St. Elizabeth's (Edgewood, KY.) Helps Launch New Food Line For Cancer Patients

First of Its Kind Project Relies on Locally Grown Products
By Sheri Kanarek, RD,LD
Clinical Nutrition Manager/St. Elizabeth

For the past year, St. Elizabeth’s clinical nutrition team has been working with Katelyn Honey, Inc.(KHI) on a Kentucky Proud agricultural and food marketing project intended to boost nutritional intake for cancer and post- cancer patients.

KHI developed a line of fortified soups and other foods - under the Comfort Care™ name - that are ready to go to market with our endorsement. KHI will kick off the program at St. E before going national with their products.

Good for Our Patients, Our Community and Our Planet

The exciting news about the project is that it incorporates a sustainable, green approach, since the products use local food and resources. Likewise, the line is not only packaged in environmentally friendly materials, but the packaging is assembled by workers with disabilities in our community.

The Comfort Care line is formulated to help cancer patients recover by maintaining good nutrition. It includes soups, artisan whole wheat bread, fortified beverages, oatmeal, apple butter, honey and cookies.

These are nutritionally dense products. For instance, the vitamin-rich soups have been created with 8 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber per 8-ounce serving. And all of the ingredients used are free of artificial flavors and preservatives.

These special foods are not available at retail outlets. But, all of the products can be purchased at CentrePoint Café at St. Elizabeth South. Products can also be shipped directly to patients’ homes.