DE202006000345U1 - Meal portion, useful as frozen food in private and commercial sector, comprises a portioned component of deeply frozen dishes such as meat, potatoes, noodles, vegetables or fruits covered with an edible wrapper or foil - Google Patents

Abstract

Meal portion (A) from portioned components of deeply frozen dishes such as meat, potatoes, noodles, vegetables or fruits that are covered with an edible wrapper or foil, which is a consumption unit.

Description

finished Food, also in portioned form and according to different recipes are produced as frozen foods or otherwise as a preserved food for the private and commercial Range available. They are available in various embodiments via wholesale, supermarkets offered but also delivered free house. For disabled, infirm or people with dementia are such foods but not in adequate and suitable, and above all bite-sized, edible Shape available.

Not just that the finished food is not in the right size and quantity are packed as needed, but frail and people with dementia also have problems that are unfavorable to eat proportioned foods without spilling and dripping while doing clothes, table linen, etc. to soil. One difficulty is also that of these foods often only with cutlery and rarely with his bare hands without burning himself or to eat can be eaten. Without the support of a third person and without the caring, but often embarrassing Feed, then often with cutlery from the third person the food portioned to the mouth and fed to the mouth is therefore a consumption not possible.

task According to the present invention, a ready-to-eat menu is available make it possible, even by disabled or people with dementia alone without support by third parties possibly with the bare ones hands to be consumed without hands or clothes and table linen to smear.

The solution Generally consists of meat with side dishes such as potatoes, pasta and vegetables pre-cooked and ready to be packed in such a way that this Food just in the hot Water or microwave heated and then consumed can be.

essential Characteristic is that the food in such small portions that the small bite-sized, cube-like wrapped in a sheath Food including the shell if necessary with the bare one Hand pushed into the mouth and can be consumed. Such cases are known in the art and are used, for example, as an artificial skin for sausages, for example the so-called "Wiener" used. The commercial use for the new purpose is given and yet not obvious.

Further Details, features and advantages will be apparent from the following Description of an embodiment shown in the drawing.

The figure shows a schematic view of a packaging unit 10 with portioned food supplements 14 . 16 . 18 and 20 ,

In a slide 12 be in several bite-sized cubes 14 . 16 . 18 and 20 various food supplements such as meat, potatoes, rice, pasta, vegetables and fruit arranged in a taste-matched, logical order. The size of the cubes is chosen so that by heating in a water bath or in a microwave all foods are heated simultaneously to approximately the same temperature. This can be done in such a way that more easily heated foodstuffs are packaged in a slightly larger portion than those which are harder to heat. The maximum size is bite-sized. For example, in the dice 18 Vegetables like carrots or peas, in cubes 16 Rice or potatoes and in cubes 14 Be meat or fish packed. Suggested way are 120 g of meat, 200 g of potatoes or 120 g of pasta and 200 g of vegetables packed. There are no limits to the individual composition of menus. It is essential that the shell, in which the individual cubes is welded, can be eaten along.

Claims (4)

Food portions from portioned ingredients from deep-frozen foods such as meat, potatoes, pasta, or vegetables Fruit in an edible shell or foil welded and a consuming unit. Food portions according to claim 1, characterized that the portions are cube-sized and bite-sized are shaped and can be pushed by hand into the mouth. Food portions according to claims 1 and 2, characterized that in the individual cubes welded Together make up a coordinated, ready-to-eat menu and arranged in a logical order. Food portions according to claims 1 to 3, characterized that the whole consuming unit evenly in a water bath or Can be heated in the microwave is.