2011 Care Cook winner Malcolm Shipton from the Wren Hall Nursing Home in Selston, Nottingham

Deadline looms for entry to 2012 care cook competition

13th January 2012, 4:28pm

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced that the closing date for entries for its Care Cook of the Year competition is rapidly approaching – all entries must be in by January 21.

It is open to all cooks working within care homes, day centres, community meals production units and children's homes.

Karen Oliver , chair of the NACC said: "The competition is an excellent way of highlighting just how talented and versatile our caterers are in the care sector.

"The judging criteria emulates what the cooks face everyday in terms of juggling the requirements for nutritious, delicious-tasting food while having to meet extremely challenging budgets.

"The competition also underlines just how important it is to provide the right quality and type of food to some of the most vulnerable people in our society, and the preventative role this can play by helping them to remain healthy and well-nourished."

The competition tests entrants by requiring them to meet a number of criteria:

• imaginative use of ingredients
• menu cost – under £1.30 for two courses per person
• suitability for the client
• meeting NACC nutritional criteria
• passing a taste test
• creating a balance between main course and dessert

This year's competition is happening as the NACC celebrates its 25th anniversary.

For further details and competition entry form please log onto the NACC's website: www.thenacc.co.uk.

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