Month: June 2016

Here Comes Shark Week: Your Fears can be Delicious

Here Comes Shark Week: Your Fears can be Delicious

There’s a commonly held belief…rule, really… held by surfers that one should never eat shark.  It’s a karma kinda thing…why tempt fate by eating what might someday eat you out there on the waves. However, the vast majority of us do not surf, therefore, we 

Why Isn’t Dad Eating?  Senior’s Changing Nutritional Needs

Why Isn’t Dad Eating? Senior’s Changing Nutritional Needs

It is estimated that there are over 3.7 million malnourished seniors living in the United States at the current time and even more with various vitamin deficiencies. The reasons for this are varied and range from loss of appetite due to medications to depression to 

Eating Well on a Special  Diet

Eating Well on a Special Diet

MagicKitchen.com: An Alternative to Meals on Wheels Let’s begin this post by stating, unequivocally, that Meals on Wheels is a terrific program that has looked out for the nutritional, safety and companionship needs of seniors for decades. Their tireless volunteers ensure that eligible seniors receive 

Today is National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day

Today is National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day

There are  lot of strange holidays, and this is one of our favorites. Celebrate your klutziness! A klutz is someone who is clumsy, which can be truly dangerous in the kitchen.  Here are a few true kitchen disaster stories to celebrate the day. If you’re 

Our Dialysis Friendly Meals and the Ease of Ordering

Our Dialysis Friendly Meals and the Ease of Ordering

Generally speaking, we all should monitor what we put into our bodies, but for dialysis patients, diet is of critical importance as they must limit their intake of sodium, potassium and phosphorus and ensure they consume enough protein.  If you are a dialysis patient, you 

A Tribute to Dads (mine in particular)

A Tribute to Dads (mine in particular)

Yes, folks, Father’s Day is just around the corner and I thought I’d share a few humorous anecdotes about my 80-year-old dad that are still fresh in my mind despite the attempts of time to erase them from my memory. My dad was forced to