• Meals for the elderly should be properly prepared to ensure they are practicing good nutritional habits. As with anyone else, meals should be contain very few levels of fat. Negative health problems such as heart disease or diabetes can be augmented if you continue eating foods high in fat.
• These meals should also provide elderly individuals with amounts of protein. Protein plays an important part in the body's ability to rebuild itself and repair any damage to the cells. Foods such as chicken, fish and pasta are sources of this important nutrient.
• Meals should be prepared with low levels of sugars and other harmful substances. You must also avoid cooking foods in unhealthy cooking oils or frying many meat