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Living with a critical illness
means that boosting nutrition is crucial. Our goal at Community
Servings is to provide our clients and their families, with
appetite-stimulating meals and nutrient-dense foods that are
both high in calories and protein. Our Nutritionist is always
available to help with any nutrition questions our clients have
- from soy protein recipes to managing diabetes.
We are committed to providing nutritious food five days a week.
Our clients have the option to receive a daily hot meal or weekly
frozen meals, a choice of 28 types of special meals (to manage
food allergies or provide bland or low-fat diets for heart disease
or diabetes), and a liquid nutritional supplement if necessary.
In addition, the nutrition department is available to provide
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| Nutrition Screening |
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| A 5-minute questionnaire helps
us to identify possible nutritional risks and can address any
concerns our clients may have. |
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| Nutrition Counseling |
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Answer questions about medications,
their effects on diet, and nutritional side effects. |
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Help our clients choose foods that their
body can tolerate when suffering from diarrhea or nausea. |
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Provide nutritional support for medical
complications such as diabetes, kidney disease, high cholesterol,
lactose intolerance, etc. |
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Help prevent and fight any unexplained
weight loss or weight gain. |
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| Nutrition Education |
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Our goal is to give our clients
the information they need to make the choices and decisions
necessary to maintain and restore their health and well-being.
This information includes: |
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Nutrition guidelines based
on their specific health condition |
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Food safety practices |
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Vitamin, mineral and liquid supplement
facts |
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Questions to ask their doctor about nutritional
indicators (blood pressure, hematocrit blood levels, liver
function tests, etc.) and their significance in complications
and infection |
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Nutrition & treatment updates depending
on their health condition |
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| Nutrition Resources |
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| Depending upon their individual
interests or needs, nutrition resources and recommendations
may include: |
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Listings of other local food
services & food pantries |
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Referrals to local and national Nutrition
Education Resources & Buyers’ Clubs |
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| Meal Planning & Recipes |
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| Community Servings can help our
clients and their families develop meal plans to address the
clients’ and family member’s nutritional needs.
We can also provide quick and simple recipes to meet their changing
needs. |
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