A comment on yesterday's post make me think you might like to see the menu I choose from for my subsidised meals, for which I pay a bit over AU$11 for three courses, $34 a week. I receive three of the three courses each week.
I can choose three main courses, up to meal number 106. The roast meals are quite good, as is the meatloaf. Crumbed barramundi and salmon patties are fine. Bacon and egg quiche, and shepherds pie are ok. The Greek lamb salad is ok when Phyllis fixes it up a bit. The menu changes a little at times.
Then I can choose three from sandwiches and soups. I do love the potato, leek and bacon soup, and the pumpkin soup is nice. I usually take one soup and two sandwiches, which I divide into half and individually wrap them in cling wrap.
I go on to choose from three desserts. I will alway select two traditional fruit salads, and halve them to put on breakfast cereal. I do love the bread and butter pudding, but I try to limit that to one per fortnight, and the alternate week choose all fruit salad. If there isn't any fruit salad for my cereal, I use half a banana.
I haven't tried every main course but most of them, and I've gotten to know what works well and what doesn't. At times I freeze some food, but mostly it is kept in the fridge. I ignore use by dates up to a week after delivery, longer if frozen.
The woman who delivers the food is cheery and brings the meals to my door. It is also a bit of welfare check, she noting if there seems to be something not right and making a report. I think for quite lonely or isolated people, she would stop and have a chat with them if they wanted to talk.
I take a photo of what I've chosen, so as not to choose the same the following week. At one point I ended up with three roast pork meals before I began taking a photo.
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Well, that all looks pretty good to me ... and at such a great price too. We have nothing like that here so I am very envious.
ReplyDeleteJayCee, there must be something there. Maybe it is place people can visit to receive meals.
DeleteI remember being so surprised to see a soup kitchen line up in a very public square in either Vienna or Cologne. Cologne, I think.
I haven't heard of this service either. What an amazing range of meals on offer! I make only 8 or 10 different main courses in total, then start the cycle over again.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Choice.
8 or 10 is still a very broad choice.
DeleteHels, the list is bit shorter if I remove what isn't so nice. Bu you must have hear of the old school Meals on Wheels, made at delivered by volunteers and organised by local councils.
DeleteRiver, I agree.
DeleteI call that living the life
ReplyDeleteRoentare, you have a sophisticated Asian/Western palate. I am not sure such food would suit you.
DeleteThe veggie options are very small. I’d die of malnutrition and/or culinary boredom! Bunyip
ReplyDeleteBunyip, there may well be other menus for vegetarians and those with religious and special diets.
DeleteWow. That is really quite a lot of options. That is a wonderful program!
ReplyDeleteDebby, when it was local council organised and prepared by volunteers, it was free as far as I know.
DeleteI'm glad you have access to this program. I think it's like our meals on wheels, but with more menu choices. Yes, other people's food is interesting.
ReplyDeleteBoud, I am not keen on the exotic food options. It is better to buy them myself from proper restaurants, but otherwise, I am quite satisfied.
DeleteI like to hear what others are eating, helps to give me ideas.
ReplyDeleteHmm, yes Deb. The meals are nutritious and not laden with salt or sugar.
DeleteThe selections do sound very nice and it's good of Phylliss to dress up an occasional meal to be nicer.
ReplyDeleteRiver, I was eating them straight from the containers until Phyllis as I reached a rent/fixing my meals agreement. If he is home at 7, he must prepare my meal, if I have not organised something myself.
DeleteSubsidized meals. That would be lovely.
ReplyDeleteSandra, I know one blogger in Idaho where she and her husband visit a community centre for a very cheap meal, but it is not quite the same as having meals delivered.
DeleteQuite the selection! And it's subsidized?
ReplyDeleteKirk, it is part of Commonwealth Home Support Programme, aimed at keeping people in their homes and not going into aged care homes, which would cost the government a whole lot more.
DeleteI'd be on top of this if they offered it in my province. It looks varied and delightful. That cheese cake sounds yummy and most of the hot meals.
ReplyDeleteSubsidized too? Well done, Oz.
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WWW, you must have something similar to help older people who can't manage to cook at home.
DeleteHere in the state of Karnataka, there are what are called 'Indira Canteens', which provide subsidised food. (Named after the former prime minister Indira Gandhi.) But the options are quite limited. I think in the neighbouring state of Kerala too they are planning to start similar canteens.
ReplyDeletePradeep, that is great. It would be nice to know no one starves.
DeleteWhat a wonderful range of food, you are so lucky to have it.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, it did take some stress from my life about meals. I was so spoilt by Ray cooking for me.
DeleteA nice variety.
ReplyDeleteTP, for three meals a week, I can usually find something.
DeleteThe menu all sounds delicious, Andrew. And reasonably priced.
ReplyDeletePat, it took a while for me to work out what I found worked, and what didn't.
DeletePhotographing your past choices is clever. Be well!
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