my partner's 85 year old mom

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Why it worked

The video resonates by addressing a common challenge faced by many caregivers: preparing nutritious and accessible meals for aging loved ones with specific dietary needs. The creator's practical solution of batch-cooking and freezing a culturally significant dish, combined with a clear demonstration of adaptations, offers a relatable and helpful approach.

Summary

The creator demonstrates how to batch-prep and freeze Filipino Arroz Caldo for their elderly mother-in-law, who has dietary restrictions. The video shows the process of making the porridge, freezing it in portions, and then reheating and serving it with modified toppings like steamed broccoli and a special drizzle to accommodate her needs.

Structure

1Introduction to the challenge of feeding an aging parent with dietary needs
2Demonstration of batch cooking and freezing Arroz Caldo using Souper Cubes
3Reheating and preparing the meal with soft vegetables and modified toppings
4Explanation of the traditional dish and the adaptations made for easier consumption
5Encouragement to apply the batch-prepping method to other meals for loved ones

Product placement

Souper Cubes: a silicone tray that allows users to freeze food in portioned blocks. It ACTS as a food storage and freezing tool. Removing it would change how the food is portioned and stored. Broccoli: a vegetable. It APPEARS as a topping for the meal. Removing it would change the visual presentation of the meal. Eggs: a food item. They APPEAR as a topping for the meal. Removing them would change the visual presentation of the meal. Soy sauce: a condiment. It APPEARS as a topping for the meal. Removing it would change the visual presentation of the meal.

Original caption

Freezer prep makes life so much easier 😅🙌🤤 Lower sodium Arroz Caldo for an aging parent my partner and I are caregivers for her 85-year-old mom. She requires soft and lower sodium food. Which means takeout and premade meals are not great options. Because of this, we cook about three meals a day, seven days a week. Which is a lot of cooking! So to make my life easier, I like to ingredient prep and meal prep things that are freezer friendly. That way, I can make them in large batches, and then just pull them out, defrost them and reheat them for easy meals. So here’s how I reheat one of our aging parent’s favorite Filipino meals, Arroz Caldo, that I made soft and lower sodium for her. if you’re a caregiver for a grandparent or aging parent, I highly recommend making some of their favorite dishes in bulk, portioning them out, I like to use souper cubes to this, then freezing them …that way they can enjoy them regularly. #c#caregivera#agingparentsm#mealprepS@Souper Cubes

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Transcript

my partner's 85 year old mom is Filipino, but I make all of her meals. I feel like it's important for her to have her culture's cuisine on a regular basis still. So when we moved her in with us, I learned how to make Filipino meals, keeping up with feeding a multi generational family is a lot of work. So to make my life easier, I prep things in large batches. I portion them out and I freeze them. And then when we need a quick lunch, I just defrost it, reheat it, and we're good to go. This right here is a Filipino chicken and rice porridge. I just made it in a large batch. It's a nice soft meal, soft and lower sodium food, and then I just dropped the sodium a bit. It's just one of her favorite dishes. So when you have these frozen blocks, you have a couple of options. You can just thaw it out in the fridge the night before. I did not do that. So I'm just going to put it in the microwave on defrost for a bit to soften it up, but to not overcook the chicken. That is just chicken, rice and a really delicious broth. So we need some vegetables. I normally have them prepped, but we didn't get there yet. So I'm going to make my life easy and I'm just going to use frozen broccoli and steam it in the microwave. This is just a really easy way to get soft vegetables on your table fast because Lola needs soft and lower sodium food. I do have to alter the meal a bit to make sure it does work for her. But I do like to try to honor the original dish as much as possible. Normally the dish is served with hard boiled eggs. So that's exactly what we're going to do. This meal is traditionally topped off with fried garlic and scallions, but those are both a little bit too difficult for Lola to chew. So to solve for that, I make this fried garlic scallion calamansi drizzle for her. That way she gets all of the flavor that you normally get, but it's obviously very easy to eat. So as I said before, Lola is Filipino, so this is one of her favorite meals. But you can take the same method and apply it to any meal. If you're feeding an aging loved one, just make some of their favorite meals in bulk, portion them out and freeze them. That way you just have them on hand for easy use.