Fall is in the air, and on the plate! Fall meals are all about comfort, so now is a great time to try and get your senior mom or dad to eat more by making the comfort meals they love. If your mom or dad is living alone and they have a hard time cooking for themselves, home care providers can help.
One of the most common reasons seniors don’t eat enough is that they don’t have the physical strength, balance, or skill to cook healthy meals. If your senior parent has a home care provider they can make sure that your mom or dad eats healthy meals each day. And, a home care provider can put leftovers in individual portions in easy-to-microwave containers so your mom or dad will never go hungry.
Classic fall flavors and harvest-fresh ingredients make these comfort foods the meals that your senior parent will love this fall:
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Nothing captures the flavor of all more than a butternut squash soup. And soup is easy for seniors to eat even if they have dentures or dental problems. Creamy butternut squash blended with onions, garlic, hearty vegetable broth, coconut milk, and some nutmeg or cinnamon makes a warming soup perfect for lunch, dinner, or a healthy snack for seniors.
Apple and Quinoa Salad
There’s a surprising amount of healthy protein in this salad thanks to the quinoa. Cooked quinoa is soft and has a nutty flavor that blends perfectly with crisp fall apples that have been diced fine. Throw in some walnuts, dried cranberries, and feta cheese, then toss with some apple cider for a wonderful burst of fall flavor. This salad is a great way for seniors to get the vitamins and minerals they need as well as some protein. And it’s just as delicious cold, so the leftovers don’t even need to be heated.
Pumpkin and Sage Risotto
Another soft and easy-to-eat comfort food dish that your senior parent will enjoy is pumpkin and sage risotto. Risottos is soft, creamy, and smooth so it’s ideal for seniors to eat. Cook the rice in vegetable broth until it’s soft then blend it with pumpkin puree, sage, and top with Parmesan cheese. It’s the perfect comfort food for nights when the temperature starts to drop.
Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon and Pecans
Sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest things seniors can eat. When they are slow-baked until they are soft they are delicious. But, when you add cinnamon, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt they are the perfect healthy winter lunch or snack. Top with some chopped pecans to add a great nutty flavor and some healthy fat and protein. Easy to eat, sweet, and delicious, this is a meal your mom or dad will ask for over and over.
Mushroom and Barley Stew
You can’t go wrong with a mushroom and barley stew for a hearty but easy-to-eat meal. The earthy mushroom taste blended with the comfort of the nutty barley cooked in vegetable broth makes this a wonderful fall dish. Don’t forget to put some carrots, onions, garlic, and thyme in the broth that you use to cook the barley to add that rich stew flavor.
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