Reducing the amount of fat your elderly parent eats is a common recommendation for family caregivers. You want to make sure your senior stays as healthy as possible by following through with the guidelines given by their doctor, but as Thanksgiving approaches, you also want to make sure they are able to enjoy celebrating with the rest of the family. Trimming fat can offer a variety of health benefits, including protecting their heart health, reducing the risk of stroke and diabetes, helping them to maintain a better body weight, and more. Finding ways to cut fat out of Thanksgiving favorites allows your parent to still indulge with the rest of the family, while making this feasting holiday healthier for everyone.
Use these tips to cut fat in Thanksgiving favorites this year:
- Replace sour cream in recipes with fat free yogurt for no fat, and more protein
- Use a non-hydrogenated vegetable stick rather than butter
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Caregivers in St. Petersburg FL: Tips for Cutting Fat in Thanksgiving Favorites
Replace eggs and oil in baked goods with applesauce or pureed pumpkin
- Cut the butter added to vegetables such as mashed potatoes and beans while cooking
- Remove the skin from the turkey before eating
- Serve alternatives to favorite desserts, such as spiced pumpkin mousse rather than pumpkin pie, or baked apples rather than apple pie
- Try an almond milk version of whipped cream
- Trade the cheeseball served before dinner with raw vegetables and a pickle tray
- If you enjoy eggnog with your Thanksgiving dessert, thin it with skim milk rather than drinking it whole
- Replace dairy with almond or soy milk versions in both savory and sweet cooking
Helping your aging parent eat a healthy diet is one of the many ways home care can help your parent live a healthier life as they age in place. What they eat makes a huge difference in their health and wellbeing, but it isn’t always easy for your senior. An in-home senior care services provider can help your parent to make good choices about what they eat, and even provide services designed to make their access to these foods easier. This can include safe and reliable transportation to the grocery store, help with shopping, meal and snack preparation, and even physical assistance with eating. As their family caregiver, knowing your aging parent is getting the nutrition they need can reduce your stress, and take this need off your mind.
If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring Caregivers in St. Petersburg, FL, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
