Eating healthy is an important part of aging well. What a person eats in their regular daily diet can affect many aspects of their life, including their pocketbook. It may seem like eating healthy is too pricey when your elderly loved one is trying to stick to her food budget, but there are some easy ways to help her get the healthy food she needs while staying on budget, and home care services can help.
Five Tips When Shopping for Healthy Foods
“Healthy Food” can have a lot of meanings and cover a wide variety of foods. For your elderly loved one, eating healthy may look different than how you eat healthy or even how other elderly individuals eat. But for most of us, eating healthy means avoiding overly processed foods that are high in fat and empty calories, while leaning into fresh, nutrient-rich foods.
When trying to stay within a set budget, here are five tips that can help your elderly loved one:
#1 Make a list and stick to it.
Stores know how inclined we are to impulse-buy items while in the store. It can make it really difficult to stick to a list, and then the next thing we know, we’re $100 over budget and didn’t even get the basics.
#2 Don’t go into the store.
This may seem strange, but the best deterrent to impulse buying may be never entering the store. And for those elderly individuals who have mobility issues, this can be a great solution for other reasons as well.
Many stores offer online shopping where you can browse through their inventory and purchase the things needed. Then your loved one can arrange to go inside the store and grab them, have them brought out to her car in the parking lot, or even have them delivered to her home (usually for a fee).
Additionally, home care providers can assist seniors with transportation and grocery shopping.
#3 Buy food when it’s in season.
When it comes to seasonal foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, it’s important to enjoy what’s in season to help keep the budget where it should be.
#4 Choose non-name-brand foods.
Store brands often provide the exact same nutritional value, but can be significantly less expensive than name brands.
#5 Buy in bulk when possible (and less expensive).
This may require a bit of math, but buying something in bulk that is non-perishable while it is on sale can help reduce expenses next time. If your loved one has a large freezer, purchasing healthy choices in bulk when on sale can go a long way toward keeping her on budget.
A Shopping Assistant Can Help
If your loved one needs help staying on budget or just generally with her shopping, a home care provider can be a great resource to help her buy healthy foods and stay within her budget. The home care provider can assist her with online shopping if it overwhelms her, and then can also help her go pick up her groceries once they are ready.
If a trip to the grocery store is more your loved one’s style, home care providers can help with transportation and navigating through a large grocery store, assisting your loved one in finding the items that fit both her dietary needs and her budget.
If you or an aging loved one is considering Home Care in Muskego, WI, please contact the caring staff at Talem Home Care & Placement Services today. Call (414) 206-2090
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