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Senior Weight Loss - Tips for Family Caretakers

Senior Weight Loss - Tips for Family Caretakers - Weight Loss Meals for Seniors and the Elderly
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Our Review Guidelines: Our reviews are written only from the viewpoint of a family caretaker who has the responsibility of feeding one or two senior or elderly loved ones. We take into consideration shipping, packaging, storage, reheating, food quality, and price per meal to determine if the senior meal delivery service is a good value, convenient, and an option to support their family caretaking responsibilities.

Weight Loss Meals for Seniors and the Elderly

As a family caretaker, your responsibilities can seem endless. Frequent doctor visits, yard maintenance, house cleanliness, and making sure your loved one is enjoying this time of their life are all some of the daily challenges you have to overcome. Add to this list making sure your loved one is not only eating but eating within the guidelines of their current health adds another level of responsibility to your daily tasks. 

Buying, cooking, and meal planning for a senior or elderly loved one can be a job in itself. Have to meet daily nutritional guidelines for a loved on a diabetic, low sodium, or heart-healthy diet requires you to know how to do that. Just putting food on the table will not be enough. You have to create healthy meal plans.
Almost a third of seniors in the U.S. qualify as being obese. Obesity contributes to poor long-term health and promotes complications from diabetes, heart disease, and a long list of other health concerns. Long story short, some family caretakers may have to consider putting their loved one a weight loss plan, and remote family caretakers may find this more of a challenge, especially if your loved one isn't so enamored with the idea.

Our Mom has long been overweight. Both of my parents grew up in families where putting enough food on the table was a daily challenge. My father used to tell me stories of eating soups that only included whatever was harvested from the backyard garden. As parents, they overcompensated by making sure there was plenty of food on the table and encouraged us to eat as much as we could consume in a single sitting. My brother, who is a retired Navy Seal, used to eat a whole roast beef by himself.

I am a diabetic and a chef, so hand selecting the best ingredients and cooking up a storm is a passion of mine. When I was diagnosed with diabetes, I attend a two-week course on proper eating for diabetics. I was a service of my local hospital, and my health benefits covered the cost. I recommend you look into this service if you need it. Anyone who has to be on a nutritional meal needs to learn how to eat. I do my best to cook healthy meals for my Mom, but I am a remote family caretaker. My Mom is capable of living on her own, and I am a good hour-plus drive away. Even so, I consider myself responsible for their health as it pertains to her diet.

Diets for Seniors and the Elderly

I turned to the prepared meal delivery services to help me make sure my Mom is eating, and eating properly. I use these services to supplement my own cooking. As a chef, I am well aware of what kind of ingredients these companies use, and I also know what kind of effort went into the food preparation.

I didn't tell my Mom she was going on a weight loss meal plan. I simply (and gradually) replaced high-carb, high-fat meals with healthy ones. I also kept an inventory of prepared diet meals in her house. Over the years I quickly learned which ones worked, and which ones were a waste of money. I hope you find my experiences helpful in caring for your loved one.

Our Senior Weight Loss Meal Delivery Reviews

  • BistroMD - There is a lot to like about BistroMD weight loss meals. They offer a very convenient breakfast, lunch, and dinner meal plan for weight loss. The portion sizes are smaller than most senior meal delivery services, but they do have enough of a menu to make dining interesting. Learn more by reading our BistroMD review.
  • HMR Entree - This company promotes itself in hospitals and medical facilities as a weight loss program. The company sells shelf-stable entrees for about $3.50 a meal. You will have to add sides and vegetables to create balanced meals. Learn more by reading our HMR Entree review.
  • Nutrisystem - We tried the new frozen meals from the a la carte menu. While are not found of the service, we have to say this was best review ever. Read more, and see actual pictures of the food, by visiting our Nutrisystem review.
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