{"id":5347,"date":"2020-10-27T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-gordon-food-service.pantheonsite.io\/take-home-meals-simple-stress-free-solution\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:06:28","slug":"take-home-meals-simple-stress-free-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/take-home-meals-simple-stress-free-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Take-Home Meals: A Simple, Stress-Free Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare is stressful work, so simplifying life for your employees at home can improve job performance. Gordon Choice frozen entr\u00e9es are an easy way your foodservice kitchen can help put meals on their family\u2019s table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By following a simple, four-step process, you can provide <a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/sites\/default\/files\/Healthcare-Employee-Meals-Flyer.pdf\/\">individual or family meals<\/a> to make available to your employees. You do it by dividing and repackaging the entr\u00e9es you\u2019re already purchasing and serving to your healthcare patients, residents and guests. Examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Breakfast entr\u00e9es<\/strong> \u2014 chorizo breakfast bake, egg, bacon and cheddar scramble, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aperitivos<\/strong> \u2014 spinach and artichoke dip, Swedish meatballs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acompa\u00f1amientos<\/strong> \u2014 creamy risotto, potatoes au gratin, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Traditional entr\u00e9es<\/strong> \u2014 homestyle chicken &amp; dumplings, stuffed green pepper cups, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Macaroni and cheese<\/strong> \u2014 artisan white cheddar cavatappi noodle, homestyle, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Italian entr\u00e9es<\/strong> \u2014 chicken Parmesan, plant based lasagna, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefit-your-team-and-others\">Benefit your team and others<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your healthcare foodservice program can offer the entr\u00e9es as a convenience purchase. In addition to sales, meals can be a giveaway to reward team members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou could give away meals for Nurse Appreciation Week, or you could pick a holiday and give your team meals as a reward for hard work,\u201d says Gordon Food Service Nutrition Resource Center Manager Amy Gautraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If operators choose, meals could raise money for charity or to benefit a program in your building. Simply dedicate a portion of profits to a cause to increase interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat would be a great feel-good purchase, and anything you do to make your employees\u2019 lives easier also helps with morale,\u201d Gautraud says. \u201cWhen employees take the meals home it\u2019s a benefit to the entire family, so you\u2019re creating a ripple effect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each label can be printed when the meals are assembled, showing the ingredients, plus cooking and\/or reheating instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minimal-kitchen-commitment\">Minimal kitchen commitment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The prepared meals save time and labor in your healthcare kitchen because there\u2019s no need to buy ingredients and prep each meal. Simply defrost, separate and package with at-home cooking instructions, or cook the meals before packaging for heat-and-serve convenience at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest consideration for operators is determining the type of packaging or containers needed to send meals home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost of the work is already done, the repackaging and storage is all operators need to manage,\u201d Gautraud says.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This meal idea eases the burden on your kitchen and your healthcare team.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":5348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-running-your-business"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Take-Home Meals: A Simple, Stress-Free Solution<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With extra business from spring and summer you likely need additional help. 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