Diet & Nutrition for Seniors
Diet & Nutrition Articles
Are You Eating Your ABCs?
Specific vitamins can have a significant positive (or negative) impact on your health. Learn what each one does, how to spot a deficiency, and what foods you should add to your diet to make sure you're meeting your nutritional requirements.
3 CommentsHydration Tips for Seniors
For many caregivers, preventing dehydration in elderly loved ones is a daily struggle. Learn how to help seniors get the fluids they need, even if they won’t drink water.
9 CommentsHow to Make Healthy Meals When You Have No Time to Cook
Cooking well-balanced meals is probably the last thing on your mind when you’re juggling work, family and caregiving, but the truth is that good nutrition is closely tied to good health. Use these tips and shortcuts to improve your dietary habits.
11 Comments5 High-Calorie Foods Your Elder Will Enjoy
Working around age-related changes in appetite and food preferences can be tricky for family caregivers. Try these tasty tips to help your loved one maintain a healthy weight and get the vital nutrients they need.
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Diet & Nutrition Questions
Has anyone experienced a loved one simply giving up? Do they die soon after, or does this go on for a long time?
19 AnswersTaarna Answered 20 hours agoCan someone explain what happens to someone in hospice when the decision is made not to use a feeding tube after a stroke?
7 AnswersBlueEyedGirl94 Replied Mar 3, 2025Has anyone experienced an elderly parent (79yo) being very picky with food?
24 AnswersKNance72 Answered Feb 24, 2025I take care of my brother who is fully functioning, but can’t get himself meals, is there anywhere I can go to get in home care for, so I can leave town 4-5 days occasionally?
7 Answersbrandee Answered Feb 24, 2025
Diet & Nutrition Discussions
Easy dinner ideas?
14 Commentsfreqflyer Commented Dec 13, 2024Shoveling food.
5 Commentscwillie Commented Nov 5, 2024Looking for already prepared frozen meals. Any company you can recommend? I see AARP is also offering such meals.
8 CommentsGeaton777 Commented Nov 3, 2024Countering risk for early onset dementia by Dr. Oz.
4 Commentsstrugglinson Commented Mar 15, 2024
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