Food

Author: The Pure Food Co When you think about malnutrition, heart wrenching images of extremely unhappy looking, thin, bony and famished individuals come to mind. Some years ago, while working as the Chief Dietitian in a hospital in the Sultanate of Oman, I worked with many malnourished children with these …

There’s no doubt that delicious food is one of the great joys of life, and that is just as true in retirement as any other stage of life. Nutrition is also key as we grow older. A healthy combination of good food and exercise can delay or even reverse many of …

The wisdom “Let food be thy medicine” dates back almost 3000 years, and the importance of this statement is no less important now than it was then. The winter months can prove a nutritional challenge for some of us. Huddling in front of the fire and television on a wet, …

  There are 10 hidden Easter eggs in our “Products and Services” directory on Eldernet. Send us an email with the locations of 8 of those eggs and you’ll be in the draw to win an awesome Easter Egg Hamper!  (Which we promise we will deliver to your door and …

Keeping muscle mass and function is very important as you age. Typically as a muscle ages, it not only diminishes in size and strength, it also loses its aerobic capacity. This impacts on mobility and therefore, the ability to stay independent. The biological role of your muscles goes far beyond mobility. …

A statement that not that long ago would have seemed a bit far-fetched, and out of range for most facilities. But now there are people determined to share their wealth of experience to help create an even playing field and offer assistance to those that see the benefit. Food and …

A healthy diet is important for everyone. We all know that babies and young children need enough of the right food to grow and be healthy. But did you know that very old, along with the very young, are most vulnerable to the effects of poor diet? As we age …

Most of us have some experience with feeding babies. We blend together a mixture of bland foods and baby eats up. When it comes to feeding adults it is a different story altogether. What suits baby will not please most adults! First of all, adults have different nutritional needs to …

I hear a lot of talk about older people being “given something to do” as if they don’t actually have a life to live and frankly it makes me really annoyed.  The reason that I get annoyed about this is because older New Zealanders are too often being put in …

When was the last time you sat down at the dining table and enjoyed a meal together with friends or family?  We live in a rushed society, and scoffing down whatever we can find can be commonplace.  It’s so easy to head to the fridge and nibble on whatever looks …