What do senior citizens like to eat?
I've worked with a lot of seniors and they like different things just like any other group of people. It has to do somewhat with what they grew up eating. I would say more toward home cooked meals as they didn't grow up eating out all the time. Maybe more meat and potatoes type things. Ask around. I believe people who get meals on wheels have low incomes so they have no choice but to get that crap.
Can senior citizen eat meat on fridays during lent?
Anyone can eat meat any day they want to. This courtesy extends to the elderly.I am not a catholic, so I am not very familiar with the idea of fish on Fridays, which I had thought was a year-round thing, not just during Lent. I had read that this was mostly a political sop to the fishermen, but that may not be true. I am familiar with the idea of “giving up something for Lent”, but that could be anything. and was not rigorously enforced in my household. These days, I am barely aware of Lent.According to an article on the NPR website, published in 2012, “As one economic analysis noted, U.S. fish prices plummeted soon after Pope Paul VI loosened fasting rules in the 1960s. The Friday meat ban, by the way, still applies to the 40 days of the Lenten fast.” (from Lust, Lies And Empire: The Fishy Tale Behind Eating Fish On Friday). It seems the fish for the fishermen was an English thing, after Henry VIII established the Church of England. Nothing papist about it.I expect the Catholic ban on warm-blooded meat on Fridays in Lent includes the elderly. But people will find technically legal loopholes around any religious ordinance if they really want to.I am reminded of a visit to Ireland for work. In the six weeks I was there, I learned that dancing is totally banned on Sundays, so at midnight people line up at the dance hall, and the doors open at 12: 05 a.m. on Monday morning for a couple of hours of perfectly legal dancing,I also learned that the only method of contraception allowed in Ireland is the rhythm method, which, if practiced correctly, can be almost 100% effective.Obviously, for this to have any chance of working, the periods have to be totally predictable and regular. To this end, a young lady can acquire from her doctor a prescription which makes her period completely predictable and regular. 21 pills, one a day, then 7 days without a pill. The church, it seems, does not have a problem with this, and people practicing the rhythm method this way hardly ever become pregnant.So if some Catholic senior citizen really wants to eat meat on a Friday during Lent, I’m quite sure someone somewhere can come up a perfectly acceptable justification for doing so,It could be something as simple as serving the meat in a dish labelled “This is fish.”This may be out of date, but considering the number of upvotes, I doubt anyone cares.
Would you eat food if you saw it prepared by someone who was not using gloves?
It depends on whether it was in a fast food place or someone cooking a meal for me in their home. I can tell you that I was in a restaurant where the waiter was coughing and sneezing when he brought my iced tea to the table, and my daughter and I walked out. I will never go there again. At a buffet in the health food store, I saw a mother carrying a baby who let the baby eat out of the food with the spoon that was meant to serve with and stick it back into the food. I eat where I can see the people prepare the food.
How can a senior citizen with a fixed income of less than 20,000 survive where the price of food has doubled?
Obviously most of the respondents do NOT live in the Washington, DC metro area! NO WAY could I survive here on less than $20K - which is why I work FT - STILL, at 69. So-called income restricted units/sr independent housing is STILL too high. And yes, I cook from scratch, hand wash dishes/pots and pans [although I do have a dishwasher] and rarely use most appliances to cut down on utility bills. I drive, but only to work; have cut out MOST 'outings' and buy inexpensive clothing or go to thrift stores. ALL my family is in this area and were I to move I'd be without familial support
How do you stay fit and healthy as a Senior Citizen without spending alot of money?
