When a new year starts, it’s common for seniors to want to overhaul their diets and start eating healthier. If your senior loved one needs or wants to lose weight and start eating a healthier diet, there are some things that you can do to support them on their journey. The more help they get to make a healthy diet a regular habit, the easier it will be to stick to a healthy diet all year long. Some seniors are trying to bust through years of unhealthy eating patterns, and it can be difficult. But if your senior parent tries these easy diet hacks and modifications, they can make this the year that they finally conquer a healthy diet:
Add One Vegetable To Each Meal
One of the easiest ways seniors can start eating healthy is to just add one vegetable to each meal. Seniors can keep eating the way they are already eating, and just add one vegetable to their plate at each meal. It’s so easy to do, and yet it will add three full servings of vegetables to their daily diet. Since most seniors don’t eat enough vegetables, this easy hack can instantly improve your senior parent’s diet.
Avoid Fad Diets
Seniors who want to lose weight may be tempted to try the latest fad diets and diet products, so they can lose weight quickly. But there is no magic pill or magic food that will make seniors lose weight without any work. If it was that easy, then no one would be overweight. The only way to make a sustainable diet change is to take small steps and make them consistent. So if your senior loved one tells you they want to try a fad diet or a weight loss supplement, talk to them about why that’s not a good idea. If they want to try medication to help them lose weight, they should talk to their doctor instead of taking some supplements.
Get Home Care Assistance
Home care assistance can help seniors with many tasks, including overhauling their diet. Part of home care assistance is assistance with cooking and shopping. That means a care provider can work one-on-one with your senior parent to help them buy healthy foods and prep healthy meals. A caregiver can help prep meals for an entire week, so that your senior loved one will only have to choose what protein and vegetables they want to eat for any particular meal.
Try Meal Delivery
If seniors are really worried that they won’t be able to stick to a healthy diet, or if they can’t get to the store to shop for fresh vegetables and fruits several times a week, meal delivery services may be a smart choice for them. There are many delivery services that offer many healthy meal options. Your senior loved one can choose a healthy vegetable based dinner for every night of the week, and they can also pick healthy breakfasts and lunches.
