What Is Meal Preparation?
In general, meal preparation services involve having a caregiver come to a client's home to prepare and cook food in the home. Caregivers can work with clients to create an appropriate meal plan, considering all dietary restrictions, and can take care of tasks like grocery shopping and cleaning as part of the service. Often, seniors can choose how involved they want to be in the planning, preparation, and cooking process.
In contrast, a meal delivery service drops off either fully prepared meals or prepared ingredients needed to create a meal. These services sometimes offer some customization and consideration of dietary restrictions, but they generally provide pre-selected meals.
What Is Meal Preparation Service?
There are many companies today offering meal delivery services. From the restaurant down the block to grocery delivery to prepackaged meal plan options, these services are popular in many households. But for seniors, meal delivery might not always be the right choice. With specific health and safety needs, seniors can benefit from a more involved approach to meal assistance. At Complete Care and Solutio, we offer meal preparation services instead. Read on to see why that might be a better option for seniors and what it entails.scription
Our Meal Preparation Services
Taking each client's needs into consideration, our meal prep service includes:
Creating meal plans: Working with seniors, we can create meal plans that they will actually want to eat while making sure their meals are appropriate for their dietary needs.
Going grocery shopping: We can take care of the work of walking through grocery stores and handling potentially heavy items.
Preparing food for cooking: We can prepare food to cook immediately, or get ingredients ready for later. We can also prepare healthy snack items for seniors in advance. For example: cutting vegetables and fruit or creating portioned containers of crackers and cheese.
Cooking or reheating meals: Cooking can be dangerous for seniors, so we take care of it as part of our meal preparation service. Of course, whenever seniors want to be involved in cooking their own meals, we work alongside them in the kitchen.
Doing the dishes: Washing dishes or loading a dishwasher can be taxing for seniors and invites the risk of breaking glass or ceramic items. We take care of this after preparing and cooking meals.
Cleaning and disinfecting the kitchen: To protect seniors against food-borne illnesses, we carefully clean and disinfect their kitchen so it's ready for the next meal.