Eating healthy really is among the most important things for those in situations of elderly home care. Thousand Oaks, CA families will often worry about their loved ones eating well and getting proper nutrition. Residential assisted living providers must be capable of making sure everyone is eating healthy, especially those with chronic health conditions.
Fortunately, a search for “senior care near Thousand Oaks CA,” will bring up Home Instead, and our staff of compassionate, trained, licensed, and bonded CAREGivers. They will make sure your loved one’s health and nutrition concerns are provided for. The CAREGivers of Home Instead provide expert home care assistance. Thousand Oaks, CA families have come to rely on Home Instead for help with delicious and simple meals.
For breakfast, our senior day care helpers can put together something like oatmeal with berries and honey. The oatmeal can either be cooked in the morning in the microwave with some milk or in a crockpot overnight with some water and butter. Adding in honey and blueberries — or any preferred berries — makes it an extra delicious dish, and makes it even more healthy!
Other breakfast options include a hard-boiled egg with fresh fruit, or perhaps whole wheat pancakes, or a waffle. These could include some grains like flaxseed to really increase the nutritional value of the meal, and it is the sort of thing in-home senior home care near Thousand Oaks, CA providers can help with.
Lunch might include quinoa salad. Quinoa is a simple grain to cook, and it is very healthy. Elderly companion services would be able to help sauté vegetables and mix them in with cooked quinoa. Add in some pine nuts or almonds for crunch and more flavor interest.
Other lunch options — or these could be good for dinner — might include an omelet, with a favorite cheese, fresh spinach leaves, and maybe even some diced ham. Another idea is a whole grain wrap with hummus, or chunks of a pan-fried chicken breast, combined with avocado, spinach leaves or lettuce, and even some Swiss cheese. Yum!
Other dinner options can include red potatoes, which can be prepared in any number of ways. They could be mashed, cubed, and fried with onions and peppers, or they can be roasted with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Perhaps your senior companion services helper can help roast some Chicken breasts with a can of low sodium cream of mushroom soup and rice. Dinner also could be pasta tossed with fresh basil leaves, olive oil, sliced cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and some chunks of pan-fried or boiled chicken for protein.
Whichever options you choose, many healthy and delicious options for eating healthy can be prepared with the assistance of the CAREGivers of Home Instead. Call for your in-home assessment, or schedule a virtual consultation, today: 805-429-9789
