Post HA Diet Help / Cooking for Dad
My dad had a severe heart attack last week and will be coming home from the hospital soon. I live with my parents and do most of the cooking in our house, so I’ll be taking on the majority of the meal prep and cooking for him moving forward. (I always told him that his diet was very problematic but this topic always became heated.)
I’m vegan myself, but I’m willing to cook fish and eggs for him if those would be good options for heart health. My parents honestly aren’t very knowledgeable about nutrition or cooking, so I’m trying to learn as much as I can and help him make changes that he’ll actually enjoy and stick with.
Before this, his diet was pretty rough : lots of canned soup, rotisserie chicken, frozen meals, cereal, and very few fruits or vegetables aside from the occasional meal I made.
He really loves Vietnamese food, so I’m hoping to lean into that, as well as Mediterranean (both I have experience cooking.)
I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who’s cooked for a family member after a heart attack. I plan on meal prepping for him as well, as well as freezing food so he can have options so he can have autonomy. Is there anything else I should know (: I live close to many health food stores, farm stands and Whole Foods, so I really am open!