In honor of National Soup Month in January your senior might be interested in trying some new soup recipes. Soup is warm and comforting on a cold winter’s day, but there are also some serious health benefits to eating soup more often. Some of them might be pretty tempting to your elderly family member.
Soup Usually Contains Lots of Vegetables
Senior Care Boca Raton FL – Four Benefits of Eating Soup More OftenMost soup recipes contain a great variety of vegetables. Vegetables are chock full of nutrients, particularly vitamins and minerals that your elderly family member needs. Since soups tend to cook for a long time, that is a perfect opportunity to use vegetables like carrots, celery, and root vegetables that might be hard for your elderly family member to eat unless they’re cooked for a long time. Soups retain all of those nutrients because the liquid stays right there.
Chicken Noodle Soup Isn’t a Myth
Lots of people believe that eating chicken noodle soup when sick is the best way to heal quickly. There’s a lot of truth to that old wives’ tale, though. Even if science hasn’t completely cracked the chicken noodle soup code, most doctors agree that a good cup of soup when your senior is sick won’t do any harm and likely will do a lot of good.
Soup Is Hydrating
Another reason that soup is a great idea for your elderly family member is that soup is really hydrating. Broth-based soups in particular are mostly water, which means that your senior is getting tasty hydration that she might not have gotten otherwise. Soups may be especially helpful if your elderly family member resists drinking plain water.
Bone Broth Has Health Benefits
Besides being higher in water content, bone broth can also be helpful in other ways because of the nutrients that the broth retains from the bones. Some of those amino acids, like glycine, may help your senior to sleep better. And since sleep is one of the cornerstones of better health, anything that can help her to sleep better is worth giving a try.
Making a big pot of soup can be a pretty big undertaking for your elderly family member. If she needs a little more help in the kitchen these days, senior care providers might be the perfect answer. They can ensure that she’s got all of the hearty soup that she needs or wants, while also helping with other tasks along the way.
If you or a family member are in need of hiring Senior Care Services in Boca Raton FL, call the caring professionals at Star Multi Care today at (954) 870-4770. Providing service in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Margate, Pompano Beach and Tamarac.
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