My wife and I are both 71 years o;d.My wife and I walk a lot. We live in South Florida, so outside in cooler months and in malls during the hot summer months.We both belong to a local Gold’s Gym. $18. each per month. Super cheap compared to other gyms.My wife goes to the gym 2–3 days per week. I go 6–7 days. I like to work out and I am a gym rat.We both do some cardio. I do a lot of strength training. Free weights, cables and machines. I am not a typical 71 year old.We eat pretty healthy. Not vegetarians. Almost no beef. Lots of salmon and chicken. Nothing deep fried.Almost no pasta and no simple carbohydrates, muffins, cookies, cakes, pies, chip, white bread. Actually, very little bread.A sandwich? Eat half.Lots of fruit particularly berries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, grapes. Lots of nuts walnuts, Brazil nuts, pistachios, cashews.Lots of veggies and salad. Broccoli and asparagus are favorites. Some alcohol but in moderation. Mostly wine. No spirits.At most, two meals per day. Breakfast/lunch at about 10–11 AM. And a light dinner at about 6. No eating at all after 7 PM.No pizza. No lunch meats, bologna, salami, pepperoni and the rest. Minimum processed foods.Lots of green tea, pomegranate juice, prune juice, orange juice in moderation.Chocolate, only very dark more than 72% cocoa. Yogurt almost every day. Low fat everything, including milk.It’s not denial. It’s not dieting. It’s a lifestyle.Trust me, two meals work. Want a snack? Some walnuts, maybe a cup of low fat cottage cheese or a yogurt.You will naturally lose weight. You will feel better. Digestion will be better. Maybe sleep better.Try a warm cup of lemon, ginger tea first thing in the morning. Light on the ginger. Add to taste.Good luck. Be well. Be healthy.Heredity is 50%. Nutrition is 25 % and exercise is 25%.Control what you can control.
What is the most nutritious food for seniors?
What are the best food options for senior citizens?Well, I’m not necessarily the best person to answer this. I have Crohns’ Disease and so many food allergies so I have modified what would be a healthy diet for most seniors to what works for me. In general these are healthy foods.Vegetables — peas, green beans, corn, cabbages, dried beans, carrots, sturdier lettuces like Romaine, tomatoes, squashesGrains — like oatmeal or whole grainsFruits — blueberries, melons, apples, bananas, grapes, strawberries, pears, oranges — plain with no added sugar or preparationMeats — red meat only once a week; fish (baked or grilled) like salmon, cod or flounder; chicken or turkey — bakedMilk — fat free or 2% (includes yogurt) and EggsStarchy carbs — potatoes and pasta will fill us up but a little goes a long way.Processed, ready to eat and fast foods are not so great and fried foods of any type of bad for us. These are just some foods that come to mind — bacon is fried fat and a no-no. Treats should be small portions — but we should have some treats.If your doctor has urged a diet change, then follow the recommended plans and portion control is important too. For diabetics and other special needs diets, your doctor is the best source. Due to my own allergies and medical issues, I can’t eat many of these foods. Some folks eat lean pork and seafood but I’m allergic to them.
Seniors: Have You Known Someone That Died From Peanut Allergy?
Listening to 'This American Life' about crab allergy. I knew a high-school buddy who died--while in college--from accidently eating peanuts & he didn't have his Epi-pen with him. Out in the woods, long way from the dorm where his serum was. Terrible story. So young. Was peanut allergy or crab/milk/etc. allergies well-known back in your youngster years?
What is the perfect food for a 70-year-old man, who is not willing to eat anything?
First, before going on, I hope the man is under medical care. Poor eating in the elderly can be a real problem, both in itself and as a symptom of other illness.Now to the question: Pancakes. All kinds of pancakes. Regular pancakes of buttermilk or buckwheat (which is a low-glycemic food, so better for people with blood sugar problems); savory pancakes of grated zucchini and other veggies combined with egg and a bit of flour —with cheese sauce or ketchup on them for palatability; potato pancakes of different sorts, with apple sauce and low-fat sour cream or yoghurt — you get the idea.Blended soups are good, too. Not too thick, since they might be difficult to swallow easily, but something that can be drunk from a mug.Older people sometimes lose some of their sense of taste, so you may find that the food needs to be more highly flavored with herbs and such. On the other hand, too much spice or flavor could simply be interpreted as unpalatable, so naturally milder or blander tasting foods might be more appropriate.Chewing and swallowing can become more difficult, so softer foods are good. A food that the person might have preferred firmer or more crunchy when they were younger they might prefer softer when they're older.Custards are good, too. When my father was older, he enjoyed egg and cheese custard. Dessert custards are also good; the milk and egg is nourishing, and the sweetness can make it palatable.“Fruit soup” of blended berry juices (100% juice) and pearl tapioca is delicious and has a lot of antioxidants. You can make it with little or no sugar, as well.While ideally an older person's diet should be well-balanced and have a lot of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, fiber, and sufficient protein to prevent wasting, it's more important that they eat, full stop. It's very important that their digestive systems keep working. If eating is a real problem, do consult a doctor or nutritionist who specializes in diets for the elderly.