Confinement Meals Prepared at a Private Food Standard
Voice of Flower CUISINE is a first-of-its kind programme in confinement food, meticulously crafted by Voice of Flower CUISINE’s dedicated in-house team of chefs in consultation with nutritionists and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners, enabling mothers to heal, recover, regain their mental keel, and be nourished. This fusion of ancient Chinese medical practice and western science with modern gastronomy results in confinement meals that meet all the nutritional needs of a new mother, and goes well beyond.
The menu planning process considers the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which involve a comprehensive approach to postpartum recovery. This includes factors such as the mother’s childbirth method, the various phases and pace of recovery after giving birth, the necessary nutritional requirements (such as increased intake of diverse vegetables and a balanced protein-to-carbohydrate ratio), as well as cultural background and personal preferences to ensure a sense of familiarity with the meals. The TCM principles of healing, detoxification, restoration, and nourishment guide this menu planning process.
Menus are then adjusted after each weekly TCM consultation as every mother’s rate of recovery and body condition is different.
By using only the finest natural produce and ingredients sourced locally as much as possible – including from farms in Singapore – as well as seasonal produce at its peak, Voice of Flower chefs craft elegant and restorative gastronomic meals that are served in-room or at Voice of Flower Lounge located at the lobby.
The mother’s health and wellbeing are of paramount importance. Voice of Flower believes that food should be as pure, natural, artisanal and wholesome as possible; as such no added MSG or artificial additives are used, instead natural sugars and umami are extolled from the ingredients themselves. The best, natural herbs are used, such as black dates instead of the usual red variety, and sulphur-free ‘dang gui’ or angelica root.
Voice of Flower CUISINE is a first-of-its kind programme in confinement food, meticulously crafted by Voice of Flower CUISINE’s dedicated in-house team of chefs in consultation with nutritionists and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners, enabling mothers to heal, recover, regain their mental keel, and be nourished. This fusion of ancient Chinese medical practice and western science with modern gastronomy results in confinement meals that meet all the nutritional needs of a new mother, and goes well beyond.
Menus are then adjusted after each weekly TCM consultation as every mother’s rate of recovery and body condition is different.
In addition, stringent efforts are made to avoid the use of aluminium foil and cookware, as well as plastic containers and similar items that may pose harmful health effects. As a precaution, the use of materials and items that may be harmful to health is avoided or minimised. An example of this is aluminium which can leach into food during high-temperature cooking or react chemically with acidic foods such as tomato, cabbage and lime.
Voice of Flower does not use any aluminium foil and cookware to prepare its food. There is also minimal usage of plastic containers that contain phthalates and bisphenol A which can affect the hormones; and non-stick cookware with Teflon coating will break down and release toxins at 300 degrees Celsius.
