Pizza Time! Elder Care and a Great Deal of Fun in Jenison, MI
Is there any food in the world that is more American than pizza? Aside from barbecues complete with hamburgers and hotdogs, there really isn’t much that is more American. Even though summer has come to an end, or at least is closing in on autumn, pizza is great all year round. When you are providing elder care for someone, consider talking to them about having pizza one night.
This would be a different kind of pizza, though. This would be homemade pizza. September is Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-Fat Pizza Month and that means you can make your own pizza with low-cholesterol products that will be healthy, fun, and appetizing.
Where to begin.
If you have never made a homemade pizza before, then expect there to be a few challenges, to say the least. You’ll need at least an hour of prep time in order to do it right. If you want to cut corners, you can pick up pizza dough from many local pizzerias. They will generally sell their pizza dough by the pound. If you want to do it from scratch, you will need yeast and enough time to allow the yeast to rise before you begin rolling out or flipping the dough.
Yes, flipping the dough is a lot harder than it looks. You or the individual who relies on elderly health care may have assumed that flipping dough was easy because it looks so easy when experienced professionals do it.
If you tried to flip the dough, you will realize how difficult it really is. In this case, you may want to simply roll it out. That is entirely up to you and the elderly individual. If they want to try and keep working at it, it can certainly be a lot of fun. Just be ready for a big mess to clean up afterward.
Choose low-cholesterol and low-fat ingredients, including the cheese and sauce. Also focus on lower sodium products. From there, you’ll want to add your own toppings. If you make personal size pizzas, then the senior and you as the elderly health care provider could essentially make your own unique flavor that you bake in the oven.
While preparing meals might be an activity that you help the senior with, making a pizza might be something completely unique to them. Why not give it a try this year? It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, pizza is good all the time.
If you or someone you know needs help with elder care in Jenison, MI, contact the caregivers at Gauthier Family Home Care. We provide quality and affordable home care for many disabled and elderly loved ones in our community. Call us at (616) 258-2300 for more information.
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