AuntyLynn
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Peapod is Stop & Shop isn't it Gayle? I don't know if they are in Texas, but good idea. In New England they have a fairly good organic foods department too.
Are any of you on Disability? Or Retired? If so, I should think you could get a Home Health Aid for little or no cost, who could do grocery shopping for you. My grandmother had this service and it was a lifesaver for her.
But she also relied upon the Meals on Wheels program, which as you say, is not the healthiest, depending on who is doing the cooking at each site. I used to go to the local "Senior Center" with my Mom for lunch, and was sometimes really upset to see what they were serving folks. Bowls of candy on every table, highly salted entrees that I could barely eat(who the heck was the nutritionist in charge, I wondered?), and an after-lunch "auction" of day-old baked goods from the local bakery!
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Keebler
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- Someone mentioned the possibility of a home health aid to do shopping if one is disabled.
That all changed a few years ago with severe budget cuts.
In my state (as in many, most, or all (?) others) just being disabled - even with SSD, Medicare or Medicaid - & with a doctor's letter stating medical necessity of help - no family -
- does not qualify one for ANY home help. The criteria in my state is that it is available ONLY if a person meets both requirements:
1. cannot lift a utensil to their mouth to eat - and
2. cannot "toilet" himself / herself without assistance.
Otherwise, it matters not. No help. -
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Keebler
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- Gayle mentioned Costco. For those with memberships, they deliver through their website. This would be great for paper products. -
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