{"id":4873,"date":"2020-04-10T17:36:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T21:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2020-04-10T17:36:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T21:36:32","slug":"four-tips-for-helping-your-senior-to-eat-better-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/florida\/stpete\/blog\/four-tips-for-helping-your-senior-to-eat-better-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Tips for Helping Your Senior to Eat Better on a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Food prices keep going up and that might mean that your elderly family member is finding the grocery store more difficult to navigate. These tips can help if your senior is looking for a better way to eat healthier choices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make Menus and Lists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest and most talked about secrets for budgeting groceries is to make menus and lists and then shop from those. It also helps to get the sales fliers for local markets and use those to help plan menus. The reason for this is that you\u2019re going to wind up shopping seasonally, which is less expensive than shopping \u201cout of season.\u201d It\u2019s also going to ensure that the produce your senior is eating is at the peak of freshness, which also means they\u2019re at their most nutritious.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bulk Might Be a Good Option<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4877 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/04\/bigstock-Care-worker-95821070-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/04\/bigstock-Care-worker-95821070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/04\/bigstock-Care-worker-95821070-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/04\/bigstock-Care-worker-95821070-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/04\/bigstock-Care-worker-95821070-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/04\/bigstock-Care-worker-95821070-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/04\/bigstock-Care-worker-95821070.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Bulk buying might be an idea that works for your senior. In terms of shopping, visiting bulk stores can mean that your elderly family member buys a large amount of something and saves because the per item price comes down. But the other way bulk buying can pay off is when your senior is able to buy smaller amounts from bulk bins that are just the right amount for her needs. She ends up paying per pound, usually, which can be much cheaper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shop Generic Whenever Possible<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brand loyalty is something that most people are familiar with, of course. But something that many people don\u2019t realize is that generic brands are often made and packaged by those same name brand manufacturers. Your senior can sometimes get the exact same quality that she\u2019s used to for a store brand price. It\u2019s worth exploring and determining which items she\u2019s willing to buy generic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out Who Else Can Help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Something else to consider is that other people who care about your family member might be willing to help out. They might be willing to do some of the shopping for your elderly family member or they might be willing to do some cooking for her. If your elderly family member has strict dietary requirements, make sure that everyone is aware of those before they make something for her to eat.<\/p>\n<p>Even with some help staying within her budget, your senior may find other aspects of healthy eating to be tiring. Cooking is hard work and if your senior is expending more energy to cook than she can afford to expend, she needs another option. Senior care providers may well be the perfect answer for her and for you. They can take over the cooking duties and your senior benefits greatly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring <a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/florida\/stpete\/services\/caregiver-services\/\">Senior Care in Pinellas Park, FL<\/a>, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Care in Pinellas Park FL: Making sure that your senior is eating healthy meals also means working within her budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":4877,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,380,381],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-4873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-posts","category-nutrition-on-a-budget","category-senior-care-in-pinellas-park-fl-nutrition-on-a-budget","tag-senior-care-in-pinellas-park-fl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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