Having a healthy diet not only has a positive impact on short and long-term physical and mental health, evidence indicates that food plays an important contributing role in the development, management and prevention of issues such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
In addition, as baby boomers, who won’t stand for any old nosh, enter assisted living facilities and nursing homes they will be looking for nutritious and flavoursome meals. In the race to capture the “silver dollar” these organisations are employing dietitians and chefs to ensure health and taste are catered for.
But what about those who decide to “age in place”? Whilst Meals on Wheels provides a fabulous community service there is a market for people who are looking for something a little more. Older “foodies” who still want to enjoy the health benefits and flavour of beautiful home cooked meals but just can’t get to the shops or stand cooking for hours on end. Enter “I Hate Cooking”.
Established by Bek Daley “I Hate Cooking” is a business that can help us all.
Bek says that although what they do is not for everyone all of the time, it is for some people some of the time.
“I Hate Cooking was born when I offered to help a friend from my church do some cooking for an elderly relative. He had little experience in the kitchen and was dealing with his wife’s advancing Alzheimer’s Disease.,” said Bek.
“My friend had been helping with meals but hated cooking so much that she knew she was putting fairly average food into their fridge. I sent her a list of meal options to choose from, which resulted in a short shopping list of ingredients for her to buy. From there I went over with my non-perishables and cooked up a storm,” she said.
“The end result was a selection of tasty, nutritious meals that were healthier and much cheaper than the takeaway and convenience food they had been eating to get by. I made 25 meals in just a few short hours. We were both amazed.
“And so the idea was born. I saw the opportunity to simplify people’s lives by cooking for them in their own homes – the same way your cleaner comes and cleans for you – with their own food, in their own kitchens.
“Meals are made from scratch using simple, wholesome ingredients. There are no additives, no preservatives, and no mass production. It’s just simple, honest-to-goodness home cooking. “
Bek says she has some humbling experiences, providing services to families who are facing stressful situations all the way through life’s continuum from birth, work stressful situations, health issues, palliative care, disabilities, separations, illness and where loved ones have passed away.
I Hate Cooking services are available in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Mackay.
To contact or learn more about Bek and I Hate Cooking:
www. Ih8cooking.com.au
www.facebook/ih8cooking.au
Email: bek@ih8cooking.com.au
Ph: 0410 526 477