Catering Services

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

The catering team at South Perth Hospital provides food services to meet your individual needs. All our menus are Dietician approved and offer a range of low fat and healthy choice options with food prepared with minimal use of salts, sugar and fats. Special diets or cultural food requirements can be accommodated in consultation with our staff.

Using the finest locally sourced ingredients, our food is freshly prepared daily, ensuring a mouth watering and tasty experience.

Menus change daily and you will be able to make your selection from menu items such as Balsamic chicken and roast pumpkin salad with baby rocket and butter beans, Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce, Tasmanian smoked salmon salad with thinly sliced onion, capers served with a mixed seasonal salad or Roast beef with roast potatoes, pumpkin and broccoli bake served with gravy and Yorkshire pudding.

A visitors menu is available from Admissions on request. A nominal fee will be charged.

Meals for visitors can be ordered and paid for at Admissions. As an alternative, a café and a delicatessen are located on South Terrace a short walk from the hospital

MEAL TIMES:

Breakfast 8.00am – 8.30am

Lunch Midday – 12.30pm

Dinner 5.30pm – 6.00pm

South Perth Hospital is a “Foodsafe, Food Handler Training Program” registered organisation. All staff are trained to meet “Foodsafe” requirements, ensuring best practice guidelines are being maintained

DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AUSTRALIAN ADULTS

Enjoy a wide range of nutritious foods:

Eat plenty of vegetables, legumes and fruits
Eat plenty of cereals including bread, rice, pasta and noodles, preferably wholegrain
Include lean meat, fish, poultry and or alternatives, reduced fat varieties where possible
Drink plenty of water

Take care to:

Limit saturated fat and moderate total fat intake
Choose food low in salt
Limit your alcohol intake
Moderate your consumption of sugars and foods containing added sugars

Prevent weight gain:

Be physically active and eat according to your energy needs

Care for your food:

Prepare and store your food safely

Encourage and support breastfeeding

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Dietary Guidelines 2003