Throughout life, well-balanced meals with a focus on fresh ingredients are crucial to health. As we age, maintaining those balanced meals is more important than ever before. With that being said, seniors face certain obstacles that can make accessing those…
As our loved ones age, their nutritional needs change, as do their abilities to tolerate various food textures and flavors. Dexterity challenges might make it more difficult to eat foods that crumble. Swallowing issues due to stroke or Parkinson’s might…
Diabetes meal planning can help seniors living with the disease prevent it from getting worse while protecting their overall health. The American Diabetes Association reports that 25.9% of Americans over the age of 65 have diabetes. Caregiving for a senior…
The heat and humidity of summer can reduce the appetite and make it difficult to get essential nutrients. When seniors don’t eat or drink properly, they run the risk of becoming malnourished or dehydrated. Finding foods that are delicious, nutritious…
Many factors can affect the taste of food for older individuals. Make these tasty recipes for them and they’ll get the nutrition they need and a meal they’ll want to eat again. As people age many factors including medicine, joint…
There are more diets than you can count, and each one promises to help you lose weight successfully. However, few actually deliver on the promise. There are diets based on eating only plant based foods. Others promote eating only protein…
As people age, the need for high quality nutrition increases, but the amount of food does not. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Eating less is better and healthier for us as we age. Consuming smaller amounts of food more…
As people age their ability to smell and taste foods and aromas can change. A sense of smell is directly connected to the ability to fully taste foods. As these senses dull, it can reduce seniors’ enjoyment of food and…
Busy fall schedules can leave little time to prepare healthy dinners for your family. However, with cold and flu season right around the corner, it’s important to make sure everyone is getting the proper nutrition needed to stay well. Here…
Many seniors want to remain independent as long as possible, and some even continue to be contributing members of society by finding new work opportunities or volunteering within the community. However, it can be difficult for seniors to find sustainable…