The new Fairlee® Prune Blend is a fantastic way to increase fibre-containing beverage and snack offerings on your menu. Made with a delicious blend of prune and apple juice from concentrate, it’s a cost-effective product to include on your resident and patient menus for a variety of regular diets and to meet texture-modified requirements.
Increasing Fibre and Fluid intake are key factors in promoting a healthy lifestyle and improving bowel function.
Dietary fibre is an essential part of a healthy diet and plays many roles in the body such as promoting bowel regularity, potentially improving cholesterol levels, and prolonging the feeling of satiety. Fibre is found in several foods such as legumes, vegetables, whole grains and fruits like prunes and prune juice. Both these prune-based foods are known to contain natural ingredients that
contribute to a laxative effect and may help soften stools.
In Canada, it’s recommended that females consume 25 g or more of fibre per day and males 38 g or more.1 While the amount of dietary fibre contained in a product is part of the mandatory labelling requirements for the Nutrition Facts table, most Canadians consume less than recommended. Fairlee® Prune Blend contains 3 g of fibre per 250 mL, which amounts to a significant 11% of the Daily Value (DV) per day.
Adequate fluid intake is also part of an effective bowel management regime. Since Fairlee® Prune Blend provides both dietary fibre and fluids, it can be a winning addition to your cycle menu for a variety of diet and texture types.
Features and Benefits of Fairlee® Prune
Per 250 mL serving
- Source of fibre with 3 g fibre in every serving (such as Fairlee® Prune Nectar)
- Cost-effective option to regular Fairlee® Prune Nectar
- Contains 60 mg Vitamin C (67% DV)
- No added sugar
- Clean label – No artificial flavours or colours
- Great taste
Fairlee® Prune recipes: the easy and tasty way to improve your bowel management program!
Prune Applesauce Fibre Spread
Serving size 15-25 mL
This delicious spread is made from common fibre-containing ingredients and has been a successful part of bowel management regimes in long-term care and acute care settings for many years. It can be served on its own as part of a regular bowel management protocol and is often used as an option for dispensing medications effectively when this becomes a challenge for some patients. In addition, it can be used as a “prune butter” spread on toast or added to favourite foods such as hot cereal or plain yogurt.
Ingredients:
- 250 mL (1 cup) Fairlee® Prune juice blend
- 250 mL (1 cup) applesauce, preferably unsweetened
- 250 mL (1 cup) oat bran or wheat bran
Instructions:
- Mix all ingredients together until combined.
- Store in refrigerator until ready to use.
Prune Shakes: fibre-enhanced shake ready in seconds
10 x 125 mL servings
Your residents will be craving this nourishing shake as their new favourite beverage while getting additional fibre and nutrients!
Ingredients:
- 500 mL (2 cups) Fairlee® Prune juice blend
- 125 mL (1/2 cup) chopped whole prunes
- 300 mL (1 1/4 cups) vanilla yogurt
- 50 mL (1/4 cup) ground flax seed
Instructions:
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients, then blend.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve!
Quick and easy Fibre Smoothie
- Simply substitute Fairlee® Prune juice blend for one of the juice ingredients in your smoothie recipes to increase fibre content and add variety!
References:
1 Canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/nutrients/fibre
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