Creating a meal plan for someone elderly isn’t as different as creating one for another member of your family. As long as they are not on a special medical diet, following a healthy meal plan would do great.

There is no challenge in making a plan. However, most people come in conflict with how the basic food groups are sectioned off in the pyramid. As more and more people are becoming obese, solutions have been found in also reducing the amount of breads, cereal, rice and pasta (which ironically represent the foundation of the food pyramid).

Many health and fitness experts agree that vegetables should be the foundation of our meal plan. You really can’t go wrong here. Many of your vegetable contain all the fiber and antioxidants we need versus loading up on breads and rice. Next, make sure that the person you are caring for receives plenty of whole grains as well.

2 to 4 servings of fruit is fine, especially if there are no diabetes risk.

The next thing to provide on a daily basis is your milk yogurt and cheese and then your eggs, nuts, dry beans, fish, meat, and poultry. If the individual happens to not eat meat, you can easily substitute meat for the cheese, beans and nuts.

Smaller meals throughout the day versus 3 large meals seem to be more suitable for digestion and it also helps to build energy levels.

Meal supplements such as Boost® or Ensure® can help for seniors that do not have a strong appetite.