Every September is National Fruit and Veggies Month, which might be a good time to reevaluate how much produce your senior is eating. It’s also a good time to look at which storage options seem to work best for your senior and which ones she’s more likely to eat on a regular basis. Between fresh, frozen, and canned produce, there are tons of options and they can all be very nutritious for your elderly family member. Home care providers can help your senior with both shopping and with meal preparation.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables are always an excellent choice for your senior, but they can require some additional preparation that might have an impact on her decisions. Buying seasonal produce is always preferable for both budgetary reasons as well as flavor, because when produce is in season it’s at its best. Home care services is just one way that you can make it easier for your senior to eat more fresh fruitsand vegetables.
Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables that are frozen typically end up frozen very quickly after they’re plucked out of the fields. You do want to read the ingredient labels, because sometimes frozen vegetables and fruits are processed with added sugar or salt. These are often added for flavor and for preservation, but they’re not necessary and might be something your senior is trying to avoid. Frozen vegetables can last a while and you can add them at the last minute to casseroles, soups, pastas, and more.
Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Canned produce is a pretty good option for your senior. Like frozen vegetables and fruits, canned versions are preserved very soon after they’re picked, so they’re full of nutrients. One issue to watch for is added salt and sugar, because that’s something that your senior should likely avoid. You can add canned fruits and vegetables to just about any recipe without changing the end product. Canned produce has a long shelf life, which makes them a great way to stock your senior up on healthy produce.
How Home Care Helps with Selections
Mixing and matching all of these options can help to ensure that your elderly family member is eating plenty of vegetables and fruits on a regular basis. Keeping your senior’s diet interesting can mean switching things up now and again. Home care services makes all of this as well as other tasks so much less complicated for your senior.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering Home Care Services in Montclair NJ please contact the caring staff at Expert Home Care today at (732) 937-5320.
We have been providing Home Health Care to New Jersey families since 1985, and have grown to become one of the largest licensed providers of Live-In Home Care in the upper New Jersey area. Our many years of New Jersey home care experience has produced a company that over 8,000 clients have come to rely on confidently, for help.
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