Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels is the name of a nutrition program available in several countries which delivers a meal to the home of an individual, usually a senior age 60 or older, who is unable to purchase or prepare meals themself.

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In the United States, Meals on Wheels is a federally mandated program which is administered locally by county Area Agency on Aging offices. Each meal menu is selected by a nutritionist to provide at least one-third of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamins and nutrients. Most Meals on Wheels programs deliver meals warm and ready-to-eat, but more programs--especially in urban areas--are turning to frozen meals to save costs. The U.S. Meals on Wheels program began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1954, and early volunteers were dubbed platter angels. Most programs request a small donation to cover the cost of each meal.

Related Topics:
United States - Recommended Dietary Allowance - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1954

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Meals on Wheels services are also available in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - Australia - New Zealand

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