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Wednesday, November 22, 1989 TERRACE BAY/SCHREIBER NEWS Page 3 Cooking for a large family By Dave Chmara Much has been said about hos- pital food and most of the com- ments associated with it are not Positive to say the least. But, because McCausland is smaller than hospitals in larger centres, "cooking here is like cooking for a large family," said Melanie McKenna, director of dietary services at McCausland. McKenna, who has been with " McCausland for 2 1/2 years, also said, "we often have patients who ask for recipes." McKenna's responsibilities include acting as a therapeutic diet counsellor, overseeing the food service operation for the hospital (i.e. menu planning, ordering food, looking after the kitchen operation), and coordinat- ing the Meals on Wheels pro- gram. Currently, nine people are tak- ing advantage of the Meals on Wheels program although McKenna said the number can be anywhere from two to 12: "Some people only use the program during the winter while others have used it ever since it Started a few years ago," she said. Some seniors find either find shopping, or the meal preparation difficult. "They don't feel it's worth going through the meal prepara- Bill Slykhuis holds up a tempting tray full of lemon meringue pie. McCausland's kitchen staff prepares meals so good that patients often ask for the recipes. Photo by Dave Chmara tion for one person," said McKenna. Because of this, doctors, and sometimes family members will refer the person to the Meals on Wheels program. At times, family members may pay for one month of meals as a birthday present and the person will remain on the program because they are so pleased with the meals, said McKenna. The hospital uses two students who take turns delivering the meals. "They don't just drop off the meal and leave - they talk with the people as well. They provide social interaction so many of these people nced," McKenna said. The dietary department of the hospital employs four full-time and four part-time people. One cook has received formal training while others have experience cooking at home and have worked their way up to cooks at the hospital. McKenna said in preparing meals, things such as cholesterol and salt content are closely watched - especially for those people on restricted diets. As for the current debate regarding the value in watching cholesterol intake, McKenna said the publicity is making the public more aware of their health and people are now more nutrition conscience. She believes reducing ones cholesterol intake has definite advantages including lowering the risk of heart disease. Because of the small size of the hospital, McKenna said it allows for greater flexibility in the menu preparation. "We get very few complaints about the food and all the credit goes to the kitchen staff," she said. The department keeps track of birthdays for chronic care patients and on these occasions bakes a' cake. Other special occasions, such as _ Christmas or Thanksgiving, the kitchen pre- pares turkey dinners for the patients. Instead of ordering from large warehouses, the dietary depart- ment purchases all its food local- ly at Costa's and Figliomeni's gro- cery stores. "If we ordered from Thunder Bay we would still be going to the local stores," said McKenna. "They give us excellent service." One advantage of shopping locally occurs when a patient is put on a special diet. After leav- ing the hospital, the person knows the food served there can be pur- chased in town. McKenna said if the kitchen runs out of anything, all it takes is a short trip up the street to make the purchase. Surprisingly, the kitchen is not the hot, steamy place one might think it would be. Bill Slykhuis, one of the full- time cooks, said, "it's the only kitchen I've ever worked in that is, air conditioned - but we don't - complain too loudly." Despite all the hot meal preparation that takes place there, the kitchen is one of the coolest places in the hospital. IF YOU TRAVEL ON KIMBERLY-CLARK WOODLANDS ROADS... During November and December 1989, and January and February 1990, pulpwood trucks will be hauling wood to Terrace Bay mill, everyday except Sundays. For your safety, the Catlonite Road from mile 14 1/2 to mile 45 (East side of Long Lake) will be closed to public travel while the truck haul is in progress. In other areas, please proceed with caution. Help all of us who work at Kimberly-Clark ensure that safety is a way of life, on and off the job, throughout our entire community. €3 Kimberly-Clark Canada nc Cancer Please give generously. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY SOCIETE CANADIENNE DU CANCER Schreiber Parks and Recreation Ist Annual "CRAFTS N' STUFF SALE" Sunday, November 26th, 1989 Schreiber Recreation Complex, Community Hall 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Over 40 exciting Crafts n' Stuff tables are participating. Come out and see all the exciting merchandise. Christmas is only one month away! Garrtty's DINNER SPECIALS Thursday B.B.Q. Spare Ribs $9.95 Saturday Scotia Street $7.25 Monday Tuesday Friday Riggatoni & Meat Sauce $8.95 Sunday Chicken Terriyaki $9.95 Wednesday Liver & Onions $6.95 Honey & Gartic Chicken $7.95 Baked Pork Chops $8.25 No reservations necessary 824-2494 : ss ; Garrtity's Three atmospheres to choose from NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT Fully Licensed