MENU PLANNING
Welcome to Healthy Dishes
It can be a challenge to meet the demand for healthy options once you are out of home. Healthy food and drink options have held steady as an important trend throughout the downturn and is the number two demand of individuals after "better value". Some believe that healthy dishes can lack flavor. There are lots of small steps one can take with ingredients, preparation methods and a new menu items that can make one's menu healthier and even more appealing.This first issue of Healthy Dishes contains practical ideas covering:
- Making your current menu healthier.
- Making perceived healthy dishes more appealing.
Check how 'healthy' is your current menu on board with our quiz:
- Do you have a least two salad choices?
- Does your menu feature at least one fish dish?
- Do you serve dishes with plenty of vegetables/fruit?
- Do you use "low saturated fat spreads" on sandwiches/bread/vegetables rather than butter?
- Do you use lean meat in your dishes?
- Do you limit adding salt to your dishes?
- Do you limit adding sugar to your dishes?
- Do you offer any whole grain bread, pasta, noodles or rice options?
- Do you use deep-frying techniques sparingly?
- Do you serve at least one vegetarian option in each section of your menu?
- Do you use dairy products with a lower fat content such as lower fat cheese and semi-skimmed milk?
- Do you use a measurement to control your portion sizes?
- Do you serve sauces separately
See how your menu performed. If you answered YES to…
All 13 questions – FANTASTIC! You have your on board staff's health interests at heart, read on for more great ideas. 7-12 questions – your menu is well balanced and your ship staff does have the choice of healthy menu options, but you could offer more. 6-3 questions – your ship staff may want more choice of healthier dishes and this demand will increase in the future. Time to put a plan in place. 2 questions or below – your menu could limit your appeal and needs to have more healthier options.Your healthy options start here : Click here to check.
