Life Care residents share their perfect meals
Life Care Center of Aurora

Life Care residents share their perfect meals


We recently asked residents around the country what they would consider their perfect meal, and here are some of their mouthwatering responses.

 

Steak and eggs

“My perfect meal would take place in the morning. My perfect breakfast is toast/jelly, eggs and a T-bone steak.”

T.B., Life Care Center of Hendersonville, North Carolina

 

“Meatloaf with carrots, mashed potatoes, peas. JELLO for dessert.”

R.S., Life Care Center of the South Shore in Scituate, Massachusetts

 

“Meat, mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese, a vegetable (either green beans, carrots, peas or broccoli), with a nice hot roll and some fruit.”

F.M., Life Care Center of Burlington, Kansas

 

“A loaded baked potato, and when I eat that I don’t need dessert!”

J.W., Life Care Center of Sparta, Tennessee

 

“New York strip steak, baked potato, small salad, banana pudding.”

S.S., Life Care Center of Tullahoma, Tennessee

 

Steak and potatoes

“The perfect meal for me would be a very tender steak with baked potatoes with lots of butter.”

C.S., Life Care Center of Kennewick, Washington

 

“Chicken thighs, baked with filling. Lima beans. Chocolate cake with peanut butter icing!”

G.M., Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania

 

“To me the perfect meal is with my family all around the table talking and laughing, having a good time.”

L.H., Life Care Center of Bruceton-Hollow Rock in Bruceton, Tennessee

 

Apple pie

“Fried chicken, mashed potatoes with plain white gravy, green salad and maybe homemade biscuits, and for dessert, apple pie à la mode. Make sure it’s with vanilla ice cream.”

A.W., Garden Terrace at Fort Worth

 

“Fried fish, coleslaw, decaffeinated sweet tea and ice cream to top it off!”

F.D., Life Care Center of Blount County in Louisville, Tennessee

 

“Two eggs over light, crispy bacon, orange juice, two biscuits with butter and strawberry jelly.”

R.B., Mitchell Manor in Mitchell, Indiana

 

Spaghetti

“Spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad, garlic bread, pudding.”

Z.L., Life Care Center of Red Bank in Chattanooga, Tennessee

 

“Pork loin, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut and applesauce would be my perfect meal.”

K.H., Life Care Center of Estero, Florida

 

“Toast, sausage, Corn Flakes, coffee, milk, fried eggs.”

D.K., Life Care Center of Crossville, Tennessee

 

Shepherd's pie

“I’ve always loved shepherd’s pie. You get potatoes, corn and meat. What more could you need?”

C.O., Life Care Center of Leominster, Massachusetts

 

“Tacos, tamales and Spanish rice.”

V.R., Life Care Center of Athens, Tennessee

 

“Fried flounder, fried okra, French fries, carrots, peach cobbler.”

J.K., Life Care Center of Red Bank in Chattanooga, Tennessee

 

“Breakfast – real scrambled eggs, bacon and milk gravy from scratch, biscuit, orange juice, with a ripe sliced tomato.”

E.B., Life Care Center of Centerville, Tennessee

 

Chips and salsa

“Guacamole and chips, salsa, beef burritos or tacos, fried ice cream, margaritas.”

P.S., Life Care Center of Punta Gorda, Florida

 

“I would start my perfect meal with a Greek salad, then order shrimp and grits and a little bit of yellow squash. I would end it with a lemon meringue pie.”

C.F., Life Care Center of Hendersonville, North Carolina

 

Beans and cornbread

“The perfect meal for me would be beans and cornbread.”

D.M., Life Care Center of Kennewick, Washington

 

“Stuffed shells with vegetables (green peas).”

R.R., Life Care Center of the South Shore in Scituate, Massachusetts

 

“Baked ham, pork and beans, spiced potatoes, biscuits and butter, lemonade, fresh peach pie with whipped cream.”

L.M., Garden Terrace at Fort Worth

 

Lobster

“Lobster tail with butter and corn on the cob.”

V.S., Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania

 

“Spaghetti and sauce is my perfect meal. I make my own Italian sauce for my pasta.”

J.S., Life Care Center of Estero, Florida

 

“Sloppy joes, tater tots, salad.”

K.A. Mitchell Manor in Mitchell, Indiana

 

Vegetable soup

“A hearty vegetable soup.”

S.W., Life Care Center of Blount County in Louisville, Tennessee

 

“The perfect meal would be mashed potatoes with any vegetable but green beans… I hate green beans! Try buttered carrots! All that with meatloaf.”

M.L, Life Care Center of Leominster, Massachusetts

 

“Italian wedding soup, nice salad with Italian dressing, cavatelli with meatballs and good sauce, Italian bread, slice of pineapple upside down cake, glass of red wine.”

D.C., Life Care Center of Punta Gorda, Florida

 

Pecan pie

“A real pork chop, loaded baked potato, fresh salad with thousand island dressing and fresh pecan pie.”

R.M., Life Care Center of Centerville, Tennessee

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