Fruits and vegetables should be a staple in everyone’s diet.

However, there are many elderly people who aren’t eating enough of these foods. As a family caregiver, you can help encourage and get your elderly loved one to eat more fruits and vegetables. Keep reading here to find out how this can be done.

Going to a Farmer’s Market

Most areas nowadays have farmer’s markets. These are locations where vendors set tables up with the fruits and vegetables they have grown. These are fresh and ready-to-go. This can be a great place for you or an elderly care provider to take your loved one. Many times, fruits and vegetables that aren’t in the stores are even at these markets. The prices are generally pretty affordable, too.

Use the Blender

Does your elderly loved one say they don’t really like fruits and vegetables? If so, they might enjoy them more if they put them into a blender. There are so many different smoothie recipes that can be made from fruits and vegetables. It might take a while for your elderly loved one to find the recipes they like best. However, if they do some trial and error with different mixtures of fruits and vegetables they should be able to find at least a few smoothie recipes they like.

Topping Off Recipes

There are also so many recipes that could be made even better by tossing in some fruits and/or vegetables. For example, if your elderly loved one usually has a bowl of cereal for breakfast, they should eat an orange or apple at breakfast, too. If they eat some chicken for dinner, they can throw some carrots or peas in the meal. These are just a couple of examples of how your elderly loved ones can add fruits and vegetables to their meals. You or an elderly care provider can help your loved one find recipes online that include fruits and vegetables.

Fruits and Vegetables: Conclusion

These are some ways that you can help your elderly loved one get more fruits and vegetables in their diet. With these tips, hopefully, your elderly loved one can start getting the minerals, nutrients, and vitamins they need in their diet. If you aren’t sure what recipes would be best to start with, you can have your elderly loved one talk to a nutritionist. They can assess your elderly loved one’s health. Then, they can determine which fruits and vegetables would add the most benefit to your elderly loved one’s life.

If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring  Caregiver in Lafayette, CA, call the caring staff at Aviva In-Home Care.
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Sources

https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/ud3719

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Evan Loevner

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As a former hospital administrator, I launched Aviva with the goal of having a more focused, direct impact on the delivery of care than I could ever accomplish within a hospital setting. For me, the joy of running an organization like Aviva In-Home Care is having the ability to positively improve the lives of individuals needing customized care. As a passionate Bay Area resident, I know that many local seniors can benefit from new approaches to in-home care, that will bring them more connection to the community, and provide families with a greater sense of comfort that their loved one is indeed matched with an ideal caregiver.

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