Caregivers that Focus on Diet and Nutrition: Healthy Eating Tips for Seniors on a Fixed Income

Health Eating for Seniors  |  May 11, 2023

Tips for Eating Healthy on a Fixed Income for Seniors and Caregivers Focusing on Diet and Nutrition

No matter the age, a nutritious diet is essential. Seniors who may face economic and physical struggles, however, can find it difficult to procure and prepare healthy meals. In this blog we discuss healthy eating tips for seniors on a fixed income.

This month, Comfort Keepers® is focusing on their STOP Senior Hunger initiative to assist seniors, their families and caregivers in developing a healthy nutritional balance. With the help of Comfort Keepers’ home health care services and physicians, seniors can easily incorporate common-sense strategies for good eating habits and living well.

Seniors can eat a nutritious, delicious diet at an affordable price by following these tips:

• Make meal planning and preparation a fun experience. Plan one new meal, prepare a new recipe or try a new food item each week. Look for new ways to prepare an old favorite.
• If you buy enough ingredients to cook more than one meal, you can freeze individual portions.
• Provide complex carbohydrates instead of simple sugars.
• Buy fresh fruits and vegetables when they’re in season (it is cheaper) and opt for frozen produce when fresh is not available.
• Purchase lower cost, high-quality protein, such as low-fat ground meat, eggs, beans, tofu, tuna and dairy products including milk, cottage cheese, cheese and yogurt.
• Avoid impulse purchases and excessive calorie consumption by shopping with a list and making better food choices.
• Caregivers and seniors can clip coupons and watch grocery store ads for sales if they like store brands.
• Avoid prepared foods, sweets, and snack foods that are low in nutrients or purchase in small amounts.
• Take advantage of senior menus or discounts when eating out. Lunch is usually cheaper than dinner, and portions will probably be smaller.

Comfort Keepers Georgian Triangle Emphasizes The Importance Of Proper Nutrition For Seniors

Proper nutrition is very important for seniors. There are many benefits of eating a nutritious diet. Proper nutrition can reduce the risks of a number of medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure, among others. In case your loved one already has one or more of these chronic diseases, eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly can help them manage these conditions.

Your local Comfort Keepers may have a resource guide with contact information for local financial assistance programs that apply to seniors in home health care. Note: Seniors, their family members and other caregivers should speak with their doctors about managing their nutrition.

Comfort Keepers® Georgian Triangle Can Help with Healthy Eating Tips for Seniors on a Fixed Income

If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help. Comfort Keepers®’s trained caregivers help provide senior clients with the highest quality of life possible to keep them happy and healthy at home. Our Interactive Caregiving™ provides a system of care that addresses safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs).

What’s more, our trained caregivers are selected with one specific quality in mind: empathy. Care that is empathetic is care that starts in the heart, and it allows us to meet our client’s exact needs. Learn more about our unique service offering Dementia Care and Palliative Care by contacting the Comfort Keepers Georgian Triangle office.

Comfort Keepers Georgian Triangle, is pleased to announce that we are a recipient of Accreditation Canada’s, Accreditation Primer Award. Accreditation is an intensive process in which an organization’s processes, policies, and procedures are examined by industry experts against a set of quality standards. To achieve accredited status, Comfort Keepers offices met or exceeded the rigorous standards for Home Care companies, as defined by Accreditation Canada. 

If you live in the Collingwood, Midland, Owen Sound area, contact Comfort Keepers at (705) 293-5553, or email us at georgiantriangle@comfortkeepers.ca. Comfort Keepers Georgian Triangle is here to help you and your loved ones get the best care possible.

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