zucchini, aka courgette.

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    In the Autumn Garden by Cath Manuel

    After a long hot Summer in Australia, now is a beautiful time of year to enjoy being outdoors and tending to the gardens.

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    Protein Rich Foods by Morgan Pankhurst APD

    Over the past few months I have been talking through the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and how it applies to older adults. This month I'd like to talk about the role that proteins play in supporting healthy bodies.

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    Lana Brinkley's story

    Lana kindly wrote to the Foundation, as we communicated further we learnt a little about Lana's story which she kindly agreed to share along with 2 beautiful recipes.

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    Tasty Tomatoes by Cath Manuel

    There’s nothing quite like the taste of a homegrown tomato.

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    Celebrate Ageing

    After a long career as a nurse and academic Dr Catherine Barrett established the Celebrate Ageing program

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    Celebrating tomatoes

    On the food front in this edition we celebrate tomatoes - these versatile beauties can be eaten raw, dried, cooked or preserved and have bountiful applications.

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