Annaquilts

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ssgramma

We feed MIL and she pretty much eats what we eat (as long as I portion hers out before I add the pepper!). I like to cook some "staples" of our diet in quantity and freeze so that I don't have to make a meatloaf (for ex.)every time we want one.

In my freezer I keep meatloaf,spagetti sauce, chili meat, steak in gravy, beef stew (MIL fav), pock chops/green beans in mushroom soup, ham/bean soup, turkey meat/broth for pot pie or soups and (NOT for MIL) shredded chicken/sauce, shredded beef/sauce and chili verde. And usually 2-3 kinds of soups.

I try to do a crockpot of something as soon as I finish the last one from the freezer. Sometimes I have a kitchen day and make up 2-3 big batches of food for the freezer.

I guess I just have trouble with your comment about HAVING to cook every 3 weeks as I cook nearly every day (and like to). But the way that I cook means a majority of dinners don't require much time as it starts with something from my freezer. Likng to cook doesn't mean that I WANT to spend a lot of time on it all the time :-)

bluteddi

We make our own TV dinners.... out of this and that we have left over ( we do this for when we travel in our camper... so we don't have to cook whiel traveling)

carhop

Schwan icevream now sells frozen meals and delivers them right to your house. Sorry I don't know what they cost but if their food is as good as their icecream it minght be a though. You can Google them and find out what they have

Auntie M

Our local grocery store has a delivery option with a pretty expansive deli/prepared meal section...meatloaf, cabbage rolls, chicken dishes, etc. different every day. Perhaps your store has one too.

Julie in NM

As a caregiver for my mom who is 90 I found out that the older she got the less she cared about food. Only dinner she would eat would be the meal she ate with us. It's almost another full time job caring for elders and it became much easier when she moved in with us.

Yes, we changed our lifestyle drastically and yes we had children to care for, too.

We tried home delivered meals and they were terrible. Goofed up the order. It as a mess.

There is NO easy answer when caring for elderly. Believe me. We looked.

skothing

Yes Angel food ministries was what I was going to suggest. Also is there a neighbor close by that you could hire once a week?

Demshine

Thanks for the tip, my dad mostly heats things in the microwave as he too has a tendency to "forget" that he has something on the stove. The only thing he heats on the stove is oatmeal on occasion and then he has to stand there and stir it constantly. Lately he has gone to just eating cold cereal. :P

mommaB

Contact your local services for the aged..In Ohio its your local council on aging. They have a bunch of resources they can refer you to so you get the help both of you need!! Maybe a local place where he can take himself for dinner..and the company of others his age. He may eat better if its a social setting. But eventually you will need the help of others sometimes so you don't burn out, and there's nothing wrong with it. Its hard to look after our parents, and hard for them to be looked after. I wish you strength for the journey.

skothing

Well said. :thumbup: