Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this is true especially for those in elder care. Studio City, CA residents can benefit from excellent residential assisted living to make sure an excellent breakfast is available every morning.
Breakfast is the most important meal because it sets the tone for the rest of the day. It helps wake up the system and give that first bit of needed nutrition in elderly care. Studio City, CA families have a lot going on, so starting the day off right can make all the difference.
A healthy breakfast helps balance the blood sugar, jump start the metabolism, and awaken the brain, feeding it for most of the day. A good breakfast can reduce cravings and snacking. Cravings can make those with chronic health conditions miserable by being a constant physical discomfort and a mental torment as the body continues to want food.
Constant snacking can contribute to obesity, and can be a real problem for diabetes in elderly treatment. But a healthy breakfast helps in caring for seniors because it helps regulate body chemistry, mental acuity, and energy levels.
What are some healthy breakfast ideas for senior care? Well, many options present themselves, but nothing should be chosen unless it is in line with the dietary restrictions given by one’s doctor. Caregivers for seniors would know this, and would help make sure all guidelines are followed.
This is why the trained, licensed, bonded, and compassionate CAREGivers of Home Instead are such a help. They are always sensitive to the needs of each client, carefully noting dietary needs, and of course food preferences. And then they can help devise a menu for breakfast. The menu will be filling, nutritious, and delicious! It may include a granola or muesli, eggs, toast, breakfast meat of some sort, fruit, fruit juice, or just a small bowl of cereal with milk or a milk substitute like almond milk. It may be just toast and jam. Or peanut butter on some crackers. Breakfast may be joined by coffee or tea, as the client wishes and their diet allows.
On Sundays or a special occasion the breakfast menu may expand to reflect the festive nature of the day. Perhaps even something like a mimosa or virgin Bloody Mary could be included.
But whatever way your preferences and dietary restrictions point, a delicious and nutritious breakfast is possible. And not only is it possible, it is a positively good thing. Breakfast — that first meal of the day, the meal that literally breaks the fast of the night — remains the single most important meal we can eat each day. And the CAREGivers of Home Instead are ready to help you and your loved ones come up with the best, most preferable, most appropriate, and most nutritious breakfast your dietary restrictions allow.
Contact Home Instead today to set up a virtual or in-home assessment and start your best breakfast life ever! Call at (818) 805-2208
