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Scott workers taste a healthy difference
Published 11.12.2008 11:26:28 by John Bradbury
Healthy eaters might not normally consider an offshore oil platform as one of the best places for food but a new award has proved that catering in the North Sea can be some of the best in Scotland.Nexen UK’s North Sea Scott platform has just picked up an honour for the quality of the food available to the 170 people who work on the installation, with a healthy eating award after it was assessed for the low-fat, low-salt and fresh foods offered on the restaurant menu.
“This shows there is an appetite among consumers for healthy, fresh produce on the menu and even in one of the most remote places it is possible to incorporate healthier food options into menus,” said public health minister Shona Robinson as she handed the healthy living award to the Scott platform, where food is provided by catering group Aramark.
Apart from Scottish restaurants, Scott is the only offshore installation to receive the award so far, after the healthy living awards were first launched in 2006 to encourage better eating.
“The managers at Nexen have been very supportive of the work the catering staff have been doing to offer more healthy options, and the changes to the menu have been really well-received by the workers,” said Neil Watson, chef manager for Aramark on Scott. “Everyone is really pleased that they can choose from a much wider range of tasty, healthy options, and we’re continually looking at ways in which we can bring in new items to the menu.”
Unlike other restaurants which receive daily deliveries of supplies, the 13 strong catering team on Scott have to depend on food delivered by boat every 10 days.
Theme nights have been introduced on the installation to encourage better eating. Grilled fish and whole wheat pasta have proved popular, and olive-oil based food dressing has been introduced, replacing heavy sauces, while salt is used more sparingly, and alternatives to butter are used during food preparation.
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