Truly nourished

hile memory loss and confusion are the most well-known symptoms of dementia, this neurological disease can also negatively affect a person’s ability and desire to eat. This is something dietician and Cordon Bleu chef Jane Clarke experienced firsthand when her father was diagnosed with the disease in 2006. Saddened to discover that most people with dementia are served puréed ‘brown mush’, she set out to develop a different approach to the eating challenges these people faced: an approach that puts the experience and wellbeing of the individual first. Here, she