Diet and Nutrition
Simplify Your Mom’s Meal Prep with Senior Home Care
Make meal prep a little less stressful using these tips and consider hiring a senior home care provider to help out.
Read MoreAre Protein Shakes Good for Seniors?
Seniors should focus on diet to maintain their health and wellbeing. Eating a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. Eating healthy can also help to maintain a healthy weight, which can reduce the risk of falling. Additionally, a…
Read MoreTips for Helping Older Adults Eat
If you’re having trouble getting your aging relative to eat, you’re not alone. Many family caregivers struggle with mealtimes and convincing seniors to consume enough food. There are all kinds of reasons older adults don’t want to eat, including medical problems or just feeling lonely when they have to eat alone. If you’re having trouble…
Read More5 Foods That May Help Lower Cholesterol
Gina’s father had a physical shortly after his 80th birthday. Though he was generally healthy, the doctor advised that his cholesterol levels were high. Gina knew a little about high cholesterol. She knew that it could cause blockages in her dad’s arteries and that could lead to a heart attack or stroke. One of the…
Read MoreWhat Foods Are Celebrated During September?
Each month, there’s a national and international list of monthly celebrations. For September, several foods are celebrated. Now is a great time to mix up the diet and try something new or come up with a new recipe for a familiar item. Join your mom and dad for new and exciting meals this month. Blueberry…
Read MoreHow Do You Cook for a Forgetful Parent?
You’ve spent all day with your mom. She has Alzheimer’s and forgets most everything you tell her. Her diet is limited to bananas, flavored yogurt, and toast with lots of butter. You want her to have a balanced diet, so you come cook for her as often as you can. She loves your dinner idea.…
Read MorePrepare These Healthy Snacks for Your Senior Parent
For family caregivers, an important part of keeping an aging parent healthy is ensuring that they eat a healthy diet. But, it can be hard to figure out how snacking fits into eating well. Many people tend to think of snacks as being things like chips, cookies, or other foods that don’t carry much nutritional…
Read MoreWhat Should a Loved One with COPD Eat?
If your loved one has COPD, you’ve probably already found that some foods help her body to get through a day much better than other foods do. But what types of foods are the better choices for a loved one who has COPD? Breakfast Is Definitely the Most Important Meal of the Day. Breakfast is…
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