Biss - great flavour for the care sector
Enjoy eating with „BisS“!
For a long time the only aspect of importance for menu planning in the care sector was the physical health aspect. For patients with problems in swallowing of any kind this meant that food had to somehow get into the body no matter what it looked like. For patients this often meant unappetising pap in all kinds of flavours. Progressive care institutions have for a long time be looking for a tasty and appealing alternative to pureed foods. The BisS nutrition concept from RAPS solves a number of problems for kitchen and care staff committed to improving the lives of their service users.
Soup, puree, rice with sauce – the daily menu for people with difficulty swallowing is anything but interesting. Even the most varied of purees, the most committed doctor and the most ambitious cook were unable to go beyond the borders imposed by the health of the patient. Pain when swallowing, absent or incorrect swallowing reflex – a nightmare for the patient. He or she not only has to live with the problem itself, but also with the situation that his or her menu plan is as monotonous as you could possibly imagine.
In the BisS brand we have developed a unique preparation concept which gives the patient back their joy and dignity in eating, promoting a quicker recovery.
The technical name "consistency-defined nutrition" simply means preparing food so that it is not only healthy and tasty but also looks good. Anyone who has ever tried to eat a pork schnitzel with a spoon or suck a fish fillet through a straw will know the enormous role that looks play in food. There's really no way to make this kind of thing taste good. However, for the patients concerned this is often the only way of taking in nutrition; the joy of eating is lost; negative emotions develop – it becomes a vicious circle.
Easy preparation - great impact
With BisS we combine different preparation methods with a variety of texturing agents. This makes it possible to make practically any meal available in a visually appealing form which is at the same time edible for the patient. Even dishes which have traditionally been ruled out, such as meat dishes or vegetables, no longer have to be served in pureed form in a bowl but can be transformed into appetising plated meals with a minimum of effort. Depending on need and patient profile, it's also possible to do the opposite and make classically liquid dishes such as soups or fruit juices spoonable or chewable.
We have paid particular attention to developing these products so that they are simple and time-saving to use, even on a large scale, for example for producing large numbers of portions. It is therefore easy to incorporate BisS into everyday kitchen operations with only the minimum of additional effort, because budgets are always tight and economic viability is an absolutely essential criterion. For the patients concerned, BisS is an important step in the direction of enjoying life, social acceptability and a speedy recovery.
Air Instant Sticks
50 sticks box, material # 65201
With Air Instant you can magic juices or stocks into light and airy foams to deliver great flavour.
Malto Plus
300 g can, material # 65216
High-quality, water-soluble carbohydrate mix for the protein enrichment of foods and drinks.
Protein Plus
190 g can, material # 65217
Stir into warm or cold foods and drinks to increase protein content as required.
Gelea Instant Hot
150 g can, material # 65136
Blend almost any food to a purée and then return it to a solid form.
Visco Instant
200 g can, material # 65137
Thicken hot or cold liquids easily in just a few seconds, to precisely the correct consistency. Amylase resistant.
Spuma Instant
110 g can, material # 65135
Use Spuma Instant and a whipped cream siphon to prepare spoonable foams in the blink of an eye. The best bit: you can prepare the foams with an oil content of up to 50%.
Fibre Plus
250 g can, material # 65215
Water-soluble fibre for the enrichment of warm or cold foods and drinks.
Gelea Instant Cold
1.5 kg bucket, material # 65218
Stir cold into meat or vegetable preparations. No need to heat. Can be frozen.
Silicon moulds
Pureed foods in great shape. Silicon moulds including lids for the production of appealing BISS dishes in the following varieties: carrots, green beans, chops, peas, fish fillets, broccoli, bratwurst, meat slices and chicken breast.