Meals for Elderly Father
#21
Originally Posted by rfmikelson
Fresh and Easy has some pretty good prepared meals that can be microwaved. Also, you might find some suitable options from Trader Joes, Costco, or Whole Foods.
#22
We feed MIL and she pretty much eats what we eat (as long as I portion hers out before I add the pepper!). I like to cook some "staples" of our diet in quantity and freeze so that I don't have to make a meatloaf (for ex.)every time we want one.
In my freezer I keep meatloaf,spagetti sauce, chili meat, steak in gravy, beef stew (MIL fav), pock chops/green beans in mushroom soup, ham/bean soup, turkey meat/broth for pot pie or soups and (NOT for MIL) shredded chicken/sauce, shredded beef/sauce and chili verde. And usually 2-3 kinds of soups.
I try to do a crockpot of something as soon as I finish the last one from the freezer. Sometimes I have a kitchen day and make up 2-3 big batches of food for the freezer.
I guess I just have trouble with your comment about HAVING to cook every 3 weeks as I cook nearly every day (and like to). But the way that I cook means a majority of dinners don't require much time as it starts with something from my freezer. Likng to cook doesn't mean that I WANT to spend a lot of time on it all the time :-)
In my freezer I keep meatloaf,spagetti sauce, chili meat, steak in gravy, beef stew (MIL fav), pock chops/green beans in mushroom soup, ham/bean soup, turkey meat/broth for pot pie or soups and (NOT for MIL) shredded chicken/sauce, shredded beef/sauce and chili verde. And usually 2-3 kinds of soups.
I try to do a crockpot of something as soon as I finish the last one from the freezer. Sometimes I have a kitchen day and make up 2-3 big batches of food for the freezer.
I guess I just have trouble with your comment about HAVING to cook every 3 weeks as I cook nearly every day (and like to). But the way that I cook means a majority of dinners don't require much time as it starts with something from my freezer. Likng to cook doesn't mean that I WANT to spend a lot of time on it all the time :-)
#24
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Schwan icevream now sells frozen meals and delivers them right to your house. Sorry I don't know what they cost but if their food is as good as their icecream it minght be a though. You can Google them and find out what they have
#26
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 1,537
As a caregiver for my mom who is 90 I found out that the older she got the less she cared about food. Only dinner she would eat would be the meal she ate with us. It's almost another full time job caring for elders and it became much easier when she moved in with us.
Yes, we changed our lifestyle drastically and yes we had children to care for, too.
We tried home delivered meals and they were terrible. Goofed up the order. It as a mess.
There is NO easy answer when caring for elderly. Believe me. We looked.
Yes, we changed our lifestyle drastically and yes we had children to care for, too.
We tried home delivered meals and they were terrible. Goofed up the order. It as a mess.
There is NO easy answer when caring for elderly. Believe me. We looked.
#28
Originally Posted by Grambi
I really don't have any different ideas for meals but I do have a suggestion/warning for you. I was makig and freezing meals for my MIL in addition to buying her the soups and other canned food that she liked. It took me awhile to figure out that she was no longer able to figure out the microwave and was putting the food out for feral cats that roamed around her house. When I was cleaning out her house after she went into an assisted living situation, I found 5 pans that she had burned food to a black crisp in and tossed under the kitchen sink. So try to assess how he is doing with those kinds of task as he continues to age. Good luck in your search.
#29
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 521
Contact your local services for the aged..In Ohio its your local council on aging. They have a bunch of resources they can refer you to so you get the help both of you need!! Maybe a local place where he can take himself for dinner..and the company of others his age. He may eat better if its a social setting. But eventually you will need the help of others sometimes so you don't burn out, and there's nothing wrong with it. Its hard to look after our parents, and hard for them to be looked after. I wish you strength for the journey.
#30
Originally Posted by mommaB
Contact your local services for the aged..In Ohio its your local council on aging. They have a bunch of resources they can refer you to so you get the help both of you need!! Maybe a local place where he can take himself for dinner..and the company of others his age. He may eat better if its a social setting. But eventually you will need the help of others sometimes so you don't burn out, and there's nothing wrong with it. Its hard to look after our parents, and hard for them to be looked after. I wish you strength for the journey.
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