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Title: Macro Meals | Seniors and the needs for meal prep companies Intro: Clay ClarkDescription: Aging is inevitable but we don’t want to just live longer. We want to live longer and live well.We find that a lot of seniors (for convenience) are living on canned soups, chocolate milk, pastries, and the occasional banana. Not nearly enough calories, and not a lot of nutrient-dense, whole foods.But, simple nutrition and lifestyle changes can dramatically improve the quality of life – even in older adults. We have found a lot of our middle-aged clients and customers are buying for their aging parents. Some from other states just to be sure their aging parents are eating good nutritious food when they can’t “parent sit”.Statistic: protein is the body's building block that produces muscle. "After 50, people start to lose muscle mass. Between 50 and 60, muscle strength declines by about 1.5 percent a year. After 60, the loss can be 3 percent a year. Source: https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20150610/older-americans-need-protein-to-keep-muscles-strong-study-says#1Although all nutrients are important, two get are critical during the older years:Protein is especially crucial because it helps to preserve valuable lean tissue (muscle and bone)Antioxidants from colorful plant foods.Challenges for seniors and why they need meal prep companies:Poor appetite (could be from meds, illness)Weak teeth or dentures Harder to prepare food. Imagine trying to use your chef knife skills with an unsteady, shaky hand.Certain generations have strong nutrition habits. Like, clean your plate. Or bread with butter every meal.When you realize you may be the one needing care one day will you truly understand how important compassion really is? Sarah: I cannot wait to ship my 90-year-old grandmother food to her doorstep every week. She lives in a very small town and has to drive 30 miles to find nutritious options for cooking and quick options are very limited. Thankfully, she has a lot of other families around and she is still able to live by herself. Quote: Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival. -Dalai LamaSupport the show