24-Hour Home Care: Handling Meals and Snacks for Eating Every Few Hours

By James Bennett | December 6, 2021 |

Diabetes is one health condition where frequent smaller meals and snacks are recommended to maintain blood sugar levels. Your mom may have a metabolic disorder. Some people deal with insomnia if they don’t have something to eat at night. For whatever reason, your mom needs to eat every few hours. If she doesn’t, it affects her emotional or physical health. What can you and her 24-hour home care provider do to help her?

Focus on Protein

24-Hour Home Care Mauldin SC – 24-Hour Home Care: Handling Meals and Snacks for Eating Every Few Hours

Protein fills you up, and the effects can last. Your mom doesn’t want to overeat, which could lead to heartburn as the digestive process begins while she’s lying down. Instead, she wants to have a small meal that’s high in protein. She could have a serving of a three-bean salad or a serving of scrambled eggs with tofu. Yogurt is also high in protein and can be filling if you make a yogurt parfait with muesli.

Keep Fresh Fruit on Hand

Fresh fruit is a quick and easy snack. Plus, it’s packed with antioxidants that help the immune system and cell health. Frozen grapes are a filling snack. An apple, depending on the variety, is often low in calories and high in fiber.

Fill Up on Fiber

Foods high in fiber stay in the stomach longer, helping your mom feel fuller for a longer time. Make the middle of the night snack a bowl of overnight oats or something similar.

Instead of adding cream that’s high in fat and adding sugar/carbs, she should consider making the overnight oats with mashed banana or unsweetened applesauce and almond milk. She can top it with walnuts, apple pieces, and hemp seeds for additional fiber.

Your mom’s doctor recommends she eats a snack or small meal every few hours. It’s easier for her to manage in the day, but it isn’t very easy at night when she’s sleeping. You can’t get up through the night to get something for her and make sure she’s awake and eating.

Would 24-Hour Home Care Help?

What do you do when you’re not able to be with your mom all day and night? Learn more about 24-hour home care services. She can have caregivers with her during the day and night to ensure someone is with her to cook meals and ensure she’s eating enough.

With 24-hour home care, your mom’s caregivers work in shifts. Whoever is at her house to help out is awake and ready to take care of whatever she needs. Call our agency to discuss the services and prices.

**If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring 24-Hour Home Care Services in Mauldin SC, please contact the caring staff at Upstate Home Care Solutions today. Call (864) 527-0455.**

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James Bennett

Owner at Upsate Home Care Solutions

James Bennett is a native of Taylors, SC. A graduate of Riverside High School, he attended Clemson University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Packing Science. Upon graduation, he commenced on a career path in food manufacturing with Nestle Frozen Foods (1999 – 2008) and Country Fresh, Inc. (2008 – 2011). When James was only 12, his father, at the age of 37, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).With both an ailing father and a grandmother suffering from several medical conditions, James Bennett and his family were able to unify and provide their loved ones with the home care they needed. Their family structure and consistent schedule were key aspects in providing care. Unfortunately, not all families have the structure, resources, or flexibility to provide the home care their loved one desires. James understands the difficulties families and caregivers encounter while providing and caring for loved ones. A loving son, husband, and father who understands the need to help families, James created Upstate Home Health Care Solutions, LLC in 2011 to fill in the gap for families who need caring individuals to assist with a loved one’s home care needs.

• Greenville Chamber of Commerce Minority Business of the Year 2017
• Greenville Chamber of Commerce Minority Business Accelerator (MBA) Program participant 2017
• Greenville Chamber of Commerce MBA Excellence Award Recipient 2017
• Featured on the cover Upstate Business Journal June 2016
• Community Works Economic Impact Award 2016
• Board Member of Ten at the Top (TATT) and Fire Pit Ranch (FPR)
• Member of Upstate Senior Network, Greenville & Spartanburg Chapters
• Member of the Healthcare division of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Better Business Bureau
• Staff member of Palmetto Boys State sponsored by the American Legion
• Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.