The Problem
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The average individual living in a disability group home eats less than half the servings of vegetables recommended for a healthy diet. Nutrition in disability group homes is typically high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables, dairy, and whole grains. This can directly contribute to a myriad of digestive and health problems.
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As a group, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significantly poorer health than the general public, often suffering from deficiencies stemming from a poor diet. Part of this is due to the staff at such group homes rarely having the skills or time to prepare meals.
Our Solution
Unlike nursing homes, most group homes do not have formalized nutrition services. Meal planning, grocery shopping, and food preparation are left mostly or entirely up to staff, who often lack nutrition knowledge. This is what prompted our founder, Sarah Short, to imagine a top-to-bottom service that addressed every component of nutrition in a group home setting.
At Whole Nutrition Services, we are working to improve the diet of people living in group homes and supportive living communities, improving their health through our weekly meal kit delivery service.
Our nutrition services include menu planning, grocery shopping, and delivering everything needed to cook and serve balanced, healthy meals. Planned meals are customized to the unique needs of residents and the ingredients are pre-portioned and prepped upon delivery.
We take everything but the cooking off your plate, saving precious time for facility staff and ensuring that residents’ dietary and nutritional goals are met.
Whole Nutrition Services makes healthy meals possible all year long.
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Our Vision
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While our nutrition services are currently only available in Oregon, we envision a future where they can be delivered nationwide, and nutrient deficiencies in disability group homes are a thing of the past.
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Why Choose Whole Nutrition Services
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Custom Menu Planning
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Get access to hundreds of delicious, nutritious recipes.
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Meet Dietary Needs
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Choose your meals to accommodate allergies and calorie restrictions.
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Grocery Shopping Done For You
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Leave your staff to do the caregiving they are trained to do. Let us take care of the shopping and deliver the ingredients to you.
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Meals Are Planned & Prepped
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Receive the exact quantities of pre-measured ingredients, making cooking easy with little food waste.
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Reliable Weekly Delivery
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Have your pantry and fridge stocked weekly with fresh ingredients for three meals a day, seven days a week!
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New Season, New Menu
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Every season is a new opportunity to incorporate seasonal ingredients so the menu never gets boring.
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Sarah Short, Our Founder & Nutrition Expert
With over 10 years of experience in nutrition and working with underserved communities, Sarah has dedicated her career to improving access to healthy food. She has worked with organizations like SNAP Food Hero and United Way, and holds a degree in Public Health Management and Policy from Oregon State University, with a focus on Nutrition. In 2020, Sarah spent a year serving the unhoused community in Atlanta through AmeriCorps, before transitioning to a role as a chronic health coach, where she helped hundreds of clients make lasting health improvements.
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After years of coaching, Sarah founded her own nutrition coaching business, focused on empowering individuals to take control of their health through personalized nutrition plans. Her passion for feeding underserved communities is at the heart of her work. Inspired by the health disparities she observed in group homes, Sarah launched Whole Nutrition Services in 2021 to provide nutritious, balanced meals to populations who had previously lacked access to them.
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Sarah often says that food is her love language, and she is deeply committed to helping others achieve better health through the power of proper nutrition.
Contact
Have questions about how Whole Nutrition Services can help improve nutrition in your group home? We'd love to hear from you!