Promoted: Irish Coffeetini headlines new fortified cocktail recipe resource

A tempting Irish Coffeetini cocktail is one of five new fortified cocktail recipes which are available to claim free from Lakeland Dairies’ brand-new fortified recipe and activity resource. 

Dairy experts Lakeland Dairies have launched the second of their fortified recipe series specifically for care sector caterers in time for this year’s festivities, Fortified Focus: Festive Tipples. 

Packed with delicious alcoholic and non-alcoholic festive tipple recipes, the

fortified drinks have been carefully crafted by the company along with a dietitian and a specialist care home chef. Together they have successfully overcome some of the enormous challenges faced by care caterers when fortifying drinks, namely that of how to devise recipes which are high in protein and still delicious to consume.

Dietitian Rachael Masters who was involved in the creation of the recipe’s comments, “I can assure you, these festive tipples not only taste amazing, they are also nutritionally loaded in both protein and calories. They provide a higher percentage of protein than many prescribed nutritional supplements and taste amazing!”

Jean Cattanach, marketing controller at Lakeland Dairies adds: “It’s our ambition to help care caterers deliver fortified food and drink in a delicious, appetising, and engaging way. Our 100% Dairy Skimmed Milk Powder, which is used to fortify the new recipes is full of the goodness of milk and recommended by dietitians for fortification because it has the ideal combination of protein and calories. This ensures the recipe are delicious whilst also providing a proven health benefit for residents at risk of undernutrition.”

Fortifying with Calories and Protein 

Protein as well as calories matter when fortifying because muscles are made of protein. Muscular strength and muscle function are determining factors for quality of life. In health and care settings their impact on mobility and independence is amplified. And whilst many milk powders add calories, not all add protein. 

Rachael continues; “As dietitians, we promote 100% dairy skimmed milk powder for fortification because of the protein content. An ideal milk powder for fortifying would have at least 50 calories and 5g protein per heaped tablespoon (15g)”

Lakeland Dairies 100% Dairy Skimmed Milk Powder exceeds dietitian’s ideal requirement from a milk powder for fortification, as it has an incredible 55kcal and 5.5.g of protein in a single heaped tablespoon.

The exciting, fortified resource includes a versatile cocktail base recipe which can be used to make the cocktails included in the booklet, and as a base for many others. The creamy indulgent cocktail base is made using Lakeland Dairies’ 100% Dairy Skimmed Milk Powder, Millac Gold Double, and their high-quality milk. It also includes recipes for a tempting Irish Coffeetini, a scrumptious Chocolate Finn, a minty ‘Shamrock’, a Paddy Pick Me Up and a delicious Banana Causeway.

In addition to the recipes, it includes a series of engaging activity resources created in conjunction with wellbeing experts NAPA. 

Claim the free fortified recipe and activity resource here.

Every entrant who requests the guide will receive a free roll of Millac piping bags.

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