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 […]
This month’s Spring Frittata recipe looks so delicious and super easy to make…even for me! It’s full of garden-fresh ingredients which are easy to grow in any garden or potted into containers and are being harvested now. Grow these fresh ingredients… Onions [easy to grow] Seeds are sown during Autumn and Winter and onions are […]
Across the lifespan our nutritional requirements change and this is reflected in the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommendations for older adults. The Guidelines are based on high quality scientific evidence which is reviewed regularly to provide a guide to healthy eating represented by whole foods through the five core food groups. When you eat a wide […]
From Maggie “in my mind there is nothing that can surpass home grown fruit and veggies for flavour.” There is so much joy in having a direct connection with the food we eat, not to mention the obvious nutritional and sensory benefits that are well beyond what ends up in the kitchen. We encourage you […]
The Maggie Beer Foundation was established in 2014 to improve the food experiences of older Australians. Since then, we have been providing training courses for cooks and chefs engaged in Aged Care and have been providing recipes and guidance to the providers of Aged Care. In our experience the food practices vary widely across the […]
