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Standard menu

Inpatient dining at The James Cook University Hospital.

Standard menu at The James Cook University Hospital (2.89MB, PDF)

Meal times

  • Breakfast served 7am to 8.30am
  • Lunch served 12pm to 1pm
  • Evening meal served 5pm to 6pm

Drinks

Drinks will be offered to you throughout the day:

  • Milk
  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Squash
  • Hot chocolate
  • Malted milk

Decaffeinated and non-dairy milk options are available on request

Hydration is essential to your well-being. Your water jug will be refreshed twice a day; if you need a top up or new jug please ask your Ward Host or Nurse for assistance.

Snacks

  • Fresh Fruit
  • Biscuits
  • Yoghurt (easy chew)
  • Cheese and Crackers (supper only)
  • Cake Slice

All these snack options are vegetarian

Extra nourishing snacks are available for those who have been encouraged to have high calorie menu choices. These include HiCal Jelly (not suitable for those with diabetes) and Complan Mousse. Please place your order with the housekeeper (MUST ≥ 1).

Snacks are served with your mid-morning, mid-afternoon and supper drink.

Lunch and evening meal

Please choose one starter and one main meal from either the daily options, jacket potatoes, omelettes, salads or sandwiches and sides, and one dessert.

Starters

  • Apple Juice (healthy option and vegetarian)
  • Orange Juice (healthy option and vegetarian) Soup of the Service (vegetarian and Easy Chew options available)
  • Soft Roll (Vegetarian)
    • white or wholemeal
    • with butter or sunflower spread

Daily main meals

Hot meals served with speciality accompaniments or you can chose from the list of sides.

Monday

  • Fishcakes (healthy option, easy chew)
  • Baked Chicken and Vegetable Pie (High energy)
  • Cauliflower Cheese (easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Beef Lasagne (high energy, easy chew)
  • Vegetable Lasagne (easy chew, high energy, vegetarian)
  • with garlic bread (high energy, vegetarian)

Tuesday

  • Cottage Pie (healthy option, easy chew)
  • Roast Pork in Gravy (healthy option)
  • Creamy Vegetable Bake (high energy, vegetarian)
  • Chicken Curry (healthy option, easy chew)
  • Veg Tikka Masala (vegetarian, healthy option, easy chew)
  • with rice (vegetarian)

Wednesday

  • Salmon Crumble (easy chew, high energy)
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken (healthy option)
  • Macaroni Cheese (vegetarian)
  • Steak Pie with flaky pastry top (high energy)
  • Cheese and Onion Pie (high energy, vegetarian)
  • with roast potatoes (high energy, vegetarian)

Thursday

  • Sausage Casserole (high energy)
  • Chicken and Vegetable Casserole (high energy)
  • Vegetable Quiche (vegetarian, high energy)
  • Beef Bolognese with Pasta (healthy option, easy chew)
  • Tomato and Basil Sauce with Pasta (healthy option, vegetarian)
  • with garlic bread or side salad (healthy option, vegetarian)

Friday

  • Shepherd’s Pie (easy chew)
  • Roast Chicken in Gravy (healthy option)
  • Lentil and Vegetable Flaky Topped Pie (high energy, vegetarian)
  • Battered Haddock (healthy option)
  • Potato, Cheese and Leek Bake (high energy, vegetarian) with chips (high energy, vegetarian)

Saturday

  • Chilli Con Carne (healthy option)
  • Potato Topped Chicken Pie (high energy, easy chew)
  • Vegetable Cottage Pie (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Sausages in Onion Gravy
  • Quorn Sausages (vegetarian) with mash (high energy, vegetarian)

Sunday

  • Fish Pie (healthy option, easy chew)
  • Chicken and Pasta with tomatoes and herbs (healthy option)
  • Roast Chicken in Gravy (healthy option) with roast potatoes (high energy, vegetarian) Yorkshire pudding (vegetarian)
  • Vegetarian Hot Pot (vegetarian, healthy option)

Jacket potatoes

  • Plain (healthy option, vegetarian)
  • Tuna Mayonnaise (high energy)
  • Cheddar Cheese (high energy, vegetarian)
  • Baked Beans (healthy option, vegetarian) All available with butter or sunflower spread

Omelettes

  • Plain (vegetarian)
  • Cheese and Tomato (vegetarian)

Salad

Salad base of lettuce, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes + topping choice (Vegetarian)

  • Ham (healthy option)
  • Tuna Mayonnaise (healthy option)
  • Cheese (vegetarian)
  • Egg (healthy option, vegetarian)

Sandwiches

A daily selection of sandwiches is available on white or wholemeal bread. Please ask your Ward Host for details.

Sides

  • Bread Roll (Vegetarian) white or wholemeal
  • Coleslaw (high energy, vegetarian)
  • Side Salad (healthy option, vegetarian)
  • Daily selection of Vegetables and Potatoes (healthy option, vegetarian) Includes Easy chew Options
  • A selection of dressings and condiments, butter or sunflower spread are available.

Desserts

  • Stewed Apple and Custard (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Custard (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Rice Pudding (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Hot Dessert of the Day Please ask your ward host for information (high energy, vegetarian)
  • Strawberry Trifle (easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Raspberry Dessert (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Chocolate Cake (high energy, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Thick and Creamy Yogurt (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Ice Cream (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Tinned Fruit in Juice (healthy option, vegetarian)
  • Fresh Fruit Apple (healthy option, vegetarian)
  • Banana (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
  • Satsuma (healthy option, vegetarian)
  • Reduced Sugar Jelly (healthy option, easy chew)
  • HiCal Jelly available for MUST ≥ 1

Your ward catering team

Your ward catering team are here to help. Please let them know if you have any special requirements. Your ward host will take your lunch order after breakfast and your evening meal order after lunch.

Additional menus

  • We have the following alternative menus available should you require them:
  • Allergy Aware
  • Gluten Free
  • Low Fibre
  • Modified Texture
  • Finger Foods Extra Nourishing
  • Vegan
  • Renal
  • World Food and Halal

Missing a meal?

If you have been admitted to the ward after lunch or evening meal orders have been taken, we can still offer you a range of hot meals or snacks. Please speak to your ward host or nurse.

Allergy information

If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please advise your nurse on admission and always inform your ward catering team before you place a meal order. Our catering team will check the ingredients of the food item or meal to allow you to make an informed choice. We also have an Allergy Aware Menu which
contains dishes prepared free from: cereals containing gluten, celery, egg, fish, milk (and other dairy products), molluscs, mustard, nuts, peanuts, crustaceans, lupins, soya, sulphites and sesame.

Fish bones

Although every care has been taken to remove fish bones from our fish dishes, some may
remain. Therefore, please take care when consuming fish dishes.

Your feedback is important to us

We will ask if you would like to complete a short survey about your experience, to help us review and improve our patient catering services. If you have any feedback or queries during your stay, please speak to a nurse or your ward host