Meals

The menus at Fairhaven change every six months and include all of the traditional favourites. Two choices are offered at both lunch and supper, with special diets and textures available. Snacks are offered three times daily. Sample menus for Thursday and Friday are shown below.

Fairhaven has a full time registered Dietitian on staff. Each resident’s dietary plan is reviewed on a quarterly basis by the Dietitian .

Dining rooms are located centrally in each of the Resident Home Areas. Seating plans, full menus and daily menu selections are posted in each of the Dining Rooms and updated regularly for resident and family information.

Sample Menus

THURSDAY Regular and texture modified (in italics) Breakfast Fruit juice Hot cereal or Cold cereal Toast/margarine (Farley biscuit) Jam/jelly Scrambled egg (egg custard) Lunch Chef’s soup Winter cottage cheese & fruit plate Raisin tea biscuit Ice cream (chocolate pudding) Alternative choices Beef pie (puree) Califlower and carrots Dinner Salmon loaf with parsley sauce Hash brown potato with onion (mashed potatoes) Parsnips Baked apple Alternative choices Turkey with orange sauce Brussel sprouts

FRIDAY Regular and texture modified (in italics) Breakfast Fruit juice Hot cereal or Cold cereal Fresh baked muffin or Toast/margarine Jam/jelly (Banana bread pudding) Cheddar cheese (Egg custard) Lunch Tomato rice soup Egg salad sandwich Cucumber and onion salad Pineapple tidbits Alternative Choices Farmer’s sausage (sausage pattie) Steamed cabbage (mashed potato) Dinner Baked fish with vegetables Whipped potatoes Chopped spinach Date square (date whip) Alternative Choices Beef liver with onions Waxed beans