Senior Meal Preparation Ideas
Work with your client to create nutritious and satisfying meals.
Your client will have preferences for meals that they enjoy and special preparation instructions. Following favorite recipes are a great way to ensure that the meals will be made exactly how the client prefers their meals.
Portion control will help with maintaining and/or weight loss.
Encourage a high fiber diet to prevent constipation. Increased water intake will also help with constipation as well as preventing dehydration.
Another healthy choice for your senior clients is to ensure each meal has a protein source. Protein is an excellent at maintaining muscle mass. Protein sources can come from animal/fish sources, but plants can also be alternative sources of complete proteins sources.
Create foods to meet the senior’s swallowing requirements. For example, if they have a modified diet. Modified usually requires soften foods, pureed, thickened, dental soft, etc.
Having your Food Safe Certificate Basic Level 1 will help you in ensuring the food you provide to your senior clients will be safe to consume.
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