A collaborative, multidiscipinary and co-designed project with researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) focused on the development of a meal box targeted specifically for patients living with neurological disability, including Huntington's disease and acquired brain injuries.

This project aims to address issues around weight loss and malnutrition from unhealthy eating due to cognitive, movement, behavioural, and social factors common in people with neurological conditions.

Various stakeholder groups (including experiential, health and scientific expertise) provided insights to co-design a meal box specifically designed to meet the dietary and disability needs of the community. Compared with other meal box offerings on the market, Brain Bites requires less preparation, offers simplistic recipes and shorter cook times. Packaging of the ingredients within the Brain Bites meal box has also been considered to make it more accessible to users.

Trials to evaluate the feasibility of the co-designed meal box, and to assess the effects of the meal box on the nutritional intake of individuals with Huntington’s disease and acquired brain injuries have now been completed.


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