An aged care facility currently has a four-week cyclic menu in place, but feedback from the residents in a recent survey shows that some residents view the menu are bland, boring and predictable. On the other hand, many of the residents show great satisfaction with the current menu and are happy with the simple homestyle food that is currently served. There is a need to keep both types of residents happy with a new menu.

Suggest eight main course dishes that would be a bit more tasty, ethnic and a bit more modern than the mainly English style food that is currently served.

These eight dishes need to be cost effective dishes to fit in the budget, so you cannot put on very expensive restaurant type meals. The plan would be to offer these eight dishes as a choice in the next menu cycle, (two dishes per week) and to see if these new styles of food are popular or are unpopular with the residents.

Explain your choices of dishes and why you think these dishes would suit people in this age group and living circumstances.