Milkshakes: Healthy Meal Replacement for Seniors

A study by the German Society for Nutrition (DGE) pointed out in 2012 that people who only eat meals from “Meals on Wheels” risked developing deficiency symptoms. There are still comparatively few fresh products such as salads on offer, said Ulrike Arens-Azevedo, in 2019 as President of the DGE, to 45 minutes. Salad, raw vegetables, or fruit salad would be good, “because then you can be sure that the corresponding vitamins [ …] remain”.

Nutritional information is often missing

Another problem with “meals on wheels”: Many customers do not even know how high in calories they eat every day, criticizes Silke Schwartau from the Hamburg consumer advice center. Customers with diabetes or allergies in particular need detailed nutritional information on the menu.

Vitamin and mineral supply with shakes

Good sources of vitamins are smoothies or milkshakes made from fresh vegetables and fruit. Nutrition expert Arens-Azevedo especially recommends these shakes from the blender to seniors as a supplement to their diet. The DGE recommends three shakes that are quick and easy to mix. The information refers to a shake for one person.

Strawberry Banana Shake

• 25 grams of strawberries
• 25 g bananas (fresh)
• 2 ml lime juice
• 100 ml milk (1.5 percent fat)
• 2 grams of sugar

Preparation: Wash the strawberries and remove the stems. Peel bananas and cut them into pieces. Put all the ingredients in the blender and puree.

Nutrients: 88.4 kcal energy, 3.89 g protein, 1.8 g fat, 13.5 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, 0.1 mg vitamin E, 0.06 mg vitamin B1, 22.6 μg folate, 19.2 mg vitamin C, 125 mg calcium, 23 mg magnesium, 0.3 mg iron

Raspberry kefir mix

• 30 g raspberries (fresh or frozen)
• 100 g kefir (1.5 percent fat)
• 20 ml fruit syrup

Preparation: Wash the raspberries and then mix together with the kefir and the raspberry syrup. Cool well before serving. The kefir mix is ​​a refreshing drink in between and also tastes delicious with strawberries or cherries (fresh or frozen).

Nutrients: 140 kcal energy, 3.7 g protein, 3.6 g fat, 20.8 g carbohydrates, 1.4 g fiber, 0.3 mg vitamin E, 60.9 μg vitamin B1, 14 μg folate, 8, 5 mg vitamin C, 137 mg calcium, 25 mg magnesium, 0.7 mg iron

Cucumber shake

• 100 g cucumber (fresh)
• 30 ml cream (30 percent fat)
• 50 ml milk (1.5 percent fat)
• 3 g dill (fresh)
• iodized salt
• pepper
• cayenne pepper
• 5 ml lemon juice

Preparation: Peel the cucumber and roughly cut it into pieces. wash dill. Put all the ingredients in the blender and puree. Finished.

Nutrients: 76.2 kcal energy, 3.4 g protein, 4 g fat, 6.1 g carbohydrates, 1.1 g fiber, 0.4 mg vitamin E, 54.5 μg vitamin B1, 22.3 μg folate, 13.5 mg vitamin C, 115 mg calcium, 20.6 mg magnesium, 0.5 mg iron