food for 80-90 yr olds

Fairy cakes, or similar? So that she isn't over-faced?

The 89 year old couple i look after love cake and chocolate. xx

Oh, dear Tricia if I didn't recognise your name as a regular would suspect you were taking the p*ss!

Why?

No I'm not taking the p*ss, but I don't think she'll be fancying heavy food at the moment - perhaps I'm wrong?
She's a tiny skinny little thing.
So if she'll like cake, I'll do that.
Having said that, just had a major flop with a cake I made yesterday.

Cous Cous ?

Could you make her up a small hamper of nice jams, flavoured teas if she likes them, small bags of posh chocolates/fudges, a variety of small home baked cakes/tarts so that she has lots of treats but nothing is overwhelming or too much.

Fairy cakes sounds good , small enough for a bite or two , and not a cake to be cut up . What about a tasty soup ? In portion sized containers ?

Cake !!!

My mum used to love small brioche rolls for breakfast. They're light and easily digested. Maybe a jar of shredless marmalade to go with them?

My mum, who is 89 loves a fairy cake, a chocolate eclair, an egg custard, a sausage roll or toffee eclair - one at a time though.. I have definitely noticed a preference for sweet over savoury in recent years ....

Judi Dench and Joan Bakewell are in their 80s - does anyone think a cake or couscous would be too heavy for them, or they would need something easily digested?

You don't know what they eat though, Riverwalk and they're both in their early eighties.

No I don't Merlot but I doubt they have trouble with cake & couscous!

This lady is recently bereaved and we are told she is tiny , so probably frail with a small appetite . She isn't being provided with a meal , just small treats to tempt her and reassure her that someone is thinking of her

In five years time I think I will welcome shop cake. A vanilla madeira with buttercream and soft white icing. I will eat it until I felt really sick and then I would have a sleep.

Roll on.

jings

My mum is 86 and loves cakes but she chokes on anything too dry and flakey such as a Danish pastry. She would live on ice cream if I let her.

So, something sweet and moist ?

jings aren't you supposed to be keeping a low profile, under the radar sort of thing ...... in the meantime you should eat cake, and couscous!

Always something to look forward to phoenix.

Too late for that I think Riverwalk.

Oh please not couscous!!! [gag]

Couscous is fab - for skinny cows certain people.

My first loyalties on GN is to the Low-carb thread, otherwise I would sent you some lovely cc recipes.

Do people in that age group not appreciate a good fruit cake? A cut and come again cake like this in a nice tin could be a lovely treat.

DF at 92 still ate as normal. A bottle of sherry was always welcome and anything savoury. Do not assume that just because this gift is for a lady of advanced years that she necessarily has a sweet tooth.

Actually both DF and I loved a really rich fruit cake.