Senior Helpers provides many in-home, care-giving services for the elderly in the Chicago, Illinois area. We offer extensive in-home care services for seniors who embrace their independence and the personal dignity that goes with it. Our in-home care services are provided by bonded and insured care givers all of whom pass a National background check. If a senior family member needs in-home care services in Belmont Harbor, Bucktown, Chicago, DePaul, Downtown, Gold Coast, Lake Shore Drive, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue, Near North, Near North Side, North Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, Water Tower Place and the surrounding areas, we are an excellent choice with impeccable references. Home health care for your elderly loved ones is never an easy choice, but we can promise we will do our best to make it as painless as possible. From our family to yours we sincerely thank you for considering Senior Helpers of Chicago Home Health Care Company. For more information, please visit: http://www.seniorhelpers.com/chicago.

1. Senior Helpers In Home Elder Care of Chicago, Illinois, Helps You Make
Cooking for One or Two Fun & Easy
Planning and Preparation for Smaller Meals
Are you used to cooking for an entire family and finding it challenging and frustrating trying to
cook for one or two? All it really takes is a bit of planning and a few tips and tricks.
Keep variety in your cooking for healthful eating, and remember that homemade meals can be
more nutritious, better tasting, and more economical than eating out. Plan your menus a week
at a time in order to be efficient and save money. For example, a Sunday roast can be used for
sandwiches on Monday and beef and vegetable stir-fry another day.
Smaller cans or pre-cut fruits and vegetables might be more economical if you frequently toss
out spoiled items. Plus they are more convenient and save time. Prepared pasta sauce,
boneless chicken breasts, and frozen bread dough help make meals faster and easier. If you like
using sauces, try gourmet condiments, like cranberry honey mustard, that will last longer.
Make meal times at home fun and joyful by following these simple tips:
• . . . . . .Prepare a place setting with your good china and crystal.
• . . . . . .Add a centerpiece, light some candles, and play some music.
• . . . . . .Invite a friend over for a potluck.
Tips for Shopping, Storing, & Cooking Smaller Portions
• . . . . . .Wrap individual portions of meat; label and freeze (smaller pieces of meat are
easier to work with and thaw faster).
• . . . . . .Freeze leftover items such as tomato paste, lemon juice, and chicken broth in ice
cube trays; pop out after they are frozen and store in a freezer bag or plastic
container.
• . . . . . .Start a cooking or food shopping club with other singles or couples; meet new
people, try new foods, and divide larger meals among your group.
• . . . . . .Buy smaller portions of chopped vegetables for stir-fries and casseroles from salad
bars in your supermarket.
• . . . . . .Buy nuts and candy from self-serve dispensers to get smaller quantities.
• . . . . . .Prepare a standard recipe for a casserole but make it in several smaller pans, then
freeze.
• . . . . . .Use muffin tins for baking individual-sized portions of meatloaf or stuffing that can
be frozen and reheated as needed.
• . . . . . .Store unused canned and jarred ingredients in the refrigerator in glass or plastic
containers (storing foods in their original aluminum cans can be unsafe for your
health).
• . . . . . .Use smaller appliances such as mini-slow cooker, toaster ovens, and mini-food
processors (they take up less storage space too).
• . . . . . .Separate bacon slices into appropriately-sized portions and freeze, using waxed
sheets for separating after freezing.

2. Senior Helpers In Home Elder Care of Chicago, Illinois, Helps You Make
Cooking for One or Two Fun & Easy
Need help with meal planning and preparation? No problem! Our Senior Helpers can help with
that and much more!
About Senior Helpers:
Senior Helpers provides many in-home, care-giving services for the elderly in the Chicago,
Illinois area. We offer extensive in-home care services for seniors who embrace their
independence and the personal dignity that goes with it. Our in-home care services are
provided by bonded and insured care givers all of whom pass a National background check.
If a senior family member needs in-home care services in Belmont Harbor, Bucktown, Chicago,
DePaul, Downtown, Gold Coast, Lake Shore Drive, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue,
Near North, Near North Side, North Michigan Avenue, Streeterville, Water Tower Place and the
surrounding areas, we are an excellent choice with impeccable references. Home health care
for your elderly loved ones is never an easy choice, but we can promise we will do our best to
make it as painless as possible. From our family to yours we sincerely thank you for considering
Senior Helpers of Chicago Home Health Care Company. For more information, please visit:
http://www.seniorhelpers.com/chicago.