(KNSI) – Lutheran Social Providers of Minnesota has a brand new manner for seniors to get wholesome, heat-and-eat meals delivered to their dwelling.
Kristin Quenzer, Senior Director of LSS Meals tells KNSI that field meals by way of the mail is a manner for seniors who might not have entry to conventional scorching meal supply to nonetheless get wholesome meals. “We all know that a whole lot of seniors within the St. Cloud space, and really all through the state of Minnesota, usually are not near a grocery retailer or a spot to get wholesome meals. Typically they’re outdoors town limits. We nonetheless have a whole lot of people dwelling on household farms. And it’s troublesome at occasions to get every day scorching meals to their houses. So we created a shipped meal possibility the place we ship people 14 meals on to their dwelling. In order that they get the identical home-cooked meals, we freeze them, and so they can eat them once they need to pull them out of the freezer and reheat them.”
Quenzer says the meals are designed by a dietician to assist maintain seniors wholesome. “The field features a meal that covers 1/3 of the every day diet allowances for seniors. It contains the proteins, the greens, the fruit, after which we throw in a dessert for each meal.” The primary field comprises a pattern pack of 14 meals, after which the senior can select from a menu of 35 gadgets.
Every field comprises 14 frozen meals that may be reheated with both a microwave or typical oven.
To register for the shipped meal program, name 1-800-488-4146. Quenzer hopes a web site can be constructed quickly to automate the method.
Operators will assist decide if seniors qualify for packages to offset the price of this system. Every meal prices $9.00.
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