5 Strategies to Help Aging Adults Stick to a Plant-Based Diet

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5 Strategies to Help Aging Adults Stick to a
Plant-Based Diet

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• Home Care Assistance of Fort Worth

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• Following a plant-based diet is associated with a
  wide variety of health benefits, including good
  heart health, weight loss, and healthy blood
  pressure. However, it can be challenging to get
  used to a plant-based diet after spending years
  eating a typical Western diet loaded with
  animal-based products. Here are a few tips that
  can make it easier to switch to a plant-based
  diet in the senior years.

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1. Get Creative with Spices

• The right spices make a huge difference in the
  enjoyment of food.
• Spices such as turmeric and cumin contain
  valuable antioxidants, so seniors also get a
  boost to their health when using them. 
• Fort Worth elderly home care experts to help
  their elderly loved ones focus on lifestyle
  choices that increase the chances of living a
  longer and healthier life.

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2. Roast Vegetables Instead of Boiling Them

• Traditional methods for cooking vegetables often
  involve steaming or boiling the vegetables, which
  tends to make them fairly bland. For a meal
  packed with flavor, try spreading bite-sized
  pieces of vegetables on a sheet tray and baking
  them at high heat.

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3. Avoid Excessive Amounts of Processed
Carbohydrates

• Eating nothing but toast, fries, and potato chips
  might technically count as a plant-based diet,
  but it wont do much for overall health. they
  should use tasty vegetables and legumes to make
  up the bulk of the diet and add some whole
  grains, such as quinoa or oats, if they want to
  make a filling meal. 
• Family caregivers need to maintain a healthy
  lifestyle too, which involves self-care and
  making time to attend to their own wellbeing.
  In Fort Worth, respite care is a great help to
  many families.

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4. Find Plant-Based Proteins

• Cutting back on meat can make it a little
  difficult for seniors to get protein, which is
  essential for maintaining muscle mass. 
• Legumes such as lentils, soybeans, black beans,
  and chickpeas are all great protein sources, and
  seniors can also get protein from nuts, quinoa,
  and even vegetables such as spinach.

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5. Focus on Lifestyle Changes Instead of Dieting

• The traditional approach to dieting often
  involves suddenly cutting out foods and
  drastically limiting the diet. This sort of rigid
  routine normally isnt sustainable in the long
  run. Instead, it may be helpful to think of
  plant-based eating as a lifestyle change. Seniors
  should make gradual changes to what they eat and
  not feel guilty if they have some animal products
  while making these changes. In the long run, any
  healthy change, no matter how small, is a good
  one.

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