Kathryn Jens, 76, and her husband Alan Hayden, 71, love to travel, and they eat well on their excursions. It’s hard to go back to cooking once they’re home.

“We go away on trips and we eat gourmet food,” Jens said. “I thought, if there is one thing that would make our life better it would be a chef.”

She found the cost of a personal chef to be prohibitive until coming across an article about Chefs for Seniors. Jens contacted local franchise owner Darren Rabie and now has a chef come in every other week.

“I’ve been raving about it to all my friends,” Jens said. “This is the perfect solution for me. It’s totally affordable. We pay for groceries and $175 for the service which is much better than the thousands of dollars you would have to pay each month for a personal chef.”

Chefs for Seniors takes the hassle out of meal planning and preparation. Clients can pick from more than 175 meal options, which can be customized to meet special dietary needs. The chef goes grocery shopping on the day of service, buying only what’s needed, eliminating food waste. They cook in the client’s home and prepare between 10 and 14servings in around two hours. The chefs use their own equipment. The food is packed in containers provided by Chefs for Seniors and stored in the refrigerator or freezer with reheating instructions. The chef cleans up, packs up, and is on their way.

Kathy Berthiaume said she was looking for some variety for herself and her husband, both in their 70s. “I’m not really a cook myself and I don’t really enjoy it,” she said. “Now we have a chef come in once a week. There’s such a variety. We can have a different protein every night.”

She said they look forward to their chef’s arrival. He’s been coming for a little more than a month and is already learning their tastes. “If a meal has a vegetable that you’re not crazy about, he’ll make adjustments,” Berthiaume said. “It gets very tailored and personal.”

She avoids gluten, so the chef uses gluten-free pasta and flour in any recipes he prepares for them. “It’s areally good resource tohave that more people need to know about,” she said.

Pam Trout prefers tocook for company. But she said she has run out of ideas for just her and her husband who are both in their 70s.

“I love it,”Trout said. “They bring all the food, they cook it, and clean up.” She says she’s “big on vegetables” and lower-fat meals.

She also said she has lupus, which sometimes saps her desire to eat, much less cook. The service,Trout said, makes sure her husband gets fed during those periods.

For those concerned about visitors in the home, rest assured that the chefs are ServSafe certified, undergo thorough background checks, and are fully insured.

To learn more, visit our website at chefsforseniors.com or contact us at (720) 445-8232.

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