Cooking For Seniors

Proper nutrition is very important to senior citizens.  As their sense of taste and thirst decrease, they tend to eat and drink less than needed.  They will often choose foods that require minimal preparation and offer little value to their health.  This has an affect on them physically, emotionally and mentally.

At Comfort Keepers, meal preparation is a big part of a caregivers job.  They plan weekly menus with their clients, choosing foods that are delicious and nutritious and encourage them to participate in preparing the meals together.

We take it a step further and offer a series of cooking classes to our caregivers.  Leslie Knopp and Gena Hohman are serious foodies, and demonstrate ways to use convenient and fresh ingredients to prepare meals our clients will enjoy. 

At their most recent class, Leslie and Gena had all of the fixings for two dishes that could be made from a rotisserie chicken.  They had the caregivers make chicken potpie and chicken pizza with pesto and peppers.  They then divided them into teams and had them come up with a dish of their own creation. The caregivers left feeling confident that their new and creative recipes would make a difference in their clients lives.

Comfort Keepers has offices in Petoskey and Traverse City and serves seniors throughout all of Northern Michigan. If you would like more information about how we can help your loved one, call us toll free at 866-929-9044