the Meals
Two meals, one hot and one cold, are delivered each Monday thru Friday (excluding Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day). The meals arrive at the clients' homes between 10 am & 1 pm. Meals are available for the weekend in the form of two frozen meals delivered on Thursdays and two extra bags delivered on Fridays.
the cost
Client fees are on a sliding scale, based on the client's ability to pay. The full price for clients whose income does not qualify them for the sliding scale is $5.43 per meal or $54.30 per week. Weekend meals are $10.86 per day or $21.72. These fees are subject to change.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may be used to pay for meals. |
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ELIGIBILITY
A person must be homebound and must be physically or mentally unable to shop for or prepare meals for themselves.
Meal Nutrition
The meals are planned by a registered dietician to provide 2/3 of the recommended dietary allowance for adults 51 years of age and older and are in a 5-week cycle. The regular diet, a generally healthy diet, provides 1300 to 1600 calories per two meals, 2.5 grams of sodium, and 30% to 35% of calories from fat. No salt is added in cooking. Sample menus can be obtained by calling the MOW office.
In addition to the regular diet, a modified diet for diabetics and cardiac patients as well as a renal diet, a soft / chopped diet, and a pureed diet are available. The meals are prepared by Meals on Wheels Northampton County. |
